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This Data Element Completion Guide relates to Customs Declaration Service (CDS) Final Supplementary Declarations (FSD) only.
Contact points for UK-based and overseas staff at UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE).
Find a list of codes which can be used in Data Element 5/23 to identify the location where the goods may be declared for export at a designated export place (DEP) (Appendix 16K).
These maps show the Freeport customs sites within Liverpool City Region Freeport.
This scheme closed on 30 June 2025. New claims related to movements that occur after 30 June 2025 will not be accepted.
Guidance on the Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
Notices made under The Customs (Origin of Chargeable Goods: Developing Countries Trading Scheme) Regulations 2023 which have the force of law.
Guidance on the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2020.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Find out who can be a UK Freeport customs site operator and what you’ll need to apply and get authorised.
If you’re a business who wants to declare goods into or keep goods in a Freeport customs site, or both, you’ll need to apply to use the Freeport customs special procedure.
Customs and security requirements for rail freight movements entering or leaving the UK.
What to do if your goods are lost, destroyed or stolen under an ATA Carnet.
How to start your movement, what to do while the goods are moving and what to do when they reach their destination.
Find out what the responsibilities of a UK Freeport customs site operator are.
Check the tariff classification for van vehicles with more than one row of seats.
This Appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the specific data elements needed for each declaration category.
10 benefits for the UK from our accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
Guidance on the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
GB residents are no longer able to use a European Firearms Pass.
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