Chief Downtime – Sunday 27th March

Official Announcement Here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customs-handling-of-import-export-freight-chief-service-availability-and-issues/customs-handling-of-import-export-freight-chief-service-availability-and-issues

Due to the CHIEF maintenance, the following Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) actions linked to CHIEF might be affected:

• create or update a goods movement reference (GMR) — an error will occur if CHIEF declarations are being associated to the goods movement reference
• check-in goods movement references (GMRs) (outbound) — goods movement references with CHIEF declarations will go to a ‘controlled’ state and when the maintenance ends:
  • queued messages will be processed
  • the risking response may change from ‘controlled’ to ‘release’
• embark goods movement reference (outbound) — departure messages will be queued and will be processed and updated when the maintenance ends
• embark goods movement reference (inbound) — goods movement references with CHIEF declarations will go to a ‘controlled state’ and when the maintenance ends:
  • queued messages will be processed
  • the risking response may change from ‘controlled’ to ‘release’

The core services of the goods vehicle movement service will be available. You will still be able to enter and validate Customs Declaration Service and New Computerised Transit System (NCTS) declarations to obtain a goods movement reference during this downtime.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues/register-for-the-goods-vehicle-movement-service-service-availability-and-issues

Please note that there is also planned CDS downtime planned for Thursday 31st March from 22:30-23:15. Further information will be announced early next week.