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Mandatory Registration for Electric and Electronic Equipment Producers

Published /Colombia

On April 17th, 2020, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism announced the implementation of Resolution 480, which establishes the Registry of Producers and Marketers of Electric and Electronic Equipment for a range of products specified by their tariff code. This registration is compulsory for entities whose importation levels surpass the minimum threshold.

Information to be Provided:

  1. General information of the legal entity.
  2. Importation level of the previous 3 years.
  3. Manufacturing level of the previous 3 years (if applicable).
  4. Exportation level of the previous 3 years.
  5. Indicate whether the product category encompasses a stewardship program or not.

The list of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) and its Waste (WEEE) can be found in the attached document, as shown in Annex 1.

Important:

Initial registration must be completed between May 2nd, 2020, and July 31st, 2020, via the single Foreign Trade window VUCE, providing the required information above.

For more information, please contact info@orbiscompliance.com - mailto:info@orbiscompliance.com or (408) 465-7331.

Based on the MINCIT website.

Colombia Quick Facts

Regulatory AgencyComisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC)
Certification TypeMandatory
License ValidityIndefinite
Application LanguageSpanish
Legal License HolderNot required
In-country Testing RequirementNo testing required

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