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The Customs Declaration Service (CDS) is a service provided by HMRC set to replace the existing CHIEF system for imports and exports which is due to be closed for import declarations on 30 September 2022, more information can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-declaration-service. This means that our existing CFSP module (handling customs imports) will be made redundant.  As such we've been integrating integrated Vision Bond with CDS with the intention to switch customers over to the new system as soon as we are ready and as soon as HMRC is ready for us to do sopossible.

The new system is entirely XML / HTTP based which means we can communicate more efficiently with the service, in a more user friendly manner compared to the CFSP system. CDS is similar to the ATWD module, in that it does not require users to be copying / pasting files and EDIFACT messages manually; messages are sent and received at the press of a button.

The new Vision Bond CDS module will handle handles the same transactions as the CFSP module currently does. However, we have included all fields from the HMRC specification which will in theory allow users to submit any type of declaration for all types of goodsmeans we can now support all types of goods and will allow us to in future submit other declaration types.

The CDS implementation has been broken down and phased in gradually by HMRC, initially they focused on delivering imports functionality, this is now all live and they are now looking at exports functionality. Our intention is to also submit an export pre-entry which we will begin working on as soon as the imports side is live and then look at what other messages would also be worthwhile integrating.

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