What is a certificate of origin? - FedEx Shipping Channel

A certificate of origin is a document that verifies a product's country of origin. It states where the product was produced, manufactured or processed. Whatisacertificateoforigin? Acertificateoforiginisadocumentthatverifiesaproduct'scountryoforigin.Itstateswheretheproductwasproduced,manufacturedorprocessed.It'susuallyrequiredbyacountry'scustomsauthorityaspartoftheclearanceprocesswhenimporting. Whyisacertificateoforiginnecessary? Ifyou'reshippinginternationally,youmayneedtogetacertificateoforigin(COO)forthegoodsyou'resending. ACOOisoftenrequiredwhenthecountryoforiginneedstobeknownforeconomic,politicalorenvironmentalreasons,likeifthereareimportquotas,aboycottoranti-dumpingmeasuresinplace. Ifyou'reshippingbetweencountriesthatshareatradeagreement,aCOOprovestothecustomsauthoritiesthatthegoodsareeligibleforreducedimportdutiesortaxes. SomeanimalandplantproductssubjecttotheCITESagreementalsorequireacertificateoforigin. HowdoIfindoutifIneedone? Checkwithyourlocalchamberofcommerce. HowdoIgetacertificateoforigin? Youcanapplyforoneatyourlocalchamberofcommerce—bearinmind,thatyouwillneedonepereveryshipmentsent. InsomecountriesyoucanapplyforaCOOdirectlyonline.Inothercountriesyoufillinastandardcertificateoforiginformandsubmitittoyourlocalchamberofcommercetobestampedandapproved. Sinceapplyingforacertificateoforigincanbecomplicated,tosavetimeyoucangetarepresentative,suchasafreightforwarder,toapplyforyou. Andbearinmindthatsomecountriesrequirethecertificatetobelegallyapprovedbyanembassyorministryofforeignaffairs,whichcantakemoretime. Whatarethedifferenttypes? Therearetwokindsofcertificateoforigin: Non-preferentialCOO Thismeansthegoodsdon’tqualifyforanyspecialtreatmentinthecountrythey’refrom.It’sonlyusedtostatetheoriginofyourgoods. Preferential Thisisforshipmentsbetweencountrieswithatradeagreementandprovesthegoodsqualifyforreducedimportduties. Whichcountriesrequireacertificateoforigin? ACOOcanberequiredbyanycountryforanyproduct,soit'simportanttocheckwithyourlocalchamberofcommerceifit'snecessary. Someinternationaltraderelationshipsthatcommonlyrequireacertificateoforiginare: ForshippingfromtheEuropeanUniontoacountrywithanEUtradeagreement–useaEUR.1documentorEUR-MEDdocument ForshippingbetweenCanada,theUSandMexico–useaNAFTAcertificateoforigin ForshippingbetweentheUS,CentralAmericaandtheDominicanRepublic –useaCAFTA-DRcertificateoforigin ForshippingtosomecountriesintheMiddleEastandAfrica–acertificateoforiginisoftenrequired ForshippingtosomecountriesinAsia,suchasChina,India,MalaysiaorSingapore–acertificateoforiginisoftenrequired WhatdetailsdoIneedtoincludeonacertificateoforiginform? Theexporter'snameandcontactinformation Theproducer'snameandcontactinformation(ifdifferentfromexporter) Thereceiver’snameandcontactinformation AcleargoodsdescriptionincludingHScode,quantityandweight Thecountryoforigin Airwaybillnumber  Meansoftransportandroutedetails(optional) Remarks(optional) Commercialinvoicenumber(s)anddate(s)(optional) Learnmore Relevanttopics Howtoshipinternationally Howdutiesandtaxesarecalculated WhatexportdocumentationdoIneed? Ourcompany AboutShippingChannel AboutFedEx Careers InternationalHolidaySchedule ConditionsofCarriage ModernSlaveryStatement GenderPayGapReport2018 BindingCorporateRules Newcustomer OpenanAccount RegisterforaLogin MOREFROMFEDEX Learn FuelSurcharge Rates&Surcharges DownloadCentre FedExUKLocations SELECTCOUNTRY FollowusonYoutube ©FedEx1995-2022 TermsofUse Security&Privacy