Certificate of Origin

Certificate of Origin

A certificate of origin (often abbreviated to C/O or CoO) is a document used in international trade. In a printed form or as an electronic document, it is completed by the exporter and certified by a recognized issuing body, attesting that the goods in a particular export shipment have been produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.

Contains:

• 1. FORMs
• 2. Sample
• 3. Verification

Regional declinations:
With the multiplication of trading bloc and free trade agreements (FTAs), a multitude of different forms have emerged and are used as certificates of origin in today’s international trade.

1. FORMs:

Depending on the exporting and importing countries, as well as the applicable trade regulations, other standard forms such as:

• 1. Certificate of Origin
• 2. Form A
• 3. Form B (applicable for the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement)
• 4. Form E (for the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area)
• 5. Form F (for the China-Chile Free Trade Agreement)
• 6. Form P (for the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement)
• 7. Form S (Certificate of Origin used in FTA between CHINA and SWITZERLAND)
• 8. Form N (for the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement)
• 9. Form X (for the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement)
• 10. ChAFTA CO (Certificate of Origin Form for CHINA-AUSTRALIA Free Trade Agreement)
• 11. China-Korea FAT (Form for China-Korea FAT)

However, virtually all certificate of origin form use the same template, with fields for the country of origin, the shippers, consignees, transport details, product and quantity, and the issuing body (stamp and signature).

2. Sample FORMs & Download:

3.How to Verification?

• 1: Visit the website of E-government Platform for the Origin of China’s Exports .
• 2: Fill the Reference Number in the Certificate Number.
• 3: Fill the Invoice Number.
• 4: Fill the Code.
• 5: Click “Search”.

Tips: Recommend to use IE(Internet Explorer) Browser to Verification.