Appendix 23 Imports: Declaration Category Data Sets Landing Page and Introductory Text
Updated 30 May 2025
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This Appendix provides a detailed breakdown of the specific data elements (DE) needed for each declaration category.
The Appendix is broken into 3 parts:
- Appendix 23: Declaration Category Data Sets Landing Page and Introductory Text
- Appendix 23A: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i
- Appendix 23B: Declaration Category Data Sets C21i EIDR NOP
Description of the Declaration Categories covered by Appendix 23 Imports: Inventory
Appendix 23A: C21i
| C21i | (Air) Port Customs Clearance Request (CCR) - Imports |
Appendix 23B: C21i EIDR NOP
| C21i EIDR NOP | (Air) Port Customs Clearance Request (CCR) - Imports released using Entry in Declarants Records (EIDR) where the C21 is also used to provide the Notification of Presentation (NOP) |
General Notes
Appendix 23 Imports: Declaration Category Data Sets contains a separate table for each declaration category type, for example C21i.
The data set tables also state whether the data element is mandatory in all cases, optional for the declarant or dependant on the circumstances being declared.
Each Data Set table identifies the requirements for completion of the appropriate data elements on a Customs Clearance Request (CCR) dependent on the individual declaration category.
A consolidated set of Notes are provided to assist in reading the data set tables.