Additional Information (AI) Statement Codes for Data Element 2/2 of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
Find out the codes to be used to provide additional information in Data Element (DE) 2/2 of the customs declaration or clearance request (Appendix 4).
Known error workarounds may apply to this area of the instructions.
This Appendix provides details of the codes to be used to provide additional information in Data Element (DE) 2/2 of the customs declaration or clearance request. The completion of codes will be determined by the:
- Procedure or Additional Procedure Codes used in DE 1/10 or 1/11
- commodity code details declared in DE 6/14 to 6/17 or
- CDS Declaration Completion Instructions
The Additional Information (AI) codes which may be used in DE 2/2 are specified below along with the details to be entered on the declaration or customs clearance request.
Where the completion rules for a specific AI Code in Appendix 1: DE 1/10: Requested and Previous Procedure Codes and Appendix 2: DE 1/11: Additional Procedure Codes specify different rules to the completion instructions shown in this document, the rules specified in Appendices 1 and 2 take precedence.
The Codes are split into:
- Appendix 4A: Union Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or customs clearance requests
- Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or customs clearance requests
Where a single goods item requires both Union and National AI statement codes declared in DE 2/2, any Union Codes (beginning with a number) must be declared first.
Updates to this page
Published 1 August 2018Last updated 11 October 2024 + show all updates
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The entries for codes ECO12 and ECO13 have been amended.
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Information has been added for codes CDAUK, TDAUK, IDAUK and GEN13. Code OVR07 has been added and OVR04 has been removed.
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Additional Information (AI) Code SDREX has been added to Appendix 4B National.
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Code SDSMI has been added to Appendix 4B.
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Code MIB01 has been amended and Code MIB02 has been added.
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AI codes CDAUK, IDAUK and TDAUK have been added to Appendix 4B, for use with imports of denatured alcohol.
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A reference to Data Element 5/12 has been removed at code 30500.
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Updates have been made for codes NIQUO and PVA01 in the Appendix 4B: National codes document.
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Codes GEN01 & GEN02 have been updated in Appendix 4B to reflect that form INF1 is no longer in use and the AI codes can be used on import declarations. Changes have been made to code 00100 in Appendix 4A. New AI Codes NIPRO and NIQUO have additionally been added to appendix 4B. The description and usage of AI Code NIAID has been updated to bring it in line with the new AI Codes.
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Additional Information codes FGAS1 and FGAS2 have been added for the declaration of details in relation to the import of fluorinated gases. These codes are being added in advance of changes to the tariff measures on fluorinated gases but can be used with immediate effect.
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Appendix 4B National AI Codes has been amended to reflect changes in procedure. CCLPR: Where partial relief from climate change levy is claimed for approved entities. See Additional Procedure Code (DE 1/11) 2CL. OVR01: Updated to include requirements for 2CL
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The condition to hold UK Internal Marketing Scheme authorisation to declare Additional Information code NIREM has been updated.
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Additional information (AI) code NIREM has been updated with information about when UKTS authorisation can be declared and when a UKIMS must be held to use NIREM. AI code OVR05 column on ‘Details to be entered on the declaration or clearance request’ has been corrected from ‘TA Packings’ to ‘Composite goods — oils’. Spelling errors on spreadsheet for OVR01 and POD07-POD-24 have also been corrected.
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AI Code DCM01 has been added to Appendix 4B National AI Codes.
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Entry for Additional Information (AI) code GEN45 updated to reflect use with consignments under the Airseeker arrangements.
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Additional Information code NIAID updated to reflect that it is only applicable to GB-NI movements classed as “at risk”. It is not applicable to ROW-NI movements.
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Appendix 4B has been updated with new and amended AI Codes. ECONR is only usable on imports, and the requirement for a vehicle ID has been removed from RRS01. New AI Codes GENDG, GENHV, GENLA, GENMG, and GENSG have been added.
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Updated 'Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or customs clearance requests' to remove Additional Information Codes ‘CCLFC’ and ‘CCLFL’ to reflect their earlier withdrawal from use.
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Three codes — SDSBF, SDSTS and SDSIP have been added to Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or customs clearance requests.
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Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or customs clearance requests” has been updated to remove codes FBK01 and FBK02.
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Two amendments have been made to ensure that the ‘Import’, ‘Export’ or ‘Both’ descriptors are spelt out in full. No technical requirements have been altered.
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The following 4 new national AI codes have been introduced and are now in Appendix 4B: BFAPP, CPAPP, NCHAP and UVC01.
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Additional Information code EUPRF has been added to the code list in 'Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or clearance requests', for use on Northern Ireland declarations when there is a mismatch between Great Britain and EU preferences.
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Guidance on using AI code OVR01 has been updated in Appendix 4B, to provide completion instructions when using Postponed VAT Accounting (PVA) with a manual duty calculation.
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Additional Information Code GEN86 has been corrected in Appendix 4B, to show that it is intended for use on both import and export declarations.
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'Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on customs declarations or clearance requests’ has been updated. Information has been added to the description of OVR01 to clarify that document code 9WKS is required in Date Element 2/3 when using the OVR01 duty override.
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The file 'Appendix 4B: National Codes which may be declared on Customs Declaration or clearance requests' has been updated to reflect the introduction of the new H7 Declaration Category (Super Reduced Data Set (SRDS)) and the introduction of new procedures for Grouping (declaring different products under a single commodity code).
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This page has been updated with corrections to recent updates made on NIAID.
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Users of the Trader Support Service can now use AI statement ‘NIAID’ for ROW-NI movements, when claiming customs duty waivers (subsidies).
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This page has been updated to add AI Statement Code RRS01.
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This page has been updated to correct the entry for code MOVE1.
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Guidance has been updated to reflect that the additional information code ‘NIAID’ can now be used for Rest of World to Northern Ireland (RoW-NI) movements. Users of the Trader Support Service currently cannot use ‘NIAID’ for RoW-NI movements. Functionality for these users will be available in due course.
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Added new Additional Information code ‘OVR06’ to the CDS UK Trade Tariff, Appendix 4B.
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Codes NIAID, NIDOM, NIEXP, NIIMP and NIREM have been added to Table 2.
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Information for the Additional Information Statement Code 00600 has been amended.
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Information for the Additional Information Statement Code 00600 has been amended.
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This page has been updated to reflect changes to AI statement codes, specifically FZPER, GEN28, GEN30, GEN31, GEN36, TSPER and VAL4B.
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