Economic operator
Also called: trader · iktisadi operatör
A person who, in the course of business, is involved in activities covered by customs legislation, such as importing, exporting, transporting or storing goods under customs control. In the EU an economic operator established in the customs territory needs an EORI number before dealing with customs.
In practice
Many authorisations and simplifications are granted to the economic operator rather than to individual shipments, so its registration data must stay current.
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UKRelated terms
- EORI number
- A unique identifier for businesses and persons dealing with customs in the EU, issued by the member state where they are established, or by the first…
- Authorised Economic Operator
- A status granted by customs to operators that meet criteria on compliance, record-keeping, financial solvency and, for the security type, safety…
- Declarant
- The person who lodges a customs declaration in their own name, or the person in whose name it is lodged by a representative. The declarant is…
- Customs authorisation
- A decision by customs, usually on application, that allows a person to use a simplification, special procedure, guarantee arrangement or other…