In the European Community, the EORI number serves as a singular identity that authorities may ask businesses to use on several occasions. Both natural people and legal entities are eligible to receive it. An Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number must be obtained by all economic operators engaged in import, export, and transit within the European Union as of July 1, 2009. The term “economic operators” refers to all legal persons doing commercial activities that are governed by EU customs law. To execute import, export, or transit operations in the EU territory, the company must obtain a number even when it is not registered in an EU nation. The non-EU entity must apply for the EORI number in the EU country where the initial import operation occurs to get one. For instance, if this location is in Romania, the non-EU business should contact Romanian customs officials, who will manage the process.
The usage
Any Romanian business that imports or exports goods will be given an identification number at registration. This number will be used to identify each operator and act as a point of contact for customs officials across the European Union. Additionally, customs officials and any other relevant authorities will exchange this information. Operators and persons other than economic operators who introduce or remove goods to and from the EU are required to register for the number. Operators are individuals engaged in professional activities covered by customs law, such as the import, export, transit, storage, representation, and operations before the arrival or departure of goods that are inserted or removed from the European Community.
Romanian EORI number issuance
The National Agency of Fiscal Administration’s Directorate General of Customs is the appropriate entity for registering and allocating it. The regional customs offices for each territorial jurisdiction where the company seat is located as well as, in some extreme circumstances, the border customs offices will require a unique identity. An application for registration must be submitted by the entity or person to receive it. The Romanian Customs Authority has this application available for use. The following cities are home to regional offices: Constanta, Timisoara, Iasi, Brasov, Galati, Craiova, and Brasov.
Necessary documents for the application in Romania
The applicant must apply the request along with the supporting documentation listed in Order No. 691/2009 to receive an EORI number. The supporting documents include:
- the registration certificate is given out by the Romanian Trade Register
- if different from the certificate, proof of registered fiscal residence
- the Ministry of Finance’s registration certificate for VAT purposes, if applicable
- In the case of people, copies of ID
Giving out the EORI number in Romania
The time it takes the customs authority to issue the number is between two and three days. The applicant will receive a notification either via email (to the address provided by the applicant) or at the Regional Directorate’s main office. The owner of the number must notify the relevant regional directorate of any changes to the data in the application or any submitted documents.
Romania’s EORI number structure
It has the following structure: a country code made up of two alphabetic characters, followed by a single national identifier, which can have up to 15 alphanumeric characters. For resident firms, the number’s distinctive structure was defined to be the unique identifier (CUI). It is the same number given by the Romanian Trade Register upon the registration of a new Romanian company.
