Guidance

CHIEF: customs procedure codes

Find guidance on customs procedure codes used for import, export and box 37.

Published 1 January 2009
Last updated 22 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. Changes made to incorporate repair and alterations under criteria set out in a free trade agreement.

  2. Exports: customs procedure codes has been updated with a correction to the Box 44 completion notes for 31 53 000.

  3. The attachment 'Exports: customs procedure codes' has been updated at CPC 21 00 004 to clarify the ‘Goods covered’, and at 21 00 001 and 21 00 006 to correct the Additional Information Statement to ‘GEN39’ for Box 44 of the SAD.

  4. Updated code information for 21 00 000, 21 00 004 and 31 51 000 in 'Exports: customs procedure codes', 51 00 000 and 51 00 003 in 'Imports: inward processing' and 61 21 000 in 'Imports: reimportation with simultaneous entry for free circulation and home use'.

  5. This page has been updated to correct Additional Information requirements for Code 21 00 000.

  6. The defined aircraft type for codes 40 00 001 and 40 00 002 has been amended.

  7. The guide has been updated with changes to the Customs procedure codes beginning with 06.

  8. The value of free circulation goods threshold for customs procedure code 1000097 and 1000001 have been updated from £750 to £900 in the 'Exports customs procedure codes' guidance. The single consignment threshold has been updated from £15 to £135 for customs procedure code 4000C07 in the 'Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation' guidance.

  9. Updates to sections 1.2, 1.3 and 1.21 of Imports: home use of goods previously released for free circulation.

  10. Updates made to Imports document: home use of goods previously released for free circulation and Imports document: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation.

  11. Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation has been updated for code 40 00 C26 sections Specific fields in the declaration/notes on completion and Notes. A new customs procedure code 40 00 C37 has been added.

  12. In the guidance on exports customs procedure codes, section 2, there are changes and deletions to some of the codes that start with 10.

  13. Imports: customs procedure codes has been updated with new customs procedure code 00 02 091.

  14. Section 2.16 10 00 041 of the 'Exports: customs procedure codes' guidance for 'Goods covered' has been updated.

  15. Section 3 of 'Customs procedure codes (Box 37)' guidance has had additional type of goods added to the 'Digit 3' column.

  16. Imports: customs procedure codes has been updated with new customs procedure codes 06 60 040, 06 60 061, 06 60 071 added.

  17. Exports: customs procedure codes Section 4.4 product code 21 00 003 has been updated for supplementary declaration under OPR. Exports: customs procedure codes Section 4.5 product code 21 00 004 has been updated for Authorisation by Declaration under OPR.

  18. Exports: customs procedure codes Section 4.4 product code 21 00 003 has been updated for Authorisation by Declaration under OPR.

  19. Imports home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation procedure codes section 1.79 product code 40 00 E02 has been updated.

  20. Imports home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation procedure codes section 1.24 product code 40 00 050 has been updated.

  21. Exports customs procedure codes section 2.18 product code 10 00 043 has been updated.

  22. The product code 51 00 007 has been added to Imports: inward processing.

  23. The notes in section 3.2 of 'Import: customs procedure codes' has been updated.

  24. Imports: alphabetical index of customs procedure codes updated at section 1.18 R and 1.23 W.

  25. Section 1.36 40 00 200 of 'Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation' has been updated.

  26. New codes have been added to 'Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation' section and the 'Exports: customs procedure codes' section has been updated.

  27. Updates have been made to 'Imports: reimportation with simultaneous entry for free circulation and home use', 'Imports: inward processing' and 'Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation'.

  28. Exports: customs procedure codes: section 2.22 reference to Notice 221 has been updated to Notice 3001.

  29. Updates to Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation.

  30. Updates to Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation for Inward Processing.

  31. Updates to: Exports: alphabetical index of customs procedure codes. Exports: customs procedure codes. Imports: alphabetical index of customs procedure codes. Imports: customs procedure codes. Imports: home use of goods previously released for free circulation. Imports: inward processing.

  32. Additional customs procedure code added - 40 51 010.

  33. Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation has been updated.

  34. Updates to - Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation, Imports: home use of goods previously released for free circulation, Imports: inward processing, Imports: summary of temporary admission relief customs procedure codes

  35. Updates to: Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation. Imports: home use of goods previously released for free circulation. Imports: inward processing.

  36. Updates to: Exports: customs procedure codes Exports: alphabetical index of customs procedure codes Imports: customs procedure codes Imports: home use with simultaneous entry for free circulation

  37. 40 00 C01, 51 71 F44, 40 51 007, 40 51 008, 40 51 F44, 61 21 005 CPC's have been added or amended. Various codes within Series 40, 51, 53 and 71 have been amended.

  38. Guidance updated to include new import changes; Inward processing and alphabetical index of customs procedure codes.

  39. Amendment to Imports: inward processing, paragraph 1.8 (51 00 F44) Box 47.

  40. This guidance has been updated to reflect import and export legislation changes from 1 May 2016.

  41. Codes have been amended.

  42. First published.