CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import Export Freight)

Until 2019, the Customs Handling of Import & Export Freight (CHIEF) was the computer system HMRC used to record all goods moving by land, air or sea. CHIEF allowed importers, exporters and freight forwarders to complete customs formalities electronically and calculate revenues due on those movements. HMRC closed its Customs Handling of Import and Export […]

A claused bill of lading shows a shortfall or damage in the delivered goods. When a bill of lading is claused, it means that the legal bill of lading shipment did not provide what was promised.

A clean bill of lading is a document that declares there was no damage to or loss of goods during shipment. The clean bill of lading is issued by the carrier after thoroughly inspecting all packages for any damage, missing quantities, or deviations in quality.

The documented permission to pass that a national customs authority grants to imported goods so that they can enter the country, or to exported goods so that they can leave the country. The customs clearance is typically given to a shipping or customs agent to prove that all applicable customs duties and any other charges

The EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a system of agricultural subsidies and programmes, covering farming, environmental measures and rural development.

If you are moving live animals, High Risk Food Not of Animal Origin (HRFNAO), Products of Animal Origin (POAO) or Plant products into NI, you will have to pre—notify Border Control using the European Commission’s TRACES NT platform. This is a mandatory document that must be presented at border control post (BCP) in order to

The CTC is used for moving goods between the common transit countries, i.e. the EU member states, the EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland) as well as Turkey, North Macedonia, Serbia and the United Kingdom. For further information, please refer to GOV.UK.

CNS is the Community System Provider (CSP) at Belfast and Warrenpoint ports.

A Community System Provider (CSP) provides direct interface between a computerised inventory system used at an inventory—linked port, airport or temporary storage and HMRC frontier systems (e.g. the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)). They record and track movements of goods within ports, airports and inland temporary storage facilities. In UK there are 5 HMRC approved CSP’s

Consignee is the receiver of the shipment and is usually the owner of the goods. This is the party to whom the goods are consigned/ shipped. It may be an individual or a company.