It is expected that a certificate of origin should be issued prior to the transport document date.
If a certificate of origin issued after the transport document date, such as after bill of lading date, it must be marked with "issued retrospectively" or "issued retroactively" statement.
On one of my previous articles, I have explained the meaning of issued retrospectively on a GSP Form A certificate of origin.
Today I would like to point out the meaning of issued retroactively and issued retrospectively on ordinary certificates of origin.
As certificate of origin may refer to a wide range of document types, we need to know exactly what types of certificates of origin could be issued retroactively or retrospectively.