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Today, Kazakhstan is a rapidly developing country with a huge number of raw materials and production potential. The goods of Kazakhstan origin are actively exported not only to neighboring countries but also abroad.
Kazakhstan has signed free trade agreements with many countries, according to which foreign economic operators apply mutual beneficial customs duties on the turnover.
Certificate of origin - is a document indicating the country of origin of goods and issued by the state - exporter, authorized in accordance with national legislation.
It allows you to take advantage of preferential customs duties or completely exempt from them. Provision of these preferences affects the price of exported goods and, consequently, on its competitiveness. In addition, the certificate of origin may be requested by a bank, when issuinf a letter of credit and further sale of goods at the buyer's country, etc.
Certificates of origin are issued solely on the goods produced in Kazakhstan and exported to other countries.
There are four main types of certificates of origin for export / re-export of goods.
For example, a certificate of origin in the form "ST-1" is issued for goods exported from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the states - parties of the Agreement on the establishment of a free trade area (CIS): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.
The certificate of origin form ST-1 completely releases the importer from the duty.
Certificate of origin form "ST-2" is issued for goods exported from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the countries with which we signed free trade agreements, with the exception of the CIS countries (such as Serbia).
Certificate of origin form "A" is issued for goods exported to the European Community as well as in the US, Canada, Japan, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway under the Generalized System of Preferences.
An importer is fully or partially exempt from duties, if he has a certificate of origin of A form.
The certificate of origin of "Original" form is issued for Kazakhstani goods exported to all countries except the CIS countries and the EU, and if a certificate of origin of "A" form or other special certificates.are not required
In 2009, in order to support domestic producers was introduced a certificate of origin form "CT-KZ", which is intended for circulation on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The certificate of origin form "CT-KZ" shall be certified and issued for goods which have undergone sufficient processing in accordance with the criteria of sufficient processing of goods and exported from the territory of special economic zones and free warehouses to the rest of the customs territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as manufactured and sold on the customs territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For registration in the register of domestic producers of JSC "National Welfare Fund" Samruk-Kazyna ". producers must have a certificate of "ST-KZ" form
A presentation of this certificate in tenders and procurement of national companies and subsoil users gives the right to receive the conditional discounts.
