{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Export Accompanying Document","description":"Exporters and freight forwarders use the Export Accompanying Document (EAD) once an export declaration has been accepted within the EU's Electronic Customs System. The document travels with the shipment from the office of export to the exit customs office at the EU external border, carrying the MRN (Movement Reference Number) that links the physical goods to their electronic declaration. The EAD is not the export declaration itself; it acts as the paper-based carrier of the MRN where direct elec","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/export-accompanying-document","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T13:23:59.368403","citation":"https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/customs-export/export-accompanying-document/index_en.htm","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/export-accompanying-document","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Export Accompanying Document · Exporters and freight forwarders use the Export Accompanying Document (EAD) once an export declaration has been accepted within the EU's Electronic Customs System. · Quelle: https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/customs-export/export-accompanying-document/index_en.htm"}