SPE05080 - Authorising a Special Procedure: other forms of authorisation

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As well as the ‘full� authorisation for which the process of application and approval is explained in this section and in SPE04000, there are a number of other types of authorisation. Please refer to for information on these.

Other forms of authorisation include:

  • authorisation by declaration (DA A163)
  • oral declaration for Temporary Admission (UCC A6.1, 6.2, 6.3a and 211 and DA A165)
  • declaration by any other act
  • ATA or Carnet de Passages en Douane (CPD) carnet (for application for TA).

Note: Northern Ireland (NI) customs authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979.