24 Jan 2023
HMRC will be carrying out essential maintenance service between 8am and 9pm on Sunday 19 February 2023.
During this period process declarations lodged on either Customs Declaration Service (CDS) or Customs Handling of Import Export Freight (CHIEF) requiring approval through the Automatic License Verification System (ALVS) will not be automatically processed.
This will affect those who move live animals and fresh produce. During this downtime we will be using manual processes to clear movements at the borders, which may take slightly longer than usual. We are therefore asking traders to try and avoid moving goods during this timeframe and consider moving goods on other days.
They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Trader steps to take:
If traders cannot arrange movements outside of this timeframe, then they will be asked to: