A Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO), also known as a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin (MSO), is a specified document certifying the

country of origin Country of origin (CO) represents the country or countries of manufacture, production, design, or brand origin where an article or product comes from. For multinational brands, CO may include multiple countries within the value-creation proce ...

of the

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required by certain foreign countries for

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purposes. It sometimes requires the signature of the

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of the country to which it is destined. A certificate of origin is employed to certify that a good being

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ed either from the

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into

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or from Canada or Mexico into the United States qualifies as an originating good for purposes of preferential tariff treatment under the

North American Free Trade Agreement The North American Free Trade Agreement (, TLCAN; , ALÉNA), referred to colloquially in the Anglosphere as NAFTA, ( ) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that created a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The ...

(NAFTA).

Kit vehicles

The MCO will specifically state that the vehicle is a glider kit or a kit vehicle. If the applicant does not have an MCO, the vehicle must be titled and registered as a reconstructed vehicle.

References

* 19 CFR §181.11

External links

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American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators: MCO
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AAMVA recommendations for MCOs
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Kit vehicles

See also

References

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