Fijian Made Criteria
Fijian Made
For the use of the emblem to be used in conjunction with the representation “Fijian Made”:
- The good must be substantially transformed through a change in tariff heading:
- The definition to guide the use of this representation is as stipulated in the Customs (Budget Amendment) Decree 2010 which defines substantial transformation as: “Imported inputs of two or more items, each coded of four digits on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System which upon manufacturing or processing will result in a finished good that is substantially different from the original by virtue of a change to the classification of the goods in its first four digits of the Fiji Standard Tariff based on the Harmonized Description and Coding System”.
- This is designed to include producers and manufacturers who rely on imported inputs /raw materials for the manufacture/processing of their goods and products. A classic example here is biscuits, of which its inputs namely flour, colouring, etc. are imported under a different tariff heading than that of the final product, biscuits.
- For those wishing to export ‘Fijian Made’ under PICTA, 40% value-added criteria will need to be met of which FRCA has the mechanism in place to verify this.