Question follow-through · 129483
Customs: Digital Technology
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Customs Declaration Service and its Bulk Import Reduced Data Set, how many entries were logged under Customs Procedure Code 0020 21V in each year since 2022.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Customs Declaration Service and its Bulk Import Reduced Data Set, how many entries were logged under Customs Procedure Code 0020 21V in each year since 2022.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2026
Answer published
For the purposes of this answer, “entries” have been interpreted as customs declarations. The table shows the number of customs declarations logged on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) under Customs Procedure Code (CPC) 0020 21V, which is used for the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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