"01 What is a certificate of origin?
Certificate of origin is a document that proves the origin of goods, that is, where the goods are produced or manufactured.
It is the main basis for the importing country to determine the tariff treatment of imported goods, trade statistics, the implementation of quantitative restrictions and control of imports from a particular country.
02 Notes on Certificate of Origin
1. The format of the certificate of origin uploaded when declaring should be in line with the provisions of the document, the original colour scanned copy, and the certificate content is clear, please note that please upload the "ORIGINAL" piece, and should not upload the "COPY" piece or the "TRIPLICATE" piece. TRIPLICATE".
2. The signature and seal of the issuing authority and exporter of the certificate of origin should be complete and clear.
3. The exporter of the certificate of origin should be consistent with the invoice and contract.
4. Certificate date part to note:
(1) certificate issuance date requirements: Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement for export or within 3 working days after shipment; China - ASEAN FTA for pre-shipment, shipment, force majeure reasons, within 3 days after shipment; China - Peru FTA and China - Australia FTA for pre-export or export; Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) for pre-shipment.
(2) Validity period of certificate: APTA, China-ASEAN FTA, China-Peru FTA, China-Australia FTA and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) are valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.
(3) reissue certificate period: China - ASEAN FTA can be reissued within 12 months; China - Australia FTA within one year from the shipment of goods can be reissued; Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement no reissue.
5. Certificate of origin is not issued in accordance with the time specified in the document, the issuing authority to reissue the certificate of origin, the certificate should indicate "ISSUED RETROACTIVELY" (reissue) words.
6. The ship's name and voyage on the certificate of origin shall be consistent with the declaration on the customs declaration.
7. Under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin HS code before the first 4 should be consistent with the declaration; "Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement" (ECFA) Certificate of Origin HS code before the first 8 should be consistent with the declaration; other preferential trade agreements Certificate of Origin HS code before the first 6 should be consistent with the declaration.
8 certificate of origin should be the number of declarations and customs declaration of the number of units of measurement consistent. For example, China - ASEAN FTA certificate of origin states the quantity as "Gross weight or net weight or other quantity", the issuing authority issues certificate of origin if the quantity does not make a special statement of the certificate of origin is the default certificate of origin states the quantity of gross weight, the certificate of origin quantity should be consistent with the gross weight of the customs declaration, if the quantity is not declared, the certificate should be consistent with the declaration of the gross weight of the customs declaration. The quantity of the certificate of origin should be consistent with the gross weight of the customs declaration. If the quantity of the certificate of origin is smaller than the gross weight, the part of the quantity exceeding the quantity stated in the certificate of origin cannot enjoy the agreed tax rate.
9. The "Origin Criterion" entered by the enterprise in the Single Window should be consistent with the "Origin criterion" or "Origin Conferring Criterion" of the certificate of origin. "Please be sure to pay attention to the correct entry in the declaration process.
10. The invoice number and date entered in the Invoice No. column of the Certificate of Origin should be consistent with the invoice number and date attached to the customs declaration.
11. Column 13 of the Certificate of China-ASEAN FTA involves four situations, namely, flow of goods among member countries, reissuance of certificate, tripartite trade and exhibits, please pay attention to ticking the relevant items correctly if there are the above four situations.
03 Common Problems and Solutions
1. If the format of the certificate of origin does not conform to the agreement tax rate; if the colour scanning copy of the certificate is not the original one and the content of the certificate is not clear, and the enterprise ensures that the original certificate meets the requirements, the enterprise needs to upload the certificate of origin that meets the requirements by sending a change application through the Single Window and keep the original copy for checking.
2. Enterprises with incomplete signatures and seals should send applications for changes through the Single Window to upload certificates of origin that meet the requirements; if the signatures and seals are not clear, and the enterprises ensure that the original certificates meet the requirements, the enterprises need to send applications for changes through the Single Window to upload certificates of origin that meet the requirements and keep the original certificates for checking.
3. Vessel name, voyage and customs declaration are inconsistent with the declaration, please review whether it is in line with the principle of direct transport, in accordance with the requirements of various preferential trade agreements, enterprises should provide full transport documents, while involving transit goods, whether to meet the rules of direct transport should be based on the General Administration of the General Administration of the 2015 No. 57 and 2016 Announcement No. 52 requirements of the relevant documents to determine, such as the reasons for the shipment of ship name, voyage does not match, please Attach and upload the explanation of the situation.
4. If the invoice number and date entered in the Invoice No. column of the Certificate of Origin are inconsistent with the invoice number and date attached to the Customs Declaration, or if the inconsistency is caused by the three-party trade, please upload the relevant commercial documents proving the trade relationship and the explanation of the situation.
5. If the exporter of the certificate of origin is inconsistent with the invoice or contract, please provide the invoice of the original manufacturer.
6. If the declared price of the customs declaration is lower than the FOB price of the certificate of origin, it is necessary to provide proof of the price of the real and effective payment of foreign exchange tax bills, commercial correspondence and other materials, and attach a description of the situation.
7. If the date of issuance of certificate of origin is not in accordance with the provisions of the document, and the word "reissue" is not ticked or indicated, it is necessary to contact the issuing authority to change the certificate."
