Collection

Customs Technical Handbooks

The page brings together the Customs Technical Handbooks which contains detailed customs guidance.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 31 January 2025
• Last updated: 26 February 2026 — See all updates

If you are new to Customs, you may wish to start by reading import, export and customs for businesses: detailed information.

Collection

• Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
  • 17 July 2025
• Bulk Import Reduced Data Set BIRDS
  • 16 June 2025
• Customs authorisations
  • 14 January 2026
• Customs valuation
  • 3 September 2025
• Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI)
  • 10 September 2025
• Guarantees and guarantee waivers
  • 18 September 2025
• Military mobility
  • 5 February 2026
• Safety and security declarations
  • 11 February 2026
• Simplified Customs Declaration Process
  • 20 November 2025
• Special procedure: authorised use (end-use)
  • 16 July 2025
• Special procedure: customs warehousing
  • 30 April 2025
• Special procedure: inward processing
  • 16 December 2025
• Special procedure: outward processing
  • 25 February 2026
• Special procedure: temporary admission
  • 26 January 2026
• UK Continental Shelf Movements (UKCS)
  • 26 February 2026

Published 31 January 2025

Last updated 26 February 2026 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2026

   UK Continental Shelf Movements customs technical handbook added.

2. 20 February 2026

   Military mobility customs technical handbook added.

3. 4 August 2025

   A link to the Temporary Admission handbook has been added.

4. 17 July 2025

   A link to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) handbook has been added.

5. 31 January 2025

   First published.