On November 8, 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 21/2019 stipulating rules of origin of goods in the ASEAN – Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement, China. The circular takes effect on December 23, 2019.
Accordingly, this Circular is not allowed to erase or write to the C / O AHK form, but all amendments must be done in either of the following two ways:
1. Cross out the wrong place and add necessary information. These changes must be approved by the person competent to sign the C / O form of AHK and certified by the agency / organization issuing the C / O. The remaining space must be crossed out to avoid adding;
2. Issuing C / O of new AHK form replaces the old C / O.
In particular, the AHK form C / O is used to enjoy preferential tariffs, goods, including: 01 originals submitted to the customs authorities of the importing member country and 02 copies for the exporting member country and Exporter saved. C / O of AHK form must meet the following conditions: Being a paper copy; Bring a unique reference number of each C / O issuing agency or organization; Claimed in English; Having signature of competent person and seal of agency / organization issuing C / O. This form of signature and seal may be applied electronically. In particular, the declarant can declare multiple goods that meet the rules of origin on the same 01 C / O AHK form.
The new guidance of the Circular has removed obstacles when making mistakes in declaring the origin of goods in import and export activities.