CDS Planned Downtime
Date: Mar 22 2024
Due to scheduled maintenance on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), the service will be unavailable from 9:30 PM on Saturday 23rd March until 4:00 AM Sunday 24th March (6.5 hours).
Declarations submitted during this timeframe will be processed at the end of the downtime.
Creating, updating, or embarking a goods movement reference (GMR) during this time will be affected. For guidance on GVMS please refer to the GVMS service availability and issues page.
Goods Vehicle Movement Service: service availability and issues – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please ensure you have resiliency plans in place, or avoid these times especially in the case of perishable goods clearances you are undertaking.