OOCL would like to advise our valued customers that as part of the 'Safety and Security Amendment' to the (EU) Community Customs Code, a single registration number for economic operators (businesses or persons) that engage in EU customs activities will become mandatory from 1 July 2010. This will end the "flexible enforcement period". The number is called an 'Economic Operators Registration and Identification number' (EORI).
The EORI should help to reduce administrative burdens and simplify procedures for economic operators, and for customs officers it should facilitate the identification of security risks and streamline procedures.
Any economic operator established in the EU needs to have an EORI number. An economic operator established outside the EU will have to be assigned an EORI number if he lodges a customs declaration, an Entry or an Exit Summary Declaration or a Summary Declaration to EU customs.
Further information published by the EU on EORI can be found in http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/resources/documents/customs/security_amendment/EORI_guidelines_en.pdf
In order to enable OOCL to prepare for the upcoming Advance Manifest requirements for the EU that will become effective December 31st 2010, and requires reporting of manifested parties’ EORI numbers where available, we kindly request you to provide your regional OOCL office with your EORI number in writing. This will enable us to register your details in our system and subsequently report in our Advance Manifest submissions.
