Certificate ST-1: what is it? Certificate of origin

A certificate of origin of goods is a document that proves that the goods were manufactured in the territory of a certain country and issued by an authorized body. At the same time, if the criteria for issuing this document are different from those applied in Russia, the criteria used here should be applied to implement it.

Such a document is known as the certificate ST-1. What is this, we learn from the article.

general information

It happens that the document is not properly executed:

• There are erasures on it;
• Corrections that are not duly certified;
• Lacks seals and signatures, information allowing to establish attitudes towards specific goods;
• The country is indicated ambiguously;
• It is clarified that the information in it is unreliable;
• Other inconsistencies.

In such cases, the customs authority has the right to apply to the necessary authorities of the country where the certificate of origin of the goods was issued in order to find out the missing information. He also has the right to make a random check with the assistance of the authorized bodies of the country where it was produced. But its implementation does not prevent the release of goods. After all, they are made on the basis of a document issued in their state. The certificate is presented together with other documents that are registered at the customs office, including a declaration.

Form "A"

If countries use the preferential scheme, then the authorization paper is issued form "A". If they are parties to the Agreement on the establishment of a free trade zone , then the origin of the goods is confirmed by the certificate of the ST-1 form.

In the first case, the customs authorities grant tariff preferences, but only if the corresponding columns of certificates are filled in according to the Rules. Otherwise it is used:

• Up to the results of the most-favored-nation treatment (MFN) test;
• Before receiving an audit, customs duties were doubled;
• The preferential treatment begins to apply if a certificate of origin of the goods in the proper form is received.

Requirements for completing the certificate form "A"

This form is used if goods from Europe or other countries are imported into the territory of developed European countries. The form has a degree of protection in the form of a grid or a color field. Notes are written on the back of the document in any language. But they may be absent. It is filled on a typewriter or computer. Blots and erasures are unacceptable.

Goods from Europe in one certificate can be of several types. If the space during the filling is empty, then it is crossed out to prevent filling with other information. All corrections are made by striking out the errors and making the necessary data instead. Also there is a signature and stamped.

Certificate ST-1: what is it?

To confirm the country of origin of goods, you must provide the appropriate certificate or declaration.

The latter is an application made by the manufacturer, seller or carrier. It is provided on the account or other document relating to the goods. A separate document is needed for each lot, when the delivery is from one sender to one recipient.

If there is an export of goods from a country that is a party to the Agreement, the issuance of CT-1 certificates is made on the basis of the internal law in force in it. Form A4 must have a degree of protection and manufactured using the method of printing. It is valid for the year starting on the day it was received.

Within the CIS, there is a new form of CT-1, where there are 13 graphs, among which there are "Criteria of Origin". These documents are also accepted by the customs authority for goods manufactured in one of the CIS countries.

How to fill in the certificate ST-1?

What it is? If you look at item 12 of the Rules for determining the origin of goods, there you can find a number of requirements, according to which the document is filled. Let's study them.

Paragraph 1 should contain the name and address of the sender. Information can be written off from the certificate of registration of a legal entity. It may be that the sender is one person, and the exporter is another. Then this information should be reflected with the names and addresses of both.

Paragraph 2 contains information about the name and address of the recipient. At the same time, it can be one person, and the importer - another. Then it is indicated in the column with the names and addresses of both.

Item 3 describes the route and the TS.

In point 4 specify the number of the authorization document, its form and the country, one of which issued it, and the other for which it is required.

Item 5 is for official marks. Here, the controlling bodies make information. For example, if you want to note that the document is a duplicate and issued in return for the certificate.

In item 6 it is necessary to write the product number.

In paragraph 7 - its number and nature of packaging.

In item 8 the goods are described. Here it is given its commercial name and all the data, on the basis of which it can be identified. If the front of the site is not enough, then use an additional sheet, filled in the order established by the Rules. The reverse side of the document is not filled.

Paragraph 9 is called the "Origin Criteria". Here the following designations are used: "P" means production in the territory of the country that is a party to the Agreement; "D" is a product that is processed or processed, then it is necessary to indicate the code of the final products according to the TN VED of the CIS countries (four digits).

Paragraph 10 contains information on the weight in kilograms gross-net. In addition, in addition to weight indicators, the quantity of goods can be indicated.

Item 11 contains the date and number of the invoice with other information about this document.

Paragraph 12 is filled in by the authorized body, where the name, address is entered, certifies the information that is stated in the document and signs it.

In paragraph 13 they write about the applicant's declaration specifying the country where the goods were manufactured or processed, the date. The applicant signs a document indicating his / her initials or the initials of the representative.

Form CT-1 when filling with an individual

In case of filling in by an individual, the certificate of origin of the goods has its own features. Form CT-1 remains the same. But some items are left untouched.

1. In paragraph 1, fill in the address of the consignor and his name.
2. In point 2 - the data of the consignee.
3. Paragraph 5 and paragraph 11 may remain empty if there is no information.
4. In paragraph 13, the shipper signs the document and indicates the date.

Features of filling

Instruction how to issue a certificate ST-1, a sample is developed and approved by a special authorized body of the country that is a party to the Agreement.

If the document is damaged or lost, a duplicate is issued. Then, as indicated above, in paragraph 12 the date when it is issued is stamped, and in paragraph 5 they write "Duplicate". Also indicate the number and date of issue of the original document. The term of the duplicate is the same as the original date.

Item 5

Sometimes an authorization document is issued after the shipment of the goods. The basis is a written application of the customer. Then in point 5 the mark "Issued subsequently" is marked.

If the previous certificate was canceled, then in paragraph 5 they write: "Issued in return for the certificate" with the date of the previous one. When using the cumulative principle, they write "Cumulation of the CIS" and put the numbers of those documents and the countries where they were issued.

Issuance and submission of a document

Issue three copies of the certificate, of which only one is the original. There should be no erasures in it. And if corrections are made, then the erroneous information is crossed out first, then it is entered into the authentic and signed, and also is stamped.

The original of the certificate is provided for customs clearance along with all other necessary documents.

Cases when instead of a certificate are allowed to submit a declaration on the origin of goods or in general documents are not mandatory, are determined by the domestic law of the country into which the goods are imported, that is, the Russian Federation.

From the article we learned a lot about the certificate of CT-1: what is it, the requirements for filling it and some features. Thus, by getting a document in hand and checking that all items are filled properly, you will now have more confidence that there will be no problems with the goods when passing customs.