Document Services

1. A Letter of Waiver MUST accompany your first set of documents, or your Certificate of Origin and accompanying documents must be notarized.

• • The Letter of Waiver
  • Freight Forwarders: If you are a Freight Forwarder and have signing authority for all Certificates of Origin, you must include a list of companies that you represent, within your letter of waiver. Your company name must also be on the Certificate of Origin.
  • If you are a Freight Forwarder and do not have signing authority, you must provide a letter of waiver from EACH company that you represent. It must be on their company letterhead. Your company name MUST be on all Certificates of Origin.

2. Fill out the Contact Information for your company.

3. A copy of your incorporation document showing business number and address.

Certificates of origin must contain the following information completed in full to be authorized by the Brampton Board of Trade.

• Complete Address of the Exporter (or the Forwarder for non-Canadian addresses)
• Consignee’s/Notify Party’s complete address
• Original Invoices or documents with identification numbers
• Particulars of transport (where required)
• Description of Goods, quantities and weight
• Country of Origin/Place and Date
• Authorized company’s signature (all signatures must be original and signed in blue ink)

Click here for a Certificate of Origin template
Click here for a Certificate of Origin example

 * Please note that incomplete Certificates of Origin will not be processed.

• Certificates of Origin from foreign countries
• Certificates of Origin referring to free trade agreements (e.g. NAFTA)
• Certification of government documents (e.g. passports etc.)
• Certification of personal documents (e.g. banking statements etc.)
• Certification of legal documents (e.g. wills and Power of Attorneys etc.)
• Commissioner of Oaths of Notary Public services
• Inspection or Quality reports
• Affidavits

Inked, Stamped & Signed In-person:
Members: $17.50
Non-Members: $30.00

Please Note: Non-members of the Brampton Board of Trade will be required to pay at the time of signing.
Members will be invoiced once per month (at a reduced rate). Invoices are due upon receipt.
We accept the following forms of payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit, Credit Card

Stamped & Signed Electronically:
Members: $28.00
Non-Members: $38.00

In partnership with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Brampton Board of Trade is pleased to offer the services of TradeCert Canada – a simple, secure and timesaving electronic solution to certificates of origin.

You can register in just three simple steps:

1) Download the Letter of Waiver Form

2) Scan* your completed, Letter of Waiver, accompanied by your company’s business registration to office1@bramptonbot.com

3) Once your documents are received, we will create your company profile and email your login details.

Important Note: If you are the manufacturer of the goods you intend to export, please send us a notarized Manufacturer’s Declaration (for Word document template), as the Chamber requires proof of origin for all goods listed on a Certificate of Origin.