What is CFSP? (Customs Freight Simplified Procedures)

Overview

CFSP stands for Customs Freight Simplified Procedures. It was a simplified customs procedure used to make the import and export of goods easier by allowing authorised traders to provide reduced information initially and complete the required customs information at a later stage.

For current UK customs processes, HMRC uses the term Simplified Customs Declaration Process (SCDP) instead. SCDP allows authorised traders to use simplified methods for importing goods, including the Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) and Entry in the Declarant’s Records (EIDR).

Simplified Customs Declaration Process

Under SCDP, traders can provide a minimum amount of information to HMRC to release goods, followed by a Supplementary Declaration containing the full customs information.

The two main methods are:

• Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP): Allows goods to be released using a Simplified Frontier Declaration (SFD) containing a reduced data set, followed by a supplementary declaration.

• Entry in the Declarant’s Records (EIDR): Allows authorised traders to enter the required information in their own commercial records before submitting the supplementary declaration to HMRC.
  
  

Authorisation Requirements

Traders must be authorised by HMRC to use the Simplified Customs Declaration Process. Applicants must meet HMRC requirements, including having a good customs compliance record, maintaining appropriate records and written procedures, and meeting the relevant eligibility conditions.

Benefits

Using simplified customs procedures can:

• Reduce the amount of information required at the initial declaration stage.

• Help goods move through customs more efficiently.

• Reduce administrative work associated with full declarations.

• Allow supplementary customs information to be submitted at a later stage.
  
  

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