Error codes

Error codes are generated by CDS or the TSS ServiceNow system when errors are made in the supplementary declaration and discovered during submission. The error code will be displayed in the trader’s TSS Portal along with receipt of an error code email. New functionality has been included in the latest software release to make the […]

The name of a type of movement certificate (a form of certificate of origin) which can be issued within the EU to prove that goods are of EU origin, and therefore qualify for a preferential rate of duty when imported (see ’Preferential Trade’ below). The form must be stamped by a Chamber of Commerce or

The common currency used in 19 of the 27 member states of the European union: currently Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. In addition, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City, which are not EU member states, also have formal agreements with

The EU is a unified trade and monetary body of 27 member states. It eliminates all border controls between members and allows the free flow of goods and people.

One of the 11 current Incoterms® 2020 (see below). Under Ex Works terms, a seller is only responsible for supplying goods at the nominated place (usually their premises) and plays no further part in the transportation process. For further information, please refer to the Incoterms® Guide.

This is the customs rate of exchange that is updated daily and can be found on GOV.UK. For imports declared on CHIEF, the rate of exchange is built into the system so every entry is automatically converted at the current customs rate; however, for imports declared in foreign currency in CDS, traders need to check

An EU—wide digital mechanism for controlling the movement of duty suspended excise goods within the EU. It is applied through separate IT systems built and managed by each EU Member State.

This is referred to as the combined fiscal and safety and security declaration. It is also known as a pre—departure message. The EXS provides security information to the customs authority in the EU country of exit if the movement involves goods passing through more than one member state and can also provide advance details to

An export is when a good produced in one country is shipped to someone in another country for sale, under a contract of sale or a carriage’s agreement. The seller of such goods and services is an exporter; the foreign buyer is an importer. For further information, please refer to the Movement of goods from

Excise Duty is a charge for certain types of goods that include alcohol, tobacco and some energy products. This charge is additional to any Customs Duty which may be due. For further information, please refer to the Controlled Goods Guide.