CDS70724Licence Error: Licence is not valid

HMRC explanation

Licence reference quoted is not valid
This could be because:
licence does not match the commodity code licensing authority declared is incorrect licence is out of date licence allows insufficient quantity licence reference number declared is incorrect licence does not belong to the importer/ exporter declared licence is not valid for the country of origin/ dispatch/ destination licence does not match the DUCR declared in DE 2/1
If still stuck, contact the licencing authority

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

What to check across the Licence errors

A licence quoted on the declaration does not exist, is not valid, does not belong to the importer or exporter, is the wrong type for the movement, or has too little quantity left. Check the licence against the goods, the destination, the declarant and the remaining balance.

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