Guidance

CDS UK Trade Tariff Volume 3: Import Declaration Completion Guide

This guide provides detailed completion instructions for data elements when making an import declaration to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published
23 October 2019
Last updated
10 March 2022 — See all updates

Documents

UK Trade Tariff, CDS Volume 3, Import Declaration Completion Guide

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Group 1: Message Information (including Procedure Codes)

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Group 2: References of Messages, Document, Certificates and Authorisations

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Group 3: Parties

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Group 4: Valuation Information and Taxes

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Group 5: Dates, Times, Periods, Places, Countries and Regions

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Group 6: Goods Identification

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Group 7: Transport Information (Modes, Means and Equipment)

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Group 8: Other Data Elements (Statistical Data, Guarantees and Tariff Related Data)

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Details

This guide does not cover completion instructions for export customs declarations or Customs Clearance Requests (CCR) inventory releases previously referred to as C21s.

The tariff completion guidance for exports and customs clearance requests will be available soon.

Published 23 October 2019
Last updated 10 March 2022 + show all updates

  1. 'Group 5: Dates, Times, Periods, Places, Countries and Regions' has been updated with clarifications on claiming preference under the UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement. The import declaration completion instructions have been amended for DE 5/14 Country of Dispatch/Export, DE 5/15 Country of Origin and DE 5/16 Country of Preferential Origin.

  2. This page has been updated to include amendments to the CDS Import Tariff for the introduction of the new H7 Declaration Category (Super Reduced Data Set (SRDS)) and the introduction of new procedures for Grouping (declaring different products under a single commodity code).

  3. Guidance has been included in DE 8/3 to specify the segments in which the EORI and CCG Reference numbers must be declared. DE 2/5 has also been updated with an amended timescale.

  4. Change to the procedure regarding the completion of a customs declaration for chemicals. The requirement to provide the precise name in accordance with British Standard 2774/1983 and insert the words "not listed” no longer apply. (DE 6/13 Import Tariff, DE 6/13 Export Tariff and paragraph 7.5 CHIEF Tariff)

  5. Addition to full description of excise goods in DE 6/8 (CDS Tariff Vol 3 Imports).

  6. Updates have been made to Group 6, D.E. 6/14 to 6/17 codes.

  7. First published.