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CAFTA-DR rules of origin

The Dominican Republic–Central America–United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is a trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Inferred runs your bill of materials through these rules, input by input, and checks your suppliers' declarations against them. You approve every result.

PartiesUnited StatesCosta RicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaThe United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua7 parties
De minimis10%of the adjusted value, in non-originating materialsArticle 4.6CumulationCumulationMaterials from partner countries count as your own.Article 4.5Claimed withCertification of originOr importer's knowledgeArticle 4.16

The rules, one by one. Each with the article it comes from.

How a product originates

The ways it can qualify, and how value is measured.

  • Wholly obtained goods

    Things grown, mined or caught in the area qualify with no further test.

    Article 4.22

  • Product-specific rules

    The rule your product has to meet, looked up by its tariff code.

    Article 4.1

  • Valuation

    How value is measured for the agreement's value tests.

    Article 4.3

Allowances and limits

What helps a product qualify, and what doesn't count.

  • De minimis

    A small share of materials can miss the rule and the product still qualifies.

    Article 4.6 · called tolerance in the agreement

  • De minimis

    A small share of materials can miss the rule and the product still qualifies.

    Article 3.25

  • Cumulation

    Materials from partner countries count as if they were your own.

    Article 4.5

  • Accessories, spare parts and tools

    Spare parts and tools shipped with the product are treated as part of it.

    Article 4.8

  • Retail packaging

    The packaging it's sold in goes with the product.

    Article 4.9

  • Sets

    How products sold together as a set qualify.

    Article 4.13

  • Indirect materials

    Fuel, tools and other things used up in production are ignored.

    Article 4.11 · called neutral elements in the agreement

  • Fungible materials

    Identical materials from different sources can be tracked by inventory method.

    Article 4.7

  • Intermediate materials

    Parts you make yourself, and that qualify, count as originating.

    Article 4.2

  • Shipping packing

    Boxes and containers used only for shipping are ignored.

    Article 4.10

Shipping and claiming

Where the work happens, how the goods travel and how you claim.

  • Territoriality

    Where the work has to happen, and how much can happen elsewhere.

    Article 4.12

  • Proof of origin

    The document you need to claim the lower rate.

    Article 4.16

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