In practice, freight forwarders and customs brokers deliberately defer the submission of customs declarations until after goods have been released at the border or arrived at their destination – provided this occurs within the permissible statutory timeframe.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-new-deferred-customs-declaration
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