[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 2]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR181.11]



[Page 357]

 

                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

        HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED)

 

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 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.