Determining Origin of Manufactured Goods

Step 1 

• Was the product last processed in one of the SADC FTA countries?  If yes, go to step 2.  If no, the product does not qualify. 

Step 2 

• Do any of the materials or components used in the product originate from outside a SADC FTA country?  If yes, go to step 3. (If you do not know the origin of any material, you have to assume it does not originate in a SADC FTA country.)  If no, the product qualifies. Go to Step 8. 

Step 3 

• Determine the HS classification number of the product being imported into SADC FTA Country. Usually, the six-digit, subheading level is sufficient. 

Step 4 

• Using the HS Code, identify the specific rule of origin in Appendix I of Annex I that applies to the product. 

Step 5 

• Determine the HS Codes of the non-originating materials or components you used to produce the product in a SADC FTA country. 

Step 6 

• Does the change from the HS Code of the non-originating materials to the HS classification of the product imported into the SADC FTA country meet the classification change required in the specific rule of origin you identified in Step 4?  If yes, the HS classification change requirement is met. Go to Step 7.  If no, the product does not qualify, unless it falls under certain exemptions.  
• If the value of the non-originating materials that do not meet the HS classification change requirement is not more than 10% of the ex-works price of the item, the value tolerance exemption may apply, and the product may qualify as an originating product, if it meets all other requirements of the rule of origin. 

Step 7  

• Does the specific rule contain an RVC test?  If no, and the HS classification change requirement is met, it qualifies as an originating product. Go to Step 8.  If yes, do the RVC test to establish the ex-factory price of the product. 

Step 8 

• Complete the Certificate of Origin if the product is originating.