{"id":8373,"date":"2025-09-10T16:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/cross-channel-freight\/registration-checks\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:17:29","slug":"registration-checks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/en\/cross-channel-freight\/registration-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration &amp; checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-cta\" id=\"step-1-registering-with-the-shipping-company\">\n\t<div class=\"content-cta__container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"content-cta__title\">Step 1: Registering with the shipping company<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-cta__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Driver and vehicle<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The driver presents his customer references, passport and ETA <\/strong>(Electronic Travel Authorisation) required by the British authorities since April 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/en\/cross-channel-freight\/what-you-need-to-know-before-travelling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the section What you need to know before booking<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Goods<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>driver presents the documents<\/strong> relating to the goods being transported: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong>CMR and other UN <\/strong>codes for safety compliance purposes (IMDG code)<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><strong>ELO<\/strong> (Envelope Logistique Obligatoire) for exports from the European Union and GMR (Goods Movement Reference) for imports into the UK customs territory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If <strong>everything is in order<\/strong>, the shipping company will proceed with <strong>registration for an upcoming departure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content-cta\" id=\"step-2-border-controls\">\n\t<div class=\"content-cta__container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"content-cta__title\">Step 2: Border controls<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-cta__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3>Confirming exit from the Schengen Area:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The driver presents himself <\/strong>(without leaving his vehicle) <strong>to the Border Police<\/strong> (PAF) for a passport check.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: from October 2025, travellers who are not nationals of a European Union member state must undergo <strong>EES<\/strong> (Entry Exit System) checks via biometric screening.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">\n<h3>Validating entry into the United Kingdom:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The driver then presents himself<\/strong> (without leaving his vehicle) <strong>to the United Kingdom Border Force <\/strong>(UKBF) for passport and ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) checks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>These checks carried out at the port of Calais <\/strong>allow drivers, once admitted, to have<strong> free access to the United Kingdom without further checks at the port of Dover.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content-cta\" id=\"step-3-immigration-and-security-checks\">\n\t<div class=\"content-cta__container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"content-cta__title\">Step 3: Immigration and security checks<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-cta__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>These checks <\/strong>ensure that there are no stowaways in <strong>the vehicle and verify that the driver is not transporting any prohibited items <\/strong>(weapons, explosives, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content-cta\" id=\"step-4-boarding\">\n\t<div class=\"content-cta__container\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"content-cta__title\">Step 4: Boarding <\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-cta__content wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>The driver simply needs to go to the boarding line assigned<\/strong> to them when they checked in with the shipping company. <strong>The line number is indicated on the ticket they were given<\/strong>. They wait for instructions from the company agent before boarding. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>Getting around the port is easy!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6980 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/privamap_fret_site-internet-3.png 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>A free geo-guidance app<\/strong> is available <strong>to help you find your way around the port<\/strong>. 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