The WCO has launched an initiative in the field of preferential rules of origin to ensure that Customs administrations have available all the necessary tools and modern techniques to ensure that the rules are developed, clearly understood and implemented in a manner that promotes legitimate preferential trade while, at the same time, preventing ...

There are currently over 350 preferential trade arrangements in place worldwide, which establish lower rates of customs duties for certain goods provided that the relevant origin criteria are met. Preferential rules of origin notified to the WTO Secretariat can …

Learn about rules of origin and resources for qualifying your shipment for preferential FTA tariff treatment. Rules of origin (ROOs) are used to determine if products are eligible for duty-free or reduced duties under the FTA rules even though they …

Rules of origin can be classified into non-preferential rules of origin and preferential rules of origin. Non-preferential rules of origin are those primarily designated in order to sustain the most-favored-treatment (MFN) within the World Trade Organization (WTO).

1998年7月20日 · While negotiations are going on to harmonize the non-preferential rules of origin, the proliferation of preferential trade agreements represents an important concern in terms of customs revenues. The rules of origin enable the preferential agreements to be correctly implemented, which promotes the development of trade and encourages investment.

2022年11月14日 · Preferential rules of origin determine whether goods qualify as originating from certain countries, for which special arrangements and agreements apply. Where all the requirements are met, goods with preferential origin are eligible to be imported with lower duty rates or at zero rate, depending on the preferential tariff treatment provided for.

Rules of origin determine in which country a product was sourced or made - its ‘economic nationality’ – and help ensure that customs authorities apply lower duties correctly so that businesses located in the free trade agreement countries benefit from them.

The ROO Agreement provides important disciplines for conducting preferential and non-preferential origin regimes, such as the obligation to provide binding origin rulings upon request to traders within 150 days of that request.

List of working or processing required to be carried out on non-originating materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status. This list contains useful links to the various arrangements, their relevant origin provisions and provisions on cumulation.

Rules of origin determine whether a good is originating and qualifies for preferential tariff treatment under an FTA.