HMRC

Please be aware, there is planned maintenance work for our Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) and Customs Declaration Service (CDS) services.

  • CHIEF - Saturday 25th February 2023, 9:30pm to 11pm
  • CDS - Saturday 25th February 2023, 9:30pm to 4:30am Sunday 26th February 2023

Declarations submitted during the timeframes above will be processed at the end of the downtime.

Creating, updating, or embarking a goods movement reference (GMR) during these times will be affected. For guidance on GVMS please refer to the GVMS service availability page.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

HMRC