Romania’s e‑Transport mandate introduces a new standard for digital document submission. Discover the key details of Romania’s e-transport regulations and how SNI’s solution ensures full compliance with local requirements.
e-Transport Regulation Overview
Romania is set to implement the RO e-Transport system, introduced by Government Emergency Ordinance no. 41/2022 and expanded with the latest published Emergency Ordinance no. 115/2023, addressing fiscal and budgetary measures, public expenditure, tax evasion, and modifying normative acts. Article LXXIV outlines amendments to GEO no. 41/2022 on RO e-Transport, published in the Official Gazette of Romania’s existing e-invoicing system.
Scope of the Regulation
Within the e-Transport system framework, in-scope road transports must be declared before the movement starts. The UIT code may generally be generated no more than three calendar days before the declared transport date.
An issued Unique Transport Identification Code, known as the UIT code, remains valid for five calendar days or 15 calendar days in specific intra-Community acquisition scenarios, where applicable, furnishing crucial details during potential inspections.
The system covers high-tax-risk goods, such as vegetables, fruits, roots, edible tubers, alcoholic beverages, mineral products, new construction materials, clothing, footwear, cast iron, iron, and steel. The list is defined by Romanian legislation and CN codes.
For domestic transports of high fiscal risk goods, the obligation applies where goods are transported using vehicles with a maximum technically permissible mass of at least 2.5 tons and where at least one goods lot exceeds 500 kg gross weight or RON 10,000 in value.
RO e-Transport also covers international road transport of goods involving Romania, including imports, exports, intra-Community acquisitions, intra-Community supplies, and other in-scope movement scenarios.
As Romania intensifies its fiscal monitoring capabilities, importers and exporters face increased oversight and compliance requirements. The RO e-Transport system, along with the UIT code Romania requirements, is a key tool in combating tax evasion and supporting the integrity of goods transportation.
Transport operators and drivers may also have operational obligations, including keeping the UIT code available during controls and transmitting GPS or vehicle positioning data where required.
Since January 2024, the Romanian government has imposed penalties ranging from 5,000 lei to 100,000 lei for non-compliance and tax evasion related to specified goods. GEO No. 129/2024 also introduced correction mechanisms, graduated penalties for repeated infringements, and a centralized electronic register of sanctions.
Data Required for e-Transport Declaration
The RO e-Transport system requires certain data to be declared in order to monitor the transport and issue the UIT code. This information includes:
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- The name, characteristics, quantities, and value of the goods
- Information about the place of loading and unloading
- Details about the means of transport, including plate number, carrier name, and vehicle/trailer information where applicable
- Information about the consignor and the beneficiary
- Transport date and validity period
- Transport documents and the generated UIT code
- Vehicle positioning or GPS-related data, where applicable
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How can SNI help you?
SNI provides an end-to-end solution for RO e-Transport, which means data retrieving from SAP and its mapping, processing, and communication with the ANAF will be under a single SAP solution. SNI solution will enable you to create e-Transport documents in the required format (XML), and all these steps can be automated in the SAP. End users can easily monitor the XML and human-readable formats from the user-friendly SNI e-Transport cockpit.
SNI solution integrates with clients’ systems without the need for updates to existing system versions and is independent of SAP versions. SNI’s SAP solution is compatible with SAP ECC 4.7 and above, as well as SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP R3 and SAP S/4HANA. In addition, SNI provides ERP-independent solutions designed to integrate with any ERP system clients may use.