On April 6, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the phase out for the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement certificate of origin.

The phase out of the certificate of origin will end June 30, 2018. Before this date, U.S. exporters may present the “Form A” certificate of origin, or the exporter may state on the commercial invoice, “I, the undersigned, hereby declare that unless otherwise indicated, the goods covered by this document fully comply with the rules of origin and the other provisions of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Government of Israel and the Government of the United States of America.”

After June 30, 2018, Israel will only accept a signed statement on the commercial invoice.

There is no change for imports into the U.S. from Israel as CBP replaced the “Form A” requirement for imports with a signed affidavit from the importer on May 20, 1994.

The date of the initial signed agreement eliminating the certificate of origin for U.S. exports to Israel took place on May 10, 2017. The original agreement may be found here:

 https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/agreements/FTA/israel/US%20IS%20JC%20ED.pdf

CBP’s announcement may be found here: