SPE04030 - Applying for an authorisation for a Special Procedure: accepting an application for a Special Procedure – general

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The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (Part 7, Chapter 4, Regulation 63) requires customs authorities to confirm acceptance of an application within 30 days of receipt providing it meets the requirements necessary for acceptance.

Details of the checks to be undertaken prior to acceptance of an application can be found in section CAA09060.

If the customs authority establishes that the application does not contain all the information detailed in section CAA09060 they shall ask the applicant to provide it. This request for further information must be made within 30 days of the initial application being received.

The customs authority must include within the request

• details of the information to be provided
• a time limit within which the further information must be submitted.

The details of the information request should be captured on the template form provided in section CAA09080.

If the applicant fails to submit the necessary information within the set time limit, the application cannot be accepted.

If the application passes the acceptance checks a formal notification of acceptance shall be sent to the applicant.

For further information on the time limits in relation to acceptance of an application see CAA02020.

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.