A certificate of origin is an important document in international trade because it identifies the country of origin of goods being exported. Customs authorities in many countries require the certificate of origin because they use the information to help determine the admissibility of goods and the duty rate to apply to imports.
Since 1923, chambers of commerce are an official body to sign and stamp certificates generated by exporters. This has usually required companies to manually create the form, deliver or courier it to the chamber and wait for an appropriate staff member to review and certify the certificate, send or courier it back to the exporter, and then forward it by international courier to the importer.
As you can imagine, this was an expensive and time-consuming process.
Documentship offers a fast and easy way to get your certificate of origin certified by a chamber of commerce. Rather than creating the certificate and taking it to a chamber to be certified, we offer a service that allows you to enter the information for your certificate online and have a certified certificate delivered to you.
Our certificate staff is accredited by the International Chamber of Commerce World Chambers Federation. You can be assured that your certificate will comply with the rules, regulations and best practices of international trade.
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Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin
A certificate of origin stamped by a chamber of commerce is different than a country-specific certificate of origin used to identify goods that are eligible for free or reduced duty rates under the free-trade agreements (FTA) negotiated by the United States. For example, a USMCA certificate of origin does not need to be stamped by a chamber.
The U.S. currently has signed 14 free trade agreements with 20 different countries.