Guidance

Appendix 23B: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i EIDR NOP

Updated 28 February 2025

The following table identifies the requirements for completion of the appropriate boxes on a C21i Entry in Declarant’s Records Notification of Presentation (EIDR NOP) Customs Clearance Request (CCR).

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 Clearance Request (CCR) scenario for example, Procedure Code, Method of Payment and so on
X Data element required at item level of the clearance request. The information entered at item level is valid only for the goods item concerned
Y Data element required at header level of the clearance request. The information entered at header level is valid for all declared items.
Data Element (DE) Number 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
1/8 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] [7a] [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
2/7 Identification of warehouse D Y [11b]
3/15 Importer D Y [12t] [12u] [12r]
3/16 Importer identification no D Y [12x]
3/20 Representative identification no D Y [12b]
3/21 Representative status code D Y [12c]
3/39 Holder of the authorisation identification no A Y No Note
3/41 Person presenting the goods to customs in case of entry in the declarant’s records or pre-lodged customs declarations identification no A Y No Note
5/23 Location of goods A Y No Note
5/26 Customs office of presentation D Y [30]
5/27 Supervising customs office D Y [31]
6/1 Net mass (kg) D X [31b]
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
7/2 Container A Y No Note
7/4 Mode of transport at the border A Y No Note
7/9 Identity of means of transport on arrival D Y [43]
7/10 Container identification number D X, Y [43a]

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 customs clearance request.

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