Customs: Digital Technology

Summary

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC reconciles BIRDs import declaration data with (a) online marketplace order data, (b) VAT returns submitted by sellers and marketplaces and (c) the Customs Declaration Service consignee and importer data for

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 18 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC reconciles BIRDs import declaration data with (a) online marketplace order data, (b) VAT returns submitted by sellers and marketplaces and (c) the Customs Declaration Service consignee and importer data for

   Source: Commons

2. 27 May 2026

   Answer

   The purpose of BIRDS is to allow operators to comply with customs requirements. There is a separate VAT regime.Given the scope of the data, HMRC does not typically reconcile BIRDS declaration data with data from online marketplaces, VAT return data or Cus...

   Source: Written answer

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

No documents linked.

Sponsors

• · Treasury · Answering body

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.