{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Electronic Preference Certificates","description":"When a shipment reaches the border, the importer needs proof that the goods qualify for a reduced or zero duty rate under a trade agreement or GSP scheme – that proof is the electronic preference certificate. Issued digitally by customs authorities or authorised bodies, it certifies the preferential origin of goods and underpins tariff concessions under free trade agreements or the Generalised Scheme of Preferences. Electronic transmission is steadily replacing paper certificates of origin, cutt","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/electronic-preference-certificates","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T12:10:45.367893","citation":"https://www.europa.eu/legislation/2021/12/preference-certificates","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/electronic-preference-certificates","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Electronic Preference Certificates · When a shipment reaches the border, the importer needs proof that the goods qualify for a reduced or zero duty rate under a trade agreement or GSP scheme – that proof is the electronic preference certificate. · Quelle: https://www.europa.eu/legislation/2021/12/preference-certificates"}