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www.gov.uk/log-in-register-hmrc-online-services and once notified by your software developer www.gov.uk/guidance/list-of-software-developers- providing-customs-declaration-support register for CDS and authorise your software provider • Understand the changes to the Import and Export Tariff, available at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/finding- commodity-codes-for-imports-or-exports You should also consider: • Any training or information your business needs to provide to your staff, for example on the new data elements. necessitated by Union Customs Code legislation • Any changes to finance processes, for example setting up a new Direct Debit www.gov.uk/guidance/set-up-a-direct- debit-for-a-duty-deferment-account-on-the-customs-declar ation-service for a duty deferment account, www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-type-of-account-to- apply-for-to-defer-duty-payments-when-you-import-goods , or how to pay into your cash account, www.gov.uk/guidance/paying-into-your-cash-account-for- cds-declarations. • Whether your business details (email and business address) match our records, or if they need updating. • Whether your business would benefit from using the optional Trader Dress Rehearsal (TDR) service
www.gov.uk/guidance/how-hmrc-will-introduce-the- customs-declaration-service#TDR to trial declaration processing in a production-like environment.
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consultation with the border industry. It is a secure platform that has the flexibility to grow in line with the government’s ambitious trade plans. Moving to one system is more efficient than running two platforms, as we are currently doing. Operating one, single system will clarify processes for traders and save money for the taxpayer. Founded on world-leading technology, CDS is already performing well. It is currently used for both Northern Ireland declarations and rest-of-world movements, and has already processed well over 1 million declarations since it went live in 2018. It is fully compliant with our obligations under the Northern Ireland Protocol and operates the full UK Trade Tariff, which CHIEF cannot do. It is critical to the long-term flow of trade, offering flexibility to accommodate future improvements to imports and exports. What happens next? HMRC will continue working with our delivery partners to align their systems with CDS and will write to you again with more detail on our plans to migrate traders from CHIEF to CDS. HMRC will also provide more detail on the withdrawal of CHIEF services, starting with import declarations on 30 September 2022, allowing you and your business time to plan for the changes. In the meantime, there are four key actions you need to take to prepare for using CDS. You must: • Get an Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number www.gov.uk/eori • Get a Unique Taxpayer Reference number www.gov.uk/find-lost-utr-number • Register your Government Gateway account details
What support is available? HMRC will continue to listen to the border industry and act on your valuable feedback. HMRC is committed to making your transition to CDS as seamless as possible and is exploring where we can best support you, including looking at opportunities to streamline the declaration process. HMRC will continue to work with trade partners and wider industry bodies to ensure we are providing all the support we can to help them throughout the migration process. This includes creating new webinars, toolkits and general guidance. Comprehensive guidance and resources are available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/customs-declaration- service-communication-pack to help businesses and agents prepare for making declarations on CDS www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-declaration- service . HMRC will continue to keep you updated and provide information, signposting and resources to help you make the transition smoothly. BIFA urges all Members making Customs declarations to use the information above to ensure that they have taken all the necessary steps to be able to migrate to CDS smoothly. As detailed on page 13 of this issue of BIFAlink, BIFA, along with ASM (UK), has developed a Customs Declaration Service eLearning course that will be available later this month. Register your interest at https://bifa.org/training/customs- procedures/customs-declaration-service-online-cm1cbt?l=y For further information on CDS, please contact Pawel Jarza (p.jarza@bifa.org).
Founded on world-leading technology,
CDS is already performing well
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