Obligation, format and value errorsAuthorisation

CDS10004Commodity code Error: Mandatory data element not provided and/or format error and/or number of occurrences exceeds what is allowed for the data element

HMRC explanation

Commodity code error

A commodity code error is likely to be caused by missing or incorrect additional codes to the commodity code - these are the national additional codes or TARIC additional codes. It may also be triggered where an insufficient number of digits have been provided.

Source: HMRC, Customs Declaration Service error codes, Open Government Licence v3.0. GOV.UK publication · Licence

What to check across the Obligation, format and value errors

A single data element has failed: it is missing or incomplete, not allowed on this declaration, repeated more often than permitted, in the wrong format, or carries a value that is not recognised. Check the element named in the error is completed in full, in the expected format, and only where the declaration type allows it. A negative item customs value points back to the valuation data on that item.

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Source: HMRC, Customs Declaration Service error codes, Open Government Licence v3.0. GOV.UK publication · Licence