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Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire (ELO) \u2014 French Customs Logistics Envelope<\/h2>\r\n

France’s mandatory Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire (ELO) is a pre-crossing logistics envelope required by French customs (DGDDI) for all road vehicles entering or exiting France via RoRo routes between the United Kingdom and France. Introduced as part of France’s post-Brexit border digitalisation programme, the ELO must be generated and presented at the French border before crossing \u2014 and it must link the physical vehicle movement to the associated customs declarations and safety and security filings. Non-compliance results in the vehicle being refused crossing.<\/p>\r\n

Whether you are a haulier running regular Channel corridor routes, a carrier managing mixed loads, or a freight forwarder coordinating multi-modal movements, ELO compliance is now a permanent, non-negotiable operational requirement for every UK\u2013France road crossing.<\/p>\r\n

Customs Declarations UK is now fully live with ELO<\/strong>, integrated directly with the French Customs platform. The platform enables users to generate a compliant ELO barcode and logistics envelope without leaving the CDUK environment, completing the full end-to-end compliance workflow in one place: customs declaration, ENS or ICS2 safety and security filing, and ELO generation \u2014 all from a single platform.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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ELO is available FREE with fair usage<\/h4>\r\n

For all existing and new Customs Declarations UK customers. No hidden charges. No minimum commitments. Generate your ELO directly within CDUK \u2014 integrated with French customs and linked to your declarations in minutes.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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What Is the ELO and Who Needs It?<\/h2>\r\n

The ELO (Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire) is a mandatory pre-crossing document required by French customs for all road vehicle movements \u2014 loaded or empty \u2014 crossing between the United Kingdom and France via RoRo ferry or Eurotunnel routes.<\/p>\r\n

It functions as a digital envelope that ties together the vehicle and crossing details (direction, truck type, loaded or empty), the associated customs declaration Movement Reference Numbers (MRNs), safety and security filing references (ENS \/ ICS2), and shipment flags such as TIR\/ATA Carnet, SPS-controlled goods, fish and seafood products, or empty packaging.<\/p>\r\n

Once generated, the ELO produces a unique barcode (the Barcode Token) which the driver presents to French customs at the border. It must be generated before the vehicle crosses, and it must accurately reflect all linked declarations for that movement.<\/p>\r\n

The ELO is required for:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n