What are indirect materials?
Indirect materials are the things you use to make a product that don't end up in it, like fuel, power, tools, machines and cleaning supplies. They don't count against you, wherever they came from.
Why it matters
Without this rule, an imported machine on your factory floor or imported lubricant in your press could count as non-originating material. With it, you only look at what actually goes into the product.
Where you'll find it. The article it's in, agreement by agreement.
- USMCAIndirect materials, Article 4.9
- CAFTA-DRIndirect materials, Article 4.11, as neutral elements
- CPTPPIndirect materials, Article 3.16
- RCEPIndirect materials, Article 3.10, as neutral elements
- ATIGAIndirect materials, Article 36, as neutral elements
- ACFTAIndirect materials, Article 12, as neutral elements
- PEM ConventionIndirect materials, Article 11, as neutral elements
- CETAIndirect materials, Article 13, as neutral elements
- EU–Japan EPAIndirect materials, Article 3.13, as neutral elements
- EU–Korea FTAIndirect materials, Article 10, as neutral elements
- EU–Mercosur iTAIndirect materials, Article 3.12, as neutral elements
- EU–SADC EPAIndirect materials, Article 13, as neutral elements
- EU–UK TCAIndirect materials, Article 49, as neutral elements
- EU–Vietnam FTAIndirect materials, Article 10, as neutral elements
- UK–Canada TCAIndirect materials, Article 13, as neutral elements
- UK–Japan CEPAIndirect materials, Article 3.13, as neutral elements
- UK–SACUM EPAIndirect materials, Article 13, as neutral elements
- UK–Vietnam FTAIndirect materials, Article 10, as neutral elements
- US–Australia FTAIndirect materials, Article 5.10, as neutral elements
- KORUSIndirect materials, Article 6.12, as neutral elements
- US–Singapore FTAIndirect materials, Article 3.11, as neutral elements
- Canada–Colombia FTAIndirect materials, Article 309, as neutral elements
- Canada–Indonesia CEPAIndirect materials, Article 3.9, as neutral elements
- Canada–Korea FTAIndirect materials, Article 3.14, as neutral elements
- Canada–Ukraine FTAIndirect materials, Article 3.12, as neutral elements
- EU GSPIndirect materials, Article 52, as neutral elements
- UK DCTSIndirect materials, Regulation 15, as neutral elements
- Canada GPTIndirect materials, Memorandum D11-4-4, paragraph 3, as neutral elements