eFTI integration development
Under the eFTI Regulation, carriers, shippers and logistics service providers may present freight information digitally to the authorities instead of on paper. From 9 July 2027, authorities in the EU must accept that information if it is shared via a certified eFTI platform. Appfront builds the integration between your transport system and such a platform, so the data for every shipment is ready when an inspection takes place.
What is an eFTI integration?
The eFTI Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, governs how companies share freight transport information electronically with the authorities. It covers the information that goes with a shipment and that still often travels on paper, such as the details from the consignment note. The regulation applies to road, rail, inland waterway and air transport. From 9 July 2027, authorities in the member states must accept that information when it is available through a certified eFTI platform.
An eFTI platform is a system that stores the freight data and shares it only with an authority that requests it during an inspection. The driver or skipper shows an identifier, and the inspector retrieves the data. That only works if the data for every shipment is in the platform on time and complete. At many companies it is spread across the TMS, the WMS and clients' documents.
We build custom because transport differs: which modes of transport, which systems, own transport or subcontracted, and which platform you choose. Which data is mandatory per mode of transport is set out in the regulation and the implementing acts; the integration follows those and the platform you work with.
Data per shipment
From your own systems to the eFTI platform.
Ready for an inspection
The identifier is with the driver or skipper.
In time for 2027
Connected before the obligation takes effect.
How we build your eFTI integration
We start with your transport: which modes of transport, which systems track the shipments, who creates the documents, and which eFTI platform you work with or want to work with. We often start with the data per shipment, because that is where it becomes clear what is missing. Then we build the integration with the platform and the identifier for the driver or skipper. If you already have an e-CMR, we build on that. We test with the platform before you hit the road with it.
Modes of transport, systems and platform.
What is there and what is missing.
To the platform, with an identifier.
Tested, and updated when new requirements arrive.
What an eFTI integration actually does
The components below feature in almost every eFTI integration. Which ones you need depends on your transport.
Shipments
Data from your systems.
Platform
To a certified platform.
Identification
For driver or skipper.
Completeness
Checked in advance.
e-CMR
Connecting to the consignment note.
Log
Who requested what.
Who we build an eFTI integration for
The integration is intended for companies that transport freight or have it transported. The more shipments, the more it pays off.
Road hauliers
Many trips. Data per shipment matters most.
Inland waterways and rail
Different documents. The mode of transport is the core.
Shippers and freight forwarders
Multiple carriers. One source is what counts.
Software suppliers
A TMS for customers. Connecting is the core.
Technology and integrations
This page is about connecting to eFTI. For the digital consignment note itself, see our page on e-CMR integration, for an integration with TransFollow our page on the TransFollow integration, and for the background to the regulation our article on eFTI 2027. You can read about our approach at custom software development.
Why Appfront for your eFTI integration?
A shipment whose data is not in the platform at an inspection means paper after all, or delays at the roadside. That is what we build against: data per shipment from your own systems, ready for an inspection, and connected in time for 2027.
No paper
Digital at the inspection.
Full
Checked before departure.
In time
Ready for 9 July 2027.
Security and privacy in an eFTI integration
The integration processes data about shipments, clients and drivers. The eFTI platform shares it only with an authority that requests it; in the integration, access is set up per role and every message is logged.
The integration runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily backups. We record the processing in a data processing agreement.
Frequently asked questions about an eFTI integration
Questions that carriers and shippers ask before they get started.
eFTI stands for electronic freight transport information. European Regulation 2020/1056 allows companies to share freight transport information digitally with the authorities instead of on paper, for road, rail, inland waterway and air transport.
From 9 July 2027, authorities in the EU must accept freight information shared via a certified eFTI platform. For companies, sharing digitally is a right, not an obligation, but if you want to work digitally, you will need to be connected by then.
An eFTI platform is a certified system that stores the freight data of shipments and shares it only with an authority that requests it. You choose a platform or a service provider yourself; the integration makes sure the data from your systems ends up there.
An e-CMR is the digital consignment note between parties in road transport. eFTI is about sharing freight information with the authorities, across multiple modes of transport. If you already have an e-CMR, the data from it can often be used for eFTI.
The driver or skipper shows an identifier for the shipment, such as a code. The inspector uses it to retrieve the data from the eFTI platform. The integration makes sure that the data is complete at that moment.
Often, yes. The integration pulls the data from the TMS, WMS or ERP you already use and passes it on to the platform. If your TMS supplier already offers a connection of its own, we first check whether it is sufficient.
Carriers, shippers, freight forwarders and logistics service providers who want to replace paper with digital freight information, and suppliers of transport software who want to connect their product to eFTI. The more shipments you handle, the more it pays off.
Ready for eFTI on 9 July 2027?
Tell us which modes of transport you use, which systems track your shipments and which platform you want to work with. We'll show you what the integration looks like.