Customs / Border Force
Customs Declaration Service
HMRC are developing a new Customs Declarations System (CDS) in order to accommodate all procedure and process changes to the EU legislation brought by the Union Customs Code. CDS is set to replace CHIEF by March 2019 as the UCC implementation period ended on 30/04/2017. Click title for more information.
Union Customs Code - UCC / AEO
The UCC is being introduced across the European Union (EU) on 1 May 2016. There’ll be a number of changes to how goods cross EU borders and some transitional arrangements will operate until 2020. Click title for more information.
CHIEF Fallback
Guidance to companies in the use of either the electronic or web based fallback systems in the event of CHIEF or CCS UK failing. Click title for more information.
Border Force
Civil Penalty Accreditation Scheme. Under the civil penalty legislation, road haulage companies may have to pay fines if they carry clandestine entrants to the United Kingdom in their vehicles. Click title for more information.
A list of helplines that you may find useful and hyperlinks to pages that provide extra information. Click title for more information.