Trade · 6 pages · 12 min

How rules of origin decide a product's nationality

Origin rules name the country a product is from by where it was made, not by the last ship it saw.

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From the opening

Rules of origin are the tests customs uses to assign a product a country for tariffs, quotas, and trade remedies. They decide nationality from how and where the good came to be, not from the flag of the ship that happened to carry it last. The opening covers wholly obtained goods take that place, transformation can confer origin, and a certificate only attests.

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Inside

  • Wholly obtained goods take that place
  • Transformation can confer origin
  • A certificate only attests
  • Transshipment does not count
  • Where the idea stops applying
  • A distinction worth keeping

Sources

  • Rules of origin
  • Substantial transformation test