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Chamber Essentials for Issuing Certificates of Origin

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Certificates of Origin (COs) are international trade documents used to determine the origin of goods for official, commercial and financial reasons. Since 1898, chambers have been recognized by government and customs officials as competent authorities to issue COs. With nearly 4 million certificates issued within the United States annually, chambers play a crucial role as trusted third parties bringing reliability, integrity, neutrality and impartiality in the issuance of COs.

This four-part online eCourse series will help you determine if your chamber should be in the business of issuing certificates of origin. You will learn from credible experts how globally chambers have become the issuing authority of certificates of origin; receive legal advice on what chambers should know and do as the issuing authority; hear how one chamber retrieved their corporate seal from freight forwarders that were using them to create certificates for their customers; and finally learn a brief "how-to" process from a chamber professional that has been issuing certificates for over 30 years.