Are there special documents required to export to the Middle East?
The documentary requirements for exports to the Middle East vary by country. Arab countries require that commercial invoices be certified either by the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (www.nusacc.org or tel: (202) 289-5920) or, in the case of the United Arab Emirates, by the Arab American Chamber of Commerce (www.arabchamber.org/uae/index.htm) and legalized by each respective country’s consulate. A list of foreign embassies and consulates in the United States is available on the Trade Information Center Web site at www.export.gov/tic. Choose the link titled “Trade Offices Nationwide.” In order to take advantage of the free trade agreements with Israel and Jordan, a unique certificate of origin must be completed. For goods to meet these FTAs’ standards, they must have been made entirely in the United States, and any third-country materials must have undergone a “substantial transformation” in the manufacturing process. In addition, at least 35 percent of the customs value of the
