FAQs

Country of manufacture, production, or growth where an article or product comes from. There are differing rules of origin under various national laws and international treaties.

Classification of merchandise enables governments to collect statistics on international trade in an objective way using a numerical categorization of merchandise, known as the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, or HTS. The HTS code determines the rate of duty, and whether the goods are subject to quotas, restraints, embargoes or other restrictions. All goods entering the territory [...]

For the purposes of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, and for determining a FTA Rule of Origin, the “Chapter” refers to the first two digits of the HTS number.

A document certifying the country of origin of goods. The certificate may be required in order to grant preferential duty treatment on imported merchandise originating in a particular country. Such certificates are usually obtained through a semiofficial organization such as a local Chamber of Commerce.