Exporters Permitted to Self-Certify Goods Originating from the EU

Exporters are allowed to self-certify the origin of goods from the EU (illustrative image)

According to Article 24 of Circular 11/2020/TT-BCT, exporters are allowed to self-certify the origin of goods when the goods originate from the European Union and meet other requirements of the EVFTA.

The exporter will self-certify the origin of the goods on the invoice, delivery note, or another commercial document that has sufficient information about the goods, by typing, stamping, or printing the content of the origin declaration text on the document. The exporter must use the origin declaration text template in one of the language versions stipulated in Appendix VII issued with this Circular and in accordance with the legal regulations of the European Union (EU). In cases where the exporter declares by hand, the declaration text must be written in ink and in uppercase letters.

The term “other commercial document” mentioned above can be a dispatch note, proforma invoice, or packing list. Transport documents such as the bill of lading or air waybill are not considered as other commercial documents.

Note that the content of the self-certification of origin should not be made on a separate form. The self-certification content is allowed to be made on another page of the commercial document provided that the page is identifiable as part of the commercial document; The self-certified document must have the handwritten signature of the exporter. However, exporters who qualify under the European Union regulations are permitted not to sign provided that the exporter supplies the competent authority of the exporting Member State with a declaration of commitment that the exporter takes full responsibility for the self-certified origin document.

Furthermore, the self-certified origin document can be issued after the exportation of goods provided that it is submitted to the importing Member State no later than 2 years or according to the importing Member State’s regulations from the time the goods are brought into the territory of the importing Member State.

See the full regulation at Circular 11/2020/TT-BCT effective from August 1, 2020.

Thu Ba

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