What are territoriality and direct transport?
Two conditions about where things happen. The work that makes a product originating has to be done in the trade area. And the goods can't be worked on while they're on their way to the buyer.
Passing through another country
Goods can usually travel through a third country, and even be stored or split up there, as long as they stay under customs control and nothing is done to them beyond keeping them in good condition.
Work done elsewhere
Some agreements let you send goods out for a limited amount of work and bring them back, often up to a set share of the product's value. Others don't allow it at all, so any work outside the area breaks the chain.
Where you'll find it. The article it's in, agreement by agreement.
- USMCADirect transport, Article 4.18, as transit and transshipment
- CAFTA-DRTerritoriality, Article 4.12
- RCEPTerritoriality, Article 3.2
- ATIGATerritoriality, Article 26
- ACFTATerritoriality, Article 2
- PEM ConventionTerritoriality, Article 13
- EU–Korea FTATerritoriality, Article 12
- EU–SADC EPATerritoriality, Article 14
- EU–Vietnam FTATerritoriality, Article 12
- UK–SACUM EPATerritoriality, Article 14
- UK–Vietnam FTATerritoriality, Article 12
- US–Australia FTATerritoriality, Article 5.11
- KORUSTerritoriality, Article 6.13
- US–Singapore FTATerritoriality, Article 3.12
- Canada–Colombia FTATerritoriality, Article 301
- Canada–Indonesia CEPATerritoriality, Article 3.2
- Canada–Korea FTATerritoriality, Article 3.15
- Canada–Ukraine FTATerritoriality, Article 3.2
- EU GSPTerritoriality, Article 42
- UK DCTSTerritoriality, Regulation 23
- Canada GPTTerritoriality, Section 5