Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (repealed)Show full title

Section 4 U.K. Postal traffic

Article 237 U.K.

1. The following postal consignments shall be considered to have been declared to customs:

A.

for release for free circulation:

(a)

at the time when they are introduced into the customs territory of the Community:

• postcards and letters containing personal messages only,

• braille letters,

• printed matter not liable for import duties, and

• all other consignments sent by letter or parcel post which are exempt from the obligation to be conveyed to customs in accordance with provisions pursuant to Article 38 (4) of the Code;

(b)

at the time when they are presented to customs:

• consignments sent by letter or parcel post other than those referred to at (a), provided they are accompanied by a [F1 CN22] and/or [F1 CN23] declaration;

B.

for export:

(a)

at the time when they are accepted by the postal authorities, in the case of consignments by letter and parcel post which are not liable to export duties;

(b)

at the time of their presentation to customs, in the case of consignments sent by letter or parcel post which are liable to export duties, provided they are accompanied by a [F1 CN22] and/or a [F1 CN23] declaration.

2. The consignee, in the cases referred to in paragraph 1A, and the consignor, in the cases referred to in paragraph 1B, shall be considered to be the declarant and, where applicable, the debtor. The customs authorities may provide that the postal administration shall be considered as the declarant and, where applicable, as the debtor.

3. For the purposes of paragraph 1, goods not liable to duty shall be considered to have been presented to customs within the meaning of Article 63 of the Code, the customs declaration to have been accepted and release granted:

(a) in the case of imports, when the goods are delivered to the consignee;

(b) in the case of exports, when the goods are accepted by the postal authorities.

4. Where a consignment sent by letter or parcel post which is not exempt from the obligation to be conveyed to customs in accordance with provisions pursuant to Article 38 (4) of the Code is presented without a [F1 CN22] and/or [F1 CN23] declaration or where such declaration is incomplete, the customs authorities shall determine the form in which the customs declaration is to be made or supplemented.

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000 of 24 July 2000 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (Text with EEA relevance).

Article 238 U.K.

Article 237 shall not apply:

• to consignments containing goods for commercial purposes of an aggregate value exceeding the statistical threshold laid down by the Community provisions in force; the customs authorities may lay down higher thresholds,

• to consignments containing goods for commercial purposes which form part of a regular series of like operations,

• where a customs declaration is made in writing, orally or using a data-processing technique,

• to consignments containing the goods referred to in Article 235.