Starting Your ETIM Journey: A Guide for Manufacturers

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Version 2, updated November 2025

You may have been asked to provide ETIM data by a wholesaler, either in the UK or overseas. Or perhaps you are planning to join EDATA, the electrical industry data pool managed by EDA Data Services.

At first glance the concept of ETIM may be difficult to grasp and the task of creating ETIM data can appear daunting. But it needn’t be so. In this paper we explain what ETIM is, and how it is structured, and we provide guidance for manufacturers starting on the path of creating ETIM formatted data.

Inside this EDA White Paper you’ll find answers to all these questions and more:

  1. Why ETIM?
  2. Who Manages ETIM?
  3. The EDA and ETIM
  4. How is ETIM structured?
  5. What is ETIM MC?
  6. Where do I find details about ETIM Classes, Features and Values?
  7. How to create and store your ETIM Data.
  8. What is EDATA Creator?
  9. Sending ETIM data to your customers
  10. With is ETIM xChange

Inside the Appendix you’ll find useful links and references.

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