General System of Preferences (GSP)

(GSP) General System of Preferences

The General System of Preferences is an asymmetric preference system, according to which some states like: Australia, Belarus, EU, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, New Zealand, USA and the Russian Federation grant preference to originating goods exported from developing countries (including Albania), but not vice versa.

At the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it was agreed that for some developing countries to be granted preference from the developed countries. This is not negotiated with them and preferential treatment is not reciprocal. GSP schemes and their rules of origin provided by the donor countries are different. Countries where Albanian preferential origin goods can be exported under preferential tariff treatment according to GSP are: Australia, Belarus, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, USA and the Russian Federation.
Based on Decision no.17 of 5 March 2021, Eurasian Economic Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation) shall exclude Albania from the list of developing beneficiary countries of the EAEU Common System of Tariff Preferences from the October 12, 2021.

Attention!

• The Albanian preferential goods exported on the basis of the General System of Preferences to benefit from the preferences given must be accompanied by a Certificate of Origin Form A issued by Albanian Customs Authorities.
• Proof of origin proving the preferential origin of goods is the Form A Certificate, which is issued by the Customs Houses.