Author: Robinson, Grant

How to determine if a good ‘originates’ in the TPP
This guide is to assist exporters and importers in understanding the process for determining whether a good meets the TPP Rules of Origin and is eligible for preferential treatment under the TPP. When trading under the TPP it is up to the importing customs authority to assess whether the rules of origin, as evidenced by certification documentation, have been met. The TPP will have a system of advanced ruling to provide certainty on whether a good is eligible for preferential treatment under the TPP.

Is the good wholly obtained or produced in one or more TPP Parties?
Typically these are agricultural goods and natural resources.

Yes

No

Is the good produced in one or more TPP Parties exclusively from originating materials?
A product which is produced entirely in Australia or one or more other TPP Parties from materials classified as ‘originating’ under the rules of origin will also be ‘originating’ for the purposes of the TPP.

No

Does the good include non-originating material and meet the requirements of the relevant Product-Specific Rules of Origin (PSR)
PSRs allow a product containing components or inputs from a non-TPP Party to be eligible for preferential tariff treatment if it has undergone a specified production process. The rules are outlined in Annex 3-D to the Rules of Origin Chapter (PSR Schedule) or, for textile or apparel goods, Annex 4-A to the Textiles Chapter. The common approaches used in the TPP are:
a good undergoes a change to its tariff classification
a good contains over a certain percentage of material that originates in one or more TPP Parties; or
a good undergoes a specified production process.

Yes

Yes

It is LIKELY the good is originating in the TPP and is eligible for preferential treatment

No

Do non-originating materials make up no more than 10 per cent of the value of the product?
A good containing non-originating materials that do not meet the change in tariff classification PSR may still be considered originating provided the non-originating materials comprise no more than 10 per cent of the value of the good. Note: different arrangements exist for certain products and these are outlined in Annex C of the Rules of Origin Chapter or in the Textiles Chapter.

Yes

No

It is UNLIKELY the good is originating in the TPP