# Customs readiness 2026: Five ways to strengthen your resilience | Maersk

> Maersk outlines three major EU trade rules taking effect in 2026: ICS2 Release 3, CBAM and the EU Deforestation Regulation. It advises customs teams to prepare for expanded data requirements and new declarant status. The article is a corporate guidance piece.

- Date: 2025-11-17 · published 2025-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21991-customs-readiness-2026-five-ways-to-strengthen-your-resilience-maersk
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Stricter customs data and compliance rules could add clearance delays and documentation costs for agricultural imports into the EU. These effects can raise landed costs for feed ingredients.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-01-15 | [State Of The Industry: Open Waters Ahead As Barge Industry Stays Course For 2021 - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49047-state-of-the-industry-open-waters-ahead-as-barge-industry-stays-course-for-2021.md) | -8.7% | -4.5% |
| SOY | 2022-04-15 | [Dredging To Improve Year-Round Access To Florence, Ala., Harbor - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16721-dredging-to-improve-year-round-access-to-florence-ala-harbor-the-waterways.md) | +2.0% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2022-09-29 | [Soybeans strengthen on river worries – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39655-soybeans-strengthen-on-river-worries-the-seam.md) | -2.8% | -1.9% |
| SOY | 2025-03-14 | [MVTTC Highlights Strengths, Opportunities On The Lower Miss - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16462-mvttc-highlights-strengths-opportunities-on-the-lower-miss-the-waterways-journal.md) | +1.6% | +3.2% |
| SOY | 2019-04-12 | [Swollen Rivers Await More Water - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59485-swollen-rivers-await-more-water-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.6% | -11.0% |
| SBM | 2022-09-29 | [Soybeans strengthen on river worries – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39655-soybeans-strengthen-on-river-worries-the-seam.md) | -3.9% | -1.4% |
| SBM | 2021-06-08 | [Customs strike to impact Argentina’s grain exports  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46603-customs-strike-to-impact-argentina-s-grain-exports-world-grain.md) | -3.3% | -1.6% |
| SBM | 2024-05-01 | [ECSA WATCH: Atlantic dry bulk market strength likely to wane in May on higher tonnage concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30455-ecsa-watch-atlantic-dry-bulk-market-strength-likely-to-wane-in-may-on-higher.md) | +8.1% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- maersk.com: https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2025/11/17/five-ways-to-strengthen-customs-resilience

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