Note: This manual is under review following Brexit and is likely to be withdrawn. If there is anything within this manual you use regularly, please email <hmrcmanualsteam@hmrc.gov.uk> to let us know. Please check the other guidance available on GOV.UK from HMRC. A general guide to UK export procedures using the National Export System. NOTE: This manual will be affected by the new Customs legislation being introduced in May 2016 and is currently under review.
EXPP1020 - Introduction: coverage
The Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight CHIEF and Customs Declaration Servic (CDS) exports systems are essentially data capture and validation systems. CHIEF and CDS support the National Export System (NES) by providing an electronic gateway for making full and simplified export procedure declarations.
The UK Tariff and GOV.UK webpages provide information and advice for making electronic export declarations onto CHIEF/CDS for the following:
Standard Full Declaration procedure
Entry in Declarants records (EIDR)
Customs Supervised Exports(CSE)