| Our Shipping Solutions export documentation software makes it easy to correctly
complete a variety of Certificates of Origin including a generic certificate of origin, the
NAFTA Certificate of Origin, the CAFTA-DR Certificate of Origin, the U.S.-Israel Free
Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin and the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Certificate of Origin.
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documents you need to ship your products to almost everywhere in the world.
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What is a Certificate of Origin?
The certificate of origin is a document certifying the country of origin of goods in a
particular shipment. The certificate of origin may be required by the government of the
importing country and is frequently used to determine the amount of duty the importer
must pay to bring goods into the country.
While many countries accept a generic version of the certificate of origin form, the
United States is entering into more and more bilateral or multilateral free trade
agreements with specific countries such as Canada, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Australia and
the Central American countries. While some of these agreements only require a
statement to appear on existing documentation to claim preferential duty treatment, others
like NAFTA, CAFTA-DR, Chile and Israel require specific certificate of origin forms.
| Generic Certificate of Origin |
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Most countries accept a generic certificate of origin form that includes information about
the exporter and importer, the description and harmonized tariff code of the goods, and the country of origin. These certificates are usually prepared by the exporter and
notarized by the local chamber of commerce.
Our Shipping Solutions export software allows you to quickly and easily prepare a
generic certificate of origin and print it out on plain paper. You can download
a free copy of the Generic Certificate of Origin form from our website in a PDF format. |
| CAFTA Certificate of Origin |
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The Central America and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
designates the importer with the responsibility of claiming preferential tariff treatment
under the Agreement. The importer should work with the U.S. exporter to ensure that a
U.S. good meets the relevant rule of origin under the CAFTA-DR prior to making a
claim.
In general, a product's eligibility for preferential tariff treatment may be demonstrated in
a variety of ways provided it is in written or electronic form, for instance: a statement on
company letterhead, a statement on a commercial invoice, or a certification. While no
official form is required in order to demonstrate eligibility for preferential tariff treatment
under the CAFTA-DR, there is a required list of elements that need to be included.
Our Shipping Solutions export software allows you to quickly and easily prepare a
CAFTA-DR Certificate based on the sample form provided by the U.S. Department of
Commerce. You can download, a free copy
of the CAFTA-DR Certificate of Origin form from our website in PDF format. |
| NAFTA Certificate of Origin |
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NAFTA Certificate of Origin
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
allows substantial benefits for importers and
exporters in Mexico, Canada, and the United
States for goods originating in the three nations.
These benefits of customs duty reduction and
elimination depend upon an exporter's declaration
of the origin of the goods, called the NAFTA
Certificate of Origin.
This certificate must
be completed by the U.S. exporter, and must
be in the possession of the Canadian or Mexican
importer at the time the declaration is made
to either Canadian Customs or Mexican Customs.
The
U.S. exporter is responsible for determining
the eligibility of the goods for NAFTA treatment
and for providing the importer with the certificate.
A NAFTA Certificate of Origin may be prepared
for a single product of a one-time shipment,
or for multiple shipments of identical items
for a period of up to one year (Blanket Certificate).
The
exporter must determine the appropriate Rule
of Origin for the merchandise. These eight
rules are detailed in Chapter 4 of Annex 401
of the Free Trade Agreement, and cover items
wholly obtained or produced in North America,
having contents or components which have been sufficiently changed through production in North America,
have sufficient Regional Value Content, or are listed in Annex 300 under certain Tariff
Preference Levels (TPL).
Our Shipping Solutions export software allows you to quickly and easily prepare a
NAFTA Certificate of Origin and print it out on plain paper. You can download
a free copy of the NAFTA Certificate in English, French or Spanish from our website in PDF
format. |
| U.S. - Chile Free Trade
Agreement |
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The U.S.-Chile Free Trade
Agreement (FTA) provides lower duties on certain
goods originating in and traded between the
United States and Chile. The Chilean importer
is responsible for claiming preferential treatment
for a given shipment at the time the goods
are cleared through Customs. (Under the U.S.-Chile
FTA, the ultimate responsibility for the validity
of the claim lies with the importer, not the
exporter, as it is under NAFTA.) In order to
claim the preferential duty rate, the importer
must provide to Chilean Customs a written declaration,
which may or may not be in the form of a certificate
of origin.
Despite the fact that the ultimate responsibility for making the declaration lies with the
importer, the information needed to support the declaration will have to be provided by
the producer. The written declaration that the goods are originating may be produced by
the exporter, importer or producer of the goods.
If someone other than the producer (i.e., the exporter or importer) issues the declaration,
it must be based upon either:
- A written declaration of origin
issued by the producer, or
- The issuer's intimate
knowledge of the product, its manufacture,
and its components.
The importer is heavily dependent upon the
assistance and cooperation of its U.S. suppliers
in producing accurate and well-documented declarations
of origin.
Our Shipping Solutions export software
allows you to quickly and easily prepare a
U.S.- Chile FTA Certificate of Origin form
and print it out on plain paper. You can download
a free copy of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin form from our website in PDF format. |
U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement
In order for U.S. exporters to qualify for preferential
access to the Israeli market, a special certificate
of origin must accompany all shipments from the United
States to Israel.
To prevent possible customs delays for goods arriving in Israel, American exporters are
advised to ensure that they are using the correct certificate of origin form and that it is
completed and attached to the other shipping documents before any shipment leaves the
U.S. port. The correct certificate of origin for Israel, the "U.S. Certificate of Origin for
Exports to Israel," is green in color and has "for exports to Israel" printed at the top of the
form.
Our Shipping Solutions Professional software was designed to print data for the U.S. -
Israel FTA Certificate of Origin on a preprinted form available at various American-
Israel Chambers of Commerce located throughout the U.S.
Certificate of Origin Software
To learn how quick and
easy it is to prepare a variety of Certificates of
Origin including all the versions mentioned above,
you can request a free demo version
of the Shipping Solutions Professional software online or
by calling us at 1-888-890-7447. |
