Rule 4 - Not wholly produced or obtained - Rules of (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, (formerly known as the Bangkok Agreement)) Rules, 2006

RULE 4: Not wholly produced or obtained (a) Within the meaning of Rule 2(b), products worked on or processed as a result of which the total value of the materials, parts or produce originating from non- Participating States or of undetermined origin used does not exceed 55 per cent of the f.o.b. value of the products produced or obtained and the final process of manufacture is performed within the territory of the exporting Participating State shall be eligible for preferential concessions, subject to the provisions of Rule 4(c), (d) and (e). (b) Sectoral agreements (c) The formula for calculating the content of non-originating materials, and its requirement for obtaining the originating status referred to in Rule 3(a) is as follows: Value of imported non-originating Value of undetermined origin materials, parts or produce + materials, parts or produce ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------x 100 = 55% f.o.b. price (d) The value of the non-originating materials, parts or produce shall be: (i) The c.i.f. value at the time of importation of materials, parts or produce where this can be proven; or (ii) The earliest ascertainable price paid for the materials, parts or produce of undetermined origin in the territory of the Participating State where the working or processing takes place. (e) Whether or not the requirements of Rule 2(b) are satisfied, the following operations or processes are considered to be insufficient to confer the status of originating products: i. Operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition either for transportation or storage (ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing in salt, sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations); ii. Simple operations consisting of removal of dust, sifting or screening, sorting, classifying, matching (including the making-up of sets of articles), washing, painting, cutting up; iii. Changes of packaging and breaking up and assembly of consignments; iv. Simple slicing, cutting or repacking or placing in bottles, flasks, bags, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc. v. The affixing of marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging; vi. Simple mixing; vii. Simple assembly of parts of products to constitute a complete product; viii. Slaughter of animals; ix. Peeling, unflaking, grain removing and removal of bones; and x. A combination of two or more operations specified above.