MACF: Terms of application for the status of authorized registrant

CUSTOMS

The next step for importers is to apply for their status as an authorised registrant. Let us go back to the terms of this authorization.

During the webinar of 16 October (cf.MACF: the key points for your next report!), the Directorate-General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) reviewed the next steps to be validated for importers involved in MACF (Carbon Adjustment Mechanism at Frontiers)who, let us remember,will enter its final phase in 14 months. One of the most important is, without doubt, the demand forstatus of authorised registrant.

To properly file this application, your file must include:

Contact details of the applicant: name, address, EORI number of the enterprise, identification of the head of the enterprise,
Number of Approved Economic Operator(OAS) for companies with this status which allows for accelerated processing since the OAS criteria cover the concept of financial capacity and compliance with customs and criminal laws,
Economic activitycompany's principal,
Certification of absence of customs offences and criminal offencesfor society and its leaders,
Certificate of tax regularity and VAT number,
Financial and operational capacity: balance sheets of the last 3 years. For newly created companies, the authorities will be able to ask for a financial guarantee,
Forecast import volumes: indicate the approximate volumes and values of the products by customs nomenclature covered by the MACF. These data should be provided in three distinct categories: « less than one tonne », « between one and 1000 tonnes », and « more than 1000 tonnes ».

The application and all supporting documents shall be filed on theMACF register dematerialisedwhose functionalities should be operationalfrom 1 January 2025.

The DGEC stated at the webinar that it will not pursue companies that will not report if their imports represent emissions below one tonne CO2 over the year. However, regardless of the flexibilities granted by France during the transitional period, it is essential that these « small polluters » request their status as MACF registrant in 2025 as there is no guarantee that French flexibilities will be taken into account in the final period in 2026. Let us not forget that as of January 1, 2026, there will be a ban on products subject to MACF regulations.

You will find all the details concerning the constituent elements of the application for status frompage 98 of the importer's guide.