Certificate of Origin (CO) of Department of Foreign Trade

Types of Certificate of Origin.
Certificates of Origin can be broadly classified into types, namely Ordinary Certificates of Origin and a Preferential Certificates of Origin.
1. Ordinary Certificate of Origin is a document that can be used to satisfy buyers that the products exported are wholly obtained, produced or manufactured in Thailand.
2. Preferential Certificate of Origin is a document that can help improve the competitive edge of exports by enabling buyers to claim preferential tariff treatment when importing the products under one of the Schemes of Preferences or Free Trade Agreements, as follows
1) Certificate of Origin Form A is issued for the goods eligible for import preferential tariff under GSP schemes granted by various countries /country groups e.g. EU, Switzerland, Japan, Canada, Norway, etc.
2)  Certificate of Origin Form FTA is issued for the goods eligible for import preferential tariff under FTA schemes. In the meantime, Thailand has already implemented 7 FTAs, namely ASEAN FTA, ASEAN-China FTA (ACFTA), Thailand-Australia FTA (TAFTA), Thailand – New Zealand Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (TNZCEPA), Thailand-India FTA, Thailand-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) and ASEAN-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA). However, the goods eligible for import preferential tariff under TNZCEPA is required only the declaration of origin specified on the invoice or any other document issued in respect of the good. In addition, some FTAs have given name of the Certificate of Origin Forms as follows
Certificate of Origin Form D for ASEAN countries.
Certificate of Origin Form E for ASEAN-China FTA.
Certificate of Origin Form AJ for ASEAN-Japan CEP.
3) Certificate of Origin Form GSTP is issued for the goods eligible for import preferential tariff when exported to 40 developing countries e.g. Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cuba, etc (More information at http://www.thaifactory.com/Manage/GSTP.htm).
4) Certificate of Origin Form AISP is issued for the goods eligible for import preferential tariff under ASEAN Integration System of Preferences granted to CLMV (Cambodia, Laos PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) by Thailand.