What is an EUR1 Certificate?

An EUR.1 certificate (movement certificate EUR.1) proves the origin of goods so they can be imported at a reduced or zero tariff under a preferential trade agreement between the EU and a partner country.

What the EUR.1 certificate does

Preferential (lower or nil) duty applies to goods that genuinely originate in a country covered either by an EU trade agreement, such as the EFTA states, the Western Balkans and many other free-trade or association partners, or by a unilateral EU arrangement such as the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, which the EU grants without negotiation and without reciprocity. The EUR.1, issued by customs in the exporting country, is the proof of that origin. Without it, preference is not automatically lost. An origin declaration on the invoice can be used instead: by any exporter where the originating goods in the consignment are worth no more than EUR 6,000, and by an approved exporter for a consignment of any value. The standard third-country tariff applies only where no valid proof of origin is given at all.

EUR.1, ATR and REX

For EU-Turkey trade, the customs-union equivalent is the ATR certificate. Under the EU's Generalised System of Preferences, registered exporters instead self-certify origin through the REX system. Which proof applies depends on the country and the agreement in force.