G/C/W/695/Add.1  
WT/COMTD/N/44/Add.1  
 
25 June 2014  
(14-3669)  Page: 1/3  
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 
Addendum 
The following communication, dated 24 June 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 Certificate of Origin relating to the DFQF scheme, which 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. 
 
  
                                               
1 The notification was considered at the Council for Trade in Goods meeting of 19 June 2014. G/C/W/695/Add.1 • WT/COMTD/N/44/Add.1 
 
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  ANNEX 
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 
or quantity 
(optional) 
  
  
 
   
 
  
                  
7. Remarks: 
 
 
8. Declaration by the exporter:  I, the undersigned, declare that the 
above details and statements are true 
and accurate, and the good(s) described above meet the condition(s) required for 
the issuance of this certificate. 
 Country of Origin………………………… 
 
   
 
 Place and Date………………………………………. 
 
  
 
Signature…………………………………. 9. Certification of Competent Authority 
 It is hereby certified, on the basis of control carried 
out, that the declaration by the exporter is correct. 
 Name………………………………………………… 
 
  
 
Stamp   
 
 Place and Date………………………………………………. 
 
  
 
Signature……………………………………………… G/C/W/695/Add.1 • WT/COMTD/N/44/Add.1 
 
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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, address including country and city of the exporter. 
 
Box 2 : State the full name, address includin g 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, the HS ta riff classification code should be indicated 
at the six-digit level. 
 Box 5 : For each good specified in the Box 3, it must be indicated the origin criterion met (a, b 
or c) 
 
Preferential Criteria (a) A good is wholly obtained or pr oduced 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 numerals 4.2 
and 4.3, 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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