Registered Exporter system (rex)
REX
WHAT IS REX ?
REX Registration Overview:
Registered Exporter (REX) is a crucial certification required for businesses looking to export goods to European Union (EU) member countries. The REX system is a part of the EU’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), which grants preferential tariff treatment to products from developing countries. REX registration is essential for exporters in India who want to benefit from reduced or zero tariffs when trading with the EU.
Why REX Registration Matters:
1. Access to European Markets: The EU is one of the world’s largest and most lucrative markets. REX registration allows Indian exporters to access these markets on favorable terms.
2. Reduced Tariffs: REX-registered exporters can avail themselves of reduced or zero tariffs on their products when exporting to EU member countries.
3. Compliance with EU Regulations: REX registration demonstrates compliance with EU rules of origin, ensuring your products meet the required criteria for preferential treatment.
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The Registered Exporter system (the REX system) is a system of certification of the origin of goods based on a principle of self-certification. The origin of goods is declared by economic operators themselves by means of so-called statements on origin. To be entitled to make out a statement on origin, an economic operator has to be registered in a database by his competent authorities. The economic operator becomes a “registered exporter”.
The REX system is the term used to designate the system of certification of origin as a whole, and not only the underlying IT system which is used for the registration of exporters.
For the time being, the REX system is used by EU exporters in the context of some FTAs, in the context of the GSP of the EU, and in the context of the Overseas Association Decision.
The REX IT system has been developed by the European Commission and is made available to the Member States of the EU, to the GSP beneficiary countries, and to the OCTs. It takes the form of a Web application accessed with a username and a password on a website through the Internet. The only technical requirement is then to use a device connected to the Internet to be able to use the REX system.
Functionalities of the REX IT system
Registration of exporters: Exporters apply to become registered exporters by filling in an application form and by returning it to their competent authorities. The competent authorities register exporters who submit complete and correct application forms.
Modification of registration data: once registered, a registered exporter has the obligation to communicate to his competent authorities all changes on his registered data. The competent authorities then perform the modifications in the REX system for the registered exporter.
Revocation of exporters: in some cases, a registered exporter will be revoked from the REX system. This can happen for instance if the company ceases to exist or if the registered exporter commits fraud. Depending on the reason, the revocation is done either on request of the registered exporter or on the initiative of the competent authorities.
With those three functionalities of registration of exporters, modification of registered data, and revocation of exporters, it is the responsibility of the competent authorities to keep at all-time an accurate repository of registered exporters.
Application of the REX system in the EU
- EU operators exporting originating goods to GSP beneficiary countries for the purpose of bilateral cumulation of origin
- EU operators exporting originating goods to OCTs for the purpose of bilateral cumulation of origin or for the purpose of benefitting from unilateral preferences granted by an OCT to the EU
- EU operators exporting originating goods to third countries with which the EU has a free-trade Agreements which provides that the origin of goods is declared by exporters registered in the REX system;
- For the time being, the following Agreements are concerned:
- The Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA)
- The Agreement between the EU and Japan
- The Agreement between the EU and Vietnam
- The Agreement between the EU and Singapore (as from 1 January 2023)
- The Agreement between the EU and UK (EU-UK TCA)
- The stepping stone EPA between the EU and Cote d’Ivoire
- The stepping stone EPA between the EU and Ghana
- The interim EPA between the EU and Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA).
The Agreement between the EU and Singapore which entered into force very recently (November 2019) provides that the origin of goods originating in the EU is declared by approved exporters and not by registered exporters. This is because the Agreement between the EU and Singapore was concluded many years ago, before that the REX system was existing.
In the context of the EU-UK TCA, will also be registered re-consignors in Northern Ireland re-consigning goods to the EU and replacing with replacement statements on origin proofs of origin issued or made out in third countries with which the EU has a preferential trade arrangement.
- EU re-consignors replacing proofs of origin (Form A certificates, EUR.1 certificates, origin declarations, statements on origin, …) where there is re-consignment within the EU or to Norway or Switzerland (in the GSP).
Tasks and Responsibilities of the Registered Exporters under the REX System
3.1 To be registered, an exporter must file an application with one of the Local Users for
Registration (REG). The selection of the Local User for Registration (REG) is to be made taking into
account the products being exported, nature of the unit (SEZ or DTA) etc. . The application must be
made using the form set out in Annexure -“1C” and must contain all the information. Exporters will
also have the possibility to pre-encode their application in the Pre-Application component (AREX
Form) of the REX system and print it. Paper copy of the application with hand-written signature has to
be submitted to the Local User. The application will only be accepted by the competent authorities if it
is complete. Registration is valid from the moment a complete application is submitted by the exporter.
There is no impact on the exporter if there is a technical problem for the registration or if the competent
authorities have organizational difficulties to register the exporter immediately.
3.2 An exporter will be registered in the system only once, as the REX system is common to the
GSP schemes in the EU, Norway and Switzerland. It will also apply to Turkey’s GSP scheme, once that
country meets certain conditions. However, these GSP schemes may differ in terms of country and
product coverage. As a result, a particular registration will only be effective for exports under a GSP
scheme that considers India as a beneficiary country.
