EU Single Window Environment for Customs/CERTEX
Overview
The EU Single Window Environment for Customs/CERTEX is designed to provide a more efficient release of certain goods at the European Union (EU) border. This is achieved by the sharing of data electronically between government agencies via an EU database referred to as CERTEX.
In Ireland, the relevant government agencies are:
- Revenue
- the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)
- the Health Service Executive (HSE)
- the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
The EU Single Window Environment for Customs/CERTEX is in operation in Ireland since 2015.
In February 2023, Ireland implemented CERTEX for imports requiring Common Health Entry Documents (CHEDs) and Certificates of Inspection of Organic Conformity (COI). Further details on this phase is available on EU Single Window Environment for Customs/CERTEXCHEDs and COI.
What comes next?
The EU Single Window Environment for Customs/CERTEX will be phased in gradually in all Member States over several years.
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be integrated from 1 January 2026. Further details on this phase is availableon the eCustoms Notification 24/2025.
Ireland plan to implement CERTEX for Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (FGas), Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Importation of Cultural Goods by the end of 2026.
FGas and ODS will be integrated with CERTEX for import and export.
Note
This page will be updated with additional information as we approach the implementation date for each phase of the SW.
Further information
If you have specific questions on the implementation of the EU Single Window for Customs/CERTEX, you can email any of the following with ‘Single Window/CERTEX’ included in the subject line.
Revenue: ecustoms@revenue.ie
DAFM: importcontrols@agriculture.gov.ie
HSE: importcontroldublin@hse.ie
importcontrolrosslare@hse.ie
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): fgases@epa.ie
ods@epa.ie
CBAM@epa.ie