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Single Customs Platform Programme Accounting Officer's Assessment Summary
This sets out the main points from the HMRC Accounting Officer's assessment of a major government programme.
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Single Customs Platform Programme
In March 2025, HMRC’s Accounting Officer undertook an assessment of the Single Customs Platform Programme.
The government announced in February 2021 that the UK’s customs regime would move to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) for all declarations. The CDS system deals with imports from both the EU and non-EU, is built on modern cloud technology, and the platform is better enabled to meet evolving needs of both traders and government. CDS is being delivered through the Single Customs Platform Programme.
The Accounting Officer’s assessment concluded that the programme remains value for money and deliverable.