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EPR, NIF and packaging, in plain language
Practical guides for foreign companies selling into Spain: what the rules ask of you, and how to get compliant without the jargon.
Spanish NIF
How a foreign company gets a Spanish NIF
If you run a Dutch BV, German GmbH, French SARL or UK Ltd and you start selling into Spain, you need a Spanish NIF. Here is when it becomes mandatory, the difference between a type N and a type W NIF, how to get one, what it costs, and the mistakes that trigger tax problems.
Compliance
Selling in Spain: the EPR requirements, stream by stream
A practical guide to Extended Producer Responsibility in Spain for foreign sellers: who is covered, the packaging, WEEE, battery and textile streams, how to register with a SCRAP, what it costs, and the fines for getting it wrong.
Spanish NIF
NIE vs NIF in Spain: what you actually need
NIE, NIF and CIF sound interchangeable but they are not. Here is what each one means, and why a foreign company selling into Spain needs a NIF, not an NIE.
Spanish NIF
What is a NIF number, and why you need it
A plain-English guide to the Spanish NIF: what it means, the letters and types, how it differs from the NIE and CIF, and why no foreign company can trade or register for EPR in Spain without one.
EPR basics
What is EPR in Spain, and why it matters for foreign sellers
Extended Producer Responsibility makes the companies that put products on the Spanish market pay for their end of life. Here's what EPR covers, who counts as a producer, and where the NIF fits in.
Compliance
Tax residency and permanent establishment in Spain
Does selling into Spain or holding a Spanish NIF make your foreign company a tax resident? Usually not. Here is where the line actually sits, and what a permanent establishment really means.
Packaging
Spain's packaging EPR rules, explained
Royal Decree 1055/2022 extended producer responsibility to all packaging (commercial and industrial included), and a separate tax now hits non-reusable plastic. Here's what sellers shipping into Spain need to know.
Compliance
What happens if you ignore EPR in Spain
Skipping EPR registration doesn't keep you invisible; marketplaces, customs and the authorities are closing the gaps. Here's the real-world risk, and how to get compliant quickly.
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