Community Systems Providers and the Customs Declaration Service

25 Aug 2022

HMRC would like to clarify the following submission routes and the role played by Community System Providers (CSPs) for all types of import declarations on the Customs Declaration Service. This is important to avoid any unnecessary customs clearance delays.

• All import frontier declarations for goods arriving at inventory-linked locations must be submitted to HMRC via the CSP system operating at the location. All import frontier declarations for goods arriving at non-inventory linked locations may be submitted to HMRC either directly via a software developer provided link or via a CSP system.
• All import frontier declarations for goods arriving at GVMS locations (including GVMS arrivals at Inventory linked locations) may be submitted to HMRC either directly via a software developer provided link or via a CSP system
• Supplementary import declarations may be submitted to HMRC either directly via a software developer provided link or via a CSP system.

You can find a list of UK ports and port codes for the Customs Declaration Service here.