Portugal Pilot

In Portugal, IMT worked together with the competent authorities (GNR’s National Traffic Unit and Tax Action Unit, and IMT’s Inspection Services Directorate) and the economic operator Luís Simões to run a road eFTI pilot. The pilot used the full Portuguese eFTI prototype (eFTI Gate, eFTI Platform Emulator and CA Emulator), fully aligned with the eFTI4EU Reference Implementation 0.5.

A virtual technical pilot first validated dataset creation, identifier registration, UIL and identifier search, follow-up communication and gate-to-gate exchange via eDelivery AS4, including successful cross-border interoperability tests with Italy. A physical pilot followed on 29 July 2026: a real truck was stopped by GNR at the A1 tolls in Alverca and its cargo data was checked electronically. The results will feed the development of the national eFTI Gate for production.

Transport mode: Road

PTROADeFTI

The physical pilot reproduced a real domestic road freight operation: 25 volumes of food products carried by Luís Simões from Santa Iria da Azóia to Vila Nova da Rainha, with a roadside inspection along the way. Inspectors retrieved the eFTI dataset quickly, by scanning a QR code or searching the vehicle plate in the CA Emulator. There were no technical failures and no paper documents were needed. The test also showed that different inspection units need different data. Basic transport checks were fully supported, but fiscal and customs controls will require qualified electronic signatures, structured proof of delivery, event logging and integration with Tax Authority and Customs systems.

Objectives

To test the use of eFTI in a real roadside inspection.
To validate access, retrieval and usability of eFTI datasets through the CA Emulator.
To assess whether eFTI data meets operational, fiscal and customs inspection needs.
To identify constraints and collect requirements for the national eFTI Gate.