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: 4 August 2025 — 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

• Customs authorisations
  • 30 April 2025
• Customs Technical Handbook - Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
  • 17 July 2025
• Customs valuation
  • 25 June 2025
• Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI)
  • 19 May 2025
• Guarantees and guarantee waivers
  • 31 March 2025
• Safety and security declarations
  • 1 May 2025
• Simplified Customs Declaration Process
  • 15 July 2025
• Special procedure: authorised use (end-use)
  • 16 July 2025
• Special procedure: customs warehousing
  • 30 April 2025
• Special procedure: inward processing
  • 16 July 2025
• Special procedure: outward processing
  • 16 July 2025
• Technical Handbook on Bulk Import Reduced Data Set BIRDS
  • 16 June 2025
• Temporary Admission Customs Technical Handbook
  • 6 August 2025
• Further support
  • 4 August 2025

Published 31 January 2025

Last updated 4 August 2025 + show all updates

1. 4 August 2025

   A link to the Temporary Admission handbook has been added.

2. 17 July 2025

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

3. 31 January 2025

   First published.