Generate a compliant ELO (Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire) for every UK–France road crossing, integrated directly with French customs and linked to your CDS and ICS2/ENS filings.
France’s Enveloppe Logistique Obligatoire (ELO) is a mandatory pre-crossing logistics envelope required by French customs (DGDDI) for road vehicles entering or exiting France on UK–France RoRo and Eurotunnel routes. It links the physical vehicle movement to the customs declaration MRNs and safety & security filings (ENS / ICS2) for that crossing. Without a valid ELO, the vehicle is refused crossing.
Customs Declarations UK is fully live with ELO, integrated directly with the French customs platform. Generate a compliant ELO barcode without leaving CDUK and complete the UK–France sequence (CDS declaration, ICS2/ENS filing and ELO generation) on one platform.
FREEwith fair usage
Included for all existing and new Customs Declarations UK customers.
ELO generation is included at no extra cost, with no hidden charges, minimum commitments or contractual lock-in.
Generate your ELO directly within CDUK, integrated with French customs and linked to your declarations in minutes.
The ELO does not exist in isolation. For goods moving from Great Britain into the EU, including France, safety and security data must be submitted via an ICS2 Entry Summary Declaration (ENS) before the crossing, and French customs requires the ELO to reference that filing.
Customs Declarations UK supports ICS2 end to end across all transport modes, so the full UK–France sequence (CDS declaration, ICS2/ENS filing and ELO generation) runs in one place, with no risk of data mismatches between filings.
A UK–France road movement runs from customs declaration to ICS2/ENS filing to ELO barcode in a single environment.
CDUK connects directly to the French customs platform, so envelopes generated here are accepted at all UK–France RoRo crossing points.
Customs declaration, ICS2/ENS filing and ELO generation on one platform, with no external logins and no copy-pasting MRNs between systems.
Once the ELO is accepted, the barcode and reference document are generated immediately, ready to share with the driver.
Add and manage all declaration MRNs within the envelope, with multiple MRNs per ELO and validation before submission.
Handles every direction (UK → France, France → UK), all truck types (Plein / Vide) and shipment flags: TIR/ATA Carnet, SPS goods, fish & seafood, empty packaging.
Every ELO is stored and searchable by Transaction Number, Numéro Dossier, status and date range, giving a complete audit trail for every crossing.
From onboarding to a border-ready ELO. Existing CDUK users have immediate access with no extra setup.
Register and configure your account. Existing CDUK users have immediate access to the ELO module, with no additional setup.
Submit your customs declaration and ICS2/ENS filing through the guided wizards. Your MRNs are stored, ready to link.
Select crossing direction and truck type, add your MRNs, confirm shipment flags and submit. The platform validates before submission.
On acceptance by French customs, your ELO barcode and reference document are ready to download. Share them with the driver.
End-to-end compliance, integrated with French customs, on a secure cloud platform. Free with fair usage and no contractual commitments.
How the ELO links the vehicle, the customs declarations and the safety & security filing into a single border-ready envelope.
ELO is free with fair usage for every Customs Declarations UK customer, with no hidden charges and no minimum commitments. Complete the UK–France sequence (CDS declaration, ICS2/ENS and ELO) in one place. Running regular Channel routes or higher volumes? Get in touch and we’ll help you get set up.
