A few colleagues have asked if EUR1’s can be issued for the new EU Canada trade deal. I have checked with HMRC and they have confirmed that EUR1’s cannot be issued for Canada.
For consignments where the total value exceeds €6,000 exporters will have to be a registered exporter in order to make an origin declaration and you must include your registered exporter number (as the customs authorisation number) in your origin declaration.
HMRC has pre-registering all UK exporters holding a valid Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI) number who exported goods to Canada during 1 December 2015 to 1 December 2016. New exporters will need to register.
Exporters should check they have been pre-registered by checking the Registered Exporters database (https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/eos/rex_home.jsp?Lang=en)
Exporters code will be formatted ‘GBREX’ followed by your EORI number followed by ‘X’. For example, GBREX123456789000X. If you’ve been registered then, on entering your number, the system will confirm that it’s valid.
Exporters not on the database but hold an approved exporter number you may use that until you’re registered. Please note that approved exporter numbers can’t be used under this agreement after 31 December 2017. If you intend to continue exporting to Canada and want your customer to claim preferential duty, you must ensure you hold a registered exporter number by this date.
A guidance for exporters has been put on the GOV.UK website, which can be found here.
If you would like any more information on exporting to Canada or any other countries, please contact us on 01603 729712 or email [email protected].
