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NAFTA Certificate

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Kuehne + Nagel Ltd

KN Customs

North America Free Trade AgreementCERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

• KN Customs’ has two forms available:

• Both are fillable

• PDF or MS Word

• Both available on:

• KNet KN Customs’ Web Page

• QDocs

1. Exporter Name and Address

• Complete Exporter’s Name and Address

• Tax Identifier:

• IRS #

• SBN

• Customs Serial Number

2. Blanket Period

• Maximum 365 Days

• One-times

• Same date

• Blank

• If One-time, the Commercial Invoice # must be shown in field 5: Description of Good(s)

3. Producer Name and Address

• Actual Producer’s Name and Address

• Could also be:

• “Available upon request”

• “Same as above”

• Tax Identifier:

• Mandatory if Producer listed

4. Importer’s Name and Address

•Actual Importer’s Name and Address

•Could also be:

•“Various”

•“Unknown”

•Tax Identifier:

•Mandatory if Importer listed

5. Description of Good(s)

• Complete description that matches:• CCI• Commercial or Proforma

Invoice• Recommended:

• Part, Product, or SKU Numbers• Customs Identifier

• Detailed Information:• Reduces the threat of an audit

• NOT ACCEPTABLE:• “Parts”• “Accessories”

• ATTACHMENTS (continuation sheets):• Must be in the same format as

fields: 5 - 10

6. HS Tariff Classification Number

• 6 digit HS• HS for every item mention

in Field 5

• 8 digit HS • If goods are

subject to a specific rule of origin in Annex 401

7. Preference Criterion

• An alpha character per product in Field 5

• A through to F

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F

7. Preference Criterion

• A • the good is wholly

obtained or produced entirely in the territory of one or more of the parties

• Most often applies to raw materials, live animals, etc.

• It is uncommon to have industrial goods qualify under this

7. Preference Criterion

• B

• Goods containing non-originating materials that meet the Annex 401 origin rules:

• A change in tariff classification

• Regional Value Content (RVC)

• Both a change in tariff classification and a RVC requirement

7. Preference Criterion

• C

• Goods produced in the NAFTA region exclusively from originating materials

• Goods do not meet the definition of “wholly produced or obtained” but meet the “exclusively from originating” requirement

• Special rules apply to agricultural goods

7. Preference Criterion

• D• Unassembled goods and

goods classified with their parts which do not meet the Annex 401 rules of origin, but contain sufficient RVC

• Rule D does not apply to textile articles of Chapters 61 –63 and is limited to the following scenarios:

• The good was imported into the territory in unassembled or disassembled form, but was classified as an assembled good under the HS system

• Parts and final products are classified under the same heading or subheading as long as the description of the heading or subheading provides for and clearly describes both the good itself and its parts, and is not further subdivided

7. Preference Criterion

• E• Certain automatic

data processing goods and their parts that do not originate in the territory are considered originating upon importation into another NAFAT country when the MFN duty rate matches the rate listed in Annex 308.1 and is common to all NAFTA countries

7. Preference Criterion

• F• The agricultural good

is originating under preference criterion A, B, or C and is not subject to a quantitative restriction in the importing NAFTA country because it is a “qualifying good” as defined in Annex 703.2, Section A or B

8. Producer of Goods

• Yes or No• Yes

• If producer• No (1), (2), or (3)

• (1) – if your knowledge of the good qualifies as originating

• (2) – your reliance on producer’s written rep. that good qualifies as an originating good

• (3) – a signed certificate of the good, voluntarily provided to the exporter by the producer

9. Net Cost

• For each good described that is subject to a RVC requirement, indicate “NC” if RVC is calculated using the net cost method; otherwise indicate “NO”

• If the RVC is calculated according to the net cost method over a period of time, identify the beginning and end dates

10. Country

• Country of Origin

• Name the Country

• CA, US, MX, or JNT

• JNT

• For joint production

11. I Certify that:

• This must be signed and dated on the day completed by the Exporter or Producer

11. I certify that: (continued)

• Signature

• Exporter’s Name

• Date

• Phone #

• Company Name

• Title of Authorized Officer

• Fax Number

Thank you

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