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CSCB Daily Articles: CETA Q&A
Q12. Can a single statement of origin be used to cover multiple shipments of the same originating goods?
A12. CBSA confirmed paragraph 5 of Article 19 of the CETA Protocol on rules of origin and origin procedures enables the Party of import to allow the origin declaration to apply to multiple shipments of identical originating products that take place within a period not exceeding 12 months. The EU member states are not yet able to provide for this option on imports into the EU. Nevertheless, the EU has confirmed that they will not reject an origin declaration where a period has been provided, but will require the importer be in possession of the origin declaration upon claiming the CETA preferential tariff treatment.
Conversely, the CBSA will allow importers in Canada the ability to apply a single origin declaration to multiple shipments.
Ultimately, for this provision to be effective, it is likely that the exporter would provide the origin declaration on a commercial document, as allowed by Article 18, paragraph 2, rather than individual invoices.