Guidance

UK Trade Tariff: document types, codes and associated classes for Box 40

Published 1 January 2009

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

The table key is:

  • ‘X’ - summary declaration
  • ‘Y’ - initial declaration of goods under simplified procedures
  • ‘Z’ - previous document
Document type Code Import classes Export classes
Administrative Accompanying Document AAD - X,Y,Z
Air waybill 740 X,Z Z
ATA carnet 955 Z Z
Bill of lading 705 X,Z Z
Bordereau 787 Z Z
Cargo manifest 785 X,Z Z
Cargo manifest – simplified procedure MNS X,Y,Z  
CIM consignment note (rail) 720 X,Z Z
Commercial invoice 380 Z Z
Community transit Declaration – Mixed consignments (T) 820 X,Y,Z  
Container list 235 Z Z
Control copy T5 823 Z Z
Despatch note (post parcels) 750 Z Z
Export Accompanying Document EAD - Z
External Community transit Declaration (T1) 821 X,Y,Z  
House waybill 703 Z Z
Information sheet INF3 INF3 Z Z
Information sheet INF8 INF8 Z  
Internal Community transit Declaration (T2) 822 X,Z  
Internal Community transit Declaration – Article 340 c, 1) T2F Z  
Loading list (delivery note) 270 X,Z Z
Master air waybill 741 X,Z Z
Master bill of lading 704 X,Z Z
Multimodal/combined transport document 760 Z Z
Other ZZZ X,Y,Z Z
Packing list 271 Z Z
Proforma invoice 325 Z Z
Reference/date of entry of the goods in the records CLE X,Y,Z X,Y,Z
Road consignment note 730 Z Z
Road list SMGS 722 Z Z
T2M T2M Z Z
TIR carnet 952 X,Z