A good is considered to be AIFTA originating if the good is wholly obtained or produced in a Member State, or it meets either of the following conditions:

• Goods meeting the general origin criteria:
  • Regional Value Content (RVC): 35% minimum, and
  • Change tariff classification (CTC): at the level of 4-digits (CTH: non-originating materials must be in a different HS group than the HS group of the finished product)
• Goods with a specific rule of origin: some goods do not apply the general criteria of origin, but the specific rules of origin that apply to that good are specified in the list of Product Specific Rules.

AIFTA Certificate of Origin is C/O form AI. Currently, 100% of AI form C/O issued by Vietnam and AIFTA members in hard copy. AIFTA only allows correcting errors on the face of C/O (if any errors) but does not allow issuing the replaced C/O. C/O form AI can only be issued during or after (no more than 1 year) the time of export of the goods, not before the time of export like other FTAs. AIFTA does not have a provision on Self-Certification of Origin.