How to read/complete a SAD/Form C88

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Customs Form C88 - A brief history

The 'Single Administrative Document' or 'SAD', for short, is the same Form as the UK's Customs Form C88, by which it is more commonly referred. Its completion is also known as the 'Customs entry'. This Form is used / completed each and every time any goods are imported and exported in or out of the European Community (EC).

This complex Form can appear daunting, so this is where the role of a Customs broker can help. If you have a shipment which is arriving, or perhaps has arrived, into the UK, and needs to be cleared through UK Customs, then please contact a member of our Imports Team to see how we can help.

WARNING!

Alongside genuine reputable companies, there are some Customs clearance agents and Freight Forwarders, who claim that they can save you money on: shipping costs and Import Duty & VAT, by the way you raise your import paperwork, thereby, affecting what they declare on the C88, on your behalf. These methods are classed as fraud, and if caught, come with severe penalties.

Always ensure that you use a reputable* Customs agent/broker who can explain what details they declared on your behalf.

*We recommend starting with a Company which is a member of BIFA (the professional organisation for the Freight and Shipping industry).
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1     Declaration type

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2     Consignor/Exporter

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3     Forms

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4     Should be blank

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5     Items

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6     Total Packages

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7     Reference Number

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8     Importers VAT No., Name and Address

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9    Should be blank

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10   Should be blank

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11   Should be blank

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12   Should be blank

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13   Should be blank

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14   Declarant VAT No., Name and Address

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15   Should be blank

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15a  Country of Export

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15b  Should be blank

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16  Should be blank

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17a  Country of Destination

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17b  Should be blank

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18   Identity and Nationality of means of Transport on arrival

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19   Should be blank

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20   Should be blank

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21   Identity and Nationality of means of Transport crossing the border

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22   Invoice currency and total amount invoiced

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23   Exchange Rate

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24   Should be blank

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25   Mode of transport at the border

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26   Inland mode of transport

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27   Should be blank

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28   Should be blank

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29   Should be blank

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30   Location of goods

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31   Packages and description of goods

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32   Item number

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33   Commodity code

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34a   Country of Origin code

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34b   Should be blank

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35   Gross mass

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36   Preferences

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37   Procedure

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38   Net mass

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39   Quota

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40   Summary declaration/Previous document

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41   Supplementary Units

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42   Item Price

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43   Valuation Method

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44   Additional Information/Commodity additional

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45   Adjustment

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46   Statistical Value

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47   Calculation of taxes

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48   Deferred Payment

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49   Identification of warehouse

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50   Should be blank

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51   Should be blank

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52   Should be blank

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53   Should be blank

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54   Place and date, signature and name of declarant or his representative

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We can clear goods through most of the UK's Airports, Deep Sea Container Ports and Ferry Terminals

If you have some goods which will be arriving soon, or has already arrived into the UK, which will require clearance through UK Customs, then why not contact our Imports Team today for imformation on how we can help you. ukimports.org

Email us at: enquiries@ukimports.org

 

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