As soon as you import, export or transport goods in the European Union, you need an EORI number with which you can identify yourself to the customs authorities. This also applies to Romania. You can read everything you need to know about this number in the following article.
Antonia Klatt
Last Updated on 3 January 2022
What is an EORI number in Romania?
As part of the European Registration and Identification System for Economic Operators (EORI), EORI numbers are used to uniquely identify traders, companies and freight forwarders. As soon as contact with the customs authorities is necessary or customs duties are pending, the number is necessary. An EORI number can also be applied for in Romania – and then used throughout the EU. Because every EU actor only needs a single valid number.
Who needs an EORI number in Romania?
In Europe every merchant, every company, every transporter, forwarder or even every private person who files customs declarations needs an EORI number. This also applies in Romania.
There are, however, two exceptions to this:
- Subsidiaries of multinational companies are not allowed to apply for their own EORI number but must use that of the headquarters
- An EORI number is only required from nine customs declarations per year on. This reduces the administrative effort for companies that transport only a few or even one-time goods across borders.
However, a single number is sufficient throughout the EU. A Romanian EORI number can also be used for imports into Germany, for example. You can find more about the general EORI regulations in the European Union and the exceptions on our overview page.
What does a Romanian EORI number look like?
EU-wide, an EORI number always consists of a letter code and a seven to fifteen-digit number combination. The letter code corresponds to the ISO code, a country code with which EORI numbers can be clearly assigned to a country. For Romania this is RO.
In the case of Romania, the number sequence has fourteen digits and corresponds to the Romanian identification number “unic de identificare” (CUI). It therefore contains 4 letters in addition to 10 numbers. A Romanian EORI number can therefore look like this, for example:
RO1234567890ABCD
In principle, only companies and people in Romania who are also based there should try to get an EORI number. Foreign companies, on the other hand, can choose in which European country they register for the EORI system. In this case, the ISO code RO is followed by the ISO code of the third country and the identification number to be used there.
For the UK, for example, the ISO code is GB and the ten-digit Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number is used. An EORI number applied for in Romania by a British company, therefore, looks like this:
ROGB1357924680
But why do foreign companies register for the EORI system in Romania? There are two main reasons for this. Either they import and export a lot via Romania, or they have already registered there for the one-stop-shop procedure. In both cases, administrative costs can be saved if the administrative tasks are bundled in one country. Find out more about the OSS here.
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- Automated identification of B2C sales
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- Handling of OSS registrations and reports
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How do I get a Romanian number?
In Romania, the competent authority for the registration and assignment of EORI numbers is the General Customs Directorate. To get an EORI number, you need to apply for registration. You can find the application for this on the website of the Romanian customs authority. The application document must be completed and printed out and sent to the customs authorities.
Economic operators must also enclose the following documents with the letter:
- A registration certificate issued by the National Commercial Register
- A VAT registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Public Finance
- Documents showing the address of the current registered office
- Founding documents, possibly with later changes and additions.
