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Guidance: Get an EORI number: service availability and issues

UK · 2026-09-25

Key takeaway

HMRC will take the EORI number service offline for scheduled maintenance on specific dates.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerHMRC schedules downtime for the EORI number service, making registration and validation temporarily unavailable.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onUK importers and exporters cannot obtain or verify EORI numbers, causing customs clearance delays and holding up cross-border shipments.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youSMEs dependent on timely imports or exports face operational disruption, potential lost sales, and increased costs as shipments are delayed.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: HM Revenue & Customs

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