What is the ECD (European Cleaning Document)?
EFTCO has developed at the request of the chemical and tanker industries, a standard document for
use throughout Europe. Processes are standardised by use of the ECD codes, so that the same code used
for a hot water wash in the UK can be readily interpreted at a loading point in, say, Germany or France.
The unique numbering system provides against fraudulent cleaning documents by being traceable back to the
individual cleaning station. A number of prosecutions have already been brought against unscrupulous operators
trying to falsify cleaning documentation.
More information is available on the EFTCO website.
