HMRC have recently written to traders, setting out the key dates in 2023 to help forward planning.
From late February 2023
HMRC will contact export declarants that only use the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS), either using software or the current National Export System (NES) web service. HMRC will include details of how to start making declarations on the CDS using either software or the new export declaration online service.
Summer 2023
HMRC will work with all export declarants to ensure they are ready to make declarations through the CDS, by setting out the actions you need to take and signposting to guidance.
From September 2023
All export routes will be open for making declarations and declarants will be signposted to information about actions they need to take. This includes:
• Export declarants who use a mix of routes including the GVMS or inventory linked locations
• Export declarants that only use inventory linked locations
• Export declarants that use Designated Export Place (DEP) movements
• Export declarants that currently use NES web service and will need to move to the new export declaration online service
After 30 November 2023
All export declarations need to be made through the CDS.
Source: HMRC
Further Reading
ChamberCustoms blog: From CHIEF to CDS: New Requirements