During the current state of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Ferndale Chamber’s office is closed. If your business is in need of a Certificate of Origin, they are available through appointment only. To set an appointment, please email [email protected]. Thank you for your understanding.
A Certificate of Origin is a benefit for those members (and non-members for a fee) who are in need of this important trade document. The Certificate attests that the goods they are exporting are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in the USA.
Certificates also constitute a declaration by the exporter. Virtually every country in the world considers the origin of imported goods when determining what duty will be assessed on the goods or, in some cases, whether the goods may be legally imported at all.
We mainly issue a “Non-Preferential CO” which certifies that the country of origin of a particular product does not qualify for any preferential treatment.
The role of chambers of commerce in delivering certificates of origin can be traced back to the 1923 Geneva Convention relating to the Simplification of Customs Formalities, Article 11.
Under the Convention, its signatory governments were obliged to make the process and procedures as simple as possible for companies requiring certificates of origin. Thus, due to the widespread network of the chamber of commerce community, chambers are authorized to issues certificates of origin today.
