Customs Decisions System (CDS)

How to apply for customs decisions using CDS

Where to apply

You should apply to the customs authority in the Member State where:

• your main accounts for customs purposes are held
  
• and
• at least a part of the activities related to the relevant customs decision are carried out.

When applying in Ireland for any of the 22 customs decisions, you should only select the customs office IENEN003 as the Decision Taking Customs Authority.

What do traders need to do?

You should do the following in order to ensure that you can access the CDS:

• You should have a valid ROS Certificate.
• You should be registered for customs and excise in ROS.
• You should have a valid EORI number.

How to access the CDS

Economic operators can access the system in the European Union (EU) trader portal. To lodge an application, you must be authenticated in the trader portal. This is handled by the Uniform User Management and Digital Signature system (UUMDS) together with our Revenue Online Service (ROS).

You can use the UUMDS to assign responsibility for customs applications and authorisations (delegation)  to your customs representative.

You will find further information about how to create and manage these roles in Access management through UUMDS. 

Next: What you can do in the CDS