Guidance

Appendix 25 BIRDS: Declaration Category Data Sets

This Appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the specific data elements needed for the Bulk Import Reduced Data Set (BIRDS) declaration category.

Documents

Reading notes for Declaration Category Data Sets: CDS Declaration and Customs Clearance Request Instructions

Details

The Appendix is broken into 2 parts:

  • Appendix 25: Declaration Category Data Set Landing Page and Introductory Text
  • Appendix 25A: Declaration Category Data Set BIRDS

Updates to this page

Published 20 September 2022
Last updated 30 May 2025 show all updates
  1. Appendix 25 BIRDS: Declaration Category Data Set Landing Page and Introductory Text has been updated to remove references to the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system as the service is no longer active. Notes regarding previously deleted table content have also been removed.

  2. Data Set table has been standardised.

  3. First published.

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