Generate French EMEBI Survey (DEBWEB2)

Skill: Convert intra-EU goods flows into an EMEBI statistical survey

Region: France Category: Government / statistics — EMEBI (ex-DEB) Does: Takes intra-EU goods movement records and assembles the EMEBI (Enquête mensuelle statistique sur les échanges de biens intra-UE) monthly statistical survey — France's Intrastat — for upload to the Douane (DGDDI) through the DEBWEB2 portal. Spec: Douane (DGDDI) / DEBWEB2 — EMEBI structured upload (DEBWEB-XML / CSV)

Since 2022 the old DEB was split into the EMEBI (statistical survey, by sampling/threshold) and the état récapitulatif TVA (ERTVA) (fiscal VAT recap). The EMEBI is the statistical part: only businesses surveyed by the Douane must file it, monthly, via DEBWEB2. Field structure follows the DEBWEB2/EMEBI specification. (The VAT recap of intra-EU supplies is the separate ERTVA.)

When this applies

• A business designated by the Douane to respond to the EMEBI files monthly (introductions and/or expéditions of goods), by the working-day deadline set by Customs (around the 10th working day).
• Unlike the old DEB, the EMEBI is survey-based — only sampled/over-threshold operators are obligated; the fiscal obligation (ERTVA) is separate.

Structure (EMEBI → DEBWEB2)

Header        period (month/year), flow (introduction / expédition), respondent (SIREN), survey reference
Line items (one per commodity/partner):
   NC8 commodity code (Nomenclature combinée, 8 digits)
   partner member state
   country of origin (introductions; and expéditions per current rules)
   nature of transaction code
   net mass (kg) and/or supplementary units
   fiscal/invoice value (EUR)
   statistical value (EUR) — where required
   delivery terms (Incoterms), mode of transport, département

Data rules

• NC8 commodity code mandatory; net mass in kilograms plus supplementary units where the nomenclature requires.
• Nature-of-transaction code per the EU list; partner member state = consignment (introductions) / destination (expéditions); country of origin per current rules.
• Value in EUR; the statistical value (border-adjusted per Incoterms) is required where the survey calls for it.
• Only the surveyed flows are reported — a respondent may be surveyed for introductions, expéditions, or both.
• Uploaded as DEBWEB-XML or CSV to DEBWEB2; corrections reference the original period; a nil response is filed when surveyed with no movements.

Worked example (expédition, one line — outline)

Header: period 2025-05, flow=expédition, SIREN=123456789
Line:
   NC8 = 22042176  (wine)
   partner MS = BE (destination)
   country of origin = FR
   nature of transaction = 11 (vente ferme)
   net mass = 1,200 kg
   value = 95,000 EUR ; statistical value = 95,800 EUR
   Incoterms = EXW ; mode of transport = 3 (route) ; département = 33

Emitted as DEBWEB-XML/CSV and uploaded via DEBWEB2; the fiscal intra-EU supply recap goes separately on the ERTVA.

Validation checklist

• Respondent surveyed by the Douane for the relevant flow(s); EMEBI vs fiscal ERTVA kept distinct
• Period and flow (introduction/expédition) correct; SIREN present
• Each line: valid NC8, partner member state, nature-of-transaction code, net mass (kg)/supplementary units
• Value (EUR) and statistical value where required; Incoterms/transport/département included
• Country of origin per current rules; corrections reference the original; nil response if surveyed with no movements
• DEBWEB-XML/CSV conforms; uploaded via DEBWEB2 by the deadline (~10th working day)

Last updated: 2026-05-31 — the EMEBI sampling, NC nomenclature, and DEBWEB2 spec change; confirm whether you are surveyed, the current NC8 codes, required fields, file format, and deadline against current Douane (douane.gouv.fr) guidance before use.