The NAFTA Certificate of Origin is used by Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and
the United States to determine whether imported goods receive reduced or
eliminated duty as specified by the North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA).
For forms completed online, this application is designed for goods whose
origin is the U.S. or Puerto Rico only. The NAFTA Certificate of Origin is also
available as a paperless document, which can be transmitted electronically as
part of your Paperless Invoice package (where available). When shipping from the
U.S. or Canada, prepare one original and two copies of the invoice. When
shipping from Puerto Rico, prepare one original and one copy.
The NAFTA Certificate of Origin must be attached to an invoice if the
shipment is valued at greater than:
- US$1,000 and is being sent to a Mexican destination from Canada or the U.S.
- $1,600CAD (Canadian dollars) and is being sent to a Canadian destination
from Mexico or the U.S.
- US$2,500 and is being sent to a U.S. destination from Canada or
Mexico.
Shipments valued at less than the above amounts do not require a NAFTA
Certificate of Origin. Instead, the customer should type the following statement
on the shipment's invoice:
"I hereby certify that the good covered by this shipment qualifies as an
originating good for purposes of preferential tariff treatment under the
NAFTA."
For purposes of obtaining preferential tariff treatment, this document must
be completed legibly (print or type) and in full by the exporter, and be in the
possession of the importer at the time the declaration is made. This document
may also be completed voluntarily by the producer for use by the
exporter.
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