UK Certificates of Origin
These are certificates issued by Chambers of Commerce and used as documentary evidence to show where goods being exported from the UK were originally manufactured. This document is used for non-preferential purposes, and required for different reasons such as:
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Customs clearance, in events where the importing country may have in place quotas, anti-dumping policies, sanctions and more.
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Customs authorities requirement to determine any tariffs rates
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Payment via Letter of Credit
HOW DO I APPLY FOR A UK CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN?
There are two ways to complete a UK Certificate of Origin it can be done manually and online. If you have never completed documentation with GMCC before you will need to complete a Formal Undertaking. In order to obtain certified documents it is necessary for us to hold your signature on file. This Formal Undertaking must be renewed annually. Please ensure you have read our Standard Rules.
Applying for UK Certificates of Origin can be done electronically at eCert platform or manually by requesting a certificate from GMCC. You can find more about our electronic service here.
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