Board of Customs and Excise

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):	HM Customs and Excise (Also known as) Customs and Excise (Also known as)
Date:	1909-2005
History:	Formed in 1909 when the Excise Department of the Inland Revenue was amalgamated with the Board of Customs under one board with responsibilities for the collection and administration of customs and excise duties and VAT, and advice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on any matters connected with them; the protection of UK and business interests through the control of imported and exported goods; and the prevention of the illegal import (and export) of socially unacceptable or politically sensitive materials. From 18 April 2005, the Board of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise merged to become HM Revenue and Customs.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; Organisation website; Whitakers; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C278013

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1993-2003: Customs and Excise: Accounting Services Division: Beer Duty Database	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 134
2	1945-1976: Customs and Excise: Inspector General of Waterguard: Summaries of Seizures of Illegally Imported Goods	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 135
3	1935-1966: Customs and Excise: State of Trade Statistics	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 136
4	1945-1968: Customs and Excise: Inspector General of Waterguard: Monthly Trade Returns	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 137
5	1942-1966: Customs and Excise: Secretaries' Office: Instructions to Staff Relating To Purchase Tax Orders		CUST 138
6	1662-1962: Board of Customs and Excise and predecessors: Instructions to Staff: General Orders, Letters and Circulars	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 139
7	1949-1991: Customs and Excise: VAT/Car Tax Division and predecessor: Car Tax Files	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 140
8	1708-1908: Board of Customs: Instructions to staff	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 141
9	1699 -1907: Board of Excise: Instructions to Staff	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 142
10	1554 - 1938: Board of Customs and Excise and predecessors: Private Office Papers: Parry Collection	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 143
11	1852-1979: Board of Customs and Excise: Instructions to Staff	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 144
12	1658-1960: Board of Customs and Excise and predecessors: Excise Duties, Receipts, Payments and Rates	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 145
13	1930-1973: Board of Customs and Excise: Instructions to staff: Omnibus Weekly Orders	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 146
14	1814 - 1907: Board of Customs: Coastguard records	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 147
15	1604-1998: History of HM Customs and Excise and predecessors	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 148
16	1825 - 1875: Board of Customs: Quarantine orders and detentions	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 149
17	1820-1929: HM Customs and Excise and predecessors: Railway passenger duty	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 150
18	1918-1967: HM Customs and Excise: Memoranda on turnover taxes	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 151
19	1911-1979: HM Customs and Excise: War Division Records	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 152
20	1915 - 1960: HM Customs and Excise: Entertainments duty records	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 153
21	1950 - 1963: HM Customs and Excise: Import Duties Act 1958 and new Customs Tariff: collection of principal papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 154
22	1671-2005: HM Customs and Excise: Duties and taxation: collection of memoranda, reports and examples on the history of various duties and taxes	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 155
23	1866-1996: Charitable Funds Administered by HM Customs and Excise: Unregistered Files	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 156
24	From 2018: Valuation Office Agency Blog Website	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 202
25	1612-1953: HM Customs and Excise: Purchase of Land to Build Customs House, London	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 210
26	From 1999: HM Customs & Excise Website	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 170
27	1908-1947: Board of Inland Revenue and Board of Customs and Excise: Non Contributory Old Age Pensions, Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	AST 15
28	1734-1899: Abstracts of Exports Under Ports	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 24
29	1809-1906: Board of Customs: Extra and Intra-Departmental Correspondence	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 33
30	1748-1909: Board of Customs: Papers Relating to Plantations	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 34
31	1679-1860: Board of Customs: Statistics: Revenue	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 37
32	1782-1912: Board of Customs: Statistics: Establishments	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 38
33	1642-1970: Board of Customs and successor: Establishment: Staff Lists	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 39
34	1716-1936: Board of Customs: Other Headquarters Departments: Records	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 42
35	1856-2003: Board of Customs and Excise and predecessor: Annual Reports	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 44
36	1867-1909: Board of Excise: Registered Papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 45
37	1671-1966: Board of Customs: Registered Papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 46
38	1695-1874: Excise Board and Secretariat: Minute Books	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 47
39	1668-1839: Excise Board and Secretariat: Entry Books of Correspondence with Treasury	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 48
40	1902-1999: Customs and Excise: Registered Papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 49
41	1816-1952: Outport Records: Folkestone	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 55
42	1675-1906: Outport Records: Dartmouth	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 65
43	1776-1938: Outport Records: Chester	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 79
44	1689-1988: Outport Records: Preston, Heysham, Lancaster	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 81
45	1671-1906: Port of London: London	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 102
46	1820-1994: Outport Records: Isle of Man	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 104
47	1914-1947: War Registry: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 106
48	1599-1985: Board of Customs and Board of Excise: Miscellanea	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 109
49	1861-1990: Board of Customs and Excise and predecessor: Private Office Papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 118
50	1806-1900: Board of Excise and successor: Miscellaneous Bundles	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 119
51	1816-1887: Board of Excise and successors: Treasury Papers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 121
52	1918-1976: HM Customs and Excise: Purchase Tax Division: Registered Files (PT Series)	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 123
53	1964-1989: Board of Customs and Excise: Administration Directorate; Value Added Tax Planning and Development	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 125
54	1917-1984: Customs and Excise: Departmental Whitley Council: Records	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 127
55	1786-1994: Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: London Port: Title Registers	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 130
56	1855-1980: Customs and Excise and predecessors: Registry of British Ships: Chief Registrar's Casework Books	The National Archives, Kew	CUST 131
57	1554-2021: Records of the Boards of Customs, Excise, and Customs and Excise, and HM Revenue and Customs	The National Archives, Kew	CUST

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Board of Customs	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	HM Revenue and Customs	Successor/Predecessor		See Also