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Greece Expands Digital Shipping System, Businesses Seek Delay

Greece Expands Digital Shipping System, Businesses Seek Delay

Hellenic Shipping News

The second phase of Greece’s digital delivery note system will come

The second phase of Greece’s digital delivery note system will come into force on May 1, 2026, extending mandatory use to businesses that move goods or inventory. Market operators and accountants, however, are calling for a postponement, citing unresolved technical and operational issues.

Through the digital delivery note, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) gains real-time visibility over the movement of goods across the country, aiming to detect hidden transactions and undeclared revenue, often linked to fictitious invoicing.

Under the system’s second phase, every shipment must carry a unique QR code, effectively serving as a digital “passport” for the cargo. Via the myDATA platform, each stage of the journey is recorded in detail—from dispatch at the sender’s warehouse to final delivery.

The upgrade is designed to streamline inspections and introduce full traceability, offering instant updates on shipment status (in transit, delivered, completed, or rejected), reducing errors and losses through digital logging of transfers, and simplifying receipt procedures with a single scan.

The system also allows multiple delivery notes to be grouped under one QR code, facilitating bulk handling, while in specific cases—such as agricultural product movements—the recipient may issue the delivery note, easing transactions in

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