News / HMRC says time running out to move to new UK customs reporting platform

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HMRC has ramped up its call to traders to switch to its new customs system before next month’s deadline, but sources warn it would “be mad” to turn off the current system.

The UK government’s tax body warned yesterday that “more than 3,500 businesses risk significant delays” if they did not migrate to the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) before it switches off the current platform, Customs Handling Import and Export Freight (CHIEF), on 30 September.

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