All European economic operators with goods crossing the English Channel must adjust their organisation to the new ELO (Mandatory Logistics Envelope). This tool allows economic operators crossing the smart border with the United Kingdom to group their declarations into a single barcode.

As of 04/01/2025, ELO will replace the current tool, go live, and will be available on the following page .

On 1/09/2025, all freight transport units, whether full or empty, will be required to have an ELO reference for imports and exports, transits through France between TAU and the United Kingdom, as well as for any other formalities.

3 major developments implemented by ELO:

• ELO facilitates the submission, by the driver of a transport unit, of all declarations by grouping them into a single barcode to be presented in the matching phase. This allows for physical tracking of declarations and goods.
• The driver must inform the crossing company agents whether his transport unit is loaded or empty, indicating whether or not there are any special formalities. ELO will order the provision of this information at the time of its creation and before the arrival of the transport units at the smart border.
• Declarants, carriers and economic operators must designate an ELO manager responsible for creating their ELOs. All customs references must be communicated to the ELO manager, so economic operators must anticipate the submission of their declarations and communicate their customs references in advance.

French customs is launching a communication campaign targeting the public interested in ELO.