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DBFTA is an initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with

other government agencies, such as the Bureau of Customs to inform stakeholders of the benefits

of free trade agreements.

Trade and investment opportunities in other countries are created through free trade agreements,

which include the reduction, or elimination, of trade barriers, such as the tariffs.

One of the requirements to qualify for the free trade agreement, or FTA preferential

tariffs, is the Certificate of Origin.

The Certificate of Origin, or CO, serves as a declaration of the exporter that the product

complies with the origin requirement specified under a specified FTA.

It is required for each shipment of goods for which preferential tariff treatment is

claimed.

The Bureau of Customs, or BOC, is the issuing and granting authority for the CO.

You can obtain a copy of the CO form from the BOC's collection district nearest you.

Right now, the Bureau of Customs, or BOC, has 3 major ports, 12 provincial ports, and

32 sub-ports.

There are different kinds of CO issued by the BOC.

These include: Form D:

ASEAN Trade and Goods Agreement Form E: ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement

Form AK: ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement Form JP: Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership

Agreement Form AANZ: ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free

Trade Agreement Form AJ: ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic

Agreement

The CO proves that the product exported is manufactured and produced in the specified

country or FTA region.

This serves as a basis for granting preferential tariff treatment by the importing country.

Before your CO application, it is important that you know the rules of origin, or ROO,

that will be applied to your products.

The ROO determines where goods originate, or where they are deemed to have been produced

or manufactured.

These are regulations that determine the country of origin, or the nationality of the goods.

If the nature of the goods to be exported can be readily ascertained, the CO can be

processed right away.

Examples for this would be the Philippines agricultural exports, including seafood harvested

within the country, and mineral goods.

However, if the goods were manufactured using imported materials, evaluation of the product

is needed.

To facilitate this process, file a written evaluation request with the Bureau of Customs

Export Division port of entry, or collection district in your area at least 5 days prior

to exportation.

Together with your request, submit documents containing:

The exact nature, description, or type of the goods or products for exportation

Final country of destination

The complete list of all local and imported materials, parts, or components used in the

manufacture of the product.

Indicate the country of origin if a material is imported.

Breakdown of the cost elements

and the manufacturing operations to be performed locally on the product.

After the evaluation, or when presenting the CO declaration to the export division, make

sure to include the following:

Copy of export declaration with authority to load

Commercial invoice Duplicate of bill of lading or airway bill

After the evaluation and verification of appropriate documents, and upon checking that the product

is included in the list covered by the preferential tariff, the issuing authority will then sign

the certificate of origin for your product.

Your CO, together with the other document requirements, will allow you to avail yourself

of the FTA preferential tariffs.

Send the CO to the importer, who will then submit the document to the customs authority

in the FTA market during import declaration, so you can enjoy preferential FTA rates.

Venture into international markets to give your business a more competitive edge.

Use the free trade agreements to your advantage.