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Hi Marie
Can you help with a query about EORI numbers and UK imports? My client is a French company who imports goods from China into various EC countries. Its EORI number was issued by the French tax office, but when they have used it for UK imports, they don’t receive C79 certificates. I’ve spoken to HMRC who have explained that while you can use EORI numbers issued in other countries to import goods, you have to have a UK issued EORI number to get a C79. I thought that the whole point of the EORI system was that EC importers and exporters used the same number for all EC/non-EC trade. My client is quite determined that to have a second EORI number is against EC law. Do you know anything about this?
Thanks in advance!
BKYes, this seems to be the case. I’ve had a similar situation with a European client recently who was adamant that they should not have to have a separate EORI number for the UK. And it took me 4 attempts asking HMRC’s helpline to find out why!
Apparently HMRC’s import system still won’t issue c79s unless the EORI number is a UK issued number. So my client now has 2 numbers, one of which is used solely for the UK and the other for the rest of Europe.
Personally I think it’s quite ridiculous that HMRC hasn’t updated their system – the EORI procedure has existed for years! Either way, here’s the link to the HMRC information explaining the situation http://tinyurl.com/nxvzbvg.
Marie
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