DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE

A p p r o v e d t h r o u g h 12 / 3 1/ 9 6
O MB N o . 15 15 - 0 3 0 4
S e e B a c k o f Fo r m f o r P a p e r -

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

Wo r k R e d u c t i o n A c t N o t i c e

CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN

P le a s e p r int o r t y p e
1. E X P OR T ER N A M E A N D A D D R ES S

19 C F R 18 1. 11, 18 1. 2 2
2 . B LA N KE T P ER IO D ( D D / M M / Y Y )

FRO

TO
TA X ID EN TIF IC A TIO N N U M B ER
3 . P R O D U C E R N A M E A N D A D D R ES S

4 . IM P O R T ER N A M E A N D A D D R E S S

T A X ID E N T IF IC A TION N U M B E R :

TA X ID E N T IF IC A TIO N N U M B ER :
6.
7.
HS TA R IF F
P R EF E R EN C E
C LA S S IF IC A T
C R ITER IO N
IO N N U M B ER

5.
D E S C R IP T ION O F G OO D ( S )

8.
PR OD UC ER

9.
N ET C OS T

10 .
C OU NTR Y
O F O R IG IN

I C E R T IF Y T H A T :
T H E IN F O R M A T IO N O N T H IS D O C UM EN T IS TR UE A N D A C C UR A TE A N D I A S S UM E TH E R ES P O N S IB ILITY F O R P R O VIN G S UC H R E
I UN D ER S T A N D TH A T I A M LIA B LE F O R A N Y F A LS E S T A T EM E N T S O R M A TE R IA L O M IS S IO N S M A D E O N O R IN C O N N E C T IO N W
I A G R E E TO M A IN T A IN , A N D P R E S E N T UP O N R E Q UES T , D O C UM E N T A T IO N N E C E S S A R Y T O S UP P O R T TH IS C E R T IF IC A T E , A N D
A LL P E R S O N S T O WH O M T H E C E R T IF IC A TE WA S G IVE N O F A N Y C H A N G E S T H A T C O ULD A F F E C T TH E A C C UR A C Y O R VA LID IT Y
T H E G O O D S O R IG IN A TE D IN T H E T ER R IT O R Y O F O N E O R M O R E O F T H E P A R TIES , A N D C O M P LY WITH TH E O R IG IN R E Q UIR E M E
F O R T H O S E G O O D IN T H E N O R TH A M E R IC A N F R EE T R A D E A G R E E M EN T, A N D UN LES S S P E C IF IC A LLY E XEM P TE D IN A R T IC LE 4
T H E R E H A S B E E N N O F UR T H E R P R O D UC T IO N O R A N Y O T H E R O P ER A T IO N O UT S ID E T H E T ER R IT O R IE S O F T H E P A R T IE S ; A N D
T H IS C E R T IF IC A T E C O N S IS T S O F

P A G ES , IN C LUD IN G A LL A T T A C H M E N T S .

11a . A U THOR IZ ED S IGN A TU R E

11. B . C O M P A N Y

11c . N A M E ( P rint o r Ty p e )

11d . TITLE

11e . D A TE ( D D / M M / Y Y )

11f .
TE LEP HO N E
N U M B ER

( V o ic e )

( Fa c s im ile )

C us t o ms F o rm 4 3 4 ( 12 17 9 3 )

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NAFTA
(North American Free Trade Agreement)
Provides duty free or reduced duty treatment for goods that
originate within a NAFTA Country (US, Canada, Mexico)
Must meet all rules of origin
Suppliers NEED to provide a NAFTA Certificate of Origin
for all NAFTA eligible products.
NAFTA Certificate must accompany shipping
documentation OR blanket Certification must be on file
with GEE Customs Compliance group at time of
importation.
W All fields must be complete and accurate

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YES

WERE THE GOODS LAST PROCESSED IN ONE OF THE

NAFTA COUNTRIES (Canada, Mexico, US)?

FLOWCHART TO DETERMINE NAFTA ORIGIN OF GOODS

NO

NO

ARE ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OR

MATERIALS USED IN THE GOODS FROM
OUTSIDE CANADA, MEXICO OR THE US? OR
OTHERWISE DO NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE
RULES OF ORIGIN IN THEIR OWN RIGHT?

YES
1. THE TARIFF NUMBER OF THE GOOD MUST BE DETERMINED TO AT
LEAST THE SIX DIGIT LEVEL.
NON-ORIGINATING COMPONENTS AND
2. THE TARIFF NUMBER OF THE NONMATERIALS USED IN PRODUCING THE GOODS IN A NAFTA COUNTRY
MUST BE DETERMINED

1. WHERE THE TRANSACTION VALUE METHOD IS USED, IS THE

REGIONAL VALUE CONTENT AT LEAST 60%?
2. WHERE THE NET COST METHOD IS USED, IS THE REGIONAL VALUE
CONTENT AT LEAST 50%

YES

DOES THE SPECIFIC RULE OF ORIGIN REQUIRE A

REGIONAL VALUE CONTENT?

YES

NONDO THE CHANGES FROM THE TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF THE NONORIGINATING MATERIALS TO THE TARIFF CLASSIFICATION OF THE
GOODS MEET THE REQUIRED TARIFF CHANGES SPECIFIED IN THE
SPECIFIC RULE OF ORIGIN?

NO

NO

TERMS OF NAFTA HAVE NOT

MET-GOODS DO NOT
BEEN METQUALIFY AS ORIGINATING

THE GOODS QUALIFY

AS ORIGINATING

THE GOODS DO NOT

QUALIFY AS
ORIGINATING.
HOWEVER, IF THE
NONVALUE OF ALL NONORIGINATING
MATERIALS THAT DO
NOT MEET THE
REQUIRED TARIFF
CHANGE IS 7% OR LESS
OF THE VALUE OF THE
GOODS, THE
DEMINIMUS RULE MAY
QUALIFY THE GOODS
AS ORIGINATING,
PROVIDED ALL
CONDITIONS ARE MET.
THE GOODS
QUALIFY AS
ORIGINATING

THE GOODS DO NOT QUALIFY

AS ORIGINATING
NO

YES
THE GOODS QUALIFY PROVIDED ALL OTHER
REQUIREMENTS IN THE SPECIFIC RULES OF ORIGIN ARE
MET?

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