Economic operator identifiers
Identifiers used to reference the parties responsible for customs actions. They connect a shipment to an accountable entity.
Corridor 3
Goods & Customs
How goods move across borders — economic operators, declarations, classification, and the customs layer that makes trade legible.
Goods are governed through responsibility
Goods and shipments create obligations: declarations, duties, regulatory checks, and record‑keeping. The systems in this corridor exist to make responsibility visible — who is acting, what is being moved, and under which legal framework.
Typical building blocks
Classification
Goods are categorised for duties and regulation. Classification systems are structured and precise, but interpretation matters.
Declarations
Declarations are formal statements submitted under rules. They often reference identifiers, classification codes, values, and origin.
Where confusion often appears
- Mixing up a company identifier with an operator identifier
- Assuming classification is “just a code” rather than a legal category
- Expecting one customs rule to apply uniformly across all contexts
A calm checklist
- What is the shipment, in plain language?
- Who is legally responsible for the action?
- Which corridor is being triggered: customs, safety, taxation, or all three?
- Where is the official reference for the rule being applied?
Further reading
This page links to independent informational resources that explore this corridor in more detail. These resources are provided for context and further reading and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for official European or national authorities.
If your question is about who an entity is and where it is registered, start with Identity & Registration.