EUR1 Movement Certificate
International trade under preference allows you to import and/or export goods at a lower or nil rate of customs duty. The rate of duty payable depends on the type of goods, whether you’re importing or exporting, where the goods are deemed to have come from – the ‘originating’ country – and their destination. The UK has trade agreements with numerous contries around the world with more being added since we left the EU.
Originating goods are either:
All businesses completing EUR1 documents must read each individual Trade Agreement to understand the origin rules for the goods being exportered.
You do not have to use these documents. Only use them when you can prove the goods are originating and you hold the required evidence.
The origin rules for goods of all Tariff headings are set out within the Trade Agreements. These may vary according to the Tariff heading and the country to which the goods are exported.
Trade Agreements can be downloaded here:
The preference-giving countries are:
| Country Col 1 | Country Col 2 | Country Col 3 | Country Col 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | El Salvador | Liechtenstein | Seychelles |
| Albania | Eswatini | Mauritius | Singapore * |
| Australia * | Faroe Islands | Mexico | Solomon Islands |
| Bahamas | Fiji | Moldova | South Africa |
| Barbados | Georgia | Morocco | South Korea ** |
| Belize | Ghana | Mozambique | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Botswana | Grenada | Namibia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Cameroon | Guatemala | New Zealand * | Suriname |
| Canada * | Honduras | Nicaragua | Switzerland |
| Chile | Iceland | North Macedonia | The Republic of Guyana |
| Colombia | Israel | Norway | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Costa Rica | Jamaica | Palestinian Authority | Tunisia |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Japan * | Panama | Turkey |
| Dominica | Jordan | Papua New Guinea | Ukraine |
| Dominican Republic | Kenya | Peru | Vietnam |
| Ecuador | Kosovo | Saint Lucia | Zimbabwe |
| Egypt | Lebanon | Samoa | |
| EU Countries * | Lesotho | Serbia |
* Self Certfication – EUR1 not accepted
** Approved exporter status – EUR1 not accepted
