Important information
Are you ready for EORI ?




An EU directive requires from 1/7/2009 all economic operators involved in customs activities in the E.U. must have an EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification) number. In many cases this will be the first nine digits of your VAT Number the remaining 3 digit TURN will be discarded.
H M Revenue and Customs should have written to you in April advising you of your EORI and you should communicate this to us and any other forwarder who undertakes customs work for you as quickly as possible. If you have an Import or Export after the 1st July 2009 and do not have a valid EORI then your cargo will not get customs cleared and will be stopped at the border point until you have a valid EORI.

 

Once you have a valid EORI  please advise us by using the form at this link

 

 Quote from Customs information Paper (09) 13
We have written to branches advising that they will no longer be able to use their TURN numbers after 30 June 2009.

A registration notification will be sent out to those Economic Operators who qualify for an EORI number on 1 April 2009 detailing their name and address, VAT number (if applicable) and the allocated EORI number, along with an outline of EORI. Therefore these Economic Operators will not need to apply for their number.

For new Economic Operators or Economic Operators who do not automatically qualify for an EORI number we have now finalised the EORI application form. The form will be available from 1 April 2009 as either a version that can be completed electronically or a hard copy version. More detailed information is contained in the following section.
If you do not appear to have received your EORI it may have been sent to your registered office or Accountant. Should that not be the case you can apply for your EORI from H M Revenue and Customs

The application form is available as either a version that can be completed
• electronically (C220); or
• a hard copy version (C220A)

The form is made up of three sections. Sections A and C must be completed by all applicants whilst section B must only be completed by applicants who are not VAT registered in the UK or are not established in the customs territory of the Community.
Hard copy applications
You will need to print off the application form (C220A) or obtain a form by telephoning the National Advice Service on 0845 010 9000. You must complete the form and send it by post, together with any supporting documents if you have completed section B, to the EORI processing team at the following address:


HM Revenue & Customs
EORI Team
13th Floor South
Government Buildings
Ty Glas
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5ZN

Electronic Applications
You will need to download and save the application form (C220) as a Word document and complete the form as required. You will then need to email the completed application form together with scanned supporting documents if you have completed section B, to our EORI team in Cardiff on: turn@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk

Please note: HMRC will not accept hard or faxed copies of supporting documents for electronic applications.

 

 

 

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