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International Trade vocabulary · Trade Agreements and Policy

Rules of origin

Meaning in international trade, with examples

nounCommon term

In international trade, rules of origin means: The criteria used to decide which country a product comes from, especially when it contains materials or work from several countries.

In Turkish: menşe kuralları

How it is used

Each free trade agreement has its own rules of origin, often based on a change of HS heading, a maximum share of foreign materials or a specific processing step. Exporters check them before issuing an EUR.1 or an origin declaration.

Example sentences

  1. Under the rules of origin, the fabric must be woven in the region for the shirts to qualify.

  2. Our export manager is checking whether the product meets the rules of origin.

Common collocations

  • meet the rules of origin
  • preferential rules of origin
  • rules of origin under the FTA
  • comply with rules of origin
  • certificate of originAn official document stating in which country the goods were produced, used by customs to apply the right duty rate and trade rules.
  • EUR.1A movement certificate that proves the preferential origin of goods so they can enter a partner country at a reduced or zero duty under a trade agreement.
  • free trade agreementAn agreement between two or more countries to remove or reduce customs duties and other barriers on most of the goods traded between them.
  • preferential tariffA lower customs duty rate, sometimes zero, given to goods from certain countries under a trade agreement or a development programme.

More terms: Trade Agreements and Policy

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