After Brexit, British EORI is no longer applicable to the EU, resulting in a large number of Chinese sellers in the European market needing to register EORI in Germany for bilateral customs clearance. Ambo also began to arrange for sellers in advance in August 2020. The approval was slow at the beginning, but part of EORI numbers could still be taken down. Later, the German customs had a backlog of APPLICATIONS for EORI number, and the approval was delayed. This also causes the service providers and sellers of the industry are highly concerned about "When the German EORI can come down"?

Just yesterday, our AMBER German office received the official notice of customs deployment, confirming that the offshore company could not apply for the German EORI.

Check out the official reply from German customs：

"Various EORI applications submitted for your company's clients from November 2020 to present". The General Administration of Customs rejected our application, "he said, saying Chinese sellers do not need EORI numbers as third-country operators.

Contents of the official notification by the General Administration of Customs

Obviously, the Chinese seller, as a (third country) trader not established in the EU customs area, has no permanent establishment in Germany, and the German customs will not accept registration and issue EORI number. There is still no clear information as to whether the German EORI which has been obtained by the Chinese seller before this notice will be invalid.

Have registered the VAT number of France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Poland, Czech republic, the Netherlands and other EU countries, You can apply for EU EORI in any non-German eu country with a tax number. Currently, based on the French VAT, the registration time of EORI in France only needs 1-3 days, which is the fastest. Other countries, such as the Netherlands, Austria and Spain, apply for 2-4 weeks. Additional fees will be charged for individual countries to apply for EORI number. Please contact us or your tax agent.

And only the Seller of The British and German tax number, can try to apply for the beginning of XI EORI, Northern Ireland, We apply for free for UK sellers; However, according to the feedback from some logistics companies, EORI in Northern Ireland is not recognized for customs clearance, although it is checked on the EORI website of the European Union, which needs to be verified. Sellers are also welcome to communicate with our tax consultants at any time, and together with the fastest and most economical way to apply for the European Union EORI.