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Submitting an electronic administrative document or an electronic simplified administrative document for excise goods

Find out how to complete and submit an electronic administrative document (eAD) and an electronic simplified administrative document (eSAD) using the Excise Movement Control System.

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HM Revenue & Customs
Published
15 November 2017
Last updated
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Submit an electronic administrative document using the Excise Movement Control System

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Submit an electronic simplified administrative document using the Excise Movement Control System

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If you’re a consignor and you send duty suspended excise goods using the Excise Movement Control System (EMCS), you’ll need to complete and submit a message known as an electronic administrative document (eAD) through EMCS before the movement takes place.

If you’re a certified or temporary certified consignor and you send duty paid excise goods from Northern Ireland to the EU using EMCS, you’ll need to complete and submit a message known as an electronic simplified administrative document (eSAD) through EMCS before the movement takes place.

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Published 15 November 2017

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    3. The Administrative Reference Code (ARC) must accompany the goods. The instruction that it has to ‘be visible on either a printed eAD, eSAD or any other commercial document’, has been removed.

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Update history

2025-06-25 15:53
Links to the Customs Office Reference Number (European Commission Website) for Northern Ireland and UK customs office codes for the Customs Declaration Service for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) have been added.

2025-01-27 16:42
The Administrative Reference Code (ARC) must accompany the goods. The instruction that it has to ‘be visible on either a printed eAD, eSAD or any other commercial document’, has been removed.

2024-12-12 13:00
The D – Completion notes relating to Movement Type has been updated to include Export with customs declaration lodged in the United Kingdom.

2024-08-19 10:00
Guidance has been added about how to submit an electronic simplified administrative document.