In recent years, the certification of embassies and consulates in commercial documents as one of the non-tariff barriers in many countries is quietly rising.Accreditation of embassies and consulates means that a country's diplomatic agencies and their authorized agencies confirm the seals of the notary organs or some special organs of the country or the signature of the competent personnel of the organs on the foreign-related documents.It is a process in which a country's embassy or consulate in another country, according to the relevant provisions of the country's entry and exit laws and regulations, verifies the relevant certification documents of the people or goods entering the country, confirms that the last signature or seal on these documents is true, and signs and seals the documents.Certified whole data may be recognized by the authorities concerned as having been used in the document due to its extra-legal effect.Embassy and consulate certification includes civil certification and commercial certification.Since the certification of embassies and consulates in the international trade is all about commodity certification, the following we focus on the commercial certification of embassies and consulates.

In international trade, all measures that restrict the import of foreign commodities except tariff are considered as non-tariff barriers, including strict restrictions on the origin, price, guarantee, quality and technical specifications, health and safety of imported commodities.However, the certification by embassies and consulates can restrict the origin, price, quality and other aspects of export commodities. In fact, it is the non-tariff trade barriers set by importing countries to other countries' export commodities.

The accreditation of embassies and consulates related to entry-exit inspection and quarantine institutions is mainly conducted by the inspection and quarantine institutions at all levels.Animal and plant export quarantine certificate and certificate of origin, mainly including general certificate of origin, processing and assembly certificate, transit certificate, commodity inspection certificate, animal and plant quarantine certificate, export mechanical and electrical products license.At present, the most commonly used is the certificate of origin of the general number of embassy and consulate certification.

The impact of embassy and consulate certification on China's export trade:

1. The long time for handling the certification of embassies and consulates obviously restricts China's export of goods to countries requiring the certification of embassies and consulates.

2. The higher cost of embassy and consulate certification has the most direct impact on China's exports to the certified countries.

3. Some countries require the certification of some trade documents to be handled at the same time, which makes the authentication work of embassies and consulates more complicated.

4. Some countries require the authentication of their embassies and consulates to be accompanied by relevant documents or documents, which makes the authentication more difficult.

5. Some countries have regulations on the certification of cultural species, which makes it more difficult to apply for the certification.

6. Some countries have special regulations on the documents of diplomatic and consular personnel, which increases the difficulty and cost of the authentication of diplomatic and consular personnel.

Tianjin Xinyue steel group export and foreign trade documents department is committed to the company and customers between the trade escort, each document will be carefully produced and review, to ensure can meet the requirements of documents, we hope can make our contribution for international trade development!

Written by Candy