IPGN7000 - Glossary of terms

The following list shows abbreviations and terms used in this guidance and their meanings:

Abbreviation	Meaning
ACP	African, Caribbean and Pacific states
AOR	Advance Origin Ruling
BOI	Binding Origin Information
CEMA	Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
CDS	Customs Declaration Service
DCTS	Developing Countries Trading Scheme
EU	The European Union Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary Republic of Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden)
EEA	European Economic Area (includes all EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
EFTA	European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland)
SDCP	Simplified Customs Declaration Procedure
UKAP	UK Agricultural Policy