WHAT IS AN EXPORT DECLARATION?
Export Declaration is a formal statement made by the exporter to customs at a port of exit declaring full details about goods being exported, including contents, value, destination and other requirements. There are mainly three type of Export Declaration i) Electronic Export Declaration: National Export System (NES) This is an electronic based system that enables exporters or their agents to forward their export declarations to the UK Customs electronically. ii) Manual Export Declaration: Single Administrative Document SAD (C88) As an alternative to electronic submission of declarations via the NES system, an export declaration can be submitted manually by completing the Single Administrative Document (SAD) form. SAD must accompany the goods to the point of exit from the UK. It is retained by the exporter unless it is required to be presented with the goods at the EC frontier if the goods are exported via other Member States. In the UK this form is known as the C88. iii) Statement on B
