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Background
Since 1 January 2021, traders involved in the importation of goods from outside the European
Union can avail of Postponed Accounting arrangements if they are registered for VAT and
Customs & Excise and hold a valid Postponed Accounting Authorisation. The holding of a
Postponed Accounting Authorisation is subject to the conditions laid out in the Value-Added
Tax Regulations 2010 (Regulations 14A) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
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Every decision on whether to grant a further extension to use CHIEF is based on the specific circumstances presented so the examples below are intended to provide indicators of what a successful application might contain.
If traders would like to submit additional information that they believe makes a material difference to HMRC's original decision…
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For goods being declared under the EU-UK Free Trade Agreement, the customs declaration to CDS should be completed using the codes in place pre-1 November 2022 and until further notice. If your declaration has been pre-lodged, on arrival you must ensure it has been completed as follows:
Data Element (DE) - What you must include
DE 2/3…
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On 20 September 2022, HMRC announced an extension process where businesses could apply to use CHIEF for their import declarations for a short period of time beyond the 30 September deadline. The extension was in response to feedback from trade partners and to provide a little extra time to those that needed it to complete the move of their import declarations to the Customs Declaration…
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Notification Ref: 41/2022
Subject: Change to Excise rates as a result of Budget 2023
Who should read: All those involved in the submission of import declarations and Excise Duty Entries (EDEs)
Related Notification(s): N/A
Issued by: eCustoms Helpdesk
Issue Date: 28 September 2022
Revenue's eCustoms Notification can be found here. It contains the tables set out the new rates of Excise Duty which will apply to Tobacco Products…
When will CHIEF close?
After 30 years, HMRC’s current Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system will be replaced with the Customs Declaration Service…
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