In plain English
This identifies the country the goods truly come from. It is based on where they were made or produced, or where they were grown or otherwise obtained. The focus is on the goods' source country itself.
In context
Here, it labels the field for entering or showing the country where the goods were made, produced, grown, or otherwise obtained.
- Situation
- Completing customs, import, export, duty, declaration, and clearance administration
- What it communicates
- labels the field identifying where the goods originate.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not say where the goods were shipped from or where they are being sent.
Examples
“Although the apples were sent from a warehouse in Germany, their country of origin was Poland.”
“The invoice listed Chile under country of origin for the grapes.”