Self-certification of origin is a popular origin certification mechanism and has been applied in many developed countries around the world in recent years. Many free trade agreements between countries around the world have stipulated regulations to apply this mechanism to import and export goods circulating in that free trade area, in order to bring practical benefits to customers. businesses as well as promoting trade activities between countries. However, the XXXX mechanism is still relatively new to Vietnam. Vietnam has only known about this mechanism in the past 10 years when ASEAN member countries began negotiating and implementing a pilot program on TCNXX for qualified exporters within the framework of the ATIGA Agreement. . To date, the free trade agreements that Vietnam has negotiated and signed in recent years all have provisions on the XXXX mechanism, although possibly at different levels. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is one of the new generation free trade agreements that has provisions on this origin certification mechanism. With the goal of creating maximum facilitation for trade activities among member countries, the CPTPP Agreement aims for the TCNXX mechanism to be the core certification mechanism in the Agreement, applicable to three subjects: exporters, importers and exporters. manufacturer and importer.

Accordingly, the Agreement stipulates that any exporter or manufacturer can self-certify origin. As for importers, the CPTPP Agreement allows member countries to make regulations in their internal laws on specific conditions for importers to self-certify origin. However, due to differences in needs as well as the level of readiness to apply the goods transfer mechanism as soon as the Agreement takes effect, the CPTPP Agreement also allows member countries to apply this mechanism later. a certain conversion time.

During the transition period, CPTPP member countries can flexibly apply two origin certification mechanisms in parallel, including: Agencies and organizations competent to issue Certificates of Origin (C/O); Exporters qualify for TCNXX. Among the CPTPP member countries that have ratified and implemented the Agreement to date, Vietnam is currently the only member country applying the reservation period for the TCNXX mechanism. During that time, Vietnam applied a mechanism for competent agencies and organizations to issue Certificates of Origin (or C/O form CPTPP) for Vietnamese export goods to foreign markets. CPTPP member. According to the roadmap stipulated in the CPTPP Agreement, after the expiration of the reservation period, i.e. January 14, 2024, Vietnam will apply the self-certification mechanism of origin of goods, at least for importers. password. Therefore, preparing equipment and knowledge for the business sector as well as relevant state agencies about the rules of origin of goods in the CPTPP Agreement is extremely necessary and important.

In order to help state management agencies and businesses participating in import and export activities have complete and systematic information about the XXXX mechanism in the CPTPP Agreement, the Agency of Foreign Trade  - Ministry of Industry and Trade has compiled book "Introduction to the Self-Certification of Origin of Goods mechanism in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)". This is a book compiled by experts who are directly involved in negotiating the content of rules of origin of goods in the CPTPP Agreement and directly guiding and drafting related domestic legal documents. related to this field. With a rich source of information and in-depth analysis from the Agency of Foreign Trade  - Ministry of Industry and Trade, the book is expected to help businesses have an overall view of the XXXX mechanism in general and understand more about the XXXX mechanism in general. CPTPP in particular, thereby serving as a guideline for businesses to prepare knowledge and train employees to be ready to participate in the self-certification mechanism of origin of goods according to commitments in the CPTPP Agreement. At the same time, this is also a reference document for state management agencies to use in developing policies and managing the implementation of BCXX under the CPTPP Agreement.

Minh Toan