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Stalwart of the BIFA Legal and Insurance Policy Group Derek O’Brien, who passed away in November 2018, receiving a Special Award at the


BIFA Awards ceremony in January 2011. A full obituary is included in Robert Keen’s column on page 3 of this issue of BIFAlink.


HMRC gives guidance on CDS migration


HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has sent out several communications to Trade explaining that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) became operational in August 2018. Currently CDS has very limited


functionality and can only be used by a small number of traders who undertake non-inventory declarations out of a ‘Customs warehouse’. Further import functionality is expected to be made available in CDS Release 2. Export functionality is not


expected to be available before March 2019. Community Service Providers (CSPs) are currently developing and testing their systems for implementation during 2019. The CSPs are required to upgrade their systems in order to connect to CDS. It should be noted that it is not


only new software that is required in order for a trader to migrate to CDS. There is a need for traders to provide additional data in their declarations in order to meet UCC standards (see links to guidance at


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together with its software house, needs to ensure that not only have staff been adequately trained, but that all their systems are ready. Whilst it is important that Trade


moves to CDS as early as possible, the first objective to both the trader and its software provider is that the CDS system has released the functionality required for the business. Secondly, the Trader must be


confident that all testing has been completed to its satisfaction with both its software supplier and CSPs. BIFA and AFSS, together with


the end of this article). It is also necessary for traders to understand the changes introduced and published in the new UK tariff. Any staff involved in undertaking


Customs declarations to CDS will be required to understand the legislative and tariff changes. This will necessitate training for staff


involved in both import and export declarations. In order to assist Trade, CDS has


been designed to work concurrently with CHIEF during a period of dual running, thus giving the opportunity for companies to migrate to CDS at a time that is most appropriate to their operational needs. The Trader,


other major trade associations, are working in partnership with HMRC to ensure that the move to CDS will result in minimal disruption to the trader and HMRC. Continuity of service and contingency planning are major elements to consider in planning the migration to CDS.


Links: • Guidance note for CDS import data requirements


• CDS data requirements form January 2018


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