Guidance

UK Trade Tariff: CHIEF clearance status codes

Updated 16 June 2017

If you are making a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) follow the guidance in the UK Trade Tariff: volume 3 for CDS.

1. Import clearance status codes

ICS code	Description	Update method
A1	Entry accepted as a ‘pre-lodged’ entry	System
B1	Pre-lodged entry queried for the first time	System
B2	Pre-lodged entry queried for the second or subsequent time	System
C1	Pre-lodged entry voluntarily amended for the first time	System
C2	Pre-lodged entry voluntarily amended for the second or subsequent time	System
C3	Pre-lodged entry amended in response to first query	System
C4	Pre-lodged entry amended in response to second or subsequent query	System
D1	Pre-lodged query on entry resolved without amendment by input of response	System
E1	Pre-lodged entry detained for investigation	Customs
E2	Pre-lodged entry discharged from detention	Customs
00	Entry in initial state following legal acceptance or following notification of goods arrival system where the entry is not queried, not detained and does not have an outstanding cancellation request	System
01	Entry automatically cleared	System
03	Entry manually cleared without amendment (other than automatically authorised customs amendments)	Customs
04	Entry manually cleared after documentation query raised and satisfactorily answered customs without amendment	Customs
05	Entry released to Queen’s warehouse	Customs
06	Entry finalised after 6 months	System
07	Entry seized	Customs
08	Entry detained for investigation	Customs
09	Entry destroyed	Customs
12	Entry amended (Customs Input Entries (CIE) non inventory-linked)	System
13	Entry manually cleared after voluntary amendment (CIE non inventory-linked)	Customs
14	Entry queried (CIE non inventory-linked)	System
15	Entry manually cleared after non-voluntary amendment (CIE non inventory-linked)	Customs
17	Entry ready for clearance: request for payment issued (CIE cash Entries only)	System
18	Entry discharged for detention	Customs
21	Entry manually cleared with override of inventory check failure or where an inventory customs match is not established	Customs
22	Entry voluntarily amended (amendment not automatically authorised)	System
23	Entry manually cleared after voluntary amendment (not automatically authorised)	Customs
25	Entry voluntarily amended (amendment automatically authorised)	System
30	Entry queried for the first time	System
32	First query on entry resolved by amendment or input of response	System
33	Entry manually cleared following resolution of the first query	Customs
40	Entry queried for the second or a subsequent time	System
42	Second or a subsequent query on entry resolved by amendment or input of response	System
43	Entry manually cleared following resolution of the second or subsequent query	Customs
50	Entry granted permission to progress automatically by the system to progress from office system of export or any other location	System
51	Entry granted permission to progress manually by customs	System
56	So report generated to declarant as no confirmation of exit verified from office of exit	System
60	Notification of departure of goods	System
61	Entry assumed by CHIEF to have departed (following expiry of timeout)	System
62	Confirmation of goods exit from EU office of exit	System
91	Cancellation of entry request. Please note only set for a pre-lodged declaration when cancellation is subject to customs approval (for example, queried, detained)	System
92	Entry cancelled	System Customs
93	Entry cancellation refused	Customs
X8	Auto deletion warning issued (applied to an export pre-lodgement for which a P9 has system been produced - it’s setting doesn’t inhibit subsequent action)	System
X9	Entry auto deleted (applied to an export pre-lodgement on the final generation which has system been deleted)	System

2. Status of Entry codes for export entries and movements

Status of Entry code	Description
D	Goods departed inland (that is, not exported)
E	Error detected by another system
R	Reprocessing error on arrival
X	Movement disassociated from consolidation
0	Declaration not submitted to CHIEF (that is, no entry)
1	Consignment subject to associated route
2	Detained
3	Queried
4	Subject to customs approval (of amendment or query response)
5	Cancellation requested
6	Accounting rejection
7	Permitted to progress
8	Departed (from the UK either notified or assumed)
9	Terminated - cancelled, seized, destroyed, released to Queen’s warehouse or timed out arrival awaiting a declaration

Where the consignment is subject to more that one of the conditions (for example, queried and detained) the highest value is reported. Alphabetic characters are deemed lower than numeric for this purpose.

3. Status of Entry codes for master movements

Status of Entry code	Description
0	Consolidation is ‘open’ (there may be more goods to be declared to CHIEF)
1	Consolidation subject to associated route
7	Permitted to progress
9	Consolidation seized/destroyed. Released to Queen’s warehouse