Guidance and regulation

Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) ports (Appendix 16S).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 December 2023

Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 16 March 2023

Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for an external temporary storage facility (ETSF) (Appendix 16F).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 25 April 2024

Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 July 2021

Find communication products and information to help traders and intermediaries use the Customs Declaration Service.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 10 January 2024

This guidance explains the different preference tiers under the DCTS, including benefits for each tier, criteria for moving between tiers and transition periods.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 19 June 2023

Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 10 March 2023

Learn about about importing and exporting goods.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 16 April 2024

Find a list of codes which may be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for airports (Appendix 16A).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 3 October 2022

Find codes for the additions or deductions to the item price or amount being declared in the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 10).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 June 2023

Get help to classify footwear and parts of footwear for import and export.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 14 March 2024

Find the tax type codes which identify the kinds of duty or tax to be paid or secured (Appendix 8).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 4 September 2023

Find codes for the allowable methods of payment when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 9).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 25 May 2023

Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 6 March 2023

Find the codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be examined for roll on roll off ports (Appendix 16R).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 12 May 2022

Find the location codes for the UN/LOCODE to be used in Data Elements 4/1 and 5/23 when using the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 16I).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 10 December 2018

Find the notes for all Declaration Category Data Set tables covered by Appendix 21-25 of the CDS Declaration and Customs Clearance Request Instructions.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 19 December 2023

Find details of the relevant foreign airport zones, percentages of air freight costs to be included in the customs value, and the airport codes to be declared in Data Element 5/21 as the place (airport) of loading (Appe…

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 10 May 2023

Find a list of codes for the types of Government Department licences that can be declared for imports and exports in Data Element 2/3 (Appendix 5C).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 29 February 2024

Find the Customs Office Codes for use with the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 14).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 24 April 2024