French Customs has announced that the Obligatory Logistics Envelope (ELO) used for movements across the France–UK Smart Border will become mandatory from 20 April 2026.

ELO (the Obligatory Logistics Envelope) was deployed in the spring of 2025 for goods moving at the Smart Border between the UK and the EU. ELO consolidates all the necessary information and declarative formalities for crossing the Smart Border under a single barcode. All trucks (whether loaded or empty) will need to present a single ELO barcode for scanning at the Smart Border, for imports, exports and transits.

More information and additional educational material can be found here.

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