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From today, customs agents and authorised consignees using CDS have a new document to check.
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From today, customs agents and authorised consignees using CDS have a new document to check. HMRC says the new guidance lets users “find a list of the codes” for “Data Element 5/23”. The guidance, published today on GOV.UK HMRC, points users to Appendix 16N for the ACTS location codes now needed in that field.
This is a narrow but practical update. HMRC has published new guidance on ACTS location codes for Data Element 5/23. Customs agents and authorised consignees should now populate field 5/23 with the correct Appendix 16N code.
The point is simple: use the correct location code for the place where goods may be examined under temporary storage. It matters from today because this is not a consultation or future rule. For busy finance teams, that makes this a same-day process check, not background customs reading.
In RecoupIQ, this lands as an operational compliance signal, not a balance-sheet distress signal. Our regulatory change tracker flags these technical updates when they affect a mandatory declaration field. That still matters for UK creditors because goods-flow friction can appear before a missed payment shows up in ledgers or filings.
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They are easy to dismiss until an avoidable exception interrupts delivery, receiving, or invoicing. This notice does not tell us who will be delayed. It tells filers exactly which document to verify now.
This week, ask your broker or customs team for three items. First, the new HMRC guidance. Second, the current Appendix 16N list. Third, the CDS template used for Data Element 5/23.
Then confirm each authorised consignee site has the right ACTS code, and that your software or manual entry screen is updated. Buyers and accountants should also confirm who owns the control, the broker, the site operator, or the importer. If you finance, insure, or supply import-led SMEs, ask whether that check is complete before treating a delay as a credit problem.
This analysis cannot prove a future hold, or a late payment. It can show where a preventable filing error could slow stock and cash.
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