AI-ASSISTED ORIGIN DETERMINATION · IN DEVELOPMENT
Origin determinations you can explain and defend.
As duties increasingly depend on country of origin, the stakes of getting origin right are rising. At the same time, preferential and non-preferential rules are becoming more complex, and customs authorities are paying closer attention to the evidence behind origin claims.
Veros is extending the same reasoning-led approach behind our AI-assisted Classification solution to origin determination.
We're developing a guided process that helps trade teams apply the relevant rules, identify missing information and document defensible origin conclusions, whether they manufacture products themselves or source them from suppliers.
THE CHANGING ROLE OF ORIGIN
A country of origin is a conclusion. Can you support it?
Yesterday's assumption
For years, non-preferential origin was often treated as a straightforward master-data attribute, frequently based on information provided by a supplier. That approach is becoming increasingly difficult to defend.
Today's scrutiny
As tariff rates differentiate by country of origin, authorities have greater reason to scrutinize origin claims. And different jurisdictions, trade agreements and product-specific measures can require different assessments of the same goods.
What's required
Simply recording an origin, or having a supplier statement on file, may no longer provide sufficient support. Trade teams need to understand why a product qualifies for a particular origin, what manufacturing facts support that conclusion and where the evidence can be found.
ONE APPROACH. DIFFERENT ORIGIN QUESTIONS.
Preferential and non-preferential. Manufactured or purchased.
Whether you manufacture products yourself or source them from suppliers, Veros is being designed to guide you through both preferential and non-preferential origin determinations. The information available may differ, but the approach remains the same: understand the rules, establish the facts, identify what's missing and document the reasoning.
Products you manufacture
- Bills of materials
- Manufacturing information
- Sourcing data
- Cost information
Products you purchase
- Supplier documentation
- Product information
- Manufacturing facts
Guided origin reasoning
Understand the rules. Establish the facts.
Preferential origin
Free-trade-agreement eligibility, product-specific rules and supporting evidence.
Non-preferential origin
Substantial transformation, jurisdictional rules and a defensible country of origin.
One product may require both determinations.
REASONING-LED ORIGIN DETERMINATION
Start with what you know. Work through what you need.
Start with available inputs
You shouldn't need a perfectly structured, costed bill of materials before you can start investigating a product's origin.
Identify missing facts
Veros is being designed to guide the determination process, using the information available and helping you establish what is still missing.
Build defensible reasoning
The goal isn't just to produce a country code. It's to build the reasoning and evidence behind it.
AI THAT SUPPORTS TRADE EXPERTISE
The same approach we're bringing to classification.
With AI-assisted Classification, Veros goes beyond suggesting an HS code. It researches applicable rules and supporting sources, explains the reasoning and creates a documented analysis for expert review.
We're bringing that same philosophy to origin determination.
The AI should support the investigation, identify gaps and help develop a reasoned conclusion. Your trade experts remain responsible for assessing the evidence and approving the determination.
ORIGIN GOVERNANCE
Build origin knowledge that stays with the business.
An origin determination should be more than a country field or a calculation saved in someone's spreadsheet.
We're building toward a process where the rules considered, manufacturing facts, assumptions, supporting documents and final reasoning remain connected to the product.
The opportunity is significant:
More thorough and consistent origin determinations
Less dependence on individual employees and undocumented knowledge
Better records when customs authorities request supporting evidence
A repeatable process for both manufactured and purchased products
Together with Veros Trade Master Data, this creates a governed home for multiple origin determinations across jurisdictions and trade agreements.
Explore Trade Master DataORIGIN DETERMINATION EARLY ACCESS
Help shape a better way to determine origin.
We're developing AI-assisted Origin Determination with the needs of real trade operations in mind.
If your team struggles with complex origin rules, incomplete supplier information or documenting origin decisions across products and jurisdictions, we'd like to hear from you.
Join the early access list to register your interest and help shape how this capability develops.