Guidance

Appendix 22B: Declaration Category Data Set B2

Updated 28 February 2025

The following table identifies the requirements for completion of the appropriate data elements on a B2 customs declaration.

Symbol Symbols in the cells — Symbol description
A Mandatory: data required by every Member State or data for which the UK has opted to mandate as always required
C Optional for economic operators: data that economic operators may decide to supply
D Dependant on Customs declaration scenario, for example Procedure Code, customs authorisations and so on.
X Data element required at item level of the declaration. The information entered at item level is valid only for goods item concerned
Y Data element required at header level of the declaration. The information entered at header level is valid for all declared items
DE No. Data Element (DE) name Symbol Note
1/1 Declaration type A Y No Note
1/2 Additional Declaration type A Y No Note
1/6 Goods item number A X No Note
1/7 Specific circumstance indicator D Y [53] [64] [65]
1/8 Signature/Authentication D Y Only mandatory for a paper declaration
1/9 Total number of items A Y No Note
1/10 Procedure A X No Note
1/11 Additional Procedure A X No Note
2/1 Simplified declaration/Previous documents A X, Y No Note
2/2 Additional information D X, Y [7] [10]
2/3 Documents produced, certificates and authorisations, additional references. A X No Note
2/4 Reference number/UCR C X, Y No Note
2/5 LRN A Y No Note
3/1 Exporter D Y [12t] [12u]
3/2 Exporter identification no D Y [12x]
3/9 Consignee D X, Y [12]
3/10 Consignee identification no D X, Y [12h]
3/17 Declarant C Y No Note
3/18 Declarant identification no A Y No note
3/19 Representative D Y [12] [12b]
3/20 Representative identification no D Y [12b]
3/21 Representative status code D Y [12c]
3/31 Carrier (depends on if being different from declarant) D Y [12] [53] [65] [66]
3/32 Carrier identification no D Y [12i] [53] [65] [66]
3/37 Additional supply chain actor(s) identification no C X, Y No Note
3/39 Holder of the authorisation identification no D Y [12f]
4/2 Transport charges method of payment D X, Y [51] [53] [65]
4/11 Total amount invoiced D Y [54]
4/15 Exchange rate D Y [22]
5/8 Country of destination code A X, Y No Note
5/12 Customs office of exit A Y No Note
5/14 Country of dispatch/export code A Y No Note
5/15 Country of origin code D X [68]
5/18 Countries of routing codes D Y [53] [65] [69]
5/23 Location of goods A Y No Note
5/26 Customs office of presentation D Y [30]
5/27 Supervising customs office A Y No Note
6/1 Net mass (kg) A X No Note
6/2 Supplementary units D X [31a]
6/5 Gross mass (kg) A X, Y No Note
6/8 Description of goods A X No Note
6/9 Type of packages A X No Note
6/10 Number of packages A X No Note
6/11 Shipping marks A X No Note
6/12 UN Dangerous Goods code D X [31e] [53] [65]
6/13 CUS code C X No Note
6/14 Commodity code — Combined Nomenclature code A X No Note
6/16 Commodity code — TARIC additional code(s) D X [31a]
6/17 Commodity code — National additional code(s) D X [31a] [31f]
6/18 Total packages A Y No Note
7/2 Container A Y No Note
7/4 Mode of transport at the border A Y No Note
7/5 Inland mode of transport D Y [41a]
7/7 Identity of means of transport at departure D Y [43]
7/10 Container identification number D X, Y [43a]
7/15 Nationality of active means of transport crossing the border D Y [46]
7/18 Seal number D Y [53] [65]
8/5 Nature of transaction A X, Y No Note
8/6 Statistical value D X [31] [50a]

Note — DE 4/10 Invoice currency is not declared as a separate data element however, a currency must always be declared against any monetary amount entered on the declaration.

DE 8/7 Writing-off functionality is included in DE 2/3.