A good that complies with the USMCA rules of origin may qualify
for duty exemption when imported into the United States, Mexico or
Canada. The document that certifies such compliance is the
certification of origin. This certification includes information
about the importer, exporter or producer, certifier, description
and harmonized tariff code of the goods, origin criteria, blanket
period and authorized signature and date. Completing it seems to be
a simple task because such information appears to be relatively
basic. Nonetheless, anyone issuing or using this certification
should take this as a critical task that can only be done by those
who completely understand the rule and criteria of origin
applicable to their goods, and are 100% sure that such goods
qualify as originating, and moreover, they have the records handy
and readily available to prove it. Those whose past experience with
NAFTA was not pleasant may attest to it, as sometimes having the
records proving
