RoHS / WEEE 1230
Electrical and electronic equipment, and batteries
Requested through the PUE with the ROHS-1 request; any missing data follow in the ROHS-3. The certificate is declared with code 1230.
Requested throughPUE ROHS/RAEE
Customs · Controls by other agencies SOIVRE, health and
SOIVRE, health and
phytosanitary controls
Some goods need, on import or export, a certificate from another agency: SOIVRE at the Trade ministry, Sanidad Exterior (border health), the veterinary and phytosanitary controls at the border control post, Pharmacy, FLEGT or Waste. Each agency issues it in its own system, and the DUA (the Spanish customs declaration) declares its code and number on the item.
Which certificates do I need
to import this product?
Those required by the TARIC measure for the commodity code and its origin. This table shows who issues each certificate, the code it is declared with and where it is requested.
| Agency | What it controls | Code in the DUA | Where to request it |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOIVRE (Trade) | Electrical and electronic equipment and batteries (RoHS/WEEE), safety of industrial products, commercial quality and organic products | 1230, 1235, 1236, C644 | Single Point of Entry (PUE) of the Single Customs Window |
| SOIVRE, previous system | Industrial products in Annex I of RD 330/2008, while the AEAT requires the 1310 | 1310 | ESTACICE (Trade) |
| Sanidad Exterior (border health) | Products for human use and consumption from outside the EU, such as food and feed of non-animal origin | CHED (C678); 1405 if Health finds the control “not applicable” | TRACES NT |
| Veterinary | Live animals, products of animal origin, by-products, germinal products and feed | CHED-A (C640), CHED-P (N853) | Border control post, through TRACES NT |
| Phytosanitary | Plants and plant products | N851, CHED-PP (C085); 1414 if “not applicable” | CEXVEG or TRACES NT (Agriculture) |
| Pharmacy (AEMPS) | Goods that require the involvement of the Pharmacy Inspectorate | 1306, 1313 | Pharmacy Inspectorate |
| Hazardous chemicals | Substances authorised by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO) | 1418 | MITECO |
| FLEGT | Timber with a FLEGT licence from the country of origin | C690 | Licence from the country of origin, validated by Agriculture |
| Waste | Shipments of waste | C670, C672; Y923 “not subject” | Subdirección General de Residuos (MITECO) |
| CITES | Endangered species of wild fauna and flora | C400 | Outside the PUE; declared or provided later |
General information; not advice. The TARIC measure for each item prevails.
SOIVRE What is SOIVRE and
What is SOIVRE and
which products does it control?
SOIVRE is the inspection service of the regional and provincial Trade offices. On import it checks, in coordination with customs, that certain products from outside the EU meet the rules on safety, commercial quality, RoHS/WEEE and organic production. Each control is a TARIC measure on the item and has its own certificate code.
Find the CN code of your goods 
COM 1235
Safety of industrial products
COM-1 request and COM-3 additional data. The 1235 replaces the 1310 previously requested through ESTACICE, but only once the AEAT already requires the 1235 on the item.
Requested throughPUE COM
CAL 1236
Commercial quality
For goods from non-EU countries under Order PRE/3026/2003, with the TARIC measure SVI. The PUE-CAL has been open since 6 October 2025: CAL-1 request and CAL-3 additional data.
Requested throughPUE CAL
ECO C644
Organic products
ECO-1 request and ECO-3 additional data. The certificate is declared with code C644.
Requested throughPUE ECO
Previous system 1310
Products under RD 330/2008
Industrial products in Annex I of Royal Decree 330/2008 do not go through the PUE while the AEAT requires the 1310: the certificate is requested in ESTACICE and declared or provided on the item.
Requested inESTACICE
What is the PUE and how
is the control requested?
Declaration registered01
The control is requested for an item of the declaration, with its MRN and item number. On registration, the AEAT states which documents each item requires.
Request through the PUE02
One request per item and measure: RoHS/WEEE, COM, CAL or ECO. It is made by web service or with the forms in the AEAT online office.
The AEAT passes it to Trade03
The AEAT completes the request with the DUA data and sends it to ESTACICE. It returns a request number for tracking.
SOIVRE inspection04
The inspector may ask for documents. The operator sends them through the PUE and writes to the inspector through the same channel.
Certificate in the inbox05
SOIVRE places the certificate in the AEAT inbox, with the result of each measure: compliant, non-compliant or not applicable. With conformity, the AEAT discharges the item with that certificate.
Border control posts Which health and
Which health and
phytosanitary controls apply?
