Certificate of origin of goods of general form

The certificate confirming the country of origin of the goods, its name speaks for itself, but in this article we will explain how to get, when and where to apply this document, which is required for customs clearance by the authorities of the importing country.

This certificate is required for customs clearance, thanks to it, a preferential duty rate can be applied during customs clearance, as well as the certificate confirms thatproductit is of Russian production.

1. The country of origin of the goods is considered to be the State party to the Agreement on the territory of which the goods were fully produced or subjected to sufficient processing /processing in accordance with these Rules.
2. Goods fully produced in a State party to the Agreement are considered to be:
   • a. Natural resources (minerals and mineral products, water, land resources, atmospheric air resources) extracted from the bowels of a given country, on its territory or in its territorial sea (other body of water of the country) or from its bottom, or from atmospheric air on the territory of a given country;
   • b. Products of plant origin grown and/or harvested in this country;
   • b. Live animals born and bred in a given country;
   • d. Products obtained in this country from animals raised in it;
   • d. Products obtained as a result of hunting and fishing in this country;
   • e. Marine fishing products and other marine fishing products received by a vessel of a given country or leased (chartered) by it;
   • g. Products obtained on board the processing vessel of this country exclusively from the products specified in subparagraph "e";
   • h. Products obtained from the seabed or from the subsurface outside the territorial sea of a given country, provided that this country has exclusive rights to develop this seabed or these subsurface;
   • and. Waste and scrap (secondary raw materials) obtained as a result of production or other processing operations, as well as used products collected in this country and suitable only for processing into raw materials;
   • k. High-tech products obtained in outer space on spacecraft owned by a given country or leased (chartered) by it;
   • L. Goods manufactured in this country from products specified in subparagraphs "a" - "k" of this paragraph.
3. For the purposes of determining the country of origin of goods manufactured in a State party to the Agreement, a cumulative principle may be applied that determines the origin of a particular product during its sequential processing/processing.If, in the production of the final product in one of the States Parties to the Agreement, materials originating from another or other States parties to the Agreement are used, confirmed by a certificate (certificates) of origin of the ST-1 form of goods (hereinafter referred to as the ST-1 form certificate or certificate) and subjected to step-by-step subsequent processing/processing in another or other states - the parties to the Agreement, then the country of origin of such goods is the country in whose territory it was last processed / processed.In the absence of a certificate (certificates) of the ST-1 form on the origin of materials from other States Parties to the Agreement, the country of origin of the final product is determined on the basis of the criterion of sufficient processing/processing (subparagraphs "a", "b", "c" of paragraph 2.4 of these Rules).
   By the decision of the Customs Union Commission dated 06/18/2010 No. 324, the reservation of the Russian Federation regarding paragraph 2.4 of Section 2 of this document was brought.
4. In case of participation in the production of goods of third countries other than the States parties to the Agreement,country of origin of the goodsit is determined in accordance with the criterion of sufficient processing /processing of the goods.
   The criterion of sufficient processing/processing can be expressed by the fulfillment of the following conditions:
   • a. Change of the commodity item by TNForeign economic activityat the level of at least one of the first four characters that occurred as a result of processing/processing;
   • b. Fulfillment of the necessary conditions, production and technological operations, during which the goods are considered to originate from the country in which these operations took place;
   • b. The ad valorem share rule, when the cost of the materials used of foreign origin reaches a fixed percentage of the price of the final product.
     The main condition for the criterion of sufficient processing/processing is a change in the commodity position forHSat the level of at least one of the first four characters. This condition applies to all goods, with the exception of goods included in the List of conditions, production and technological operations, during which the goods are considered to originate from the country in which they took place (hereinafter referred to as the List) (Appendix 1, which is an integral part of these Rules).
     The ad valorem share rule may be included in this List as one of the conditions, either independently or in combination with the fulfillment of other necessary conditions, production and technological operations set out in subparagraph "b" of this paragraph.
     If the ad valorem share rule is applied, the cost indicators are calculated:
     for materials of foreign origin - at the customs value of such materials when they are imported into the country in which the production of the final product is carried out, or at the documented price of their first sale on the territory of the country in which the production of the final product is carried out;
     for the final product - at a price on ex-factory terms.
5. In order to determine the country of origin of goods in accordance with the criterion of sufficient processing/processing, materials originating from the States Parties to the Agreement in accordance with these Rules are not considered as materials of foreign origin and are equated with those originating from the country in which the final product is produced.
6. When determining the country of origin of goods in accordance with the criterion of sufficient processing/processing, it is allowed to use materials of foreign origin having a commodity position (at the level of the first four characters) identical to the final product, provided that their cost does not exceed 5% of the price of the final product on ex-factory terms and such materials are a necessary component in production of the final goods (except for those goods for which other conditions are specified in the List) with mandatory confirmation of the fulfillment of these conditions in the conclusion on the origin of the goods or the act of examination issued by the authorized body or other organizations in accordance with the national legislation of the State party to the Agreement.
7. If a product whose origin meets the conditions of these Rules is used in the production of another product, then the requirements for origin applied to the materials used for the production of this product are not taken into account when determining the country of origin of the goods.

In case of loss or damage of the certificate of origin of goods of general form, at the written request of the Declarant, a duplicate of it may be issued, which takes effect from the date of issue of the original, the period of application of which cannot be more than 12 months from the date of issue of the original.

A certificate of origin of goods of a general form may be issued after the export of the goods on the basis of a written request from the applicant, for this the applicant additionally submits to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry a customs declaration with the appropriate mark of the customs authority confirming the actual export of the goods.

SystemCCI of the Russian FederationIt is the only organization in Russia authorized to issue certificates and origin of goods of general form. 

1. The direction of the application.
2. After preliminary approval, the execution of the contract, which specifies the procedure and conditions of work, the terms of the order, payment and a report on the work performed.
3. Payment for the issuance of a certificate of origin of goods of a general form.
4. Consideration of the provided set of documents required for the issuance of a certificate of origin of goods of general form.
5. Signing of the act on the provision of services and the issuance of a certificate of origin of goods of a general form.

If we consider this certificate in the context of food, then the package of documents will include:

1. Notarized constituent documents for a company that enters into a contract withCCIand submits applications for the production of a certificate.
2. Commercial documentsbetween the recipient of the certificate and the person who purchases the goods.
3. Documents for the purchase of goods between your company and the manufacturer.
4. Documents for the company that manufactured the goods.  (Characteristics of the company, list of equipment, rights to premises, etc.)
5. Information about the finished product. (Permits, technological instructions, technological conditions, letters for products from the manufacturer indicating the dates of production, supply contracts and invoices for all ingredients from which the product was made, etc.)
6. Information about the composition and labels of the product.
7. Documents for the transportation of goods. All copies must be duly certified.

If the batch goes under one contract and you have one seller, one manufacturer, one importer and exporter, then one certificate is made.

The certificate is made for each batch of goods.

You can check the authenticity of the issued certificate of origin on the territory of the Russian Federation by clicking on the buttonCheck the certificate in the database