Guidance

Authorisation type codes for Data Element 3/39 of the Customs Declaration Service

Find codes which identify the type of customs authorisation held (Appendix 6).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 1 August 2018
• Last updated: 23 March 2024 — See all updates

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Authorisation type codes for Data Element 3/39 of the Customs Declaration Service

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This list of codes identifies the type of customs authorisation you hold, for example, SDE to be declared when Simplified Declaration Procedure is being used.

You should use this Data Element to declare the EORI number against the appropriate authorisation type code. This should be done for each type of authorisation required in order to declare the goods to the customs procedure.

The corresponding authorisation decision number must be declared in Data Element 2/3 against the document code.

This Data Element does not require completion where an authorisation by customs declaration is used for special procedures.

Published 1 August 2018
Last updated 23 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 23 March 2024

   Authorisation type UKIM has been added and authorisation type UKTS has been removed as it can no longer be declared on Customs Declaration Service (CDS).

2. 24 October 2023

   Conditions where UK Trader Scheme (UKTS) can be entered as a valid authorisation type have been updated.

3. 13 October 2023

   Code ‘UKD’ has been removed as it is no longer available in the Customs Declaration Service. A note has also been added to code ‘UKTS’ stating that it is only available for supplementary declarations after the UK Internal Market Scheme (UKIMS) go live on September 30th 2023.

4. 28 September 2023

   Authorisation type codes ATR, AOR & AVR have been added to Appendix 6 for use in DE 3/39.

5. 8 June 2023

   Authorisation Type Codes IOSI and IOST have been removed as they are no longer required.

6. 1 July 2022

   Authorisation type code LVBI has been deleted as it is no longer in use. Authorisation type codes BRD, EXRR, FP, FTI, UKD and UKTS have been added to the list of authorisation type codes.

7. 1 August 2018

   First published.