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Preferential origin goods enjoy import duty benefits in the destination country. Preferential origin makes your product more competitive on the market.
Preferential and non-preferential origin
Preferential origin is the recognition of a specific status assigned to a good coming from abroad or that is shipped abroad; this "preferential" requirement is necessary to obtain import duty benefits and the abolition of both quantitative and quota prohibitions.
The definition of the concept of preferential origin of goods is of fundamental importance in the context of trade between the European Union and non-EU countries, as the tax treatment of goods depends on their customs origin.
The preferential origin declaration, which can be drawn up in various forms (invoice declaration, EUR1, etc.) certifies that, in trade between two countries, the products shipped comply with the preferential origin rules set out in the agreement signed between the countries and/or groups of countries.
The elements that constitute the customs declaration are:
The classification
The origin
The value
the lack of such requirements leads to the resumption of duties and an inevitable dispute between the actors of the transaction. This is why it is necessary to know all the details useful for the compilation.
The exporting company, once it has established whether the product being sold abroad satisfies the conditions to be defined as preferential, requests the release of the EUR1 certificate or affixes the declaration of preferential origin on the invoice.
Non-preferential origin or made-in
The principle of non-preferential origin or Made-in is based on the concept of entirely obtained and of last substantial transformation.
Wholly obtained products are those clearly originating in a given country because, for example, they were grown there (animals and plants) or extracted (minerals), while substantially transformed products are those (characteristic of today's cross-country production process) obtained in the country that contributes to conferring the originating character, with "the last substantial and economically justified transformation or processing, carried out in a company equipped for this purpose, which resulted in the manufacture of a new product or represented an important phase in the manufacturing process".
Both the concepts of preferential and non-preferential origin (made-in) must be treated with the utmost care, as false or incorrect declarations of origin entail civil, sanctioning and criminal consequences for the legal representative of the company.
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