I-Certificate of Origin (CoO) idokhumenti ebalulekile ekuhwebeni kwamazwe ngamazwe, eqinisekisa ukuthi izimpahla ezithunyelwayo zivela ezweni elithile. I-CoO iqukethe ulwazi oluyisisekelo olufana nomthumeli, umthumeli, umzila wokuthumela, nencazelo yezimpahla.
Kungase futhi kusekelwe Isimemezelo Sokuthekelisa kanye Nesitifiketi Sokuhlola. Isimemezelo Sokuthekelisa siyisiqiniseko somthengisi wemininingwane yomkhiqizo kanye nezwe lomkhiqizo, kuyilapho Isitifiketi Sokuhlola sisebenza njengobufakazi benhlangano eqinisekisayo ukuthi izimpahla zihloliwe.
I-CoO ibalulekile ekukhishweni kwentela yezimpahla ezithengiswayo njengoba isiza ekunqumeni imisebenzi efanele kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuba semthethweni kokungeniswa kwamanye amazwe. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili ezijwayelekile ze-CoO ngokuya ngesimo nenjongo yazo. Ama-Non-Preferential CoO ama-CoO ajwayelekile aqinisekisa umsuka womkhiqizo ngaphandle kokunikeza impatho ekhethekile noma ukuncishiswa kwentela. I-Preferential CoOs ihlobene ne-bi-lateral noma i-multilateral Trade Agreements futhi ingaholela ezindlekweni eziphansi noma ekukhululweni.
Izibonelo ze-Preferential CoO zifaka lezo ezisetshenziswa Kusistimu Ejwayelekile Yokuncamelayo (GSP) kanye Nesivumelwano Se-United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA), esivumela amanani entengo akhethekile noma ukukhululwa.