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EORI number check

Enter an EORI number to see whether customs has it on record as valid, and the business it belongs to where the holder agreed to publish that. EU and XI numbers are checked on the European Commission's EORI validation service, GB numbers on HMRC's.

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Check a number

Two letters for the country that issued it, then letters and digits. Spaces are ignored.

Valid

FR38347481400100 is a valid EORI number.

Registered to
AIRBUS
Address
2 Rond-point EMILE DEWOITINE, 31700 BLAGNAC, France

Checked against the European Commission's EORI validation service on 14 October 2026.

What the result means

  • Valid: the service has the number on record as valid on the day you check.
  • Not valid: the service has no valid number in that exact form. The number may be mistyped, or it may have been invalidated: customs invalidates a number when the holder asks, or when the holder stops the activities that needed it (Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, Art. 7(1)). HMRC also cancels a GB number when the holder cancels their VAT registration (GOV.UK). A new number can take a day to show: French customs says that, because of processing at EU level, its numbers are active 24 hours after issue (French customs).
  • Name and address: shown only when the holder agreed to publish them. Without that consent the service confirms the number and nothing else (European Commission; GOV.UK).

A valid number shows the number exists, not that it is the right one for your shipment. Whose number goes on a declaration depends on who declares the goods: EORI number sets that out.

A worked example

On 3 October 2026 the Commission's service answered this for FR38347481400100, the number of Airbus in France, whose holder agreed to publish its details:

Valid

FR38347481400100 is a valid EORI number.

Registered to
AIRBUS
Address
2 Rond-point EMILE DEWOITINE, 31700 BLAGNAC, France

Run the check on FR38347481400100 to see today's answer.

GB and XI numbers

A GB number is issued by HMRC for moving goods into and out of Great Britain (GOV.UK). This page checks it on HMRC's Check an EORI number service. A GB number does not count in the EU.

An XI number is HMRC's number for Northern Ireland: you need one to make a declaration there, and to move goods into it from Great Britain (GOV.UK, Get an EORI number). HMRC's own check takes GB numbers only and sends XI numbers to the Commission's service (GOV.UK), so this page checks them there, with the EU numbers.

What an EORI number looks like

An EU number is the two-letter code of the country that issued it, then up to 15 letters and digits, 17 characters at most (Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, Annex 12-01). A GB number is GB followed by 12 or 15 digits (HMRC). How to get a number, and which country issues it: apply for an EORI number.