---
title: A Certificate of Origin Is a Claim, Not Proof | Asia Agent
description: A certificate of origin supports your origin claim. It doesn't prove it. What CBP looks at is the record behind it, and how to build that record.
image: https://asia-agent.com/hubfs/asia-agent-featured-certificate-of-origin-is-a-claim.png
---

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