Phased approach for move to customs declaration service

24 August 2023

Issue: 4903 / Categories: News

There will be a phased approach for businesses moving export declarations to the customs declaration service (CDS) HMRC has announced.

During the first phase HMRC and its software developers will support selected high-volume declarants to move to the CDS for exports by 30 November 2023 with all other businesses having to move to the new service by 30 March 2024.

HMRC says this approach will allow it and delivery partners to build on the existing IT testing as well as undertake additional performance analysis while businesses with the existing IT functionality start to migrate.

The CDS is replacing the customs handling of import and export freight (CHIEF) service and is intended to offer businesses a more user-friendly streamlined system with greater functionality. The CDS has been running since 2018 and is already used for making import declarations when moving goods into the UK.

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