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Understanding Origin

Programme 9.30am – 1.00pm

A half-day course outlining how to deal with the vital issues of origin in an exporting company, for political and preference purposes.

  • General origin considerations - the political, preference and Customs reasons
  • Examination of EC and Arab Certificates of Origin - mechanics and sample completion; costs and timings for issue. Links with VAT
  • EC Origin for preference – the commercial implications.
  • Where to find the rules – introduction to Public Notices 827, 828 and 829.
  • Identification of the origin-based EC preference areas - EEA, ex-EFTA and all Associated States.
  • Understanding the EC Rules of Origin
  • Examination of the qualifying criteria
  • The Preference Documentation and the need for suppliers' declarations
  • EUR 1 – completion and distribution.
  • Relationship to other reliefs - ATR - where origin fits in.
  • Discussion – how will your company control origin issues?
Benefits to your company
  • Provides clear explanations of the rules applied for political and preference origin
  • Allows your company to comply with legal obligations and reduce duty paid
  • Helps delegates to broker the costs of C/Os into the contract price
  • Simplifies the complex world of the preference rules
Who should come?
  • Managers who will be held responsible by Customs for the accuracy of origin declarations and the verification of origin claims
  • Regional sales people who must understand the implications of the origin of goods they are selling
  • All staff responsible for the completion and distribution of origin documents