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CBP Form 434A North American Free Trade Agreement Certificate of Origin Continuation Sheet
What Is CBP Form 434A?
CBP Form 434A, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Certificate of Origin Continuation Sheet , is a supplementary form to CBP Form 434 used by the United States, Canada, and Mexico with the intention to certify that the goods qualify for the preferential tariff treatment agreed by NAFTA. CBP Form 434, NAFTA Certificate of Origin, is a form that - along with the additional description of the goods - contains information about the exporter, the producer, and the importer. It is the main document that is filled out by the exporter in order to enter the country without paying duty.
Alternate Names:
- CBP Form 434 Continuation Sheet;
- NAFTA CBP Form 434A.
The latest version of the form was released on February 1, 2017 (with all previous editions obsolete), and is available for download and digital filing below.
The Certificate of Origin continuation sheet sums up the claim that the goods qualify as originating, which means they should receive preferential tariff treatment. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires the exporter to complete this form if an additional space to describe goods is needed. A manufacturer or a producer may also complete it in a NAFTA territory in order to use it as a basis for an Exporter's Certificate of Origin. To request NAFTA preference, the importer has to possess a certificate of origin when the claim is made.
NAFTA Instructions for CBP Form 434A
The exporter must complete the document legibly and fully, the importer must then have it in hand to file. It is necessary to choose the applicable preference criterion as the basis of the preferential treatment and the foundation of the importer's claim. There are 6 options available:
- Wholly obtained or entirely produced in the NAFTA territory;
- Produced in the NAFTA territory and satisfies the specific rule of origin;
- Produced in the NAFTA territory exclusively from the originating materials;
- Produced in the NAFTA territory and meet the regional value-content requirement;
- Automatic data processing goods that do not originate in the NAFTA territory when the most-favored-nation tariff rate (the lowest possible tariff rate) applies;
- Originating agricultural goods not subject to a restriction in the importing NAFTA country.
How to Fill Out CBP Form 434A?
CBP Certificate of Origin instructions are as follows:
- Provide a sufficient description of the goods. It is the exporter's responsibility to ensure that the data is full enough to relate it to the invoice description of the goods.
- For every good indicated in the previous field, identify the Harmonised System (H.S.) tariff classification number.
- Choose the preference criterion for every good described in the form.
- State, if you are the producer of the goods.
- Indicate the net cost when the good is subject to a regional value content requirement. Write "No" unless regional value content was used, write "NC" if the net cost method was applied.
- Identify the country of origin.
