Get in touch
- Phone:
- 04 473 7224
- Email:
- info@wecc.org.nz
- Postal Address
- PO Box 1087
Wellington 6140 - Head Office:
- Level 13, NTT Tower, 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011
What is a Certificate of Origin?
A Certificate of Origin (CoO) attests that the specified goods meet certain criteria to be considered as originating in a particular country. A Certificate of Origin provides authorities and your buyer with trusted assurance of your products’ origin.
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce issues both FTA Certificates of Origin and Standard Certificates of Origin, as well as Free Sale Certificates and Certificates of Manufacture.
Applying for a Certificate of Origin
We use essCert to certify your documents. Please register here. If you are applying for a non-preferential certificate you will need to complete one of the below templates and submit it to essCert.
If you need to apply for a Free Trade Agreement certificate you will also need to register to ChamberDocs. Please see below for a full list of countries with a Free Trade Agreement.
Once you have registered to essCert or ChamberDocs we will get in touch with next steps.
Free Trade Agreements and Certificates of Origin
If the importing country has a Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand, a Certificate of Origin may waive duty charges on the goods.
Countries with Free Trade Agreements
See a full list of countries with bilateral Free Trade Agreements
- Australia
- China
- European Union
- Hong Kong
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
See a full list of countries with multilateral Free Trade Agreements
- ASEAN Australia NZ FTA
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam) - Australia
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
- Australia
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Peru
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- Viet Nam
- PACER Plus
- Australia
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
- Niue
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
- Australia
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
- Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP)
- Brunei
- Chile
- Singapore
Self-Certification of Origin
New Zealand’s trade agreements with Korea, Taiwan and CPTTP allow exporters to make a “self-certification of origin”. It is important that exporters make accurate declarations, understand the relevant Product Specific Rules and liability of their declaration for themselves and the importer.
| Self-Declaration Templates: | Corresponding guides: |
| NZ KOREA | KNZFTA ANNEX 3-C |
| CPTPP | CPTTP CO REQUIREMENTS |
| NZ TAIWAN | ANZTEC DOO AND COO FORMATS AND GUIDELINES |
| NZ UK | UK FTA FACT SHEET |
Applying for Wet-Stamped Certification
‘Wet-Stamped’ certification refers to the physical stamping of a document (rather than electronic stamping). This practice is not common and is only required for the countries listed below:
- Algeria
- Bahrain*
- Cuba
- Egypt*
- Ethiopia*
- Guatemala*
- Iraq*
- Jordan*
- Kuwait*
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Peru
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Türkiye*
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates *
- Yemen
* The country often accepts electronic certification but there are some occasions where they ask for a wet-stamp. Please confirm with your importer whether your documents will need to be wet-stamped.
Submit your completed forms to us by delivery or email certs@wecc.org.nz. Certified documents may be collected or, on request, returned by overnight courier.
Wellington Chamber of Commerce Templates
Read the Certificate of Origin FAQs and Guide Notes
If you have any questions please contact our International Trade Team at certs@wecc.org.nz.
