Mise à jour le
07/05/2021
In case of withdrawal without agreement of the United Kingdom from the EU, businesses having relations with EU customs authorities will need an EORI number.
EU regulations stipulate the assigning of a unique community ID number called "EORI" to be used by economic operators abroad.
In case of withdrawal without agreement of the United Kingdom from the European Union, businesses having relations with EU customs authorities, or carrying on operations covered by customs legislation, will need an EORI number.
Are you a British economic operator or a third country economic operator already recorded with a British EORI identification number (GBXX12345678)?
In anticipation of Brexit, you can now apply for EORI number with the French customs authorities by:
- completing the form "Economic Operator Identification and Registration (EORI)" [PDF]
- sending this form once completed with your information to dg-comint1-eori@douane.finances.gouv.fr
You are a French economic operator who trades with Great Britain?
French Customs has pre-registered your identification data in order to issue you an EORI number.
- Check its validity online with the procedure "Find my EORI number"
- If you are not already recorded in the french and EU databases, you have to register: read the step-by-step summary for a demand of EORI number [PDF - French version]