BIFAlink March 2023

BIFAlink

Policy & Compliance

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HM Revenue & Customs has released the key dates for transitioning declarations from CHIEF to the Customs Declaration Service Get ready to transition export entries to CDS

using inventory-linked ports and DEPs will be contacted with details of how to start making export declarations through CDS using third- party software. All routes will be open for making declarations from September 2023. • After 30 November 2023 – all export declarations need to be made using CDS. Transitioning process Currently, HMRC is advising that 97% of all import entries are being submitted via CDS. As most, but not all, Members provide import and export services it is hoped that at least some of the most difficult aspects of transitioning to CDS have already been undertaken, including setting up the relevant Government Gateway credentials. Also, hard won knowledge about import entry completion is transferrable to export entries. However, there are some Members who may be engaged in export traffic only and we emphasise that they should plan as much, and as early, as possible to transition. Recent history tells us that CDS is very complex and does take a while to get used to. BIFA will be circulating more information as soon as it is available.

Following the announcement that all export declarations must be made using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by 30 November 2023, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has released a list of key dates relating to the transition. For a business that completes export declarations, this means that you will need to move your declarations from the CHIEF system to CDS as advised. The timetable Different groups will be able to start making export declarations through the CDS at different times, so HMRC has set out some key dates to help you plan ahead: • From late February 2023 – export declarants

that only move goods through ports in the UK that use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) – also known as non-inventory linked ports – will be contacted with details of how to start making export declarations through the CDS using third-party software. Declarants that use Designated Export Place (DEP) movements will need to wait until September 2023. • From Summer 2023 – HMRC will contact export declarants that currently use the National Export System (NES) web service to submit export declarations on CHIEF to let them know how to start making export declarations through CDS using the new ‘make an export declaration’ online service. • From September 2023 – export declarants

Check https://bifa.org/transitioning-to-cds for further information.

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