Direct Consignment. A good will retain its originating status as determined under Article 2 (Originating Goods) if the following conditions have been met:
(a) the good has been transported to the importing Party without passing through any non-Party; or
(b) the good has transited through a non-Party, provided that:
(i) the good has not undergone subsequent production or any other operation outside the territories of the Parties other than unloading, reloading, storing, or any other operations necessary to preserve them in good condition or to transport them to the importing Party;
(ii) the good has not entered the commerce of a non-Party; and
(iii) the transit entry is justified for geographical, economic or logistical reasons.
Direct Consignment. 1. Preferential tariff treatment in accordance with this Chapter shall be granted to originating goods provided that such goods are transported directly from the territory of the exporting Party to the territory of the importing Party.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, originating goods may be transported through the territory of one or more third countries, provided that:
a) transit through the territory of a third country is justified for geographical reasons or related exclusively to transport requirements;
b) the goods have not entered into trade or consumption there; and
c) the goods have not undergone any operation there other than unloading, reloading, storing or any necessary operation designed to preserve their condition.
3. A declarant shall submit appropriate documentary evidence to the customs authorities of the importing Party confirming that the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article have been fulfilled. Such evidence shall be provided to the customs authorities of the importing Party by submission of:
a) the transport documents covering the passage from the territory of a Party to the territory of the other Party containing:
i. an exact description of the goods;
ii. the dates of unloading and reloading of the goods (if the transport documents do not contain the dates of unloading and reloading of the goods, other supporting document containing such information shall be submitted in addition to transport documents); and
iii. where applicable: - the names of the ships or other means of transport used; - the containers’ numbers; - the conditions under which the goods remained in the country of transit in proper condition; - the marks of the customs authorities of the country of transit; and
b) the commercial invoice in respect of the goods.
4. A declarant may submit other supporting documents to prove that the requirements of paragraph 2 of this Article are fulfilled.
5. If the transport documents cannot be provided, a document issued by the customs authorities of the country of transit containing all the information referred to in subparagraph a) of paragraph 3 of this Article shall be submitted.
6. If a declarant fails to provide the customs authorities of the importing Party with documentary evidence of direct consignment, preferential tariff treatment shall not be granted.
Direct Consignment. 1. Preferential tariff treatment under this Agreement shall only be granted to originating products which are transported directly between the Parties.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, goods whose transport involves transit through one or more non-Parties, with or without trans-shipment or temporary storage of up to 6 months in such non-Parties, shall still be considered as directly transported between the Parties, provided that:
(a) the transit entry of the goods is justified for geographical reason or by consideration related exclusively to transport requirements;
(b) the goods do not undergo any other operation there other than unloading and reloading, or any operation required to keep them in good condition; and
(c) the goods remain under customs control during transit in those non-Parties.
Direct Consignment. 1. For the purposes of Article 18, the following shall be considered as consigned directly from the exporting Party to the importing Party:
(a) goods that are transported without passing through the territory of a non-Party;
(b) goods whose transport involves transit through one or more non- Parties with or without trans-shipment or temporary storage of up to 6 months in such non-Parties, provided that:
(i) the goods do not enter into trade or commerce there; and
(ii) the goods do not undergo any operation there other than unloading and reloading, repacking, or any operation required to keep them in good condition.
2. Compliance with the provisions set out in paragraph 1(b) shall be evidenced by presenting the customs authorities of the importing Party either with customs documents of the non-Parties or with any other documents.
Direct Consignment. 1. Preferential tariff treatment shall be applied to goods satisfying the requirements of this Chapter and which are consigned directly between the territories of the exporting Member State and the importing Member State.
2. The following shall be considered as consigned directly from the exporting Member State to the importing Member State:
(a) goods transported from an exporting Member State to the importing Member State; or
(b) goods transported through one or more Member States, other than the exporting Member State and the importing Member State, or through a non-Member State, provided that:
(i) the transit entry is justified for geographical reason or by consideration related exclusively to transport requirements;
(ii) the goods have not entered into trade or consumption there; and
(iii) the goods have not undergone any operation there other than unloading and reloading or any other operation to preserve them in good condition.
Direct Consignment. 1. An originating good shall retain its originating status as determined under Article 3.2 (Originating Goods) if the following conditions have been met:
(a) the good has been transported directly from an exporting Party to an importing Party; or
(b) the good has been transported through one or more Parties other than the exporting Party and the importing Party (hereinafter referred to as “intermediate Parties” in this Article), or non-Parties, provided that the good:
(i) has not undergone any further processing in the intermediate Parties or the non-Parties, except for logistics activities such as unloading, reloading, storing, or any other operations necessary to preserve it in good condition or to transport it to the importing Party; and
(ii) remains under the control of the customs authorities in the intermediate Parties or the non-Parties.
Direct Consignment. 1. Preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded to an originating good satisfying the requirements of this Chapterand which is consigned directly from the exporting Party to theimporting Party.
2. The following shall be considered as consigned directlyfrom the exporting Party to the importing Party: (a) a good transported directly from the exporting Party to the importing Party; or (b) a good transported through one or more non-Parties,provided that the good does not undergo operationsother than transit or temporary storage in warehouses, unloading, reloading, and any other operation topreserve it in good condition.
Direct Consignment. The following shall be considered as consigned directly from the exporting Party to the importing Party:
(a) If the products are transported without passing through the territory other than China and Pakistan;
(b) The products whose transport involves transit through one or more intermediate non-CPFTA countries with or without transshipment or temporary storage in such countries, provided that:
(i) the transit entry is justified for geographical reason or by consideration related exclusively to transport requirements;
(ii) the products have not entered into trade or consumption there;and
(iii) the products have not undergone any operation there other than unloading and reloading or any operation required to keep them in good condition.
Direct Consignment. 1. The originating goods of a Party shall be deemed to meet the consignment criteria under this Agreement when they are:
(a) transported directly from the territory of that Party to the territory of another Party; or
(b) transported through the territory or territories of one or more non- Parties for the purpose of transit or temporary storing in warehouses in such territory or territories, and the goods have not entered into trade or consumption there, provided that:
(i) they do not undergo operations other than unloading, reloading or operations to preserve them in good condition; or
(ii) the transit entry is justified for geographical reason or by considerations related exclusively to transport requirements.
2. Evidence that the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article have been fulfilled shall be supplied to the customs authorities of the importing Party by the production of:
(a) a single transport document covering the passage from the exporting Party through the country of transit; or
(b) a certificate issued by the customs authorities of the country of transit:
(i) giving an exact description of the goods;
(ii) stating the dates of unloading and reloading of the goods and, where applicable, the names of the ships, or the other means of the transport used; and
(iii) certifying the conditions under which the goods remained in the transit country; or
(c) where the documents referred to under subparagraphs (a) or (b) above cannot be produced, any substantiating documents acceptable to the customs authorities.
Direct Consignment. An originating good shall be deemed as directly consigned from the country of the exporting Party to the country of the importing Party:
(a) if the goods are transported without passing through the territory of any third State; or
(b) if the goods are transported for the purpose of transit through third States with or without transhipment or temporary storage in such third States, provided that:
(i) the transit entry is justified for geographical reasons or transport requirements;
(ii) the goods have not entered into trade or consumption in the territory of the third State; and
(iii) the goods have not undergone any operation in the territory of the third State other than unloading and reloading or any operation required to keep the goods in good condition.
