What is a proof of origin?
A proof of origin is the document behind a claim for the lower duty rate. Under most newer agreements it's a statement the exporter or producer writes themselves. Some older agreements and schemes still use a certificate stamped by an authority.
Who writes it
Self-certification is now the norm. The exporter, the producer or under some agreements the importer states that the goods originate. Older systems use a certificate issued by an authority, like the EUR.1 movement certificate. Some ask exporters to register first, as the EU does with REX.
What you need to keep
Whoever signs it has to be able to back it up, usually for several years. That means keeping the bill of materials, the costs and the supplier declarations the claim relied on.
Where you'll find it. The article it's in, agreement by agreement.
- USMCAProof of origin, Article 5.2
- CAFTA-DRProof of origin, Article 4.16
- CPTPPProof of origin, Article 3.20
- RCEPProof of origin, Article 3.16
- ATIGAProof of origin, First Protocol, Article 1
- ACFTAProof of origin, Article 14
- PEM ConventionProof of origin, Article 17
- CETAProof of origin, Article 18
- EU–Japan EPAProof of origin, Article 3.16
- EU–Korea FTAProof of origin, Article 16
- EU–Mercosur iTAProof of origin, Article 3.16
- EU–SADC EPAProof of origin, Article 19
- EU–UK TCAProof of origin, Article 54
- EU–Vietnam FTAProof of origin, Article 15
- UK–Canada TCAProof of origin, Article 18
- UK–Japan CEPAProof of origin, Article 3.16
- UK–SACUM EPAProof of origin, Article 19
- UK–Vietnam FTAProof of origin, Article 15
- US–Australia FTAProof of origin, Article 5.12
- KORUSProof of origin, Article 6.15
- US–Singapore FTAProof of origin, Article 3.13
- Canada–Colombia FTAProof of origin, Article 401
- Canada–Indonesia CEPAProof of origin, Article 3.15
- Canada–Korea FTAProof of origin, Article 4.1
- Canada–Ukraine FTAProof of origin, Article 3.15
- EU GSPProof of origin, UCC Implementing Act, Article 92
- UK DCTSProof of origin
- Canada GPTProof of origin, Proof of Origin of Imported Goods Regulations, Section 4