HMRC has started to Publish New Customs Technical Handbooks (CTHs) on GOV.UK
BY:
Bernard O'Connor
27 May 2025
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This is not an exhaustive list of Customs Technical Handbooks, and HMRC says that it is subject to change. Other topics are also being considered, but they are still in the scoping phase, and other handbooks may be developed in the future as required.
S&H is publishing the catalogue of Customs Technical Handbooks here, and we will add to it as and when new Handbooks become available.
Where a Handbook has been published, we will include the publication date and a link to the relevant page on GOV.UK.
| Title | Status | First Published | URL on gov.uk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) | Published | 24/01/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-eori |
| Safety and Security Declarations | Published | 31/03/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safety-and-security-declarations |
| Guarantees and Guarantee Waivers | Published | 31/03/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guarantees-and-guarantee-waivers |
| Customs Authorisations | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/customs-authorisations |
| Special Procedure: Inward Processing (IP) | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/special-procedure-inward-processing |
| Special Procedure: Outward Processing (OP) | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/special-procedure-outward-processing |
| Special Procedure: Customs Warehousing (CW) | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/special-procedure-customs-warehousing |
| Special Procedure: Authorised Use (End-Use) | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/authorised-use-end-use |
| SCDP – Simplified Customs Declaration Process | Published | 30/04/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/simplified-customs-declaration-process |
| AEO - Authorised Economic Operator | Published | 17/07/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/customs-technical-handbook-authorised-economic-operator-aeo |
| CSE - Customs Supervised Exports | Due by summer 2025 | ||
| CSE - Customs Supervised Exports | Due by summer 2025 | ||
| Valuation | Published | 25/06/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/customs-valuation |
| BIRDS - Bulk Import Reduced Data Set | Published | 16/06/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/technical-handbook-on-bulk-import-reduced-data-set-birds |
| UK Continental Shelf and Pipelines | Due by summer 2025 | ||
| Freeports | Due by summer 2025 | ||
| Special Procedure: Temporary Admission (TA) | Published | 04/08/2025 | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/temporary-admission-customs-technical-handbook |
| Special Procedure: Temporary Storage (TS) | Being drafted | ||
| Exports – General | Being drafted | ||
| Exports – CDS declarations | Being drafted | ||
| Exports – Make and Manage | Being drafted | ||
| Amending and Withdrawing declarations | Being drafted | ||
| Preference and Origin | Being drafted | ||
| Approved Loaders | Being drafted | ||
| International Events | Being drafted |
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