CBP Reminds Trade of KORUS Certificate of Origin Requirements

CBP sent a CSMS message reminding Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement filers of origination requirements for preference claims. When a Korea FTA preference claim is made on an importation into the U.S., an importer must have either a certification of origin in its possession, or the claim may be based on importer knowledge that the good is an originating good, including a reasonable reliance on information in the importer’s possession, said CBP.

The certificate of origin must comply with U.S. -- Korea FTA Article 6.15(2), including element (f) "information demonstrating that the good is originating," in accordance with 19 CFR 10.1004(a)(3)(v) and the U.S. -- Korea Implementation Instructions, March 12, 2012, Attachment A, available (here).

(See ITT's Online Archives 12101831 for news of a recently released frequently asked questions. See ITT's Online Archives [Ref:12031323 for summary of CBP's KORUS instructions.)