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Switzerland Updates Russia Sanctions Guidance on COO Proof for Steel Imports

Switzerland added guidance under its Russia sanctions regime pertaining to documents considered valid "proof of the country of origin" for iron and steel goods, according to an unofficial translation. The guidance updated Section 2.1.4, according to the EU Sanctions blog,…

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and said factory test certificates are sufficient proof for COO along with invoices, delivery notes, quality certificates, long-term supplier declarations, production documents, the exporting country's customs forms, trade correspondence and exclusion clauses. Switzerland also laid out when this proof is needed, noting that the forms aren't required when importing steel products from the EU or the U.K. or reimporting goods that have already been in free circulation in Switzerland.