Royal Decree 993/2022 adopting control measures for the import of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) from third countries , with an entry into force date of January 16, 2023, establishes a prior control prior to the import of these products in order that the EEE comply with the provisions applicable to them and so that, in any case, these devices do not entail any risk to the safety of users, the environment or other public interests, which will be carried out by the SOIVRE Inspection Service.

For the purposes of carrying out this control, Customs has a specific TARIC measure created at national level to collect the list of products that will be affected. Specifically, this is the ROHS measure - Import Control - Safety of electrical and electronic equipment. 

Two systems have been put into operation for the telematic management of requests by operators:

• Through a new telematic management model within the Single Customs Window, called Single Entry Point (hereinafter, PUE) , which consists of web services enabled by the AEAT for sending and receiving information, which will require computer development by companies or by service providers, to launch computer applications that allow interested parties to interact with these web services.

• Through forms enabled by the AEAT for sending information to the PUE which can be accessed from the Electronic Headquarters of the Tax Agency.

These systems manage two types of control, ROHS control and WEEE control, with independent results and dispatch can only be carried out if a result has been obtained in accordance with both controls. The certificate may be issued for a customs pre-declaration (PDI, PDC) or for a customs declaration (DUA, DVD).

Prior to the mandatory control that will begin on January 16, 2023, for a transitional period of time, the request for control will be voluntary for system testing purposes and may be made through the web services or through the forms enabled by the AEAT in the Electronic Office.

Those economic operators who want to send applications through this system must declare the code 1234 in box 44 of the DUA. This code will only be usable during the testing period. Once the control becomes mandatory, this code will no longer be applied.