Imagine this scenario: Your goods have arrived at a French port, customers are anxiously waiting for delivery, but customs refuses clearance due to a small EORI number format error. Goods stranded at the port, generating high storage fees daily, customer complaints pouring in, and you may even face contract breaches…
This is not alarmist talk! Since January 1, 2026, French Customs has implemented a major reform— all import and export enterprises must use EORI numbers based on the company SIREN (9-digit) format, and the old SIRET (14-digit) format has been officially phased out.
🔥 Why Does This Matter to Your Business?
This reform is a unified action between French Customs and the EU’s “One Company, One Number” principle. In the past, France allowed enterprises to apply for independent EORI numbers for branches (FR+14-digit SIRET), now unified to a unique number at the corporate legal entity level (FR+9-digit SIREN).
Key Changes:
❌ Old Format: FR + 14-digit SIRET (branch level)
✅ New Format: FR + 9-digit SIREN (corporate legal entity level)
Continuing to use the old format EORI number may result in:
- 🚫 Customs declaration directly rejected
- ⏳ Goods stranded at port indefinitely
- 💰 High storage fees generated daily
- 😡 Customer loss and brand reputation damage
- 📉 Supply chain disruption
🎯 Who Needs to Take Immediate Action?
If you meet any of the following conditions, please contact us immediately:
- ✅ Chinese enterprises registered in France conducting import and export business
- ✅ Cross-border e-commerce sellers holding French EORI numbers
- ✅ Enterprises with EORI numbers starting with “FR” followed by 14 digits
- ✅ Suppliers providing tax-inclusive services like DDP to French customers
- ✅ Foreign trade enterprises planning to expand into the French market in 2026
💡 Don’t Let Complex Processes Cripple Your Business!
Many enterprises try to handle EORI number updates themselves, only to find:
- ❌ Unclear whether their EORI needs updating
- ❌ Unable to find correct application channels and processes
- ❌ Submitted materials disappear without a trace, no response
- ❌ Even after obtaining a new number, unsure how to use it correctly
- ❌ System updates are complex and prone to errors
MYU Logistics: We’re in Europe, Ready to Provide Professional Support
MYU Logistics is deeply rooted in the European market, a 100% locally operated logistics service provider.
We deeply understand European market rules, culture, and logistics chains, providing truly localized one-stop solutions for your goods.
🌍 Who We Are?
- 100% European Local Team: All employees are recruited and trained locally in Europe, familiar with EU regulations, taxation, and operational processes
- Multilingual Professional Services: Service languages cover Chinese, English, Spanish, and French, ensuring barrier-free communication and more precise responses
- Spanish Local Company: Relying on Spanish local entities, providing efficient distribution and warehousing networks covering all of Europe
🚛 What We Can Do?
- Full-Link Sea Freight Services: FCL and LCL transportation, covering major ports and inland points
- Diversified Trade Term Services: Supporting DDP, DDU, DAP, EXW and other terms, providing full-process customs clearance services including VAT and customs duties
- European Local Land Transport and Warehousing: Intra-European trucking distribution, warehousing and collection, short-term storage and distribution services
- Special Cargo Handling: Professional handling of oversized, over-width, over-height, overweight cargo, as well as cold chain, furniture, equipment, clothing, building materials, compliant dangerous goods and other special categories
✅ Our Advantages?
- Compliance and Transparency: Refusing “gray clearance”, all operations are legal and compliant, processes are fully traceable
- Tax Optimization: Combining European local tax policies to provide compliant tax planning suggestions, optimizing supply chain costs
- End-to-End Project Management: From booking to customs clearance to final distribution, dedicated follow-up throughout, ensuring cargo arrives safely and on time
- Local Network Support: Relying on multiple warehousing and partner nodes in Spain and Europe, achieving rapid response and flexible scheduling
💬 Contact MYU for consultation now to ensure your European business runs smoothly!
