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Presenter: Bengt Reed Anderson, ces
President
840 Tollgate Road
Elgin, IL 60123
Tel: 847-760-0000
Cell: 630-776-1872
email: [email protected]
Presented by
BDG International, Inc.
Certificate of Origin
Document that certifies a shipment's country of
origin. It is used between members of a trading block
or where special privileges are granted to goods
produced in certain countries.
Certificate of origin is commonly issued by a trade
promotion office, or a chamber of commerce in the
exporting country. Also called declaration of origin.
Freight Forwarder can Create, Notarize and Chamber
stamp the C of O.
NAFTA C of O must be created by the shipper.
Certificate of Origin
NAFTA
US to Canada required for values greater than CAD1,600.00
US to Mexico required for values greater than USD1,000.00
Under limits: Invoice Statement "I hereby certify that the good
covered by this shipment qualifies as an originating good for
purposes of preferential tariff treatment under the NAFTA.
Israel - Any Value
Generic – Any Value
Rules of Origin
Preferential Rules – for purposes of utilizing
FTA’s and tariff concessions
Non-Preferential Rules – for purposes of
labeling, quotas, anti-dumping, anti-
circumvention and statistics.
Determining Origin
Points to consider
Is the product wholly produced in the originating
country?
Was the product imported and now being exported in
it’s original state?
Does the product contain imported items from another
country?
Determine % of foreign product
Is there a clear supplier paper trail providing evidence
of the country of origin.
Certificate of Origin’s are required in certain countries to
show evidence of the origin of the product.
Methods of Determining Origin
Wholly obtained
Substantial Transformation
Ad Valorem Percentage
NATFA
Transaction Value = 60% and tariff change
Net Cost Method = 50% and tariff change
Israel
35% US Value
Specific Manufacturing Processing Operations
Determined by where the processing occurs
Requiring a Specified change in tariff classification.
Input tariff headings must be different then final product tariff heading
Statement of Origin
These documents are used for instructional purposes to
countries the USA may have a Free Trade Agreement
with.
The country itself does not require a formal Certificate of
Organ by rather a simple statement attesting the origin of
the product.
This document does not require a Chamber Stamp or
Notarization.
Special Certifications
Documents may need:
Legalization
Consularization
Notarization
Apostille- Certificate by designated authority to
authenticate seals, court orders, etc
Typically when required a C/O will also
be required.
Countries Requiring C of O
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Israel
Canada
Mexico
Bahrain
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Free Trade Agreements
Australia
Bahrain
CAFTA-DR
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Chile
Israel
Jordan
Morocco
NAFTA
Oman
Peru
Singapore
Colombia
Korea
Panama
The duty will be based on a product as per the General Rules of Interpretation
from the U.S. Regulations & Harmonize Tariff System
Commodity (What is the HTS #)?
Tip: The buyer / importer must agree to the HTS
Type
Material
Usage
Cultural Interpretation
Country of Origin
Based on the FTA country of origin rules
Main Benefit:
Lower Duties = Duty Preference
Ocean Bill of Lading
Purpose of the Ocean Bill of Lading
Evidence of Contract of Carriage Contract of Carriage is created at the time of Booking
Receipt of Goods
Document of Title to the Goods Goods may be transferred to the holder of the bill of
lading. Giving care, custody and control.
Ocean Bill of Lading Types
Straight Bill of Lading
Issued to a “named” Consignee
Non-Negotiable & Non-Transferable
Released to Named Consignee only upon
surrender of original
Seaway Bill of Lading / Express Release
Does not require an Original B/L
Non-Negotiable & Non-Transferable
Used in low risk transactions
Ocean Bill of Lading Types
Negotiable Bill of Lading / Order Bill of Lading
“To Order …”
Negotiable & Transferrable
Used when payment terms involve a Letter of Credit
or Cash Against Documents
Require original endorsement
Whomever presents the endorsed bill of lading can
claim title and control over the freight.
Used in High Risk transactions
Ocean Bill of Lading Types
Electronic or “Telex” release Similar to a Straight Bill of Lading
Non-Negotiable & Non-Transferable
Eliminates the need for the Original B/L to be presented at
Destination
The shipper endorses presents at origin.
An e-mail is sent to destination to release the freight.
Used when the buyer is holding payment until arrival of
shipment.
Bill of Lading and AWB
Review the terms and conditions
What are the carriers responsible for?
What are you hiring them to do?
Where do they start and end their
responsibility?
Ocean T&C Considerations
Carrier Liability
$500.00 per Customary Freight Unit
Lien
Carrier shall have a lien on the merchants property
General Average
Merchant will share in the risk of the voyage
Liability for Equipment
Merchant Shall assume full responsibility of equipment and
indemnify the carrier against any loss while in the control
of the Merchant
Ocean T&C Considerations
Carrier does not guarantee delivery of the goods at the
port of discharge at any particular time.
AWB T&C Considerations
Carrier Liability
17 SDR per Kg or $9.07 LB
Lien
Carrier shall have a lien on the merchants property
General Average
Merchant will share in the risk of the voyage
Liability for Equipment
Merchant Shall assume full responsibility of equipment and
indemnify the carrier against any loss while in the control
of the Merchant
SLI
Shipper's Letter of Instruction (SLI) Multi-function form providing for:
Detailed instructions to the forwarder
EEI (Electronic Export Information)
Provides information to complete Automated Export Declaration
(AES)
Information not typically available on other documents prepared by
the Exporter
Proper authority to the AES agent
Provided by a Letter of Authority or
Provided by a Power of Attorney
Signed SLI on Box 34-41
SLI / EEI1&2.USPPI-Company
responsible for
shipping the
product from the
USA
6. USPPI EIN-Required
information
7.Parties RelatedIs USPPI or FPPI
related 10% or more?
9. Routed:
Yes or no
10. Ult cneeCompany who is
receiving the cargo
11. Ult Cnee type
Direct consumer (D),
Government (G)
Reseller (R), Other
(O)
12.Intermed
iate cneeReceiving the
cargo and on
fwd – not a
freight frwrdr
13. Point
(state of
origin)Where is the
cargo physically
coming from?
14. Country
of Ult DestDo you have
knowledge of the
final destination
beyond your
deliver to
address?
15. Hazardous
Materials
Yes or no
20. D/F
Is the product
“Made in the USA”
or of foreign
origin?
21.
Schedule B
#
Number that
associates
the product
with the U.S.
Govt
classification
system
SLI / EEI22. Quantity in
Schedule B /
HTS units
Refer to the
Schedule B
number unit
requirement
23. DDTC
Quantity and
DDTC Unit of
Measure
Based on
license
requirements
24. Shipping
Weight
(in kilos)
Accurate Gross
weight is essential to
National Security
25. ECCN, EAR99
or USML
Category No.
All exports will
have one of the
above three.
26.SME (Y/N)
SME =
Significant
military
equipment
Y= ITAR
N= no ITAR
concern
27. License
data
28. Value at the
Port of Export
(USD)
Enter the value per
Schedule B
FOB/FCA include
domestic $
Value should
equal total
amount paid or
payable for the
product, or
market value if
no financial
transaction
29. License value
by item
Licensable values
based on the
license may have
a different
calculation. Refer
to license
30 & 31. DDTC
information
ITAR related
32. Check if
there are
other values
that do not
exceed
$2500.00 per
schedule b
number