Do I need an EORI number for postal services or when travelling?

Where postal, express or courier services lodge customs declarations for customers other than economic operators within the meaning of Article 5(5) of the Union Customs Code (i.e. Unionszollkodex – UZK), the relevant service provider has no obligation to provide an EORI number. An EORI number is not required, either, where a person other than an economic operator lodges a written customs declaration under private travel. This exception, however, will apply only if the relevant person lodges customs declarations just occasionally, that is, less than ten times a year.