(Announced by Order No. 270 of the General Administration of Customs on July 30, 2024, to be implemented from September 1, 2024)
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 2: These measures apply to the visa management of non preferential certificates of origin, Generalized System of Preferences certificates of origin, and regional preferential certificates of origin.
Customs and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and its local trade promotion agencies (hereinafter referred to as visa agencies) are responsible for issuing certificates of origin.
Article 4: The shipper or manufacturer of exported goods may apply for a certificate of origin from the visa agency on their own or by entrusting an agent.
Article 5: The shipper or its agent, producer or its agent (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) who applies for a certificate of origin for exported goods shall truthfully fill in the application information for the certificate of origin in accordance with regulations, and submit materials such as commercial invoices for exported goods to prove the qualification of origin and the country (region) of origin of the goods.
The applicant shall bear corresponding legal responsibilities for the authenticity, accuracy, completeness, and standardization of the application information and materials.
According to the manufacturer's application, the visa agency in their place of residence can verify the origin of the exported goods in advance.
（1） If the application information and materials do not comply with the regulations, the applicant shall be informed of all the content that needs to be corrected at once;
（3） If the exported goods do not comply with the relevant rules of origin, the certificate of origin will not be issued and the reasons will be explained to the applicant.
Article 9: The visa agency shall keep a copy of the certificate of origin and application materials in paper or electronic form for three years from the date of issuance of the certificate of origin.
Chapter 3: Reissue, Reissue, and Change of Certificate of Origin
If the visa agency passes the review in accordance with Article 7 of these Measures, it shall issue a new certificate of origin with the words' reissue 'added.
Article 12: If the original certificate of origin is lost or damaged, the applicant may apply for a certified true copy of the original certificate within the validity period of the original certificate. After being reviewed by the visa agency, it will be issued with the words' reissue 'and the original certificate will be marked as invalid.
（1） If applying for the issuance of a new certificate of origin, the applicant shall return the original certificate, and the visa agency shall issue it after passing the review in accordance with Article 7 of these Measures. If the original certificate cannot be returned, the visa agency shall also indicate on the new certificate that the original certificate is invalid;
Article 14: The visa agency shall complete the review within 2 working days from the date of receiving the application for reissuance, reissue, or change of certificate of origin.
The reissued certificate of origin is valid for one year from the date of shipment of the exported goods.
Chapter 4 Origin Verification
（1） Request the applicant to supplement and submit relevant information and materials proving the origin qualification and country (region) of the exported goods;
（3） On site verification of the production equipment, processing procedures, raw materials, and components of exported goods, including their origin qualifications, country (region) of origin, as well as information related to origin determination such as export goods specifications, packaging, trademarks, marks, and origin markings.
Article 17: When the visa agency conducts origin verification in accordance with the law, the applicant shall cooperate.
Chapter 5 Supervision and Management
Article 20: The General Administration of Customs is responsible for the external filing of information on visa agencies, their seals, visa personnel, contact points, etc., and for the exchange of electronic information of the place of origin.
Article 22: The General Administration of Customs is responsible for the statistics of certificates of origin and visas nationwide.
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade is responsible for compiling statistical data on certificates of origin and visas in the trade promotion system, and regularly submitting it to the General Administration of Customs.
