Origin Declaration

• The origin declaration can be made out:
  • by an approved exporter or;
  • by any exporter provided that the total value of the consignment does not exceed € 6 000.
• The exporter makes out an origin declaration based on information demonstrating that the product is originating, including information on the originating status of the materials used in the production of the product (such a supplier's declaration).
• The exporter is responsible for the origin declaration and the information provided being correct and should be prepared to submit all appropriate documents proving the originating status of the products at the request of customs authorities.

How to make out an origin declaration

• The exporter should type, stamp or print the following declaration (as mentioned in Annex III on the invoice or any other commercial document which describes the products concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified (e.g. delivery note or packing list):

 

 

(1) Put your approved exporter authorization number (for consignments above €6 000).
(2) Put the origin of your product, either EU or South Korea.
(3) Place and date, if not otherwise indicated on the invoice/document.
(4) Name (in clear script) and signature of the exporter. An approved exporter may, within the scope
of his authorisation, be waived from the obligation of signature and in so doing does not need to give the name
of the signatory. However, even though the agreement doesn’t require the name of the exporter to be mentioned when the approved exporter doesn’t need to sign the origin declaration, mentioning it seems to ease the acceptance of the claim by the Korean Customs authorities.

• The declaration can be made in any official language of the EU or official languages of the FTA trade partner according to the language versions in Annex III

Validity and record keeping.

• The origin declaration is valid for 12 months from the date it was made out.
• The exporter must keep a copy of the origin declaration and all other records demonstrating that the product is originating for a minimum of five years after making out the origin declaration.