Under NES there are four types of procedures available to cater for different business requirements. Export declarations can be input to CHIEF from any location within the UK. There is no compulsory association with EPUs as there is with imports.
| Standard Export Procedure (Full Pre-Entry) |
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A full pre-shipment declaration is electronically transmitted to CHIEF. |
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| Simplified Declaration Procedure (SDP) |
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A new procedure that enables approved traders (exporters and agents) to make an initial simplified declaration to CHIEF, prior to shipment by, using PSAs. Once the goods have left the UK a supplementary declaration, containing all the data required by Customs, must be sent to CHIEF within 14 days. Both the PSA and the supplementary declaration must be submitted electronically. |
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| Local Clearance Procedure (LCP) |
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Allows exporters to have goods cleared at their approved premises, prior to despatch to the port or airport of export. Traders can use either SDP or Full Pre-Entry methods to submit declarations. |
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| Designated Export Place (DEP) |
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At an approved DEP export consignments are consolidated for loading and items are declared individually using either SDP or Full Pre-Entry methods.
The DEP operator then informs CHIEF which consignments are in the consolidation and creates a master UCR to cover the whole consolidation. After CHIEF accepts and clears the consolidation, it can be moved to the port or airport, where the master UCR is used when dealing with Customs.
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Note: For all the above procedures Customs will carry out any anti-smuggling checks they feel are required at the port or airport.
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