Statement on origin. 1. A statement on origin may be made out by an exporter of a product on the basis of information demonstrating that the product is originating, including information on the originating status of materials used in the production of the product. The exporter is responsible for the correctness of the statement on origin and of the information provided.
Statement on origin registered exporters A statement on origin is a declaration made out by the exporter on the origin status of products on a commercial document (invoice, packing list, etc.). It can be used as a document on origin in trade under for example CETA and the EU – Japan EPA. In order to make out a statement on origin the exporter must be registered in XXX. The XXX system is a database of registered exporters and is based on a principle of self- certification by the exporters making out the preferential origin documents (statement on origin or origin declaration). In order to be entitled to do so, the exporter has to be registered in the database by the competent authority. Once registered, the exporter obtains the status of an “Registered Exporter”. For unregistered exporters a statement on origin may however be made out if the value of the consignment does not exceed EUR 6.000. In practice, the use of XXX is partial. Under the EU – Vietnam FTA for example, the XXX system must be used for exports from the EU, unless the value of the consignment does not exceed EUR 6.000. However, as for imports from Vietnam, XXX is not (yet) applied: the EUR.1 certificate should be used as well as an approved exporter license. The exception for consignments under EUR 6.000 also applies in this case.
