Do not use this payment guide if your reference number starts with C18 followed by 6 numbers.
Email customsaccountingrepayments@hmrc.gov.uk for advice and include ‘CHIEF’ in your email title.
If you’ve used the Customs Declaration Service to make a declaration for goods you’ve imported into the UK, you can pay what you owe on them straight away.
What you’ll need
You’ll need the Customs Declaration Service Immediate (CDSI) reference number that you were given when you made your declaration. It will begin with the letters ‘CDSI’, followed by 12 numbers and letters.
You’ll get a different reference number for every declaration you make using the Customs Declaration Service.
Make sure you give the full, correct CDSI reference number.
There will be a delay in clearing your goods if you give the wrong number.
How much time to allow for your payment to reach HMRC
The time you need to give for a payment to reach HMRC depends on how you pay.
Same or next day
If you pay by:
- approve a payment through your online bank account
- online or telephone banking (Faster Payment)
- CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System)
- debit or corporate credit card online
3 working days
If you pay by Bacs (Bankers Automated Clearing System).
How to pay
Approve a payment through your online bank account.
You can pay directly using your online or mobile bank account.
When you’re ready to pay, start your Customs Declaration Service payment. Select the ‘pay by bank account’ option. You’ll then be directed to sign in to your online or mobile banking account to approve your payment.
The payment is usually instant but sometimes it takes up to 2 hours to show in your account.
You’ll need to have your online banking details ready to pay this way.
By Bacs, CHAPS, online or by telephone banking
Account details to use
| Sort code | Account number | Account name |
|---|---|---|
| 20 05 17 | 23372545 | HMRC Customs Duty Schemes |
If your account is overseas
| Bank identifier code (BIC) | Account number (IBAN) | Account name |
|---|---|---|
| BARCGB22 | GB16BARC20051723372545 | HMRC Customs Duty Schemes |
If you’re paying online or over the telephone, we recommend you check the maximum transaction limit set by your bank.
By debit or corporate credit card
You can pay online using a:
- personal debit card
- corporate debit card
- corporate credit card
You’ll need to pay the full amount that is due, and the maximum amount you can pay in one transaction is £97,000.
There’s a fee if you pay by corporate credit card or corporate debit card. The fee is not refundable.
There’s no fee if you pay by personal debit card.
By cheque
Make your cheque payable to ‘HM Revenue and Customs only’ and write your reference number on the back.
Send your cheque to:
CDS Accounting
Ralli Quays
3 Stanley Street
Salford
M60 9HL
Do not fold the cheque or attach it to other papers.
Get help and more information
Contact the National Clearance Hub if you:
- have problems making a payment
- need help or advice
