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Avoid fines and criminal proceedings
False or incorrect declarations of preferential origin can result in heavy fines and even criminal proceedings against the legal representative. Avoid the DIY approach and contact us.
Get duty benefits
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 goods arriving from abroad or shipped abroad; this "preferential" requirement is necessary to obtain import tariff benefits and the abolition of both quantitative and quota restrictions.
The definition of the concept of preferential origin of goods is of fundamental importance in 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 established by the agreement signed between the countries and/or groups of countries.
The elements that make up the customs declaration are:
· The classification
· The origin
· The value
Failure to meet these requirements will result in the resumption of duties and inevitable disputes between the parties involved. This is why it's important to know all the details needed to complete the form.
The exporting company, once it has established whether the product being sold abroad satisfies the conditions to be defined as preferential, requests the issuing 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 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 status, with "the last substantial and economically justified transformation or working, carried out in an undertaking equipped for that purpose, which resulted in the manufacture of a new product or represented an important stage in the manufacturing process".
Both the concepts of preferential and non-preferential origin (made-in) must be treated with the utmost caution, as false or incorrect declarations of origin carry civil, disciplinary, and criminal consequences for the company's legal representative. It's important to remember that preferential origin and made-in are two entirely different concepts.
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