HMRC plans to close this extension process to new applications on 31st October 2022. By this date everyone who asked for a one-month extension should be fully migrated to CDS. Declarants that applied for a longer extension will find out this week if they have been successfully
Extensions beyond 31st October 2022 have been granted only in exceptional circumstances, such as a software developer not being ready and where the applicant provided HMRC with clear plans to show when the development will be completed.
Where extensions have not been granted, declarants will be expected to make all their imports declarations on CDS. However, to accommodate import month-end activities these declarants will be able to continue to use CHIEF until 7th November 2022 and they have been notified of this decision in writing.
