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CDSSG04370 - Navigating the Tariff, Step 3 - Finding further guidance on Procedure Codes

Once you have picked your Procedure Code, open the specific guidance document for that procedure code which will detail any bespoke declaration completion rules for that code.

There is a separate document for each procedure code series.

The document provides specific guidance on each procedure code within the series, the terms and conditions for its use and how certain data elements need to be completed.

Requested Procedure Description
01 Onward dispatch (OSD)
07 Excise warehouse
40 Release to free circulation
42 Onward supply relief (OSR)
44 End use
51 Inward processing (IP)
53 Temporary admission (TA)
61 Re-importation of goods
71 Customs Warehousing (CW)
78 Freeports
10 Permanent Export or Dispatch
11 Inward Processing Prior Export Equivalence
21 Temporary Export under Outward Processing
22 Temporary Export or Dispatch under Outward Processing if not covered by Procedure 21.
23 Temporary Export for return of goods in the unaltered state (Returned Goods Relief)
31 31 Series Procedure Codes: Re-export or Dispatch of non-Union goods following a Special Procedure
000 Customs Clearance Requests (CCR)
001 Customs Clearance Requests (CCR)
009 Final Supplementary Declaration (FSD) Reports

More information:

Detailed guidance on:

  • Selecting the correct Procedure Code,
  • Identifying its compatibility with the chosen Commodity Code and Declaration Category and
  • Understanding how it affects the completion of the customs declaration or Customs Clearance Request (CCR)

may be found in Step 4 (section CDSSG09000) and Step 8 (section CDSSG13000) of the Step-By-Step Guide.