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Maximize the benefits. Minimize the work.

Qualifying and certifying products under NAFTA and other free trade agreements can be time consuming and risky.

Knowledge and Labor Intensive

Using the preferential duty rates available under NAFTA and other international trade agreements is one of the best strategies to lower costs.

However, just because goods are purchased or shipped from a NAFTA or FTA country doesn't mean they qualify for preferential rates: they must be certified as originating. Qualifying and certifying is very knowledge intensive, time consuming, and prone to compliance errors.

Services & Systems that Help

MSR Customs services, expertise, and technologies can be the enabling agent you need to determine if your suppliers can demonstrate origin in the event of a customs audit. They can also help you qualify your products and create your certificates of origin.

To minimize your work of meeting compliance requirements and maximize cost reductions across product lines, consider the following MSR Customs systems and services:

Comprehensive, intelligent free trade agreement systems.
Professional identification of the specific rule of origin based on the tariff classification.
Classification of component materials and incorporation of supplier certificates of origin as applicable.
Determination of product qualification and origin criterion.
Independent analysis of supplier certificates.

NAFTA/FTA QUALIFICATION & CERTIFICATION PROCESS

1. Evaluate effects on drawback and duty deferral, samples, temporary admissions, repairs and alterations, antidumping and countervailing duties, assembly operations, and other trade agreements.

2. Classify final product according to system of importing country.

3. Determine origin of constituent parts and materials, classify where required.

4. Where required, establish regional value content under allowed valuation method.

5. As needed use accumulation, intermediate and fungible materials, or de minimis.

6. Determine which of the six origin criteria confers qualification.

7. Establish audit trail.

8. Create certificate.

9. Monitor changes in bills of material, vendor inputs, and certification expiry for impact on origin determination.