With an Eur1 certificate or an invoice statement you can claim preferential duties.
No duties or reduced duties are applied to the import of the goods.
An Eur1 certificate is a document which declares that the goods originated from an EU country and can be requested at your local Chamber of Commerce. Mainfreight can not supply you with an Eur1 certificate!
For shipments with a total customs value of less than € 6.000 you do not need to request an Eur1 certificate. An invoice statement is sufficient. The exporter can issue an invoice statement. With this the exporter declares that the goods originated from an EU-country.
If your goods originated from outside the EU, than you do not need an invoice statement.
The following statements must be placed on the pro-forma invoice:
Invoice statement English:
"The exporter of the products covered by this document declares that, except where otherwise clearly indicated, these products are of …. preferential origin."
For Switzerland and Liechtenstein the invoice statement must be issued in German:
"Der Ausführer der Waren, auf die sich dieses Handelspapier bezieht, erklärt dass diese Waren, soweit nicht anders angegeben, präferenzbegünstigte Europäische Gemeinschafts Ursprungswaren sind."
The invoice statement is completed with place of issue, date, signature and the full name of the authorized person. In case the exporter has a permit, then also shipments with a value of more than 6000 euro, an invoice statement can be used. The authorisation number must then be included on the invoice.
Please note: the signature must be original and must be written with a blue pen/ink. A copy or stamp is not valid.