Template · International Trade & Export
Drawing up a supplier’s declaration for products having preferential origin status
The supplier’s declaration certifies, for the benefit of the exporting buyer, the preferential originating status of the goods delivered. The exporter then bases the proof of origin presented on importation on this document. The template therefore reproduces the two forms provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447: single and long-term. It also provides a document that can be relied upon during an origin verification.
What the supplier’s declaration template contains
- A single declaration, made out on the commercial invoice, the delivery note or any other commercial document.
- A long-term declaration for regular consignments, together with an undertaking to inform the buyer if it ceases to be valid.
- The boxes to be ticked on cumulation, applied or not, with the name of the country or countries concerned.
- The undertaking to provide the customs authorities with any additional evidence they require.
- Notes for use on the period covered, the regulatory wording and the legal framework of origin.
- References to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1728.
When to draw up this declaration
The supplier established in the European Union completes this declaration when its buyer exports in the context of preferential trade. The single form covers a specific delivery. By contrast, the long-term form covers products regularly supplied to the same buyer. The document concerns, in particular, tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers, industrial buyers and exporters. It also documents the originating status of inputs in the event of a verification.
Instructions for use
The supplier first chooses the single or the long-term form. It then describes the goods and, for the long-term form, the period covered. This period does not exceed twenty-four months from its start date. Next, it indicates the origin, the legal framework used and the cumulation entry. Finally, it signs and archives the declaration and plans its renewal.
Expected outcome
The supplier then has a supplier’s declaration that reproduces the wording of Annexes 22-15 and 22-16. The exporting buyer therefore bases its proof of origin on a dated, signed and archived document.
Key facts
| Format | PDF, 2 pages; Word |
|---|---|
| Languages | French |
| Version | October 2026 |
| Departments | International Trade & Export; Customs Compliance & Litigation |
| Prerequisites | Nomenclature of the products delivered and origin information on inputs |
| Audience | Tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers, industrial buyers, exporters |
Limitations
The template covers neither adaptation to the specific case, nor review, nor validation, nor follow-up, which fall within consultations and packages. It includes no representation. Moreover, products without preferential originating status fall under the templates in Annexes 22-17 and 22-18.
Further reading: International Trade & Export; Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 (EUR-Lex).
- Prepared by ASKonsult
- Version: octobre 2026
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General information document; it constitutes neither legal advice nor an opinion on a particular situation. References to legal texts should be checked against the version in force on the date of use.
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