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Self-Certificationunder ASEAN Trade in Goods

Agreement (ATIGA)

Presented by Department of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Commerce, Thailand

22 May 2014

Who can Self-Certify ?

Agenda

Presented by

Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand

Department of Foreign Trade

• The issuing authority: designated to issue a certification of origin (Form D, etc.)

• The competent authority: to grant authorize of Certified Exporter under ASEAN Self-Certification scheme.

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Conventional process of preferential claim – CO Form D

Exporter

IssuingAuthority

1. Request for CO

• Pre-exportation verification• Application for CO

Importer

2. Send original Copy of CO Customs of

Importing Country

3. Present CO Approve

Not Approve

• Wrong Description

• Discrepancies

• Authorized Signatory

Transportation

Cost

Labor/wageCost

Fee

Loss of

document

Unclaimed

Waste Time 4

Objectives of Self-Certification

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Self-Certification would:

- Facilitate exporter Facilitate trade

- Reduce the time and cost associated with CO Form D application

- Enhance competitiveness; and

- Maximize the utilization of AFTA

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Allowing trusted traders/exporters which are qualified, to registration “Certified Exporter”…who can self certified theorigin of goods by themselves by making out “Invoice Declaration”

Being presented to customs instead of certificate of

origin (Form D),under ATIGA

Condition of ASEAN Self-Certification

Certified Exporter

InvoiceDeclaration

Customs (Importing Countries)

Registration“Certified Exporter”

The Participating Member StatesOn Self-Certification Pilot Project

The Participating Member StatesOn Self-Certification Pilot Project

The 1st Self-Certification Pilot Project

Malaysia

Singapore (1 Nov. 2010)

Brunei

Thailand (28 Oct. 2011)

The 2 nd Self-Certification Pilot Project

Indonesia

Philippines

Lao PDR

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Now it is involving 4 participating member states

Myanmar expressed her interest to join the 1st Self-Certification Pilot Project

* MOU on 29 August 2012* Intry in force on January 2014

Vietnam expressed her interest to join the 2nd Self-Certification Pilot Project

* Thailand’s status: Approved form Parliament

Now Thailand is in the process of issuing internal regulation

- Department of Foreign Trade notification

(Rules, Procedures, Conditions for registration and Invoice Declaration)

- Database system to support exporter for Self-Certification

Implementation of DFTThe 1st Self-Certification Pilot Project

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Qualification of Certified Exporter

According to the DFT’s notification, a legal person or any corporation is qualified to be a Certify Exporter by the condition as follows;

Experienced of receiving Form D or

passed pre-export examination (cost verification)

Not in a watch or black listed

Exporter’s profile

Manufacturer and/or exporter

Purpose of doing business

Good understanding of ROO

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An exporter submits a request via www.dft.go.th

Registration

Pre-requisite

Approval

The request will be examined by systematic database network.

The certified exporter will be granted an authorization number.

An exporter must be granted the status as a “Certified Exporter” before export under self-certification scheme.

How to get authorize as a Certified Exporter?

Validity for 2 years 10

Required information and documents for registration process

1. Details of a company and business

2. Certified true copy of Certification of Incorporation

3. Certified true copy of an I.D. card of company’s legal authorized signatory or attorney

4. Certified true copy of Tax Identification Card (in case of legal person) or VAT registration (in case of corporation)

5. Manufacturer is required to submit additional documents;• Certified true copy of Factory license (if any)• Details of a production process.• Map of production place or warehouse

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Step1 www.dft.go.th

Step 2 Click Banner or

Step 3 Click Banner

Online Registration

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-The first page of the registration

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Required information for registration

process

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Required documents for registration process

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Invoice Declaration

Invoice

Billing statement

Delivery Order

Packing List

or

or

or

For the purpose of origin determination, a Certified exporter shall make out invoice declaration on invoice or other commercial documents as follows:

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Invoice Declaration

“The exporter of the product (s) covered by this document

(Certified Exporter No...……………) declares that, except where

otherwise clearly indicated, the products satisfy the Rules of Origin

to be considered as ASEAN Originating Products under ATIGA

(ASEAN country of origin: ………………….), with origin criteria:

…………………..”

The Certified Exporter shall, in the case of export of goods satisfying the origin criteria of the Agreement, put the following declaration on the invoice :

The Invoice Declaration must be signed by hand, with the addition of the name of the person

STAMP OR TYPE

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Invoice Declaration

The exporter accepts the full responsibility

for all Invoice Declarations made out

on behalf of the company, including any misuse

Warning!

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Monitoring and Verification

1. Submit Monthly Report 1. Submit Monthly Report

2. Well co-operative for verification visit2. Well co-operative for verification visit

The Certified Export has commitment to;

The Certified Exporter is required to submit the report of their exportation to DFT as a monthly basis, whether or not there is a use of self-declaration invoice.

In case that DFT has any suspicion on the origin of the goods, the exporter/certified exporter must allow DFT official to access to records or any supporting documents sufficiently as well as visit at a workplace, before and after granting authorize as certified exporter.

3. Good documentation/record keeping system3. Good documentation/record keeping system

The records and accounts must be allowed for identification and verification of the originating status of goods for which and invoice declaration was made out, during at least 3 years from the date of making out the declaration in accordance.

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Penalty

• Withdrawn the authorize of the certified exporter

• Penalties according to domestic law and regulation (Prosecution under criminal law).

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Number of Thailand’s Certified Exporter

84%

16%

Manufacturer

Trader

Information as of 2 MAY 2014

16 Companies

81 Companies

Total 97 Companies

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88.73%

10.99% 0.28%

Thailand’s export under SC

Malaysia

BruneiBrunei

Information as of 2 MAY 2014

During Dec 2011-Dec 2013

Singapore

45.9 Million$750 Invoices

Unit: Million$

1.1 Million$21 Invoices

371.1 Million$5,211 Invoices

Total: 418.2 Million$ from 5,982 Invoices22

Dec 2011 2012 20130

50

100

150

200

250

300

BruneiSingaporeMalaysiaM

illi

on

$Thailand’s export under SC

Total: 418.2 Mllion$ from 5,982 Invoices

Information as of 2 MAY 2014

1 Invoice 2,401 Invoice 3,580 Invoice

154.86

0.06

263.29

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For more Information

Please contact:

Import Administration and Origin Certification Division

Department of Foreign Trade

Ministry of Commerce

Tel. (66)2 5474808

www.dft.go.thE-mail: importad@moc.go.th

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