Guidance

CHIEF: country and currency codes

List of country and currency codes to be entered onto an import/export declaration in Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF).

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If you’re making a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) follow the guidance in the UK Trade Tariff: volume 3 for CDS.

Use the list to enter the appropriate code on the Single Administrative Document, as directed, for the:

  • country in question, boxes:
    • 15a
    • 17a
    • 18
    • 21
    • 34a
    • 55
  • currency in question, boxes:
    • 22
    • 63
    • 65a
    • 66
    • 67
    • 68
Published 1 January 2009
Last updated 8 June 2020 + show all updates
  1. Continental Shelf (NW European) - Italy Sector has been added to the list.

  2. Cyprus, Finland, Greece and Sweden added under Continental Shelf.

  3. First published.