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HMRC Form C88: Single Administrative Document (SAD) — Import / Export Customs Declaration

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HMRC Form C88, the Single Administrative Document (SAD), is the official UK customs declaration form used for import, export, and transit movements and as a structured customs clearance instruction worksheet for the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Open the official HMRC C88 blank in JustFill in one click to type into Boxes 1–54 and download a clean completed PDF.

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HMRC Form C88 (SAD)
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
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United Kingdom
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What is HMRC Form C88 (SAD)?

Searching for a fillable HMRC Form C88 (Single Administrative Document / SAD) PDF that lets you type cleanly into every numbered customs box? Form C88 is the standard UK customs declaration layout covering exporter/consignor (Box 2), consignee (Box 8), declarant/representative (Box 14), delivery terms Incoterms (Box 20), currency and invoice total (Boxes 22–23), commodity code HS/CN tariff classification (Box 33), procedure code (Box 37), net/gross mass (Boxes 35 & 38), valuation and statistical value (Boxes 42 & 46), and duty/VAT calculation of taxes (Box 47). Freight forwarders, customs brokers, importers, and exporters use JustFill to fill C88 PDFs in the browser or batch-populate customs declarations from commercial invoice CSV/Excel spreadsheets.

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Who fills out HMRC Form C88 (SAD)?

  • UK importers and exporters preparing Single Administrative Document (C88) customs declarations or CDS clearance instruction sheets
  • Freight forwarders, customs brokers, and hauliers completing C88 Status / SAD documents for RoRo, air, and maritime shipments
  • Ecommerce merchants and trade compliance teams batch-filling C88 PDFs from commercial invoice spreadsheets
  • Traders submitting postal, fallback, or manual customs claims and proof-of-status declarations to HMRC

Field-by-field breakdown

What each section of HMRC Form C88 (SAD) asks for. JustFill’s AI will detect these fields automatically when you upload the PDF — review the breakdown below so you know what to enter.

Box 1, Box 2 & Box 8 — Declaration Type, Exporter/Consignor, and Consignee

Enter the declaration direction code (IM/EX), exporter name, address, and EORI number in Box 2, and the importer/consignee name, address, and EORI number in Box 8.

Box 14 — Declarant / Representative & EORI

Details and EORI number of the declarant or customs agent, plus representation status code (direct or indirect representation).

Boxes 15–25 — Dispatch/Destination Country, Incoterms, Currency, Invoice Total & Transport Mode

Country of dispatch (Box 15a), country of destination (Box 17a), Incoterms delivery terms (Box 20), invoice currency and total amount billed (Box 22), exchange rate (Box 23), and mode of transport at the border (Box 25).

Boxes 31–38 — Packages, Commodity Code, Country of Origin, Procedure & Mass

Marks, numbers, and package count/description (Box 31), item number (Box 32), 8- or 10-digit UK Global Tariff commodity code (Box 33), country of origin code (Box 34a), gross mass in kg (Box 35), customs procedure code (Box 37), and net mass in kg (Box 38).

Boxes 44, 46, 47 & 54 — Additional Information/Documents, Statistical Value, Taxes & Signature

Commercial invoice, licence, and preference certificates (Box 44), statistical value in GBP (Box 46), duty and import VAT calculation (Box 47), and place, date, and declarant signature (Box 54).

Common mistakes to avoid

  • 1Omitting the valid GB (or XI for Northern Ireland) EORI number in Box 2, Box 8, or Box 14.
  • 2Entering an 8-digit export commodity code on a UK import declaration where a 10-digit UK Integrated Online Tariff commodity code is required in Box 33.
  • 3Mismatching gross mass (Box 35) and net mass (Box 38) against the commercial invoice and packing list.

HMRC Form C88 (SAD) example — what a filled-out form looks like

A fictional UK importer in Felixstowe prepares a Form C88 Single Administrative Document worksheet for an industrial machinery shipment imported from Germany under DAP Incoterms.

Box 1 & Box 2 — Declaration & Exporter

IM A · SAMPLE MASCHINENBAU GMBH, MUSTERSTR. 10, 20095 HAMBURG, DE

Box 8 — Consignee & EORI

EXAMPLE ENGINEERING UK LTD, PORT VIEW ROAD, FELIXSTOWE, IP11 3SY · EORI: GB123456789000

Fictional EORI number for illustration.

Box 20 & Box 22 — Delivery Terms & Total Invoice

DAP FELIXSTOWE · EUR 18,500.00

Boxes 31, 33, 35, 37 & 38 — Goods & Tariff Code

1 Crate CNC Spindle Assembly · Commodity: 8466 93 60 00 · Gross: 420 kg · Net: 385 kg · Procedure: 4000 000

Box 54 — Place, Date & Declarant Signature

Felixstowe · 23/10/2026 · Signed: A. Sample (Customs Compliance Manager)

These values are made up. They are here to show what belongs on each line, not to be copied — every name, number, and address on your own HMRC Form C88 (SAD) has to be your own. Electronic declarations in the UK are submitted through the Customs Declaration Service (CDS); use C88 as your clearance instruction sheet or where HMRC authorises paper/fallback SAD declarations.

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While electronic UK import and export declarations now run through CDS (which replaced CHIEF), shippers and customs agents still widely use the C88 (SAD) layout as a standardised clearance instruction sheet and for fallback or status declarations.

Official source: HMRC Form C88 (SAD) on HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)’s website

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