Data Element 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS)
Find a list of codes for Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) (Appendix 5).
Known error workarounds may apply to this area of the instructions.
General Notes:
The UK Integrated Online Tariff or the Northern Ireland Online Tariff will identify any specific measures and document codes which may be required by the specific commodity code declared in DE 6/14 — 6/17.
Appendix 5: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes contains details of all document and other reference codes, a description of their usage and provides guidance on the details to be declared against each code. Please refer to Appendix 5A: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes to identify any specific completion requirements for any document codes which may be required by the commodity code.
The Procedure Code and Additional Procedure Code completion notes in Appendix 1: DE 1/10: Requested and Previous Procedure Codes and Appendix 2: DE 1/11: Additional Procedure Codes provide guidance on the document codes expected to be used in specific circumstances for the procedure concerned. They are not a definitive guide however and should be read in conjunction with the full list provided in Appendix 5A: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes.
Where the completion rules for a specific document 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 Appendix 5A: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes, the rules specified in Appendices 1 and 2 take precedence.
Where a single goods item comprises of both Union and National codes declared in DE 2/3, any Union Codes (beginning with a letter) must be declared first.
The Union document codes and details to be declared are specified in Table 1 of Appendix 5A: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes.
The National document codes and details to be declared are specified in Table 2 of Appendix 5A: DE 2/3: Documents and Other Reference Codes.
Appendices
This Appendix provides details of the relevant document codes, document status codes and details to be declared (for example, licences and certificates) in Data Element (DE) 2/3 of the customs declaration.