自贸区首票“原产地自主声明”货物通关 - 2017年08月17日

Mettle Toledo, a multinational precision instrument manufacturer with a factory in Shanghai Free Trade Zone, exported a batch of products to Switzerland last week by making its own certificate of origin for customs clearance. This enabled it to enjoy zero tariffs in Switzerland.

It became the first company in the FTZ to adopt the self-certification scheme, instead of applying for a certificate of origin issued by an authoritative agency.

“The self-certification scheme can save us a lot of time and money and improve the efficiency of customs clearance and transportation,” said a Mettle Toledo executive in Shanghai FTZ.