CDS Downtime 14 -15 January 2023

9 Jan 2023

As part of the ongoing programme of regular IT updates to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), a major CDS 3.9.0 release will take place between 21.30 on Saturday 14 January and 04.00 on Sunday 15 January. During this period of planned downtime, you will be unable to use CDS and HMRC urges you to avoid making declarations if possible.

The related Trader Dress Rehearsal (TDR) release will take place between 09:00 on Tuesday 17 January and 09:00 on Thursday 19 January. During this period of planned downtime, you will be unable to use TDR.