Certificate of origin generator
A fillable non-preferential certificate of origin with the numbered boxes chambers of commerce expect — not a PDF you print and write on by hand.
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Preferential and non-preferential are different documents
This generator produces a non-preferential certificate of origin: the general document that states where goods were produced, used for customs statistics, quota administration, letters of credit, and destinations that simply require proof of origin.
A preferential certificate is what you use to claim a reduced duty rate under a trade agreement, and it is not interchangeable. Each agreement specifies its own form or statement and its own origin rules — USMCA uses a certification with nine required data elements rather than a prescribed form, and other agreements have their own. Using a general certificate of origin to claim preference will not work.
Does it need a chamber of commerce stamp?
It depends entirely on the destination and often on the terms of the letter of credit. Several Middle Eastern and North African markets routinely require chamber certification, sometimes followed by consular legalisation. Many other destinations accept a self-issued exporter declaration. Box 12 on this certificate is left open for the chamber's stamp and signature so the same document works either way.
Getting origin right
Origin is where goods were wholly obtained or last substantially transformed. Growing, mining, and harvesting are straightforward. Manufacturing from imported inputs is not: the test is whether processing in the country changed the goods enough — usually measured by a change in tariff classification or a regional value content threshold, depending on the rule that applies.
Declaring an origin you cannot support is a serious matter. If your product contains inputs from several countries and you are not certain which rule applies, that is a question for your customs broker before the certificate is signed, not after.
Questions people actually ask
Who issues a certificate of origin?
The exporter prepares and signs it. Whether it then needs certification by a chamber of commerce depends on the destination country and on any letter of credit terms. Some markets also require consular legalisation on top of chamber certification.
Can I use this to claim a trade agreement duty rate?
No. Preferential claims use the certificate or statement of origin specified by the agreement itself, with that agreement's own origin rules and data elements. This is a general non-preferential certificate, which is the right document when a destination simply requires proof of where goods came from.
What if goods on one shipment have different origins?
Enter the origin per line — the goods table has its own origin column, and lines left blank inherit the shipment-level country of origin. Mixed-origin shipments are perfectly normal; a certificate that claims a single origin for goods that do not share one is not.
Is an electronic certificate of origin acceptable?
Increasingly, yes — many chambers now issue digitally verifiable certificates, and a growing number of customs authorities accept them. Check what your specific destination and your buyer's bank will accept before you rely on an electronic copy.