Update from HMRC for Carriers

As part of our ongoing IT improvements, we will be updating the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) on the following dates:

CDS date and time:

• Saturday 26 February 2022 11pm to 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022

CDS / GVMS carrier actions to take: Please follow the steps below for all Northern Ireland (NI) crossings (Great Britain (GB)>NI movements and NI>GB movements) which will be impacted:

• Switch off the Goods Movement References (GMR) validation step of the check in process within your booking system for all GB>NI and NI>GB crossings from Saturday 26 February 2022 11pm to 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022
• Continue to collect GMRs for crossings during the period of downtime. GMRs remain mandatory for freight movements using GVMS and hauliers without a GMR should be turned away.
• Where possible, take action to retrospectively check in and / or embark any GMRs captured during the period of downtime once CDS is available again from 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022

Please follow the steps below for any outbound GB crossings (GB>European Union (EU) movements) which will be impacted:

• Switch off the GMR validation step of the check in process within your booking system for GB>EU exports only from Saturday 26 February 2022 11pm to 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022
• Continue to collect GMRs for crossings during the period of downtime. GMRs remain mandatory for freight movements using GVMS and hauliers without a GMR should be turned away.
• Where possible, take action to retrospectively check in and / or embark any GMRs captured during the period of downtime once CDS is available again from 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022 Please follow the steps below for any inbound GB crossings (EU>GB movements) which will be impacted:
• No action is required for EU>GB crossings and all GVMS steps should continue as per your normal requirements for inbound crossings.

The maintenance periods and actions to take were correct at the time of publication. It’s important you regularly check the HMRC service availability GOV.UK webpage for the systems you use as dates and time can change: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-serviceavailability-and-issues

We have informed hauliers about the steps to take and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Update from HMRC for Hauliers

As part of our ongoing IT improvements, we will be updating the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) on the following dates:

CDS date and time:

• Saturday 26 February 2022 11pm to 12:30am Sunday 27 February 2022

CDS / GVMS Haulier actions to take: You will not be able to add CDS declarations references to a Goods Movement Reference (GMR) during this period of maintenance.

Please ensure you complete all your Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) actions outside of the maintenance period and prior to arriving at the port for your journey.

It’s important you regularly check the HMRC service availability GOV.UK webpage for the systems you use as dates and time can change: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-revenue-and-customs-service-availability-and-issues

We have informed carriers about the steps to take and apologise for any inconvenience caused.