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CDS Planned System Maintenance

Historic - 20:30, 29th April 2026 - 22:00, 29th April 2026

We have been advised that due to scheduled maintenance the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will be unavailable to all users on Wednesday, 29th April 2026 from 21:30 hrs until 23:00 hrs BST. During this period, the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) will be unavailable.

Declarations should not be submitted during the outage period.

Creating, updating, or embarking a goods movement reference (GMR) during this time might be affected.

Only goods with pre-lodged declarations attached to a GMR will be allowed to move using Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS).

For guidance on GVMS, read https://www.gov.uk/guidance/goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues

For import movements using GVMS, you should check the declaration status and arrive where needed https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manually-arrive-your-goods-in-the-uk

If moving consignments containing controlled goods with pre-lodged declarations, read the https://www.gov.uk/guidance/list-of-goods-imported-into-great-britain-from-the-eu-that-are-controlled and attend port inspection facilities or inland border facilities for goods to be inspected and released.

Exports should have Permission to Progress (P2P) before travelling.

HMRC apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Please be informed that the CDS planned downtime has been successfully completed and the service is now available for declaration submission. Normal messaging via CCS-UK is available. Messages sent during the downtime (if stored in the local queues) will now be transmitted to their destination, please allow some time for the response to be generated and sent back to you.

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