Rule 7 - Non-qualifying Operations - Rules of (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)), 2006

RULE 7 : Non-qualifying Operations. - The following shall in any event be considered an insufficient working or processing to confer the status of originating products, whether or not there is a change of heading : (1) operations to ensure the preservation of products in good condition during transport and storage (ventilation, spreading out, drying, chilling, placing in salt, Sulphur dioxide or other aqueous solutions, removal of damaged parts, and like operations). (2) 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; (3)(i) changes of packing and breaking up and assembly of consignments, (ii) simple slicing, cutting and repacking or placing in bottles, flasks, bags, boxes, fixing on cards or boards, etc., and all other simple packing operations. (4) the affixing of marks, labels or other like distinguishing signs on products of their packaging; (5) simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds, where one or more components of the mixture do not meet the conditions laid down in these rules to enable them to be considered as originating products; and mere dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the product; (6) simple assembly of parts of products to constitute a complete product; (7) a combination of two or more operations specified in (1) to (6);