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UK & EU customs coordination

UK Customs Clearance

UK import, export and transit customs clearance coordinated through appointed customs agents, with documents, declarations and border handovers aligned to your road, air or sea freight.

How the service is planned

Built from the cargo data, route and delivery requirement.

Carnigo coordinates UK imports, UK exports and transit clearance through appointed customs agents, who submit the relevant declarations. We check the commercial invoice, packing list, EORI, commodity code, origin, value, Incoterm and representation position before the CDS, transit or safety-and-security submission is arranged.

UK CDS import and export clearance
EU export and import coordination
NCTS transit and movement references
ENS safety-and-security support
Customs workflow guide

The declaration data must match the goods and the route.

Customs is not a single document. The required entry and references depend on the direction of travel, customs procedure, country, border system, carrier and whether goods move under transit.

01UK import

CDS import declaration

Before release into Great Britain

The appointed customs agent submits the import declaration using confirmed goods and arrival data. Carnigo coordinates the importer’s VAT instructions, including postponed VAT accounting (PVA) where applicable.

02UK export

CDS export declaration

Before goods leave the UK

The export MRN and supporting evidence are coordinated with the carrier, port or movement process.

03Transit

NCTS / T1 or T2 where applicable

Customs control continues to destination

The Transit Accompanying Document and MRN travel with the goods until the movement is discharged correctly.

04Safety & security

ENS where required

Submitted before arrival

Entry Summary Declaration data supports pre-arrival risk assessment and is separate from the customs import declaration.

Planning note: Carnigo coordinates declarations through appointed customs agents. Classification, origin, valuation and licensing remain fact-specific and may require client evidence or specialist advice.

Documents and data

The references behind the movement.

Transport paperwork, customs data and shipment instructions must describe the same goods. Carnigo follows those links through the operating chain.

CDS

Customs Declaration Service

The UK system used for customs import and export declarations, producing the relevant declaration reference and status messages.

MRN

Movement Reference Number

The unique reference generated for a customs or transit declaration and used to connect the entry to the physical movement.

ENS

Entry Summary Declaration

A pre-arrival safety-and-security declaration. It is not the same as the CDS customs import declaration.

GMR / TAD

Border and transit documents

A Goods Movement Reference or Transit Accompanying Document may be required depending on the port, route and customs procedure.

Trusted partner network

Wider capacity. Comparable rates. One Carnigo contact.

Our appointed UK and European customs agents support clearances around the same transport plan. Carnigo keeps the declarant, haulier, overseas agent and client working from matching invoices, packing lists, references and route details, reducing avoidable border mismatches.

Operational scope

What Carnigo coordinates.

Each booking is built around the confirmed cargo, route, Incoterms, equipment and border process. Responsibilities and handovers are made clear before movement.

01

Invoice and packing-list review

02

EORI and representation check

03

Commodity and procedure data handover

04

Import or export entry coordination

05

MRN, transit and border-reference follow-up

06

Duty, VAT and release-status communication

Start moving now

Request your customs clearance quote.

Send the collection and delivery points, package count, dimensions, weight, ready date and required timing. Carnigo will compare the workable partner options and return a clear rate.