3.3 By completing the form, exporters consent to this information being stored in the Commission’s
database and being published on a publicly accessible website. In column 6 of the application form the
Exporter must indicate as to whether the information furnished by him can be published on the public
website. If the exporter gives his consent, the IEC number, name, address, contact details and the
registered exporter and the indicative description of his goods which qualify for preferential treatment
are made public on the Internet. If the exporter doesn’t give his consent, only the REX number, its
validity date, address where the registered exporter is established and date of the revocation of the
registration where applicable, is shared on the internet; besides also indicating as to whether the
registration applies also to exports to Norway or Switzerland.
3.4 Exporters, whether registered or not, (i.e even those whose consignment values are less than
€6000 ) must comply with the following obligations:
i. they must maintain appropriate commercial accounting records for the production and supply of
goods qualifying for preferential treatment;
ii. they must keep available all evidence relating to the material used in manufacturing these goods;
iii. they must keep all customs documentation relating to the material used in manufacturing these
goods;
iv. for at least three years from end of the calendar year in which the statement on origin was made
out, or more if required by national law, they must keep records of:
v. the statements on origin they made out, and
vi. details of their originating and non-originating materials, its production and stock accounts.
3.5 These records and statements on origin may be kept in an electronic format but must allow the
materials used in manufacturing the exported products to be traced and their originating status to be
confirmed. These obligations also apply to suppliers who provide exporters with supplier’s declarations
certifying the originating status of the goods they supply.
3.6 Registered exporters must immediately inform the competent authorities (i.e. Local User for
Registration where exporter applied for REX No.) of changes to the information they provided during
registration. Registered exporters who no longer meet conditions for exporting goods under the scheme
or no longer intend to export goods under the scheme must inform the competent authorities of this.
3.7 The Registered exporters would provide a summary of the “statement on origin” to the Local
Users for Registration. This summary would contain the following details:
i. HS Code,
ii. Description,
iii. Document No/ date on which Statement on Origin is made out,
iv. FOB value of exports (in $),
v. destination port,
vi. destination of export
vii. Origin Criteria, W/P HS four digit
Documents to be used by the exporters registered in REX
4.1 The “statement on origin” is made out by the registered exporter in the country of export to the
EU as soon as the exportation has taken place or is ensured, if the goods can be considered as originating
in the beneficiary country concerned. However, the registered exporter must indicate another beneficiary
country on the “statement on origin” if:
· Regional or inter-regional cumulation takes place between the beneficiary countries in
question, and
· In the country of export to the EU, the goods were subject to working or processing
operations insufficient to confer origin as listed in Article 78(1) (b) to (q) of the reformed
EU GSP rules of origin.
4.2 The exporters must provide the statement on origin to their customer(s) in the EU. It must
contain the details specified in Annexure “1D” of this document. A “statement on origin” may be
made out in English or any other language approved in the EU regulations on any commercial document
allowing the exporter, consignee and the goods involved to be identified.
4.3 When bilateral or regional cumulation applies, the exporter of a product manufactured using
materials originating in a party with which cumulation is permitted, can rely on the “statement on
origin” provided by its supplier. In these cases, the “statement on origin” made out by the exporter must
contain the indication: ‘EU cumulation’ or ‘regional cumulation’;
4.4 When cumulation under Article 85 of the reformed EU GSP rules of origin applies, the exporter
of a product manufactured using materials originating in a party with which cumulation is permitted, can
rely on the proof of origin provided by its supplier and issued in accordance with the provisions of GSP
rules of origin in Norway or Switzerland (and, in future, Turkey). In these cases, the statement on origin
made out by the exporter must contain one of the indications:
‘Norway cumulation’, or ‘Switzerland cumulation’ or ‘Turkey cumulation’.
4.5 When extended cumulation under Article 86(7) and (8) of the reformed EU GSP rules of origin
applies, the exporter of a product manufactured using materials originating in a party with which
extended cumulation is permitted, can rely on the proof of origin provided by its supplier and issued in
accordance with the provisions of the relevant free-trade agreement between the EU and the relevant
party. In these cases, the statement on origin made out by the exporter must contain the indication-
‘extended cumulation with country ‘X’.
4.6 A “statement on origin” must be made out for each consignment. In exceptional circumstances, a
statement on origin may be made out after the goods have been exported (‘retrospective statement’) as it
is presented in the Member State of declaration, for release for free circulation, no more than two years
after the goods were imported. A statement on origin is valid for 12 months from the date on which it is
made out.
4.7 A single “statement on origin” may cover several consignments if the goods meet the following
conditions:
i. They are dismantled or non-assembled products within the meaning of general rule 2(a) of the
Harmonised System.
ii. are falling within Section XVI or XVII or heading 7308 or 9406 of the Harmonised System, and
iii. are intended to be imported in installments.