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Free electronic consignment note: your digital eCMR

The eCMR is the electronic version of the international consignment note of the CMR Convention, recognised by the forty-two states party to the Additional Protocol.

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Its use remains optional: it is used when the parties choose it.

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What the eCMR is

The eCMR is not a new document: it is the consignment note of the CMR Convention, with the same data and the same signatures, in electronic form.

The same consignment note, without paper.
It carries the data of the CMR Convention and the signatures of consignor, carrier and consignee. The medium changes, not the content.
An Additional Protocol recognises it.
The Additional Protocol to the CMR regulates the electronic document. The states that have ratified or acceded to it are the ones that admit it.
Its use remains optional.
The eCMR does not replace the paper consignment note by obligation. It is used when the parties choose it.

How it is signed

All three parties sign from the browser, with no application to install and no account for the people who only have to sign.

Each party, from their phone.
The consignor creates the document and shares a link. The carrier and the consignee sign from their own device.
No account for the other parties.
Only the company issuing the document needs an account. Whoever signs opens their link and sees the action that belongs to them.
Each signature freezes the document.
The signature stores the whole sheet as it stood at that moment, not a summary or an extract.

Where it applies

The eCMR applies in the states party to the Additional Protocol to the CMR. The official list, with its dates, is on the United Nations page this site links.

Forty-two states party.
That is the number of states that have ratified the Protocol or acceded to it. The list changes when a new one does.
Twelve languages.
The service is available in the portal’s twelve languages. Whoever signs does not need to read the language of the issuing company.
It is not the DeCA.
The DeCA is the control document for domestic carriage and cabotage in Spain. The eCMR is the international consignment note. They are different documents and can live in the same company.

How it is created with WeCMR

The process is the same as a national consignment note, with one difference: the document being signed is the one of the CMR Convention.

Create the carriage.
The address book keeps the addresses and the details of the parties so you do not type them again.
Share the link.
Each party receives their link or their QR code and acts when their turn comes.
Download the proof.
Each signature leaves a verifiable package with the document and the seals, checked with standard tools.

Questions about the electronic consignment note

The doubts that appear before the first eCMR.

Is the eCMR mandatory?
No. Its use remains optional. The obligation of 5 October 2026 is the DeCA, the Spanish control document, not the eCMR.
How much does it cost to create an eCMR?
Nothing. The account is free, with no fee, no document limit and no minimum term.
Do the other parties need an account?
No. Signing or reading the document is done from the link, without registering.
Does it work in every country?
It works in the states party to the Additional Protocol to the CMR. The official list is at the United Nations and this site links it.
Can I use the eCMR for domestic carriage?
The eCMR is the consignment note of the CMR Convention, intended for international carriage. For domestic carriage in Spain, the control document is the DeCA.

Section Eight of the Resolución allows the DeCA to take the format of a consignment note, of an ADR transport document or of a waste identification document, provided it carries every item of data in article 6 of the Orden FOM/2861/2012. The DeCA in detail

Keep reading

The other answers this site gives, each on its own page.

Where each fact comes from.

Checked on 23 September 2026.

  • BOE-A-2026-12784

    Resolución de 5 de junio de 2026

    Digital obligation from 5 October 2026, native PDF up to 5 MB, QR carrying the document URL, direct download without authentication, one year minimum retention, advanced signature at least where the DeCA is also used for a contractual purpose and has to be included signed, and section Eight on the consignment note format.

  • BOE

    Ley 9/2025, de 3 de diciembre, de movilidad sostenible

    Entry into force on 5 December 2025 and transitional provision eight: the administrative control document of public road haulage of goods must be digital ten months later, which sets 5 October 2026.

  • BOE

    Orden FOM/2861/2012

    Article 6: the list of data the control document has to carry.

  • Ministerio de Transportes

    Preguntas frecuentes DeCA

    Scope of the obligation, and the role of SIMPLE.

  • Comisión Europea

    Reglamento (UE) 2020/1056

    Full application on 9 July 2027 and who it binds, with its implementation page.

  • Naciones Unidas

    Protocolo Adicional al CMR

    Electronic consignment note: states party, and article 3 on a reliable method of signature.

  • BOE

    Ley 15/2009

    Inland carriage contract: articles 10 bis, 11 and 15 on the consignment note.

  • BOE-A-1987-17803

    Ley 16/1987, de 30 de julio, de Ordenación de los Transportes Terrestres

    Articles 141.17 and 143.1.d: the missing mandatory control documentation and its fine of 401 to 600 euros.

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