Health and Agriculture carry them out, not customs. The operator requests the control in the agency's system and declares in the DUA the document it receives.
- 01 Sanidad Exterior Ministry of Health. Checks at the border certain products for human use and consumption arriving from outside the EU, also in luggage, parcels or online purchases. Requested in TRACES NT; if the control is not applicable, Health issues the 1405.
- 02 Veterinary Agriculture (MAPA). Live animals, products of animal origin, by-products, germinal products and feed pass through a port or airport authorised as a border control post or point of entry. Notified in TRACES NT with the common health entry document (CHED, DSCE in Spanish).
- 03 Phytosanitary Plant Health (MAPA). The control takes place at the border control post of first arrival in the EU or at another designated point. N851 or the CHED-PP is declared, or 1414 if not applicable.
- 04 Export Agriculture and Trade. There are also controls on exit: livestock export health certificates (CEXGAN: N853, C657, 1408) and licences for defence material and dual-use items.
How does the DUA
declare the certificate?
A code and its number on each item.
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The TARIC measure for the item
states which document is valid -
12 03item documents group
in the H1 (formerly box 44) -
The AEAT checks automatically
that the certificate exists
and covers those goods -
Since May 2024 national codes
are verified in TARIC -
If missing at registration, it is provided with SUP_DOC
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1405Sanidad Exterior:
control not applicable -
1414Phytosanitary:
control not applicable -
Y923Waste “not subject”:
declared by the operator
Goods on hold What happens if the goods
What happens if the goods
are held?
A certificate is missing
If at registration the AEAT finds a certificate missing, it is provided later with the document declaration (SUP_DOC) in box 12 03 of the item.
The agency asks for a physical check
The agency proposes the control to the AEAT through the Single Window. The operator receives it as a control or a documents request in its declaration's inbox.
The certificate is non-compliant
If a measure is non-compliant, that certificate does not grant release. Once the goods are brought into conformity, a review is requested with a new request.
The goods need to be inspected
Before release, the representative can ask customs for prior actions: prior examination, taking samples, authorising other agencies to intervene, splitting a package or positioning the container.
Frequently asked questions
about controls
All about customs → What is SOIVRE and which products does it control?
SOIVRE (Servicio Oficial de Inspección, Vigilancia y Regulación de las Exportaciones) is the inspection service of the regional and provincial Trade offices. On import it controls electrical and electronic equipment and batteries (RoHS/WEEE), the safety of industrial products, commercial quality and organic products. Each control is a TARIC measure on the item, and its certificate is declared in the DUA.
Which health and phytosanitary controls apply on import?
Three: Sanidad Exterior (border health), for products for human use and consumption such as food of non-animal origin; veterinary, for animals, products of animal origin and feed; and phytosanitary, for plants. Veterinary and phytosanitary controls take place at a border control post and are notified in TRACES NT.
Which certificates do I need to import this product?
Those required by the TARIC measure for its commodity code and origin: each condition of the measure states which document is valid. Look up the CN code in the CN code finder and check its measures in TARIC. Then request each certificate from the issuing agency and declare its code and number on the item.
What is the customs PUE?
The Single Point of Entry (PUE, Punto Único de Entrada) is the AEAT Single Customs Window route for requesting SOIVRE controls: RoHS/WEEE, industrial safety (COM), commercial quality (CAL) and organic products (ECO). The AEAT completes the request with the DUA data and passes it to Trade. The certificate comes back through the AEAT inbox.
What is the Single Customs Window (VUA)?
It is the set of AEAT services that connects the customs declaration with the control agencies and the ports (VUA, Ventanilla Única Aduanera). Through it, the agency reads the documents the operator attached, proposes physical checks and learns which declarations used its certificate. The operator uses it for the PUE and to request prior actions before release.
Where is the certificate declared in the DUA?
In the item's documents: box 44 of the DUA, which in the H1 declaration is group 12 03. The certificate code and its reference are declared. The AEAT checks automatically that it exists, belongs to that operator and those goods, and is available.
What happens if the goods are held because of a control?
It depends on the reason. If a certificate is missing, it is provided with the document declaration (SUP_DOC). If the agency asks for a physical check, it arrives in the declaration's inbox. If the certificate is non-compliant, it does not grant release until a review is requested with a new request.
What do codes 1405 and 1414 mean?
They are the “not applicable” codes: Sanidad Exterior issues the 1405 and the phytosanitary control the 1414, when the goods do not need their control. They are declared on the item instead of the certificate. For waste, the operator declares Y923 “not subject” without a certificate.