Re: EORI Number Requirement

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, it had been stated that, with the transition of the countries party to the Common Transit Convention to NCTS Phase 5, the Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) Number will be included in the carrier identification number field in transit declarations under the common transit regime and the validity of the declared EORI number will be checked automatically in the background through the system; the "EORI Matching Guide" had been sent, and it had been stated that it is important for the matching of EORI numbers and tax numbers to be carried out so that our carrier companies do not suffer grievances.

This time, the letter dated 21.10.2024 and numbered 41907 received from the Directorate General of Customs of the Ministry of Trade states that, as of 04.11.2024, registration of transit declarations will not be permitted without declaring the EORI number for foreign carriers, and tax numbers matched with EORI for carrier companies established in our country. It is therefore emphasised that it is important for our carrier companies to complete the tax number and EORI number matching procedures before 04.11.2024 so that they do not encounter any problems or suffer grievances.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry