Enter an EORI or tax ID (EIN) number on the party responsible for duties and taxes. If the consignee is billed, use the Ship To EIN/Tax ID field beneath the postal code; if a third party is billed, use the field under Bill To. As a fallback, add it to the Commercial Invoice comments so it still prints.

Before you start

Know who is responsible for duties and taxes on the shipment (the consignee, or a third party). An EORI is a customs ID used in the UK and EU; an EIN is a US tax ID.

Steps

  1. Decide who is responsible for duties and taxes on the shipment.
  2. If the consignee is billed, enter the EORI or tax ID in the Ship To EIN/Tax ID field, beneath the postal code.
  3. If a third party is billed, enter it in the matching field under Bill To.
  4. If no field fits but the number must print, add it to the Commercial Invoice Additional Comments (the Commercial Invoice is the customs paperwork for an international shipment).
  5. Reprocess and confirm the number prints on the Commercial Invoice.

What you should see

The EORI or tax ID prints on the Commercial Invoice, and the shipment processes with no missing tax-ID error.

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