{"id":8084,"date":"2021-11-18T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T09:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/what-is-an-eori-number\/"},"modified":"2021-11-18T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T09:59:59","slug":"what-is-an-eori-number","status":"publish","type":"know-how","link":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/know-how\/what-is-an-eori-number\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an EORI Number?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>EORI stands for Economic Operators Registration and Identification. It comes in the form of a number that needs to be used by British businesses that import and\/or export goods into or out of the <span class=\"\">U<\/span><span class=\"\">K<\/span>, which may <span class=\"\">a<\/span><span class=\"\">l<\/span><span class=\"\">s<\/span><span class=\"\">o<\/span> include Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.<span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"\">I<\/span><span class=\"\">n<\/span> <span class=\"\">a<\/span> <span class=\"\">n<\/span><span class=\"\">u<\/span><span class=\"\">t<\/span><span class=\"\">s<\/span><span class=\"\">h<\/span><span class=\"\">e<\/span><span class=\"\">l<\/span><span class=\"\">l<\/span><span class=\"\">,<\/span> <span class=\"\">all<\/span> businesses in the UK that export or import between Great Britain and other countries need an EORI number.<span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div>A UK EORI number is issued by the British Customs Authority (HMRC) and only valid for businesses in the United Kingdom. If your company imports goods into or exports goods from the UK, it <span class=\"\">r<\/span><span class=\"\">e<\/span><span class=\"\">q<\/span><span class=\"\">u<\/span><span class=\"\">i<\/span><span class=\"\">r<\/span><span class=\"\">e<\/span><span class=\"\">s<\/span> a<span class=\"\">n<\/span> EORI number <span class=\"\">i<\/span><span class=\"\">n<\/span> <span class=\"\">o<\/span><span class=\"\">r<\/span><span class=\"\">d<\/span><span class=\"\">e<\/span><span class=\"\">r<\/span> <span class=\"\">t<\/span><span class=\"\">o<\/span> <span class=\"\">r<\/span><span class=\"\">e<\/span><span class=\"\">m<\/span><span class=\"\">a<\/span><span class=\"\">i<\/span><span class=\"\">n<\/span> <span class=\"\">c<\/span><span class=\"\">o<\/span><span class=\"\">m<\/span><span class=\"\">p<\/span><span class=\"\">l<\/span><span class=\"\">i<\/span><span class=\"\">a<\/span><span class=\"\">n<\/span><span class=\"\">t<\/span>. The number will start with GB, followed by 12 digits based on your company\u2019s VAT number.<span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"\"> <\/span><\/div>\n<p>If HMRC hasn\u2019t already supplied you with a UK EORI number, you can apply for one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/eori\/apply-for-eori\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Need some advice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re here to help you grow your business in a compliant and sustainable way. For further info, please get in touch with our team of business advisors on 01482 235575 or fill in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treybridge.co.uk\/contact-us\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EORI stands for Economic Operators Registration and Identification. It comes in the form of a number that needs to be used by British businesses that import and\/or export goods","protected":false},"author":12312793,"featured_media":8083,"template":"","know_how_category":[],"class_list":["post-8084","know-how","type-know-how","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/know-how\/8084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/know-how"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/know-how"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12312793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/know-how\/8084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8102,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/know-how\/8084\/revisions\/8102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"know_how_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebusinessculture.co.uk\/hey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/know_how_category?post=8084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}