SAFTA - Issue - Third Party Details

[Bose Kumar]

Hello,

We are currently facing issue regarding obtaining SAFTA Certificate from Bangladesh, were the EPB is not issuing COO due to Third Party Country Invoicing. were EPB is stating that they will not issue COO if we have mentioned third party country details in the COO along with Invoice No & Date. Is there any issue that any of you might be facing?

AI Summary

Rules of origin: proof of origin from the manufacturing country must be accepted despite third country invoicing if goods correspond.
A proof of origin issued in the country of origin should be accepted where the commercial invoice is issued in a third country if the goods in the proof and the invoice correspond and satisfy applicable rules of origin; an approved exporter may issue a declaration of origin on a commercial document other than the invoice, issued on the exporter's responsibility and clearly identifying the goods.