Work instruction

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

1. 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. 

2. Various components blended into a specific product (which itself is also used as a component) may be regarded as deliberate and proportionate blending and therefore origin-conferring.

The processed product results from the combination of several significant components. The fact that one of these components shares the same Commodity code as the final product does not alter this assessment. In quantitative terms, it is not considered a “base” product to which only minimal operations are applied. Accordingly, a new product is deemed to have been created.

3. 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.