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Notice to exporters 2026/04: transmission issues between LITE/SPIRE and CDS

Licences from LITE/SPIRE may not reach HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS), causing clearance delays. Report declaration problems to CDS while we investigate.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and HM Revenue & Customs
Published
27 February 2026
Last updated
13 March 2026 — See all updates

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NTE 2026/04: licence transmission issues between LITE/SPIRE and CDS

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This notice advises of an issue with licence transmissions from LITE and SPIRE to HMRC’s Customs Declaration Service (CDS), potential delays to border clearances, and how to report declaration problems to CDS.

The notices to exporters collection brings together all published notices.

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Published 27 February 2026
Last updated 13 March 2026 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Notice updated after the issue described in the notice was resolved on March 5 2026.

  2. First published.

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