His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued an urgent warning to businesses to register for the digital Customs Declaration Service (CDS) for their importations into the UK.
According to HMRC, more than 3,500 businesses have not yet made the switch and risk significant delays in importing goods if they do not begin switching to the new simplified UK customs system immediately.
The CDS will become the single customs declaration system in place of the current Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system.
HMRC has said that businesses submitting import declarations must use CDS from October 1, 2022, date when the CHIEF system will close for import declarations. As registration may take several weeks to become fully operational, HMRC is urging importers to take the necessary steps to cope with the changes as soon as possible.
Importers should ensure that their customs agents are ready to use the system and those who do not have an agent should take the necessary steps to appoint one or to make their own declarations using a compatible software.
Please do note that CHIEF will close for export declarations from the UK from March 31, 2023.
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