G/C/W/695/Add.1/Rev.1 
WT/COMTD/N/44/Add.1/Rev.1  
 
 
23 October 2014  
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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 23 October 2014, 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).
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All LDCs designated as such by the United Nation s 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 issued - 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 jvidalm@minrel.gov.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 Cu stoms 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 Ar ticles 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. In clude the date and place of the declaration 
which must be signed by the exporter; 
                                               
1 As per the established pr ocedure, the notification was consider ed 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 issuance by the competen t 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 preferen tial 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 certificates of origin issued. 
 
Box 1 : State the full name and address (includi ng country and city) of the exporter. 
 Box 2 : State the full name and address (includi ng 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 prod uced entirely in a LDC territory; 
(b) A good is produced entirely in a LDC territory, using originating materials 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 kilograms (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 expo rter. 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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