Dear Customer,
We first published the below notice last year and would like to remind you that we still require notification of your EORI number.
It is essential for a customer to register an EORI number and will be part of the data set submitted in ICS/ENS. Without an EORI number, it will increase the risk that customers will be treated by Customs as an 'unknown' party and delay the Customs Clearance.
Please click on this link for a simple explanation produced by HMRC on the possible consequences of not providing your EORI in time
EORI E-learning tool
If you have not already done so please email EORI details to this address: CLICK
As part of the 'Safety and Security Amendment' to the (EU) Community Customs Code a single registration number for economic operators that engage in (EU) customs activities will become mandatory as from 1 July 2009. The number is called 'Economic Operators Registration and Identification number' (EORI).
For economic operators EORI should reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures, 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.
Moreover, it is irrelevant if the economic operator is a company (legal person) or a natural person. Even an individual engaged in customs-related activities in the EU will need to have a valid registration number, used by one of the Member States as from 1 July 2009. In many cases Economic Operators who already deal with customs authorities in their own EU country will not need to take any action to register. In the majority of EU Member States, the identification number used prior to 1st July 2009 to complete customs formalities will be re-used as an EORI number. Thus, only new operators should register and the application should be sent to the relevant authorities of the Member States in which the economic operator is established (in case of EU economic operators) - see also the Guidelines on EORI .
An economic operator not established in the European Community customs territory also needs to apply for an EORI number if he lodges a customs declaration, an Entry or an Exit Summary Declaration or a Summary Declaration to EU customs. From 1 July 2009 economic operators from non-EU countries will need an EORI number in order to:
· lodge an Entry Summary Declaration or an Exit Summary Declaration
· apply for AEO status (Authorised Economic Operator)
· apply for simplifications in economic procedures.
The list of other possible cases and exclusions is provided in the EORI Guidelines . Economic operators from non-EU countries should apply for an EORI number in the country in which they will carry out the first of the above mentioned cases.
There is a very helpful European Commission e-learning course which customers may find helpful, this can be accessed HERE
Click HERE to go to the HM Revenue & Customs web page which gives full EORI details.
The EORI number for OOCL (UK) Ltd is GB515180374000
Finally, 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, we kindly ask you to provide us with your EORI number in writing upon receipt from EU authorities.
We trust the above helps you to meet the new EORI requirements.
