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NCTS5 transition mode only test scenarios

These test scenarios are designed to demonstrate the constraints of transitional conditions and technical rules when Trader Test is running in NCTS5 transition mode. Each scenario does not have any associated process flow in the NCTS5 technical interface specification.

Unless otherwise stated, all scenarios refer to a single house consignment going to a single consignee.

For each scenario, the relevant master reference data (see the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet in the test pack) is indicated along with any changes to that data that are needed to test that scenario.

Standard departures

Great Britain to Northern Ireland

Simplified

DSGBT1: Violation of transition rule B1895

Test the implementation of transition rule B1895.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1895)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1895 because UCR cannot exist at both consignment and house consignment levels.
DSGBT2: Violation of transition rules B1890 and B1891

Test the implementation of transition rules B1890 and B1891.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1890,B1891)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1890 (only one departure transport means allowed) and B1891 (departure transport means cannot be used with ‘Inland mode of transport‘ set to ‘5‘).
DSGBT3: Violation of transition rule B1892

Test the implementation of transition rule B1892.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1892)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1892 because type of identification and identification number are required.
DSGBT4: Violation of transition rule B1897

Test the implementation of transition rule B1897.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1897)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1897 because nationality cannot be used during the transition period.
DSGBT5: Violation of transition rule B1848

Test the implementation of transition rule B1848.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1848)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1848 because ‘Country of routing of consignment‘ cannot be used during the transition period.
DSGBT6: Violation of transition rule E1406

Test that a multiple house consignment cannot be used during the transition period (transition rule E1406).

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (E1406)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1406 because multiple house consignments cannot be used during the transition period.
DSGBT7: Violation of transition rule E1301

Test the implementation of transition rule E1301.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (E1301)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1301 because the following cannot be used during the transition period:
/*/Consignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalInformation AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignor AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignee AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/DepartureTransportMeans AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalInformation
DSGBT8: Validation of transition rule B1964

Test the suspension of rule R0364 during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1964)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.

Normal

DNGBT1: Violation of transition rule B1895

Test the implementation of transition rule B1895.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (B1895)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1895 because UCR cannot exist at both consignment and house consignment levels.
DNGBT2: Violation of transition rules B1890 and B1891

Test the implementation of transition rules B1890 and B1891.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (B1890,B1891)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1890 (only one departure transport means allowed) and B1891 (departure transport means cannot be used with ‘Inland mode of transport‘ set to ‘5‘).
DNGBT3: Violation of transition rule B1892

Test the implementation of transition rule B1892.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (B1892)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1892 because type of identification and identification number are required. If container indicator is ‘0‘, type of identification and identification number are required for ‘Departure means of transport‘.
DNGBT4: Violation of transition rule B1897

Test the implementation of transition rule B1897.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (B1897)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1897 because if ‘Inland mode of transport‘ is set to ‘2‘, departure means of transport nationality cannot be used during the transition period.
DNGBT5: Violation of transition rule B1848

Test the implementation of transition rule B1848.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (B1848)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1848 because ‘Country of routing of consignment‘ cannot be used during the transition period.
DNGBT6: Violation of transition rule E1406

Test that a multiple house consignment cannot be used during the transition period (transition rule E1406).

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (E1406)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1406 because multiple house consignments cannot be used during the transition period.
DNGBT7: Violation of transition rule E1301

Test the implementation of transition rule E1301.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (E1301)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1301 because the following cannot be used during the transition period:
/*/Consignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalInformation AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignor AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignee AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/DepartureTransportMeans AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalInformation
DNGBT8: Validation of transition rule B1964

Test the suspension of rule R0364 during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (B1964)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE928 is sent to the declarant.
2 Send an email to nctsp5tradertest@hmrc.gov.uk mailbox to accept and release the declaration. A) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
B) IE029 is sent to the declarant.

Northern Ireland to Great Britain

Simplified

DSXIT1: Violation of transition rule B1895

Test the implementation of transition rule B1895.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1895)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1895 because UCR cannot exist at both consignment and house consignment levels.
DSXIT2: Violation of transition rules B1890 and B1891

Test the implementation of transition rules B1890 and B1891.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1890,B1891)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1890 (only one departure transport means allowed) and B1891 (departure transport means cannot be used with ‘Inland mode of transport‘ set to ‘5‘).
DSXIT3: Violation of transition rule B1892

Test the implementation of transition rule B1892.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1892)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1892 because type of identification and identification number are required. If container indicator is ‘0‘, type of identification and identification number are required for ‘Departure means of transport‘.
DSXIT4: Violation of transition rule B1897

Test the implementation of transition rule B1897.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1897)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1897 because if ‘Inland mode of transport‘ is set to ‘2‘, departure means of transport nationality cannot be used during the transition period.
DSXIT5: Violation of transition rule B1848

Test the implementation of transition rule B1848.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1848)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1848 because ‘Country of routing of consignment‘ cannot be used during the transition period.
DSXIT6: Violation of transition rule E1406

Test that a multiple house consignment cannot be used during the transition period (transition rule E1406).

