Certificates of Origin (CO) allow for qualifying products to enter Canada free from customs duty.
AGLC’s Certificates of Origin is a voluntary program under which liquor agencies may submit a CO to AGLC for a calendar year (January 1st to December 31st). In order to continue the duty-free status, new certificates will need to be submitted each year by December 1 for the coming year.
COs must be completed by the foreign producer or exporter, not the liquor agency. The liquor agency is to receive the completed CO from their supplier and review that it is completed correctly and in full before sending by email to CertificatesofOrigin@aglc.ca
If the exporter or producer’s name on the CO is different from how the supplier is registered with AGLC, please include the supplier’s name in your email.
Suppliers are not to complete COs for the following products which already enter Canada free from customs duty:
- beer
- champagne
- sparkling wine
- fortified wine
- vermouth
- brandy
- cognac
- grappa
- whisky and;
- tequila.
Please note that AGLC does not track which products have a CO applied. It is the responsibility of the liquor agency to track which of their suppliers have provided COs.
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