SPE04080 - Applying for an authorisation for a Special Procedure: acceptance and refusal of an application

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Acceptance of an application

An application for a decision must not be accepted until the acceptance conditions (detailed below) have been verified. UK Domestic legislation provide a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of an application to complete this assessment.

Officers should try to perform these tests as soon as possible after receipt as the clock for taking a decision on an application starts from the date on which these conditions are deemed to be fulfilled.

In order to be accepted as a valid application the conditions below must be fulfilled.

Refusal of an application

Failure to fulfil the conditions will result in the refusal of the application.

Refusal of an application is not subject to Right to be Heard as no adverse decision has been taken.

Conditions for acceptance

  • The application does not relate to an authorisation or approval which was annulled or revoked:
  • Decisions revoked: due to non-compliance with the criteria or conditions generally a restriction of 1 year is placed on the applicant reapplying for authorisation or approval. This is extended to 3 years where the application relates to AEO The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Part 9, Regulation 86
  • Decisions annulled as a result of the applicant providing information that was incomplete or incorrect where, if the information had been complete and correct the decision would not have been issued. A restriction of 3 years is placed on the applicant reapplying The Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018, Part 9, Regulation 86
  • A valid EORI number is held by the applicant and the applicant is established in the UK. The application has been submitted to the correct customs authority.
  • All the information necessary to make a decision has been received.

For further information please see:

Accepting an application/CAA02020

Formal letter - acceptance of application/CAA11030

Refusing an application/CAA02030

Formal letter - refusing an application/CAA11040

Template for acceptance of an application/CAA09100

Template for refusal of an application/CAA09110

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.