G/C/W/695/Add.1/Rev.2  
WT/COMTD/N/44/Add.1/Rev.2  
 
4 December 2020 
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Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Trade and Development  
 Original: English  
 
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FOR CHILE'S DUTY -FREE QUOTA -FREE SCHEME  
FOR LEAST -DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  
COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE  
Revision  
 
The following communication, dated 3 December 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile.  
 
 
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Chile's Duty -Free Quota -Free (DFQF) scheme for least -developed countries (LDCs) entered into 
force on 28 February 2014 and was notified on 10 April 2014 (G/C/W/695 and WT/COMTD/N/44).1  
 
All LDCs designated as such by the United Nations are eligible for preferential treatment under the 
DFQF scheme. The list of beneficiary countries will be reviewed every three years by Chile's 
Ministry of Finance.  
 
The Annex to this document contains the format for  the Certificate of Origin relating to the DFQF 
scheme, as found in Decree No. 1.432.2  
 
The Certificate of Origin - which may be drawn up in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese and 
will be valid for a period of one year from the date on which it is is sued - must be certified by the 
competent authority in the beneficiary country. In this regard, LDCs wishing to benefit from 
preferential treatment under the DFQF scheme are invited to submit to rmarin@subrei.gob .cl 
and kvasquez@subrei.gob.cl  the name and official seal of the certifying authority, as well as the 
name(s) of officer(s) authorized to issue Certificates of Origin.  
 
Without prejudice to the above, the National Customs Service of Chile may accept other formats 
for the Certificate of Origin, provided the certificate contains at least the following information:  
 
− number of certificate;  
− name and address of the exporter;  
− name and address of the importer;  
− detailed description of the goods;  
− origin criterion (in conformity with Articles 4, 5 and 6  of Decree No. 1.432);  
− declaration by the exporter indicating that the goods described in the certificate meet 
the conditions required for its issuance. Include the date and place of the declaration 
which must be signed by the exporter;  
 
1 As per the established procedure, the notification was considered at both the Council for Trade in 
Goods meeting of 19 June 2014 and the meeting of the Sub -Committee on LDCs of 30 June 2014.  
2 Available in Spanish at http://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1059781 . 
  
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  − date and place of issu ance by the competent authority of the Certificate of Origin, 
which must be signed and stamped.   
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  ANNEX  
FORMAT FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN  
Number of Certificate:  
1. Exporter's name, address  
 
2. Importer's name, address  
 
3. Description of goods  
 4. HS Code 
6 digit  5. Origin 
Criterion  6. Gross weight 
(kg) or other 
measurement 
(optional)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
7. Remarks:  
 
 
8. Declaration by the exporter:  
 
I, the undersigned, declare that the 
above -mentioned goods meet the 
condition(s) required for the issuance of 
this certificate.  
 
Country of origin……………………………………  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Place and date……………………………………….  
 
 
 
 
Signature………………………………………………..  9. Certification of competent authority  
 
I hereby certify that this declaration is correct.  
 
Name  ……………………………………………………………….  
 
 
 
 
Stamp  
 
 
 
 
Place and date…………………………………………………  
 
 
 
 
Signature………………………………………………………….  
 
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  CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN INSTRUCTIONS  
For the purpose of claiming preferential tariff treatment, this form should be completed legibly and 
should be issued by the competent authority or authorized entities.  
Please print or type.  
 
Number of Certificate : Fill with the serial number of the certificate of origin. Corresponds to a 
serial number assigned by the Competent Authority to the certificat es of origin issued.  
 
Box 1 : State the full name and address (including country and city) of the exporter.  
 
Box 2 : State the full name and address (including country and city) of the importer.  
 
Box 3 : The description of the good on a Certificate of Origin should be substantially identical 
to the description on the invoice and to the description under HS code for the good.  
 
Box 4 : For each good specified in Box 3, indicate the HS tariff classification code at the 
six-digit level.  
 
Box 5 : For each good  specified in the Box 3, indicate which of the following criteria is 
applicable (a,  b or c):  
 
Preferential Criteria  
(a) A good is wholly obtained or produced entirely in a LDC territory;  
(b) A good is produced entirely in a LDC territory, using originating materia ls exclusively;  
(c) A good is produced in a LDC territory, using non -originating materials that conform to 
regional value content no less than 50% or a change in tariff heading as defined in Articles  5 and  6 
respectively;  
 
Box 6 : Indicate gross weight in kilog rams (kg) or other units of measurement like volume or 
number of products that indicate exact quantities (optional box).  
 
Box 7 : This Box can be used for additional information.  
 
Box 8 : This Box should be completed by the exporter. The "Date" should be the  date when 
the Certificate of Origin was completed by the exporter.  
 
Box 9 :  This Box should be completed by the Competent Authority of the exporting Party. The 
"Date" should be the date when the Certificate of Origin was issued by the Competent Authority.  
 
 
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