Something About CO & TSTC Automatic Door
If you are a foreign trade sales person, you will often hear the word CO. CO is the abbreviation for Certificate of Origin , which is a document used in international trade. It traditionally states from what country the shipped goods originate, but "originate" in a CO does not mean the country the goods are shipped from, but the country where their goods are actually made. This raises a definition problem in cases where less than 100% of the raw materials and processes and added value are not all from one country. An often used practice is that if more than 50% of the sales price of the goods originate from one country, that country is acceptable as the country of origin (then the "national content" is more than 50%). In various international agreements, other percentages of national content are acceptable.

When countries unite in trading agreements, they may allow Certificate of Origin to state the trading bloc as origin, rather than the specific country. The document may be informal, i.e. issued for example by the exporter, but often the importing country may require a formal document, often to be confirmed by an official body in the exporting country. In many cases specific formal documents are required, such as for shipments under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or for preferential customs treatment in importing countries for shipments of processed/manufactured goods from less developed countries to developed ones (often referred to as the green CO form "A", or GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) Form A CO.
As the first group of automatic door companies in China, we TSTC had developed in automatic door field for more than 10 years, is one of the biggest global leading providers for building entrance solutions. Our key products including the automatic revolving door, sliding door, hermetic door, swing door had already exported to more than 20 countries, some of which need CO as below .
| Destination Country/Region | Recommended Certificate of Origin | Special Requirements & Mandatory Certifications |
Thailand / Vietnam / Cambodia / Indonesia / Philippines | RCEP / FORM-E (choose the better tariff rate) | Indonesia requires SNI certification; strict document consistency for customs declaration |
Malaysia | RCEP / FORM-E | SIRIM + CIDB certification mandatory. CO alone cannot support customs clearance |
Singapore | RCEP / FORM-E | Customs clearance is flexible; preferential CO is recommended for tax saving |
Japan / South Korea | RCEP | No FORM-E applicable; strictly comply with RCEP rules of origin |
Australia | China-Australia FTA / RCEP (rate comparison) | Requires BAS certification for construction products |
New Zealand | China-New Zealand FTA / RCEP (rate comparison) | Requires BRANZ construction assessment certification |
Saudi Arabia / UAE / Oman / Bahrain / Kuwait / Qatar | CCPIT Ordinary CO | Saudi Arabia & Qatar often require embassy legalization; Saudi SABER / GCC certification mandatory; mark "Made in China" on CO |
EU 27 Countries / UK | CCPIT Ordinary CO | Mandatory CE-CPR certification (EN14351-1); FORM-A is invalid and no longer acceptable |
USA / Canada / Mexico | CCPIT Ordinary CO | Strict origin verification; high anti-dumping risk for aluminum door & window products |
Chile | FORM-F (China-Chile FTA) | Full document consistency required |
Peru | FORM-R (China-Peru FTA) | Comply with FTA value content rules |
Ecuador | China-Ecuador FTA CO | Standard customs document verification |
Brazil / Argentina / Colombia | CCPIT Ordinary CO | Embassy legalization may be required by local customs |
Egypt / Nigeria / Kenya | CCPIT Ordinary CO | Embassy legalization is frequently mandatory |
Mauritius | China-Mauritius FTA CO | Preferential tariff applicable under bilateral FTA |