This is the first of our formal monthly briefings on new features that are landing in our product suite.

Please note that none of these updates affect any existing integrations, these are new features that can be utilised should customers choose to, without affecting current integrations.

EU Product Identifiers

From 1st November ’26 EU declarations can carry product identifiers. In brief:

  • Optional since 1st July ’26, and mandatory from 1st November.
  • Three identifiers per product, typically these will be:
    • M-PID: your ID/SKU
    • NS-PID: the manufacturer’s ID/SKU
    • S-PID the barcode reference (incl. GTIN, EAN, UPC, ISBN)
  • Customs have full visibility of the items transit
  • If PIDs are omitted, the consignments may be delayed

Use the Contact Us form or speak directly to your account manager to find out more.

If you would like to read more about PIDs, head over to our Whitepaper Library, where there is a full briefing on this exact topic.

Use your Commodity Code

You can now provide us your own > 6-digit HS code that we will use. A simple, optional data element that can be included in calls including for classification, Duty & Tax and Product Screening.

  • No new end point
  • Zero impact if you choose not to use it
  • Same lightning fast response
  • Updated API spec is available now

Use the Contact Us form or speak directly to your account manager to find out more.

Product Passport Phase 1

We are getting ready for the EU and US requirements for Digital Product Passports. The initial phase of this is for manufacturers to start using Hurricane as your product repository.

This allow you to start building up the rich data library required so that when the requirement for Product Passports starts in February ’27, then you are ready.

the full digital product passport implementation will come in our next product update.

Use the Contact Us form or speak directly to your account manager to find out more.

Or if you want to learn more about the requirement and timings for Digital Product Passports and what the future may hold, please head over to our Whitepaper Library, where there is a full briefing on this exact topic