EU-UK FTA: What is exporter reference No? (Part II)

Free Trade Agreement UK-EU (part 2)

Enrika Naujokė
Enrika Naujokė
Co-founder and Director, CustomsClear, Lithuania
Published 02 Jan 2021
EU-UK FTA: What is exporter reference No? (Part II)
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We overviewed the EU requirements for an EU exporter to get the Exporter Reference Number to include in the statement on origin (in Part I) and continue answering these questions: What is the Exporter Reference Number of the UK exporter? Who may act as an EU/UK exporter? What is a “commercial document” on which the statement on origin may be made out?

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