[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR181.11]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 181--NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Export Requirements
 
Sec. 181.11  Certificate of Origin.


    (a) General. A Certificate of Origin shall be employed to certify 
that a good being exported either from the United States into Canada or 
Mexico or from Canada or Mexico into the United States qualifies as an 
originating good for purposes of preferential tariff treatment under the 
NAFTA.
    (b) Preparation of Certificate in the United States. An exporter in 
the United States who completes and signs a Certificate of Origin for 
the purpose set forth in paragraph (a) of this section shall use Customs 
Form 434 or such other medium or format as approved by

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the Canadian or Mexican customs administration for that purpose. Where 
the U.S. exporter is not the producer of the good, that exporter may 
complete and sign a Certificate on the basis of:
    (1) Its knowledge of whether the good qualifies as an originating 
good;
    (2) Its reasonable reliance on the producer's written representation 
that the good qualifies as an originating good; or
    (3) A completed and signed Certificate for the good voluntarily 
provided to the exporter by the producer.
    (c) Submission of Certificate to Customs. An exporter in the United 
States, and a producer in the United States who has voluntarily provided 
a copy of a Certificate of Origin to that exporter pursuant to paragraph 
(b)(3) of this section, shall provide a copy of the Certificate to 
Customs upon request.
    (d) Notification of errors in Certificate. An exporter or producer 
in the United States who has completed and signed a Certificate of 
Origin, and who has reason to believe that the Certificate contains 
information that is not correct, shall within 30 calendar days after the 
date of discovery of the error notify in writing all persons to whom the 
Certificate was given by the exporter or producer of any change that 
could affect the accuracy or validity of the Certificate.