IMPORTASS

What you can do on IMPORTASS

Once you have your NIE and your Certificado Digital, you can use IMPORTASS to register as autónomo under RETA (the alta en el RETA), the mandatory first step for self employed work in Spain. You can also adjust your contribution bracket every two months (six adjustments per year) if your real income changes. You can register family members as beneficiarios for healthcare coverage, request a vida laboral certificate showing your full contribution history in Spain, set up or change your direct debit (domiciliacion), and view all your monthly contributions paid to date.

For S1 holders from other EU countries, IMPORTASS is also where the S1 form is registered with the INSS to activate healthcare access. For employees in the Régimen General, IMPORTASS is less critical day to day (your employer handles registration), but you can still use it to check your contributed years and download certificates.

How to access IMPORTASS

IMPORTASS requires authentication through either Certificado Digital or Cl@ve. For non Spanish nationals, Certificado Digital is the only reliable route, because Cl@ve verification via video does not support non Spanish ID documents. Once you have your Certificado Digital installed in your browser (Chrome or Firefox), accessing IMPORTASS is just a matter of logging in and selecting the service you need.

Related terms

TGSS (Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social, the body that runs IMPORTASS), RETA (where you register as autónomo through IMPORTASS), Vida Laboral (the contribution history certificate available via IMPORTASS), Certificado Digital (the digital identity required for access), NUSS (your unique Seguridad Social number, viewable in IMPORTASS).