EORI Number Registration Service

Below you can find all EORI-related instructions for private individuals.

When do private individuals need an EORI number?

Private individuals need an EORI number if they import or order goods subject to the carbon border adjustment mechanism, i.e. CBAM goods, from outside the EU. Reports on the emissions of such goods must be submitted in the EU’s e-service. To log in, private individuals also need an EORI number.

You should apply for an EORI number immediately after you have declared CBAM goods for the first time.

When do private individuals not need an EORI number?

An EORI number is not required in the following circumstances:
•    A webstore sells goods to a private individual.
•    A transport operator carries the package that a private individual receives or sends.
•    The private individual declares the package that does not contain CBAM goods.
You can however obtain an EORI number if, for example, a foreign webstore or the transport operator carrying your package requires it.

How to apply for an EORI number

Apply for an EORI number using the form 1162e, Application, EORI registration for private person. Use only the Latin alphabet in the text fields of the form. Remember to enclose a copy of your ID certificate with your application.

If you are not applying for an EORI number for declaring CBAM goods, you can leave blank the section on the applicant’s EU login account ID.

Send the completed form by secure email to th.eori@tulli.fi.

It usually takes 2-3 working days to process your application.

Validity of the EORI number

You need to apply for an EORI only once.

You can check the validity of your EORI number in the EU’s open EORI number validation service. Use your EORI number as the search term. The EORI number of a Finnish private individual has the format FI-yyyymmdd-hhmm.

Please note that in the EORI application, you can choose whether your details will be publicly available or not. If you give your consent, the service will publicly display the EORI number as well as your name and address details. If you do not give your consent, the service will only display your EORI number and its validity.

Any questions?

For assistance in applying for an EORI number, please contact the Customs Information Service. You can also email us for assistance to: th.eori@tulli.fi.

Which declarations require an EORI number?

Companies need an EORI number for submitting the following declarations:

• export declaration
• import declaration 
• entry summary declaration
• summary declaration for temporary storage
• presentation notification
• unloading report for arriving goods in temporary storage
• transit declaration 
• exit summary declaration
• “arrival at exit” notification
• exit manifest presentation
• exit notification.

The EORI number is also mandatory when using EU e-services that require identification:

1. the Customs Decisions System (CDS) where authorisations involving more than one Member State are applied for
2. the BTI service, where binding tariff information decisions area applied for
3. the eAEO service, where AEO authorisations are applied for
4. the service INF Special Procedures, where INF numbers are applied for
5. the CBAM Transitional Registry, where reports on the emissions of import goods are submitted.

Providing the EORI number in the customs declaration

Please note that you may have to provide the EORI numbers of several operators in a customs declaration submitted via the Customs Clearance Service. For example, the EORI numbers of the importer, the declarant and the representative (if any) must be provided in an import declaration.

EORI (Economic Operators Registration and Identification System) is an EU-wide system where importers, exporters and other economic operators are registered.

Operators are identified on the basis of the EORI number. You can use the EORI number as an identifier in your transactions with the customs authorities of any EU country.

In Finland, Customs is the authority responsible for assigning the EORI number, and Finnish companies are always registered for EORI in Finland. Companies established in other EU countries must apply for an EORI number from the EU country in question.

The EORI number of a Finnish company has the format FI + Business ID, e.g. FI1234567-8.

If your company is established outside the EU, apply for an EORI number using a form in English. The content of the application is different from the application intended for Finnish companies.

• 730 – Application – EORI registration
• 730 – Instructions

Use only the Latin alphabet in the text fields of the form. Send the completed form by secure email to th.eori@tulli.fi.

If there is a long-term disruption in the EORI Number Registration Service, you can use an application form as the fallback procedure.

You can only use the form if Customs has permitted the use of the fallback procedure. Customs will use disruption notices to inform of the start of the fallback procedure.

• 730 – Application – EORI registration
• 730 – Instructions

Use only the Latin alphabet in the text fields of the form. Send the completed form by secure email to th.eori@tulli.fi. 

Union Customs Code (Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council)