CDS Planned Maintenance - Sunday 22nd October 2023

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Sandra Strong
18 October 2023

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Due to scheduled maintenance on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the CDS service will be unavailable to all users on Sunday 22nd October 2023, 00:30am to 2:30am.

HMRC have advised that due to scheduled maintenance, the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will be unavailable to all users as follows: 

 

Sunday 22nd October 2023, from 00:30am to 2:30am. 

 Declarations submitted during this timeframe will be processed at the end of the downtime. 

 
How this may affect goods movement 

 Creating, updating, or embarking a goods movement reference (GMR) linked to CDS could be affected during the times listed above. 

  

Guidance on the GVMS is available on the GVMS service availability and issues page at the link below: 

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues 

 
HMRC have apologised for any inconvenience this may cause. 


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