4062 Proof of Origin under the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership (FAQ)

  For the application of preferential tariff treatment under AGREEMENT BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF PERU FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement), a proof of origin, namely Certificate of Origin stipulated in the Article 54 or Origin Declaration stipulated in the Article 57 of the Agreement, in principle, is required at the time of import declaration.

  A certificate of origin stipulated in the Article 54 of the Agreement (the specimen is provided in the Annex 4 of the Agreement) shall be issued by the competent government authority of the exporting Party on application having been made in writing by the exporter or its authorized representative. A certificate of origin shall be valid for 12 months from the date on which it is issued.

  An origin declaration stipulated in the Article 57 of the Agreement is made out only by an approved exporter authorized by the competent government authority. The text of an origin declaration is as provided for in the Annex 4 of the Agreement. An origin declaration is made out by typing, stamping or printing on the invoice, the delivery note or any other commercial document. An origin declaration shall be valid for 12 months from the date on which it is made out.

  In order to receive the preferential tariff treatment under the Agreement, the goods to be imported have to be directly consigned to Japan in principle. Where the goods are transshipped in a third country on the way to Japan, a through bill of lading or other relevant documents are necessary to receive the preferential tariff treatment.

  As mentioned above, a certificate of origin or an origin declaration should be submitted, in principle, at the time of import declaration. Importers are, however, allowed to defer to submit a certificate of origin when they have unavoidable reasons for deferring approved by the Director-General of regional customs such as disaster, or when the Director-General of regional customs approves to release the goods prior to import permission in exchange for security submission.

  Importers are not required to submit a certificate of origin or an origin declaration above mentioned in relation to an importation of a consignment of a good whose aggregate customs value does not exceed 200,000 yen.

  (Paragraph 2, Article 68 of the Customs Law, paragraph 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of Article 61 of the Cabinet order for Enforcement of the Customs Law, paragraphs 68-5-0 to 68-5-22 of the Basic Notice of the Customs Law, paragraph 3-13 of the Basic Notice of the Treaties and Agreements)