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Kewill Supports Global Businesses to Prepare Now for New ICS Customs Procedure - "ICS is the latest in a series of ongoing changes that will eventually lead to fully paperless customs globally…"

May 27, 2010 -- Guildford, UK -- Kewill (LSE: KWL), a leading provider of solutions that simplify global trade and logistics, is supporting businesses who are beginning to prepare themselves in advance of the new Import Control System (ICS), which becomes mandatory across the EU on 1 January 2011.

ICS is an additional Customs procedure primarily designed to improve security by providing advance visibility of shipments arriving within EU Customs territory. It will require all traders importing goods to the EU to submit information electronically, in the form of an Entry Summary Declaration (ENS), prior to their arrival within the Community. This will be used to perform a near real-time risk analysis to inform Customs authorities on how to deal with individual shipments, reducing the risk of dangerous or suspicious shipments being admitted.

This represents a major change to the current process, where goods arriving from outside the European Union are declared to the local Customs authority at point of arrival in a summary declaration for cargo, often by manually giving the freight manifest to the local Customs office.

Carriers of cargo will be most affected by the introduction of ICS, and will in most cases be responsible for the correct electronic submission of the required data to the first port of entry to the EU. However every business reliant on imported goods needs to be aware of the changes and work closely with its carriers to ensure that reliable automatic processes are in place to ensure compliance with ICS, and avoid costly delays to shipments.

Evan Puzey, Chief Marketing Officer at Kewill said "ICS is the latest in a series of ongoing changes that will eventually lead to fully paperless customs globally. The risks and costs associated with ensuring compliance with ICS, along with other international regulations, can seem prohibitive for many businesses. However, using an integrated customs solution, such as Kewill CustomsXchange, to handle electronic customs declarations seamlessly via local solutions and domain experts, can significantly reduce the burden."

About Kewill plc:

Kewill delivers solutions that simplify global trade and logistics. Global businesses face ever increasing complexity across their supply chains including decisions on sourcing, customs, compliance, transportation, storage, finance, visibility and connectivity. Inefficiency in any of these areas will lead to supply chain delays and result in increased costs. Kewill has a suite of software solutions that significantly simplify the management of the most complex global supply chains for enterprises and logistics service providers. With over 35 years experience in global trade management and logistics, and over 600 employees worldwide, Kewill is a long- time innovator of solutions for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, freight forwarders, transport companies, customs brokers, 3PL’s and 4PL’s, as well as other related institutions involved in financing and underwriting global trade such as banks and insurance providers. Kewill’s solutions are in daily use by more than 40,000 users worldwide and our global customer base which entrusts us with the management of their supply networks includes divisions of 3M, Bayer, Caterpillar, DHL, FedEx, Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Heineken UK, H.J. Heinz, Kimberley-Clark, Kraft, Levi Strauss, Mazda, Nestlé, Nike, Palm, Procter & Gamble, Smith & Nephew, Sony, TNT, Unilever, UPS, Vodafone, Yamaha, Xerox. www.kewill.com

For more information contact:

Emma Easterbrook
Fieldworks Marketing
Tel. (UK) +44 (0)1435 873080
emma@fieldworksmarketing.co.uk

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