Goods location codes for Data Element 5/23 of the Customs Declaration Service
Find a list of codes for Data Element 5/23 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 16).
This Appendix provides details of the codes to be declared in Data Element (DE) 5/23 to identify the precise location of the goods at the time of their entry to a customs procedure, to enable Customs to carry out physical control on the goods.
Using the relevant codes, enter the location where the goods are located at the time they are declared.
The location code must be precise enough to allow Customs to carry out physical controls on the goods.
Details of the codes which may be declared in DE 5/23 for each particular type of location may be found in Appendices 16A – 16R: DE 5/23: Goods Location Codes.
The goods location codes specified in Appendices 16A to 16H, 16J to 16M and 16R should be declared in DE 5/23 unless the DE 1/10 Procedure Code specifies otherwise. See Appendix 1: DE 1/10: Requested and Previous Procedure Codes for details.
The Appendix 16I codes must only be used where specified by the particular Procedure Code (DE 1/10) completion notes in Appendix 1: DE 1/10: Requested and Previous Procedure Codes.
Notes
The codes shown in the following Appendices, with the exclusion of ‘GB place names and UN/LOCODES codes for Data Element 5/23 of the Customs Declaration Service’ are the consolidated location codes to be declared in DE 5/23.