SEED
EU excise operator identifier, customs parties and EMCS.
Definition
SEED is the European register of excise operators; each registered warehouse keeper, consignor or consignee is issued a 13-character excise number (2-letter ISO country code followed by 11 alphanumeric characters). This number identifies the consignor and consignee on the e-AD (IE801) within EMCS, and its validity can be checked online via the SEED consultation service.
Origin
System operated by the European Commission's DG TAXUD, legal basis Regulation (EU) 389/2012 on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties; numbers are publicly checkable via the SEED service.
Example in context
A French authorised warehouse keeper with excise number FR012345678901 is named as consignor on the e-AD for an alcohol movement to Germany.