Users are to note the following.

• During this period, any pre-lodged declarations affected by the changes should be changed or amended prior to the goods arriving.
• If customs declarations are not corrected prior to arrival, they will be rejected.

ALL MOVEMENTS UPDATE

Warning of possible declaration rejections if inaccurate data is submitted in the following circumstances

Container Identification Number

A maximum of 99 Container Identification Numbers may be entered at the header level, and 99 at the goods item level.

Should more than 99 Container Identification Numbers be entered within DE 7/10 at either the header or item level, the declaration or CCR will be rejected. 

This is a known issue and will be added to the Known Error Log. 

Document Code C673

Document Status Code XW is no longer valid for use with Document Code C673. 

If Document Code C673 is entered in DE 2/3 with a Status Code of XW, the declaration will be rejected. 

Commodity Codes 

There have been instances of commodity codes being declared within DE 6/14 and 6/15 beginning with 0000.

These are not valid commodity codes, and entering them will cause declarations to be rejected. 

To avoid declarations being rejected, you must ensure that only commodity codes from the UK or NI Online Tariffs are declared. 

Total Number of Packages 

When entering the total Number of Packages declared in DE 6/18 at the header level, it cannot be a negative amount. 

Only a value greater than or equal to zero must be entered in DE 6/18. 

Should a negative value be entered in DE 6/18, the declaration will be rejected accordingly. 

Good Location Codes 

New Goods Location Codes have been added, and Appendix 16 will be updated with the details of these GLCs ASAP after the release. 

Error Code Changes 

CDS errors, which currently generate error codes CDS10002, CDS10044, CDS11004, CDS12056, CDS12070, CDS12072, CDS12077, CDS12092 & CDS12120, will now generate an alternative error code which is considered more appropriate to the specific error.

The above codes remain valid error codes, but are not the best option for some of the errors currently being generated

IMPORT DECLARATION UPDATE

Additional Procedure Code F44

Declaration Categories: H4

 Declaration Types: A, D, Y, Z

Should Additional Procedure Code F44 be entered in Data Element (DE) 1/11, then a Valuation Method must also be entered in DE 4/16.

The Valuation Method entered in DE 4/16 can be any of the 6 valid Valuation Methods listed in the Declaration Completion Instructions for DE 4/16.

If F44 is declared in DE 1/11 and DE 4/16 is not completed, then the declaration will be rejected.

If valuation method 1 is declared on an H4 declaration, CDS will no longer incorrectly mandate the declaration of Additional procedure Code F44.

Additional Information Code TOR01

Additional Information (AI) Code TOR01, when entered in DE 2/2, must also be completed with one of the following APCs: C01, C42, or C43 in DE 1/11.

If AI Code TOR01 is entered in DE 2/2 and DE 1/11 does not contain one of C01, C42 or C43, the declaration will be rejected.

AI code TOR01 will no longer be permitted on the same item as additional procedure codes of C02, C03, C06, C60, and C61.

Document Code 920C

Document Status Codes XA and XB are no longer valid to use with Document code 920C

If Document Code 920C is entered in DE 2/3 with Status Code XA or XB, the declaration will be rejected.

Document Codes Y889 and 9Y16

Document Codes ‘Y889’ and ‘9Y16’ have been added to the CDS Code List.

See Appendix 5A for completion instructions when using these codes.

AI Code VATIC

 This AI Code VATIC should only be used for F35 Military Authorised-Use Imports under the International Collaboration Defence Arrangement (ICDA).

See Appendix 4B for completion instructions when using this code. 

EXPORT DECLARATION UPDATE

Quota Order Numbers 
Affected Declaration Categories : B1, B2, B4, C1, C21E, C21EEIDR, B1MOU 

You should not declare Quota Order Numbers in DE 8/1 on Export movements. 

Should DE 8/1 be completed with a Quota Order Number on an Export movement, the declaration or CCR will be rejected. 

Commodity Code - 99050000 
Commodity code 99050000 is permitted only on import declarations. 

An error in the validation introduced in Release 5.1.0 has enabled the continued declaration of commodity code 99050000 on export. 

This will now be corrected, and CDS will reject export declarations which include this commodity code.