Apply for certificates of origin and other certifications required for foreign trade from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Do you export goods and need to prove the origin of your goods when importing them? Then you can apply for a certificate from your Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

If you export goods, in some countries customs authorities, banks or companies in the importing country require you to present certain commercial documents when importing goods. These include

• the certificate of origin, which provides information on the commercial origin of a product,
• certificates of commercial documents, for example a commercial invoice.

You can apply for the issue of such a document at your local Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

The responsibility lies with the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in whose district your company is located.

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in whose district your company is located is responsible.

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You can prove the commercial origin of the goods beyond doubt.

• Statute for the issuance of certificates of origin and other certificates serving foreign trade, as amended by the relevant Chamber of Industry and Commerce

• Objection or
• administrative court action depending on state law

To apply for a certificate of origin or a certificate for a commercial document, you can use an online procedure or a written procedure.

Online procedure:

• Send an e-mail to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) responsible for you with a request to activate you for the eUZweb online application. You will receive a registration code by e-mail.
• Call up the eUZweb online service and log in.
• Complete the application and send it to the IHK.
• The IHK will check that your details are complete and correct.
• The IHK may request additional information and documents from you to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the application.
• After checking the information, the IHK certifies the certificate of origin or the commercial document by means of an electronic signature.
• The IHK will then make the certified document available to you in the online application.
• You can use the document as a fully digital document or print it out if required.

Written procedure:

• You will receive the application form from your local IHK.
• Complete the application and sign it.
• Submit the application either by post or on site at your Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
• The IHK will check that your information is complete and correct.
• The IHK may request additional information and documents from you to verify the accuracy of the information contained in the application.
• After checking the information, the IHK certifies the certificate of origin or the commercial document.

The certified document will then be returned to you by post.

• A few minutes by default in the online procedure
• Normally a few days in the written procedure

Fees for applying for a certificate of origin range from EUR 5.00 to EUR 25.00.

There are no indications or special features.

Here you can find the web application for the electronic application:

Chamber of Industry and Commerce web application for electronic certificates of origin

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