Common use of Outward Processing Clause in Contracts

Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 and the product-specific requirements set out in Annex 4A, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that: (a) the total value of non-originating inputs as set out in paragraph 2 does not exceed forty (40) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (b) the value of originating materials is not less than forty-five (45) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (c) the materials exported from a Party shall have been wholly obtained or produced in the Party or have undergone there processes of production or operation going beyond the non-qualifying operations in Article 4.16, prior to being exported outside the territory of the Party; (d) the producer of the exported material and the producer of the final good for which originating status is claimed are the same; (e) the re-imported good has been obtained through the processes of production or operation of the exported material; and (f) the last process of production or operation4-1 takes place in the territory of the Party. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the total value of non-originating inputs shall be the value of any non-originating materials added in a Party as well as the value of any materials added and all other costs accumulated outside the territory of the Party, including transportation cost. 4-1 The last process of production or operation does not exclude the non-qualifying operations stipulated in Article 4.16

Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 and the product-specific requirements set out in Annex 4A, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that: (a) the total value of non-originating inputs as set out in paragraph 2 does not exceed forty (40) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (b) the value of originating materials is not less than forty-five (45) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; (c) the materials exported from a Party shall have been wholly obtained or produced in the Party or have undergone there processes of production or operation going beyond the non-qualifying operations in Article 4.16, prior to being exported outside the territory of the Party; (d) the producer of the exported material and the producer of the final good for which originating status is claimed are the same; (e) the re-imported good has been obtained through the processes of production or operation of the exported material; and (f) the last process of production or operation4-1 takes place in the territory of the Party. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the total value of non-originating inputs shall be the value of any non-originating materials added in a Party as well as the value of any materials added and all other costs accumulated outside the territory of the Party, including transportation cost. 4-1 The last process of production or operation does not exclude the non-qualifying operations stipulated in Article 4.16

Outward Processing. 1. Notwithstanding the relevant provisions of Article 4.2 and the product-specific requirements set out in Annex 4A, a good listed in Annex 4C shall be considered as originating even if it has undergone processes of production or operation outside the territory of a Party on a material exported from the Party and subsequently re-imported to the Party, provided that: : (a) the total value of non-originating inputs as set out in paragraph 2 does not exceed forty (40) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; ; (b) the value of originating materials is not less than forty-five (45) per cent of the customs value of the final good for which originating status is claimed; ; (c) the materials exported from a Party shall have been wholly obtained or produced in the Party or have undergone there processes of production or operation going beyond the non-qualifying operations in Article 4.16, prior to being exported outside the territory of the Party; ; (d) the producer of the exported material and the producer of the final good for which originating status is claimed are the same; ; (e) the re-imported good has been obtained through the processes of production or operation of the exported material; and and (f) the last process of production or operation4-1 takes place in the territory of the Party. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the total value of non-originating inputs shall be the value of any non-originating materials added in a Party as well as the value of any materials added and all other costs accumulated outside the territory of the Party, including transportation cost. 4-1 The last process of production or operation does not exclude the non-qualifying operations stipulated in Article 4.16