Part 7. Who carries the duty

The operator that places the product on the EU market. For a New Zealand exporter that is usually the importer.

This part holds 8 documents in 3 subjects. It is part 7 of 9. All parts.

The operator the law names

Who is the economic operator for your product? The economic operator is the company that places the product on the EU market. For a New Zealand exporter that is usually the EU importer.

What a manufacturer must do for a product passport A manufacturer carries the passport duty only if it places the product on the EU market. A New Zealand maker supplies the data instead.
What an EU importer must do, and why it matters to you The EU importer usually places your product on the market, so it carries the passport duty. It must check your documents before it may sell.
What a distributor or a retailer must do for a passport A distributor that resells does not place a product on the market. The act, not the job title, decides who holds the passport duty.
What a non-EU exporter must supply to an EU importer Your EU importer carries the legal duty. It cannot sell your product until you supply the documents, the marks and the product data.

What a passport service provider does, and do you need one A service provider stores and serves passport data for the operator that carries the duty. EU law permits a provider and permits self hosting.
What a recycler or a repairer gets from a passport The EU battery law gives a person with a legitimate interest the composition data and the item-level condition data. Who counts is not settled.
Who checks a digital product passport, and when A market surveillance authority checks a product on sale. Customs act at the border. A request reaches your European importer first.