EEA : European Economic Area

The countries in Europe.

Read more EFTA : European Free Trade Association

Free trade area consisting of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Read more EIDR : Entry in Declarants Records

Allows you to enter goods to a customs procedure without the need to provide a full customs entry a later date.

Read more Electronic Customs Decision

European agreements on environments for customs and trade technology systems, benefiting both customs and trade.

Read more elex : Electronic Export System

An information system of Finnish Customs for processing electronic export declarations.

Read more EMCS : Excise Movement and Control System

A control system for excise goods moving under duty suspension.

Read more ENS : Entry Summary Declaration

If you bring goods into the UK from outside the EU, you'll need to submit safety and security information about the goods.

Read more EORI : Economic Operators Registration and Identification System

EORI is a trans-European system for the registration and identification of economic operators.

For a GB EORI, visit gov.uk/eori.

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