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (E1406)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1406 because multiple house consignments cannot be used during the transition period.
DSXIT7: Violation of transition rule E1301

Test the implementation of transition rule E1301.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (E1301)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1301 because the following cannot be used during the transition period:
/*/Consignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalInformation AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignor AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignee AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/DepartureTransportMeans AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalInformation
DSXIT8: Validation of transition rule B1964

Test the suspension of rule R0364 during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1964)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.

Normal

DNXIT1: Violation of transition rule B1895

Test the implementation of transition rule B1895.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (B1895)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1895 because UCR cannot exist at both consignment and house consignment levels.
DNXIT2: Violation of transition rules B1890 and B1891

Test the implementation of transition rules B1890 and B1891.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (B1890,B1891)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1890 (only one departure transport means allowed) and B1891 (departure transport means cannot be used with ‘Inland mode of transport‘ set to ‘5‘).
DNXIT3: Violation of transition rule B1892

Test the implementation of transition rule B1892.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (B1892)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1892 because type of identification and identification number are required. If container indicator is ‘0‘, type of identification and identification number are required for ‘Departure means of transport‘.
DNXIT4: Violation of transition rule B1897

Test the implementation of transition rule B1897.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (B1897)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1897 because if ‘Inland mode of transport‘ is set to ‘2‘, departure means of transport nationality cannot be used during the transition period.
DNXIT5: Violation of transition rule B1848

Test the implementation of transition rule B1848.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (B1848)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of B1848 because ‘Country of routing of consignment‘ cannot be used during the transition period.
DNXIT6: Violation of transition rule E1406

Test that a multiple house consignment cannot be used during the transition period (transition rule E1406).

Associated process flow: Standard Departure

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (E1406)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1406 because multiple house consignments cannot be used during the transition period.
DNXIT7: Violation of transition rule E1301

Test the implementation of transition rule E1301.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (E1301)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE056 is sent to declarant listing violation of E1301 because the following cannot be used during the transition period:
/*/Consignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/AdditionalInformation AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignor AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/Consignee AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/DepartureTransportMeans AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/PreviousDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/SupportingDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/TransportDocument AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalReference AND /*/Consignment/HouseConsignment/AdditionalInformation
DNXIT8: Validation of transition rule B1964

Test the suspension of rule R0364 during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (B1964)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE928 is sent to the declarant.
2 Send an email to nctsp5tradertest@hmrc.gov.uk mailbox to accept and release the declaration. A) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
B) IE029 is sent to the declarant.

Arrivals

Northern Ireland to Great Britain

Simplified

ASGBT1: Incident en route

Test that the pre-existing arrival Incident en route functionality can continue to be used during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (D)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.
2 Send an ‘Arrival Notification‘ E_ARR_NOT (IE007) message to the office of destination in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (A)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE043 is sent to the declarant.
3 Send an ‘Unloading Remarks’ E_ULD_REM (IE044) message to the office of destination.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (U)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE025 is sent to the declarant (destination).
B) IE045 is sent to the declarant (departure).

Normal

ANGBT1: Incident en route

Test that the pre-existing arrival Incident en route functionality can continue to be used during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (D)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.
2 Send an ‘Arrival Notification‘ E_ARR_NOT (IE007) message to the office of destination in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Normal XI-GB (A)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
3 Send an email to nctsp5tradertest@hmrc.gov.uk mailbox to accept and release the movement. A) IE025 is sent to the declarant (destination).
B) IE045 is sent to the declarant (departure).

Great Britain to Northern Ireland

Simplified

ASXIT1: Incident en route

Test that the pre-existing arrival Incident en route functionality can continue to be used during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified XI-GB (D)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.
2 Send an ‘Arrival Notification‘ E_ARR_NOT (IE007) message to the office of destination in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (A)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
IE043 is sent to the declarant.
3 Send an ‘Unloading Remarks’ E_ULD_REM (IE044) message to the office of destination.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (U)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE025 is sent to the declarant (destination).
B) IE045 is sent to the declarant (departure).

Normal

ANXIT1: Incident en route

Test that the pre-existing arrival Incident en route functionality can continue to be used during transition.

Step Action Result
1 Send a ‘Declaration Data’ E_DEC_DAT (IE015) message to an office of departure in Great Britain.

Use the ‘Simplified GB-XI (D)‘ column on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
A) IE928 is sent to the declarant.
B) IE028 is generated and sent to the declarant.
C) After 45 minutes, IE029 is automatically generated and sent to the declarant.
2 Send an ‘Arrival Notification‘ E_ARR_NOT (IE007) message to the office of destination in Northern Ireland.

Use the ‘Normal GB-XI (A)‘ on the ‘Transition Data‘ tab of the NCTS5 Trader Test data spreadsheet.
3 Send an email to nctsp5tradertest@hmrc.gov.uk mailbox to accept and release the movement. A) IE025 is sent to the declarant (destination).
B) IE045 is sent to the declarant (departure).