Application of the EU-Chile Interim Agreement from 1 February 2025
On 1 February 2025, the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) between the EU and Chile, a revision to modernise the existing EU-Chile Association Agreement of 2005, entered into force.
This Agreement provides new opportunities for EU-Chile trade, investment relations and procurement, and also contains commitments on sustainable development and trade, environmental and labour standards and other social benefits.
In terms of trade, the Agreement entails further tariff reductions and new proofs of origin for the application of such reductions.
The new proofs of origin
In order to benefit from tariff preferences under the ITA, valid proofs of origin are:
- a statement on origin in which the exporter declares that the product originates and includes the reference number by which it is identified:
- In the Union, it will be the REX number of registered exporters, although if the consignment does not exceed 6000 euros, any exporter may issue the communication. The exporter's handwritten signature will not be required in either case.
- In Chile it will be the "Rol Único Tributario" or "RUT" and the name and signature of the exporter must be included.
- the importer's knowledge that the product originates.
From 1 February, new documents relating to the proofs of origin of this Agreement have to be declared in the EU import declaration with the following codes:
- U123: Statement on origin
- U124: Statement on origin for multiple shipments of identical products
- U125: Importer's knowledge
This means that, as of 1 February, the EUR.1 certificate, applicable until then, can no longer be used under this Agreement.
Non-application of transitional measures
The Agreement does not provide for a transitional period where the previous and new proofs of origin coexist, so that, as of 1 February, goods that were in transit, temporary storage in temporary storage or customs warehouse or free zones, must present a statement on origin for the application of tariff reductions at the time of importation of the goods. Otherwise, third-country tariff duties shall be paid.
If the declaration of origin is not available at the time of importation, it is advisable to request the statement on origin from the exporter and submit a simplified declaration in the absence of proof of origin or keep the goods in temporary storage until such proof is available.
Preservation of proof of origin and supporting documents
The obligation to keep records and information associated with the origin of goods cleared is maintained at three years, although exporters must keep copies of the statements on origin they issue for four years, together with documentation demonstrating that the products comply with the rules of origin.
More information on the application of the rules and proofs of origin of the Agreement can be found in the ROSA tool in the Goods + ROSA section of the A2M.
Further information: