5-FTA Certificates--General GuidelinesFTA-certificate-general-guidelines

i) Products made in the U.S. that do not meet FTA rules of origin requirements (they are non-originating products).

ii) Products made in the U.S. which are trans-shipped via third country (some FTA-specific exceptions may apply but differ from FTA to FTA).

ii) Products shipped directly from the U.S. that are not made/substantially transformed in the U.S. in accordance with FTA-specific rules of origin.

• Certificates may be for a specific shipment or multiple shipments. Certificate issued for multiple shipments will include a date range, i.e., “blanket period” during which certification will be valid. The blanket period can be for a maximum of 365 days.
• After blanket period is over, a certificate needs to be re-issued, even though no changes/modifications were made to the products. Certificates may either include products currently being shipped or include a list of all eligible products that may be shipped during the blanket period.
• ​Non-FTA eligible goods should not be added to the certificate even if packed/shipped together.
• Certificates should include only FTA- eligible products (final product to be exported). Components/materials/ingredients that are part of the products should not be listed on the certificates.
• FTA certificates/declarations are self-certified by party who is knowledgeable about transaction. They do not need to be notarized/certified/legalized like some generic certificates may.
• FTA certificates and supporting documents should be kept on files for five years in case of a customs audit. They should be treated as legal documents.