Annual Report 2021 | Page 154

78 06 International

Certifications and authentications

As regards the international activities of companies, they require documents that prove the origin of the goods, facilitate customs procedures, and certify information about a company itself.
CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN
This document proves that the merchandise to be dispatched originates from a given country or territory in compliance with trade requirements. The origin is determined by the country or territory in which the product was manufactured or underwent the last substantial transformation.
No. of issuing chambers All Territorial Chambers
445624 No. of certificates issued
In 2021, efforts continued to promote the use of the“ eTrámites” platform to apply for and process certificates of origin. This Platform allows certificates to be requested at any time and from any location. It also enables the procedure to be performed without having to travel in person to the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. It also enables users to access their own historical repository of procedures carried out. In 2021, 122,786 procedures were carried out through the platform, 31 % up on the number of last year ' s procedures. The Chambers have issued certificates of origin“ eTrámites” in digital format to 195 countries.