Country of Origin

Questions and answers about Country of Origin

  • Country of Origin Q&A 22

    I would like to know how other companies have put a “best in practice” country of management system in place. We are a semiconductor manufacturer that purchases components from multiple suppliers which intern source from multiple countries. The problem is that the part numbers are not unique to the country of origin. Therefore we have […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 23

    We are a heavy equipment manufacturer who exports many parts we manufacture as well as purchased parts. We are having difficulty recording country of origin for a part purchased from multiple vendors who may source in multiple countries. We have one part number regardless of source. The parts are grouped by part number when pulled […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 24

    Does any know if country of origin statements are required to be in print in the catalog for all products advertised in mail order catalogs, or do the rules & regulations pertain to Textile Fiber Products only?

  • Country of Origin Q&A 25

    I want to develop a guide on Certificate of Origin requirements globally? I want to show which countries require a Cert of origin for export (for certain items) and which requirements are in place for U.S. imports. Is there any easy reference out there? Thanks very much! I want to keep this question anonymous please.

  • Country of Origin Q&A 26

    As far as I can tell, CBP requires specific certificates of origin for each free trade agreement. Is there a form offered by CBP or is there a generally accepted “generic” certificate of origin form that is used to cover all origin certification requirements? For example, when we solicit our vendors for origin certification, we […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 27

    Does any know if country of origin statements are required to be in print in the catalog for all products advertised in mail order catalogs, or do the rules & regulations pertain to Textile Fiber Products only?

  • Country of Origin Q&A 29

    My company is having trouble with getting the Country of Origin document legalized in the origin country (Vietnam) for import into Brazil in a timely manner. The Brazilian Consulate in Vietnam is taking up to 3 weeks to legalize the COO and will not so do until shipping docs are presented. This is a problem […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 30

    Does anyone have any advice with respect to certificate of origin issues that arise from the transshipment of goods? My company produces an agriculture product that maintains its classification and origin whether packaged or not. We often import the product in bulk, package it in the states and then export it to more than one […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 31

    I have never submitted a country of origin ruling request to customs. Any advice? My question will be – we buy bulk rolls of stamping foil an import. We then cut to size for our customer’s machines. Is that substantial transformation? Does the country of origin change? Should the tariff number change?

  • Country of Origin Q&A 32

    Are there other companies that export product that have the same sku but have different country of origins? If so, how do you document the origin declaration on your export commercial invoice? Basically what happens with us is that we use FiFo when exporting and sku’s “Made in China” or “Assembled in USA” are placed […]

  • Country of Origin Q&A 33

      We are currently importing cocoa beans from different countries into North America. These blends of beans are ground down/pressed to create cocoa liquor that is then imported into the US. We were advised by CBP that we are to list all the origins of the beans as the country of origin. This causes problems […]