Statements on origin for longer time-periods
The trade agreements with Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom provide for the option to issue long-term statements on origin, which are valid up to 12 months.
If you conduct continuous trade with Japan, Canada or the United Kingdom, importing identical goods on several occasions, the exporter can opt to issue a statement on origin that is valid for a longer period of time. Proofs of origin used for trade with Japan and the United Kingdom are referred to as statements on origin, whereas the certificates used for trade with Canada are referred to as declarations of origin. In all cases, the exporter will add a pre-determined text on a document that describes the documents in sufficient detail to identify them. The agreement with Japan and Canada stipulates that this should be a commercial document.
When issuing proof of origin for longer time periods, it is only necessary to add this text to the document that applies to the first consignment. Any subsequent consignment of the same goods within the duration of the statement on origin will be covered by this single proof of origin. Statements on origin cannot be valid for longer than 12 months.
Identical goods
To issue a long-term statement on origin, the exported goods during the time period must be identical. This means that they should:
- Obtain their status as originating goods under the same conditions, and;
- Correspond with the commodity description on the commercial document upon which the statement on origin has been drawn.
Thus, it is important that the commodity description on the document is sufficiently detailed to identify all the goods to be exported on the basis of the statement on origin.
Three dates in the statement on origin
Regardless of whether the statement on origin is drawn up for a long time period or for each consignment, the same wording must be used. The only difference is that you should indicate the relevant period:
Period: from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
until . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statements on origin for longer time periods should therefore contain three dates:
- Date of issue;
- Date of entry into force;
- Date of expiry, which may not be more than 12 months after the date of entry into force.
Datumet då ursprungsintyget är upprättat får inte vara efter datumet då det börjar gälla.
- Guidance on statements on origin for multiple shipments of identical products from the European Commission)
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