The certificate of origin is an official document that certifies the place of production, extraction or manufacture of the goods, or the place where the last substantial transformation capable of modifying the form or intended use of the finished product was carried out.
It does not certify the shipment, nor is it considered representative of the goods, as are bills of lading, waybills, etc.
The certificate of origin has the following purposes:

credit: possibility of opening letters of credit;
customs: choice of customs regimes by the competent authorities of the importing country at the time of customs clearance.

When to use it
The use of the certificate of origin is limited to relations between the European Union and non-EU countries, since within the EU it is sufficient for the goods to be accompanied by the sales invoice, on which it is customary to declare the origin (EEC regulation no. 2454/1993).
The certificate of origin is essentially issued when there is no agreement between the countries to obtain duty benefits. In this case, the origin of the goods is defined as non-preferential and the certificate identifies exactly the place of production of the goods or the place where they underwent the last substantial transformation.
Otherwise, if there are agreements between the parties, the origin of the goods, defined in this case as preferential, is certified by the customs authorities on the basis of such agreements. The certificate of origin issued by the Chambers of Commerce is generally not required.

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