Since the advent of Brexit, shipping from the United Kingdom to Europe has become more and more complicated. Alongside these changes, to which we see new updates to nearly every year, we also have changes to general international shipments.
Below is an explanation of some of the fields present on the label creation page for international shipments, so that you can better understand what it is these options do.
EU Customs change November 1st 2026
As of November 1st 2026, shipments from the UK to the EU will need to provide additional information for all shipments.
Manufacture Product Id
A unique manufacturer identifier for the item being shipped, for example, proprietary manufacturer code, model number, or internal code.
In ChannelGrabber, we will take the SKU from the order placed and send it automatically to the courier.
If no SKU is present on the order, then this field may be blank or N/A. Customers will be responsible for ensuring that this data is set correctly on their orders.
Standardised Product Id
A globally recognised product identifier for the item being shipped.
In ChannelGrabber, we will take this data from any products matching the SKU on the order. The data will be taken from the EAN, UPC, or ISBN fields from the SKU.
If no matching data is present in our database, then this field may be blank or N/A. Customers will be responsible for ensuring that this data is set correctly on their products.
Handling Fees Paid
Handling Fees are being introduced in November 2026 for shipments to the EU.
ChannelGrabber will have the option for clients to select whether Handling Fees have been paid for an order. This can be set per order, or in bulk on the label creation page.
Label Creation Options
On the label creation page, you will see a few options specifically related to International Shipping to help facilitate things.
HS Code - The Commodity Code of the item being shipped. Data is pulled from the Products page for matching SKUs, but can be entered manually. Fees incurred for EU Shipping are often based on the number of unique HS Codes that have been applied to the order.
Country of Origin - The ISO Alpha 2 (2 digit) Country Code indicating the country where your shipped items were manufactured.
Fees Paid?
Duty Paid - An advanced option to indicate whether you as the shipper have agreed to cover all fees relating to shipping, customs, item handling etc.
This field is not mandatory, and may not be relevant in most cases. IOSS will often cover the relevant fees for qualifying shipments. This option is for advanced shipping in specific circumstances, where the shipper wants to take maximum responsibility for the payment of any fees relating to shipping.
Handling Fees Paid - This option indicates whether the Handling Fees introduced in Nov 2026 have been paid for already.
Receiver's Eori Number - Allows you to enter the EORI Number of your end customer. Often this is provided already in the address field.
EORI Number - Allows you to set the EORI Number, based on your options you have set in your Company Details.
B2B? - Indicates if this order is a Business to Business shipment (rather than Business to Consumer).
