Functionality for CHIEF will be switched off in two phases, with users not being able to make import declarations from 30 September 2022 and export declarations from 31 March 2023.
CCS-UK was the first of the UK Community Service Providers to handle Customs Declaration Service (CDS) live inventory-linked declarations, helping users in Northern Ireland meet requirements of the NI Protocol.
Guy Thompson, CCS-UK Group Project Director says: “We believe that users should start to make import declarations to CDS as soon as possible, and gain experience now, rather than leaving it to the last minute and running the risk of encountering problems. They should be asking their software providers when their systems will be able to support CDS through CCS-UK.”
CCS-UK is working on exports functionality alongside HMRC and will introduce this early next year.