TTM5.0 XMLs Issues
26th September 2018
HRMC has been working to resolve the issues with the TTM5.0 XMLs. Updated and tested XML messages (in both XML and .txt format), corresponding Trade Notifications and accompanying business scenarios are now in Word format for the following 2 scenarios: Removal of goods from a customs warehouse using EIDR where the declarant is an indirect representative (TC27) Removal of goods from a customs warehouse using EIDR, with value build up (TC39) XML documentation was issued on September 24th to support testing in TTM5.0. The remaining 2 scenarios (TC06 and TC26)will be on September 25th The Smart Error Messages seen in the DMSACC notifications for TC27 and TC39 have not been communicated to before now. These messages are associated with Front End Credibility functionality and are currently being refined. This is new functionality in TTM5.0 and will be introduced in Live in Release 2. Further details will be issued on how to handle these messages before this functionality is introduced in Live.
TTM5.0 DAN Validation & Known Error Log
26th September 2018
TTM5.0 has introduced DAN validation. This means that you must use the correct deferment account number for the EORI used on each declaration submission for tests to be successful in TTM5.0. Details of the DANs that can be used for the shared EORIs from the EORI “Library” can be found in Appendix E of the TTM5.0 Pack, which was issued on Friday 07/09. A new Known Error Log (KEL) for TTM5.0 has been added to the online forum. Please keep in mind that trade test is a test system and, while every effort has been made to ensure the KEL is comprehensive, it is possible that further bugs may be identified during TTM5.0.
Bulk Data File List API
26th September 2018
The Bulk Data File List API has now been exposed on Developer Hub . The Tariff Files will not be available for download until the end of October but you will still be able to use this documentation to help you automate the pull of Daily, Monthly and Annual Tariff files. In the interim we will be issuing the updated Tariff Data File containing all of the National Measures up to mid-July. The file will also include the Excise measures. This is scheduled to be available on Google Drive folder CDS 09 Tariff Download by the end of September.
Midlands ACITA Meeting
16th September 2018
CDS update - HMRC - CDS Overview The first CDS entry was entered and accepted 7th September 2018. CHIEF currently handles 70 million entries per annum. Over 60 million of these entries are supplementary declarations. 5 million entries are full or frontier declarations. CHIEF is now 25 years old and is based on 1980s’s technology. CDS will replace CHIEF.
TTM XML sample testing updates
30th August 2018
Following feedback on the XML sample messages issued for TTM4.2 on 31st July some discrepancies remained. (more…)
Technical Updates
30th August 2018
The government has published a series of technical notices, setting out further detail on the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 without a deal. (more…)
Trade Test XML Documentation for CDS
21st August 2018
This is an update from the HMRC Software Developer Support Team on the current status on the Trade Test XML Sample Messages and other available Technical Documentation for CDS. (more…)
ACITA Southern Meeting July 2018
3rd August 2018
The ACITA Southern regional meeting was held at Maidenhead Golf Club on July 26th, the main topics being CDS and Brexit. (more…)
Important Changes to Customs Declarations
18th July 2018
If you make customs declarations for goods imported from or exported outside the EU there are some imminent changes. (more…)
JCCC EU Exit Trusted Trader Sub-Group Update
17th July 2018
The July JCCC EU Exit Trusted Trader Sub-Group meeting was lead by Mike Howe, Deputy Director for Customs Strategy and Tax design. The key highlights are listed below (more…)