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Appendix 23 Imports: Declaration Category Data Sets

This Appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the specific data elements needed for each declaration category.

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From:
HM Revenue & Customs
Published:
23 August 2019
Last updated:
30 May 2025
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  1. Appendix 23 Imports: Declaration Category Data Sets Landing Page and Introductory Text has been updated to remove references to the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system as the service is no longer active. Notes regarding previously deleted table content have also been removed.

  2. Data Set tables have been standardised.

  3. Amendments have been made on Appendix 23B: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i EIDR NOP to Data Element (DE) 3/15, DE 3/16 and DE 6/8.

  4. Blank table cells throughout the collection have been filled with em-dashes (—) to meet accessibility standards. Technical content remains unchanged.

  5. 'Appendix 23A' has been updated with amendments at DE 2/2 and 6/1 and 'Appendix 23B' has been updated with amendments at DE 2/2.

  6. Appendix 23B has been updated to remove unnecessary reading note references for DE 2/3, DE 3/16 and DE 3/39.

  7. First published.

Documents

Appendix 23 Imports: Declaration Category Data Sets Landing Page and Introductory Text

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Reading notes for Declaration Category Data Sets: CDS Declaration and Customs Clearance Request Instructions

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/declaration-category-data-sets-reading-notes-for-the-cds-uk-trade-tariff-volume-3

Appendix 23A: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i

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Appendix 23B: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i EIDR NOP

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