Expertise of goods, Certification and assessment activities

Expertise of Goods

• Conducting a wide range of commodity appraisals for any purpose
• Extensive experience providing expert services in the Republic of Tajikistan
• A team of highly qualified specialists from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan
• Services available nationwide: a network of regional offices and branches in regional and district centers of the Republic of Tajikistan

Why Conduct an Expertise?

Risks of accepting goods independently:

• Downtime and failure of process equipment
• Costs of handling claims
• Lost profits
• Loss of business reputation

Benefits of accepting goods with an expert from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan:

• Elimination of risks of short deliveries and delivery of substandard products
• Ability to avoid the cost of sending supplier representatives in the event of claims regarding the quantity, quality, or completeness of goods
• Recognition of documents from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan, issued based on the results of the examination, as evidence in commercial and arbitration courts

Types of Expertise

• Product Identification
• Other Types of Expertise
• Pre-shipment Inspection (when loading goods by the exporter)
• Recording the packaging condition, quantity, and condition of goods upon transfer (receipt) to a temporary storage warehouse in the customs territory of the Republic of Tajikistan
• Expertise of Returned Goods
• Expertise of Quality, Quantity, and Completeness during Loading and Reloading of Cargo
• Expertise to Determine Damage (including Insurance Claims)
• Expertise of Product Quality Loss (including Fruit and Vegetable) during Transportation and Storage
• Expertise of Goods for Customs Purposes of the Republic of Tajikistan

3 Steps to Conducting an Expert Assessment

Step 1

Submit Documents

Submit an application for an expert assessment and all documents related to the property(ies)

Step 2

Refer an Expert for the Assessment

Pay for Services

Step 3

Receive the Assessment Results

Based on the assessment results, an assessment report (conclusion) of the established form is issued

What is a Certificate of Origin of Goods?

The certificate of origin of goods is a document certifying the country of origin of goods and issued by an authority (organization) authorized by the State party to the Agreement in accordance with its national legislation.

To obtain a Certificate of Origin of goods, the Applicant shall submit an electronic application to the Chamber (via the "Single Window for Export, Import, and Transit Procedures"), which must include the following information (the applicant is responsible for the accuracy of this information):

• name and legal form of the legal entity, full name of the individual (sole proprietor);
• number, date of issue, and issuing authority of the certificate of state registration of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur (passport of the individual);
• name of the goods and their quantity;
• country of destination;
• name and full address of the shipper and exporter, if the shipper and exporter are different legal entities;
• name and full address of the consignee of the importer, if the consignee and importer are different legal entities;
• type of shipment (means of transport);
• payment guarantee;

The certificate is issued in three forms:

1. Form “A” — for goods eligible for preferential tariff regimes established by the Rules for Determining the Origin of Goods of Developing Countries within the Generalized System of Preferences of April 12, 1996;
2. Form “ST-1” — for goods eligible for free trade and meeting the requirements established by the Rules for Determining the Country of Origin of Goods in the Commonwealth of Independent States of November 20, 2009;
3. “General Form” Certificate for all other countries.