Do you know what the EUR.1 Certificate is?
Over the years, the European Union has entered into agreements with numerous third-party countries in order to make international trade easier by reducing or exempting from duties and streamlining customs procedures. For goods to enjoy preferential treatment, they must meet certain specifications and be accompanied by the EUR.1 certificate, a document which demonstrates the EU preferential origin of the products.
 
Which countries has the European Union signed preferential origin agreements with?
At present the participating countries and restrictions are as follows:
 

EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries	Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
Mediterranean countries	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Gaza Strip, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
Western Balkan countries	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Countries of the Eastern Partnership	Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
Africa	Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Rep. of Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Djibouti, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Central African Republic, DR Congo, South Africa, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Jamaica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific	Fiji, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Micronesia, East Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
OCT countries (Overseas Countries and Territories)	Aruba, Curação, French Polynesia, Greenland, New Caledonia, Saint-Barthélemy, Sint Maarten, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, French Southern and Antarctic Territories
Andean Community	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
States of Central America	Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Other Countries and Territories	Andorra, Ceuta and Melilla, Chile, Faroe Islands, Mexico

 
Remember that for shipments valued below 6,000 euro or executed by an Authorized Exporter, a self-declaration of the origin of the goods will suffice in place of the EUR.1 certificate. Some countries (including Canada, Japan, UK and Vietnam) only accept the declaration of preferential origin on an invoice or other commercial document, compiled by an exporter registered on the REX system (Registered Exporter System), for invoices exceeding 6,000 euro.
 
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