Import Control System 2: service availability and issues
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Import Control System 2 (ICS2) service.
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Published 27 February 2023Last updated
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Planned downtime from 6pm to 11:30pm (Central European Time) on Tuesday 11 March 2025 has been added.
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Planned downtime from 8am to 11am UK time on Saturday 18 January 2025 has been added.
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The service issue about Import Control System 2 has now been resolved.
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Planned downtime from 9am to 9:30am on Thursday 12 December 2024 has been added.
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A service issue about Import Control System 2 has been added.
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The service issue about Import Control System 2 has now been resolved.
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A service issue about Import Control System 2 has been added.
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Planned downtime from 5pm to 6pm on Wednesday 12 June 2024 has been added.
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Planned downtime from 6pm to 10pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 has been added.
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Planned downtime message from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday 27 July 2023 has been added.
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Planned downtime for Sunday 2 July 2023 9am to 9:30pm has been cancelled.
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Planned downtime from 9am on Sunday 2 July 2023 to 9:30pm on Sunday 2 July 2023 has been added.
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Planned downtime for 4 May 2023 has been cancelled.
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Planned downtime for the Import Control System — Third Party Validation Service, ICS TPVS (test system) has been added from 5pm to 9pm on Thursday 4 May 2023.
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First published.
Update history
2025-09-17 13:35
Planned downtime for Wednesday 24 September 2025 has been amended. The downtime will now be from 4pm to 7pm UK time.
2025-09-17 09:29
Planned downtime from 5pm to 8pm on Wednesday 24 September 2025 has been added.
2025-09-04 12:04
The service issue about the unavailability of the TAPAS component part of Import Control System 2 (ICS 2) system has now been resolved.
2025-09-03 17:46
A service issue about the unavailability of the TAPAS component part of Import Control System 2 (ICS 2) system has been added.
2025-08-01 13:28
The service issue linked to the unavailability of the ‘Shared Trader Interface’ part of Import Control System 2 (ICS 2) has been resolved.
2025-07-30 13:53
A service issue about the ‘Shared Trader Interface’ part of the Import Control System 2 has been added.
2025-06-03 17:38
Planned downtime from 8pm to 9pm on Tuesday 3 June 2025 has been added.
2025-03-11 17:27
Planned downtime from 6pm to 11:30pm (Central European Time) on Tuesday 11 March 2025 has been added.
2025-01-17 13:08
Planned downtime from 8am to 11am UK time on Saturday 18 January 2025 has been added.
2024-12-24 15:47
The service issue about Import Control System 2 has now been resolved.
2024-12-11 12:33
Planned downtime from 9am to 9:30am on Thursday 12 December 2024 has been added.
2024-11-01 15:12
A service issue about Import Control System 2 has been added.
2024-10-10 14:26
The service issue about Import Control System 2 has now been resolved.
2024-10-09 16:45
A service issue about Import Control System 2 has been added.
2024-06-12 07:56
Planned downtime from 5pm to 6pm on Wednesday 12 June 2024 has been added.
2024-04-19 13:34
Planned downtime from 6pm to 10pm on Wednesday 24 April 2024 has been added.
2023-07-20 11:50
Planned downtime message from 5pm to 8pm on Thursday 27 July 2023 has been added.
2023-06-29 13:07
Planned downtime for Sunday 2 July 2023 9am to 9:30pm has been cancelled.
2023-06-15 13:59
Planned downtime from 9am on Sunday 2 July 2023 to 9:30pm on Sunday 2 July 2023 has been added.
2023-05-04 08:13
Planned downtime for 4 May 2023 has been cancelled.
2023-05-02 12:32
Planned downtime for the Import Control System – Third Party Validation Service, ICS TPVS (test system) has been added from 5pm to 9pm on Thursday 4 May 2023.
2023-02-27 12:52
First published.