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Series

Customs and Excise: Registered Papers

Catalogue reference: CUST 49

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CUST 49

This series covers every area of the Board of Customs and Excise's work both policy and casework 1910 to 1932. Subsequently all areas are covered up to 1973 except War Registry, exchange control, Valuation Division, Purchase Tax Directorate,...

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Reference

CUST 49

Title
Customs and Excise: Registered Papers
Date

1732-1999

Description

This series covers every area of the Board of Customs and Excise's work both policy and casework 1910 to 1932. Subsequently all areas are covered up to 1973 except War Registry, exchange control, Valuation Division, Purchase Tax Directorate, Commonwealth preference and the Customs and Excise Establishments Division all of which have their own series.

Arrangement
Arrangement

By subject and approximate chronological order

Related material

For Excise: CUST 45

For Customs: CUST 46

Before 1910 there were separate registries for Customs and Excise and surviving registered papers can be found in other series

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Board of Customs and Excise, 1909-2005
Physical description

6245 files and photographs

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2017 HM Revenue and Customs

From 1992 Board of Customs and Excise

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Accumulation dates

Files series began in 1909 with the establishment of the Board of Customs and Excise

Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5625/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

39,788 records

Within the department: CUST

Records of the Boards of Customs, Excise, and Customs and Excise, and HM Revenue...

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Customs and Excise: Registered Papers