Work instruction

In practice, there are two types of documents that refer to non-preferential origin:

An official Certificate of Origin (CoO), which exporters can obtain by applying to the competent Chamber of Commerce or the relevant customs authorities; and
A commercial document declaring the non-preferential origin (Terminal Origin Declaration).

Upon request, our terminal can assist with the application for the relevant certificate or document via a broker authorised to apply for an official CoO (digital connection required). Regarding commercial documents, our Customer Service team determines the non-preferential origin in accordance with the following criteria:

Below some concrete examples on applying the procedure for establishing the non-~~preferntial~~preferential origin.

Products added to the “base” product may enhance or improve it, but do not alter its essential nature. Such activities are considered minimal operations and do not confer origin.

As this involves blending rather than mere storage, the major portion rule applies, provided that customers inform us of the origin and substantiate it with appropriate documentation. This requirement applies at least to the parcel representing the major portion based on weight. The origin of the remaining parcels may be unknown without affecting this assessment.
Various components (classified under the same Commodity code but possessing different technical characteristics) blended into a specific product may be regarded as deliberate and proportionate blending, thereby conferring origin, provided that the resulting product acquires new technical specifications or attributes that it did not possess prior to blending. The fact that all components share the same Commodity code as the final product is not relevant.

Components
Tank	Product	Commodity code	Status	Kilogram	Liters 15
T x	RMK 500	2710196800	T2 - Excise controlled	429.112	427.486
T x	RMK 500	2710196800	T2 - Excise controlled	244.894	243.967
T x	HSFO	2710196800	T2 - Excise controlled	4.617.392	4.634.938
T x	IMFO	2710196800	T2 - Excise controlled	5.587.141	5.565.992
T x	Cutterstock	2710196800	T1 - Bonded	44.037.332	43.870.663

Blended product
T x	HSFO	2710196800	T1 - Bonded	54.915.871	54.743.046