Rule 9 - Regional Cumulation - Rules of (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)), 2006

RULE 9 : Regional Cumulation. - Unless otherwise provided for, products worked on or processed in a Contracting State using the inputs originating in any Contracting States within the meaning of Rule 4 shall be eligible for preferential treatment provided that (a) the aggregate content (value of such inputs plus domestic value addition in further manufacture) is not less than 50 percent of the FOB value; (b) the domestic value content (value of inputs originating in the exporting Contracting State plus domestic value addition in further manufacture in the exporting Contracting State), is not less than 20 per cent of the FOB value; and (c) the final product satisfies the condition of (i) change in classification at the four digit level (CTH) as provided under Rule 8(a)(i); or (ii) change in classification at the six-digit level (CTSH) as agreed upon in the Product Specific Rules reflected in Rule 8(b).