Guidance

Currency codes for Data Element 4/10 of the Customs Declaration Service

Find the currency codes to be used with Data Element (DE) 4/10 of the Customs Declaration Service (Appendix 11).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 1 August 2018
• Last updated: 3 May 2024 — See all updates

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Table 1 — listed by currency code

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Table 2 — listed by country name

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Table 3 — non-standard country codes and their currency codes

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Table 4 — special fiscal territories and countries with which the EU has a customs union

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Details

Known error workarounds may apply to this area of the instructions.

These tables provides details of the currency codes which may be used on a customs declaration submitted to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) against their relevant country.

There are 4 separate tables provided, the:

• first table is sorted by currency code
• second table is sorted by country name
• third table is a list of non-standard country codes and the currency to be used for their codes
• fourth table details the special fiscal territories and countries with which the EU has a customs union

The information included in the first and second table is identical.

An asterisk (*) in the first or second table indicates that the country is a special territory or a territory with which the EU has a customs union.

A separate list can be found in table 4.

The invoice currency code used does not affect the currency to be used for the statistical value declared in Data Element 8/6 which must always be declared in sterling (GBP).

The invoice currency declared must apply to the amounts declared in both Data Element 4/11 total amounts invoiced, and Data Element 4/14 item price/amount.

Any currencies declared to Customs Declaration Service (CDS) must be attached to a specific Data Element amount. The currency should therefore be declared with the appropriate Data Element amount. For example:

• ‘GBP’ followed by the total amount invoiced in Data Element 4/11
• ‘GBP’ followed by item price/amount in Data Element 4/4
• ‘GBP’ followed by additional freight charges in Data Element 4/9

Published 1 August 2018
Last updated 3 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 3 May 2024

   Updated country name 'Swaziland' to 'Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland)'.

2. 1 August 2018

   First published.