ORIGIN CRITERIA

Box 8 (A) (WO)(COWO) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN WHOLLY OBATINED OR WHOLLY PRODUCED

• Goods Wholly Obtained (WO): Goods produced or obtained without any non originating input material incorporated

Box 8 (B) & (C) (NOT WO)(CONWO) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN NOT WHOLLY OBATINED OR WHOLLY PRODUCED

• Goods that are produced using non-originating materials, i.e. not Wholly Obtained, are required to undergo substantial transformation in a country for the good to be qualified as originating.

(COOG) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN GENRAL RULE :

• Many trade agreements have a single rule for all goods that are produced using non-originating materials .

(i) enter the letter „B‟ in box 8 for products, which meet the origin criteria according to rule 5 of the aforesaid rules. Entry of letter „B‟ shall be followed by the percentage of local value added content, as calculated under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 5 of the said rules: [example B ( ___ ) per cent.];

(ii) enter letter „C‟ in box 8 for products, which meet the origin criteria according to rule 5, read with rule 7 of the aforesaid rules. Entry of letter „C‟ shall be followed by the percentage of local value added content, as calculated under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 5, read with rule 7 of the said rules: [example „C‟ (Local: ___ per cent.; Indian: ___ per cent.; Total: ____ per cent.)].

• local value Atleast 30%.

(COOP) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN PROUDCT SPECIFIC RULE:

• No PSR rule for LDC

Box 4 ISSUED RETROACTIVELY:

• The certificate of origin shall be issued at the time of exportation, or within seven working days from the date of shipment whenever the product to be exported can be considered originating in the beneficiary country but under exceptional cases, where a certificate of origin has not been issued at the time of exportation or within seven working days from the date of shipment due to involuntary errors or omissions, or any other valid reasons, the certificate of origin may be issued retrospectively but not later than one month from the date of shipment, bearing the words “ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY” in box 4 of the certificate of origin, and the issuing authority shall also record reasons in writing stating the exceptional circumstances due to which the certificate has been issued retrospectively.

Name of the Country

• • • • • • • • Kingdom of Cambodia

              • The United Republic of Tanzania

              • The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

              • Republic of Mozambique

              • Malawi

              • Lao People's Democratic Republic"

      • Uganda

      • Republic of Rwanda

      • Magagascar

      • Republic of Benin

      • Union of Myanmar

      • Burkina Faso

      • State of Eritrea"

      • Republic of The Gamba

      • The Republic of The Sudan"

      • Republic of Senegal"

      • Lesotho

      • Republic of Mali”

      • Republic of Somalia"

      • Bangladesh

        • • • • Republic of Burundi"

      • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

      • Republic of Liberia

      • union of comoros

      • Republic of Yemen".

      • Republic of Haiti”.

      • Republic of Togo

      • Republic of Chad”.

      • Republic of Guinea-Bissau”

      • Republic of Niger

      • Republic of Guinea”.

      • Sierra Leone”