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4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix for imports

Find the 4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix for making import declarations on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

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Published: 1 August 2018
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Use this 4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix for making import declarations on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

Published 1 August 2018

Last updated 3012 ~~July~~June ~~2025~~2026 ~~href="#full-history">~~+— ~~show~~ Show all updates

12 June 2026
Procedure Codes 7800, 7851, 7853, 7871 and 7878 and their APC combinations have been added.

30 July 2025
The Import Correlation Matrix has been updated to allow Additional Procedure Code 2DP to be used in combination with Procedure Code 4053.
14 June 2025
The matrix has been updated to include Additional Procedure Code 1CC.
1 May 2025
The correlation matrix has been upgraded to a standardised format for accessibility reasons. No technical content has been changed.
2 October 2024
The Matrix published on 28 September 2024 was incorrect. The Matrix has now been updated to include changes for code 1RE.
28 September 2024
The matrix has been updated to reflect changes for code 1RE.
6 June 2024
Details for Additional Procedure Code 2DP have been corrected.
22 December 2023
The correlation matrix has been amended to permit Additional Procedure Code 1NP to be declared with Procedure Code 4053 for vehicles which were previously imported under Temporary Admission for sale to entitled personnel of US and other NATO forces.
19 December 2023
4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix for imports has been amended to include National Additional Procedure Code 2CL for claiming partial relief or no relief of the Climate Change Levy.
20 September 2023
Additional Procedure Code 000 is now available to be declared with Procedure Code 0751.
27 July 2023
This 4-digit procedure to 3-digit additional procedure code correlation matrix layout and formatting has been updated. Technical content remains unchanged.
26 June 2023
We have included Additional Procedure Code F48 to reflect the introduction of Import One Stop Shop (IOSS). You should check the latest version of the Known Error List (KELs) for interim workarounds that apply to IOSS.
14 September 2022
Exclusion list updated to incorporate new Additional Procedure Codes 1FV and 1SV
11 June 2022
Codes 1IL, 1LV and 2LV have been removed.
5 February 2022
The file '4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix' has been updated to reflect 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).
21 June 2021
The 4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix has been updated to include code 1PP.
1 August 2018
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4-digit to 3-digit procedure to additional procedure code correlation matrix for imports

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