Export

Registry of Registered Exporters (REX)

It is a system of certification of the origin of goods based on the principle of self-certification. The origin of the goods is declared by the economic operators themselves (registered exporter) through the so-called communications on origin (or declaration of origin , term used in the Agreement with Canada ) on the invoice or other commercial document that identifies the exported products. Therefore, the registered exporter does not need to request the issuance of a certificate of origin for each export.

It is a unique system that will apply in different unilateral, bilateral or multilateral preferential trade regimes of the EUwith third countries.

The rules for the development of the REX system are set out in the framework of the GSP, in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447. As indicated in Article 68(1) of the same Regulation, Articles 80, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89 and 91 UCC IA apply mutatis mutandis to the application of the REX system outside the framework of the Union GSP scheme.

The application for registered exporter status is a one-time formality, in which the exporter provides the competent customs office with the information necessary to register.

When submitting the application, the applicant:

1. Declares that the information contained herein is accurate.
2. Certifies that he/she has never been deregistered before, and, if not, certifies that he/she has resolved the situation that led to such deregistration.
3. It undertakes to extend communications on origin only for goods eligible for preferential treatment and to comply with the rules of origin specified for such goods in the generalized system of preferences.
4. It undertakes to maintain appropriate commercial accounting records relating to the production/supply of the goods eligible for preferential treatment and to retain such records for a minimum period of three years from the end of the calendar year in which the communication on origin has been extended.
5. You agree to immediately notify the competent authorities of any changes to your registration data after obtaining the registered exporter number.
6. You agree to accept any checks relating to the accuracy of your communications on origin, including verification of your accounting records and inspection of your premises, by the European Commission, the competent authorities of the Member States, as well as the competent authorities of Norway, Switzerland and Turkey (applicable exclusively to exporters from beneficiary countries).
7. The company undertakes to request deregistration from the system if it ceases to meet the conditions set for the export of goods in accordance with the regime.
8. You agree to request deregistration from the system if you no longer intend to export said goods under the system.

Conditions to become a registered exporter:

1) Any exporter, manufacturer or trader of originating goods, or forwarder of goods, established in the territory of the European Union, has the right to apply to its competent customs authorities to become a registered exporter, provided that it holds, at any time, appropriate proof of the self-certified origin of the products it intends to export or forward, for the purposes of controls carried out by the customs authorities.

An EU company with its headquarters in one Member State and premises or warehouses in another Member State can apply for registration in either of these Member States (or both if the different companies have different EORI numbers).

A company, which has already been registered in a Member State with its EORI number, cannot apply to be registered again in another Member State with the same EORI number.

A company that has an EORI number in one Member State can apply for registration in the REX system in another Member State.

2) The registered exporter must:

• To be able to present at any time, at the request of the competent authorities, all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products in question.
• Accept verification by the competent authorities of their accounting and the manufacturing process of the products.
• Keep for at least 3 years (or longer depending on the period set out in the preferential agreement or in the national legislation of the EU Member States) copies of the declarations of origin and supporting documents related to the declarations of origin that you have drawn up.
• Assume full responsibility for the use of your registration number.
• Agree to inform the competent authorities of any changes affecting your registered data.

Once a REX number is assigned, the registered exporter may use it for all its exports under preferential regimes when the certification of origin system applied is the REX system.

Each preferential regime using the “registered exporter” concept sets out its own rules, meaning that operators holding a REX number must be aware that they are using a multiple registration and may need to consult the relevant provisions in each individual regime.

In the EU, the REX system is applied by economic operators in the following cases:

• EU operators exporting originating goods to GSP beneficiary countries for the purposes of bilateral cumulation of origin.
• EU operators exporting goods originating in OCTs for the purposes of bilateral cumulation of origin or to benefit from unilateral preferences granted by an OCT to the EU.
• EU operators exporting goods originating in third countries with which the EU has free trade agreements that provide that the origin of the goods is declared by exporters registered in the REX system.
• At the moment, these are the following agreements:
  • Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).
  • Agreement between the EU and Japan.
  • Agreement between the EU and Vietnam.
  • Agreement between the EU and Singapore.
  • Agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom ( EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement).
  • The preliminary EPA between the EU and Côte d'Ivoire.
  • The preliminary EPA between the EU and Ghana.
  • The interim EPA between the EU and Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA).
  • Agreement between the EU and New Zealand.
  • Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Chile.

The preferential agreements concluded by the European Union with third countries and the autonomous regimes applied by the EU are listed on the Europa.eu website, at this link .

REX data is published, so that economic operators using origin declarations can verify the validity of the records of registered exporters submitting such origin declarations.

Attached is the link to the European Commission website with information on this matter.