What is a Certificate of Origin? What are the precautions?
01 What is a Certificate of Origin
A certificate of origin is a document that proves the origin of a commodity, that is, the place of production or manufacture of the goods.
It is the main basis for importing countries to determine tariff treatment of imported goods, conduct trade statistics, implement quantitative restrictions and control imports from specific countries.
02 Notes on Certificate of Origin
1. The format of the certificate of origin to be uploaded at the time of declaration should conform to the provisions of the document, be the ORIGINAL color scanned COPY, and the content of the certificate should be clear. Please upload the "original" piece instead of "copy" or "TRIPLICATE" piece.
2. The signature and seal of the issuing authority column and the exporter column of the certificate of origin shall be complete and clear.
3. Certificate of Origin exporter and invoice, contract should be consistent.
4. Note the date part of the certificate:
(1) The date of issuance of the certificate: the APTA is at the time of export or within 3 working days after shipment; The China-Asean Free Trade agreement is before shipment, during shipment, force majeure causes, within 3 days after shipment; The China-Peru Free Trade Agreement and the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement are before or at the time of export; The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) is pre-shipment.
(2) Validity period of the certificate: the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, China-Asean Free Trade Agreement, China-Peru Free Trade Agreement, China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) are valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.
(3) Renewal period: the China-Asean Free Trade Agreement stipulates that it can be reissued within 12 months; The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement stipulates that the goods can be reissued within one year after shipment. There is no reissue of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement.
5. If the certificate of origin is not ISSUED in accordance with the time specified in the document, the issuing authority shall reissue the certificate of origin, and the words "ISSUED RETROACTIVELY" shall be indicated on the certificate.
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6. The ship name and voyage on the certificate of origin shall be consistent with the declaration form.
7. The first 4 digits of the HS code of the Certificate of origin under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement shall be consistent with the declaration form; The first 8 digits of HS code of the Certificate of origin under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) shall be consistent with the declaration form; The first 6 HS codes of Certificates of origin of other preferential trade agreements shall be consistent with the declaration form.
8. The quantity on the certificate of origin shall be consistent with the quantity and unit of measurement declared in the customs declaration. For example, the quantity listed in the certificate of origin of China-Asean Free Trade Agreement is "Gross weight or net weight or other quantity". If the issuing authority does not make a special declaration on the quantity when issuing the certificate of origin, it defaults that the quantity listed in the certificate of origin is the gross weight, and 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 less than the gross weight, then the amount in excess of the quantity stated in the certificate of origin is not eligible for the agreed tax rate.
9. The "Product landmark" item entered by the enterprise in a single window should be consistent with the "Origin criterion" or "Origin Conferring Criterion" of the certificate of origin. Please be sure to enter it correctly during the declaration process.
10. The invoice number and date entered in the invoice number column of Certificate of Origin shall be consistent with the invoice number and date attached to the customs declaration.
11. Column 13 of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement Certificate covers four situations: transfer of goods between member states, reissuance of certificates, tripartite trade and exhibitions. If there are any of the above four situations, please check the relevant items correctly.
03 Common Problems and Solutions
1. Certificate of origin does not conform to the form can not enjoy the agreement tax rate; If the original color scan copy is not the original, the content of the certificate is not clear, and the enterprise ensures that the original certificate meets the requirements, the enterprise needs to send the change application through a single window to upload the certificate of origin that meets the requirements and keep the original for reference.
2. Enterprises with incomplete signatures and seals send change applications through a single window to upload certificates of origin that meet the requirements; If the signature and seal are not clear, and the enterprise ensures that the original certificate meets the requirements, the enterprise needs to send the change application through a single window to upload the certificate of origin that meets the requirements and keep the original for future reference.
3. Ship name, voyage and declaration inconsistent, please review whether 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 the transit of goods, whether to meet the direct transport rules should be based on the General Administration of 2015 57 and 2016 52 announcement requirements of the relevant documents to determine. If the ship name and voyage are inconsistent due to the reasons of the shipping company, please attach the information to upload.
4. The invoice number and date entered in the invoice number column of Certificate of origin are inconsistent with the invoice number and date attached to the declaration form. If the inconsistency is caused by the situation involving three-party trade, please upload the relevant commercial documents and information to prove the trade relationship.
5. Certificate of origin exporter and invoice, contract inconsistency, need to provide the original manufacturer's invoice.
6. If the declaration price is lower than the FOB price of the certificate of origin, it is necessary to provide the foreign exchange tax bill, business correspondence and other materials that prove the authenticity and effectiveness of the price, and attach the description of the situation.
7. If the date of issue of the certificate of origin does not conform to the provisions of the document, and the words of replacement are not checked or indicated, the issuing authority shall be contacted to change the certificate.
