There are seven (07) types of certificates of origin:

• EUR 1 movement certificate of goods ( see specimen)
  This only concerns the member states of the European Union, and serves as a certificate of origin. It has been established at the implementation of the Association Agreement between Algeria and the European Union entered into force on 01/09/2005. It should be noted that only the Algerian customs services are authorized endorse it.

• Certificate of Origin in compliance with the Generalized System of Preferences -Form A- ( see specimen)It concerns all countries that offer tariff benefits under the GSP.
• Certificate of origin of the Great Arab Free Trade Area ( see specimen)
  It concerns all members of the Arab League with the exception of the Republic of Djibouti, the Democratic Republic of Somalia and the Comoros Islands. Mauritania has put its participation on hold  in the GAFTA convention.
  
• Certificate of movement of goods under the Tunisian-Algerian preferential trade agreement ( see specimen)
  It concerns the goods directly traded between the two countries and meeting the agreed rules of origin under the preferential trade agreement signed in Tunis 4 December 2008 and entered into force on 1 March 2014.Il is issued by the services of the only CACI and endorsed by the customs services.
• Non-preferential certificate of origin issued by CACI.
  This certificate is only used to establish the origin of goods and do not give the right to preferential treatment.
• Certificate of origin of products exported to Jordan.
  It was introduced under the trade agreement between Algeria and the Kingdom of Jordan on 19/05/1998.

• Certificate of origin of products exported to Mauritania.
  It has been established under the 23/04/1996 trade agreement between Algeria and Mauritania.
  

Practical arrangements to obtain the certificate of origin

Provide the form duly completed, signed and stamped by the exporter. An invoice export copy is required. For the first visa operation at CACI services, copies of trade register and fiscal identification number are required.

It should be noted that the various forms of certificates of origin referred to above are available at the CACI trade bookstore, and at the wilayas chambers of commerce and industry.

 NB: It is appropriate to provide stamp duty when payment is made in cash.

Contact

Sub-Directorate of External Exchanges