CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF GOODS
| II. | FORM "A", ISSUED ON A FORM PRINTED BY BCCI |
Certificates of origin Form "A" are used for exports from Bulgaria to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, Japan, Belorussia, the Russian Federation
They have to be produced in order to benefit of preferential treatment at the importation of Bulgarian goods in these countries, i.e. this is a preferential certificate.
Bulgarian exporters can benefit of preferential treatment when importing goods to the above countries if the goods meet certain requirements, set by the countries. The basis is the concept of the origin of goods, i.e. the exporting country has to prove that the goods were produced entirely in the country, or, that they have undergone a sufficient degree of processing, according to the accepted preferential schemes. This fact is proved and certified by certificates Form "A".
Certificates of origin Form "A" are validated by BCCI in 1 original and 3 copies, at the request of the exporting company. They have to be filled in legibly in English or French. The forms of the certificates are made according to the requirements of the General System of Preferences.
A separate certificate of origin has to be issued for each individual shipment. For example, if certain goods are exported by three trucks, the goods in each truck have to be accompanied by a separate certificate of origin.
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry validates certificates of Origin issued by all kinds of Bulgarian tradesmen, without discrimination as to membership with the Chamber.
The documents are received and processed by the BCCI experts working in Sofia and by the BCCI experts stationed in the regional chambers of commerce and industry in the following towns: Blagoevgrad, Bourgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Gotse Delchev, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardjali, Kustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardjik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Rousse, Sliven, Smolian, Stara Zagora, Svilengrad, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shoumen and Yambol.