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ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Certificate of Origin

Certificate of origin

  • Specifies the name of the country which goods being exported have been manufactured e.g. Made in China.
  • Required for the assessment of amount of duty to be charged on imports from the country of origin.
  • Required when customs authorities want to enforce an embargo.
  • Signed by an exporter or a consul to certify the origin of the goods.
  • Send together with the goods being exported.
  • Contains:
  • a description of the goods that is the types and quantities.
  • Names and addresses of the importer and exporter.
  • The signature of the exporter/and or consul.
  • The name of country of origin of the goods.