The Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the...

The Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) Rules, 2026 establish the origin framework for preferential tariff treatment from 15 July 2026. They define originating goods through wholly obtained status, production from originating materials, or compliance with product-specific rules in Annexure-A, and set methods for valuation, qualifying value content, cumulation, tolerance, non-alteration, proof of origin, verification, record-keeping, penalties and temporary suspension. The rules also prescribe origin declarations, certificates of origin, retrospective completion, low-value exemptions for the UK, and detailed customs verification procedures. Annexures provide product-specific origin rules, declaration templates, authentication through electronic exchange, and data protection safeguards for personal information shared for origin authentication.

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