The rules of Origin, customs regulation and legislation of imported goods From The WTO Agreement on Rules of Origin, concluded in 1994, rules of origin are laws, customs regulations and administrative rulings sets out by each Member to determine the country of origin of a imported product for purposes of international trade/by-category/rules-of-origin.html?SID=603e229c054b85cc12e12c0011537561?selected=cat8&submenu=3

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Rules of Origin

The aim of Rules of Origin is to determine the « nationality » of a good. Jointly with the Customs Classification and Valuation, the specification of the country of origin appears to be essential when choosing the amount of Custom Rights and Collectable Taxes. The origin enables to determine the eventual application of measures related to commercial politics (as quotas, antidumping laws, embargoes…).


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The Customs/Business meeting organized by the WCO and which was held in Brussels on 26 and 27 January 2004 provided a discussion forum in which Customs administrations, the various players in international trade and international and regional organizations expressed their concerns, satisfactions and new ideas regarding rules of origin.

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