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 will be taken from the Census of Tax Obligors:
- Person's full name
- Domicile or residence
- Incorporation/birth date
- Type of person
Additionally, the operator:
- You must expressly communicate: VAT identification number(s) assigned, where applicable, by Member States.
- You can communicate the following data if you want them to be 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, with prior express consent for it to be disclosed on the European Union website.
- Contact information.
- In the event that the person is not established in the customs territory of the Union, identification number that may have been assigned for customs purposes by the competent authorities of a third country with which an Administrative Mutual Assistance agreement is in force in customs issues.
Unless the operator has given express consent for the publication of your 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 here). same page).
If the operator has given their express consent for their data to be published, the name of the company to whom that EORI number corresponds will also be informed.
The following situations could arise:
- Operators that meet the established requirements to be registered ex officio (those whose NIF does not begin with N, M, X, Y): This type of operators will be automatically registered by the Administration, who will be able to consult and modify the data registered in the Central Electronic System through the AEAT electronic headquarters. Registration will be carried out with the presentation of customs declarations, and without prejudice to the operator being able to request the assignment of the number.
- Operators whose NIF begins with N, M, X, Y:
- That they must obtain an EORI in Spain: They must request the assignment of the EORI number through the AEAT electronic headquarters. These requests will be processed by the Regional Unit of the tax domicile, who will require, where appropriate, the provision of additional documentation or information, and which will submit, once the file is complete, the request to the Customs Department where the resolution will proceed. , by virtue of the resolution of December 14, 2016 of the Department of Customs and IIEE 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 Unit competent depending on the tax domicile of the interested party.
- That they do not have to obtain an EORI in Spain and that they already have an EORI assigned by another Member State: Through the electronic headquarters of the AEAT, they may communicate the EORI number that has been assigned to them in another Member State, to proceed with the linking of said number with the NIF that said operator has obtained in Spain. These requests will be processed by the Regional Unit of the tax domicile, who will require, where appropriate, the provision of any additional documentation or information, and which will submit, once the file is complete, the request to the Customs Department where the resolution, by virtue of the resolution of December 14, 2016 of the Department of Customs and IIEE 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 competent depending 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 attributed by the AEAT in accordance with current legislation: They may request the assignment of the EORI number by submitting to customs the form available on the Customs and II.EE portal. of the AEAT.
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.