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Registration and identification of economic operators (EORI) or EORI-NIF association

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EORI Registration

EORI Number Registration Procedure

When a new registration is made, either ex officio or at the request of the interested party, the following data contained in the Census of Taxpayers will be taken:

  • Full name of the person
  • Address or residence
  • Date of incorporation/birth
  • Type of person

In addition, the operator:

  1. You must expressly communicate: VAT identification number(s) assigned, where applicable, by Member States.
  2. You may communicate the following data if you wish for them to form part of the Central Electronic System:
    • 4-digit code corresponding to your sector of economic activity.
    • Data relating to your EORI number, full name and address or residence, subject to your express consent for their disclosure on the European Union website.
    • Contact information.
    • In the event that the person is not established in the customs territory of the Union, the identification number that may have been assigned for customs purposes by the competent authorities of a third country with which an agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance in customs matters is in force.

Unless the operator has given express consent for the publication of their personal data on the Internet, these will not be accessible to third parties and the only information accessible on the European Union website will be the validation of the number to verify its existence (available on this same page).

If the operator has given express consent for their data to be published, the name of the company to which the EORI number corresponds will also be provided.

The following situations could arise:

  • Operators who meet the requirements established to be registered automatically (those whose NIF does not begin with N, M, X, Y): The Administration will register this type of operator ex officio, and they will be able to consult and modify the data registered in the Central Electronic System through the AEAT electronic office. Registration will be carried out by submitting customs declarations, without prejudice to the operator being able to request the assignment of the number.
  • Operators whose NIF begins with N, M, X, Y:
    1. Those who must obtain an EORI in Spain: They must request the assignment of the EORI number through the AEAT electronic office. These applications will be processed by the Regional Office of the tax domicile, who will require, where appropriate, the provision of additional documentation or information, and who, once the file is complete, will elevate the application to the Customs Department where the resolution is made, pursuant to the resolution of December 14, 2016 of the Customs and IIEE Department of the AEAT by which powers are delegated to bodies of the special delegations of the AEAT, the resolution is resolved by the head of the Regional Customs and IIEE Department competent based on the tax domicile of the interested party.
    2. Those who do not need to obtain an EORI in Spain and who already have an EORI assigned by another Member State: Through the AEAT electronic headquarters, you can communicate the EORI number that has been assigned to you in another Member State, in order to proceed with the linking of said number with the NIF that said operator has obtained in Spain. These applications will be processed by the Regional Office of the tax domicile, who will require, where appropriate, the provision of any additional documentation or information, and who, once the file is complete, will elevate the application to the Customs Department where the resolution is made, pursuant to the resolution of December 14, 2016 of the Customs and IIEE Department of the AEAT by which powers are delegated to bodies of the special delegations of the AEAT, the resolution is resolved by the head of the Regional Customs and IIEE Department competent based on the tax domicile of the interested party.
  • Operators not established in the European Union, who must obtain an EORI in Spain and who are not required to obtain a NIF assigned by the AEAT in accordance with current legislation: You can request the assignment of the EORI number by submitting to customs the form available on the Customs and Taxes portal. of the AEAT.

The Union regulations have not provided for the issuance of any type of certification. If the operator wants third parties to know its EORI number, it can choose to have its data published by the EU.