CCS-UK

CCS-UK was launched in 1993.It is the central core of a new-style community system that replaced ACP 90 (itself a successor to the original, world-beating LACES system of 1969), which used a central Customs computer connected to dedicated ("dumb") terminals located in freight agents' offices, over dedicated data lines... CCS-UK User Group works closely with BT, the operator of CCS-UK, to provide hands-on advice and input on the air cargo industry and its ever-changing technical requirements. It identifies significant new factors such as evolving regulation and changing international trade scenarios, and defines the necessary changes and enhancements to the system. Once solutions are developed, it then works with BT and the CCS-UK community to test and refine these enhancements... The CCS-UK User Group was formed to represent the interests of the CCS-UK community. Its Board comprises representatives from each of the major user sectors: forwarders, airlines and transit shed operators.