Guidance

Previous document codes for Data Element 2/1 of the Customs Declaration Service

Find codes for Data Element 2/1 used to declare documents that are part of an audit trail for your current declaration or clearance request (Appendix 3).

Documents

Previous document codes for Data Element 2/1 of the Customs Declaration Service

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This Data Element is used to declare documents which are used as part of an audit trail preceding the current declaration or clearance request.

Data Element 2/1 is made up of 4 components, and this guidance provides details of the codes to be entered for the second and third components.

See the UK Group 2: References of Messages, Document, Certificates and Authorisations for full instructions on how this Data Element should be declared in its entirety.

Choose the relevant abbreviation code for the document type from the list:

  • enter the appropriate code from column 1
  • followed by the appropriate reference identifier for the document type from column 2

The procedure code completion notes in Data Element 1/10 requested and previous procedure codes (Appendix 1) give guidance on the codes from column 1, which are expected to be used in specific circumstances for the procedure concerned.

They are not a definitive guide however, and should be read in conjunction with the full list provided.

Published 1 August 2018