A decision-tree skill that helps AI agents determine country of origin, USMCA eligibility, and marking requirements for multi-country goods.
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What is Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification?
Openclaw Skills for customs origin analysis turns a complex, rule-specific trade question into a deterministic decision tree for AI agents. It helps you determine whether goods are wholly obtained, meet a USMCA product-specific rule, satisfy Regional Value Content, qualify under de minimis, and have the right certification support.
Use this skill when a shipment has multi-country inputs and you need a fast, auditable answer on duty-free eligibility, country-of-origin marking, or whether the result falls back to MFN treatment. Openclaw Skills keeps preference-origin logic separate from marking logic and reinforces the need to verify current USMCA text and CBP guidance.
Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification Use Cases
- Determining country of origin for products with multi-country inputs
- Testing USMCA or other FTA preference eligibility
- Checking whether a SKU qualifies for duty-free treatment
- Building origin worksheets per product or BOM
- Requesting and validating supplier origin certifications
- Separating preference origin from marking origin
- Assessing MFN duty exposure when preference fails
How Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification Works
- Confirm the trigger: use the skill only when origin, FTA preference, duty-free eligibility, or marking is in question.
- Check whether the goods are wholly obtained or produced entirely in one territory; if yes, origin is established.
- If not wholly obtained, evaluate the product-specific rule for each non-originating input and test whether the required tariff shift is met.
- If tariff shift is not enough, test Regional Value Content using the applicable transaction-value or net-cost method.
- Apply de minimis rules where relevant to small amounts of non-originating value.
- Verify that certification of origin support is retained and assess marking requirements separately under the applicable customs marking rules.
- Document the decision path and final outcome as duty-free, MFN duty, or another special treatment outcome.
Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification Setup
To use this skill in an Openclaw Skills workflow, add the skill content and its machine-readable metadata to your agent knowledge base, then route customs-origin questions to it.
- Clone or sync the skill repository.
git clone https://github.com/deciqAI/knowledge-skills.git
cd knowledge-skills
- Register the skill's front matter metadata (
name,description) and any machine-readable JSON reference so the agent can activate it reliably. - Attach current trade references used by the skill, including the USMCA text, CBP guidance, PSR library, origin worksheets, and supplier certification templates.
- Configure activation triggers around phrases like "country of origin", "USMCA", "duty-free", "FTA preference", and "marking".
- Keep an explicit exclusion rule for wholly obtained single-country goods when no preference question exists.
- Validate the workflow with a sample case such as Mexico assembly using Chinese inputs, then confirm the decision path is documented end to end.
Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification Data Schema & Taxonomy
This skill organizes customs analysis as a structured decision record rather than a code artifact. The core schema is centered on origin, evidence, and outcome.
| Field | Purpose | Example Values |
|---|---|---|
trigger |
Why the skill was activated | country of origin, USMCA eligibility, marking |
product_profile |
The goods being analyzed | SKU, BOM, manufacturing countries |
origin_path |
Decision branch taken | wholly obtained, tariff shift, RVC, de minimis |
evidence |
Supporting audit trail | certification of origin, supplier docs, worksheets |
marking_review |
Separate marking assessment | 19 CFR 134, substantial transformation |
final_outcome |
Result of the decision tree | duty-free, MFN duty, special treatment |
risk_flags |
Gaps or red flags | missing cert, unsupported claim, PSR/RVC mismatch |
Typical deliverables produced in an Openclaw Skills workflow include:
- Origin worksheet per product or BOM
- Supplier solicitation for origin certifications
- PSR reference notes or library lookups
- Verification checklist with pass/fail notes
- Audit trail documenting the reasoning path
Recommended taxonomy tags:
customsoriginusmcaftarvcde-minimismarkingcertificationbrokerage
Customs — Country of Origin & USMCA Qualification Advanced Features
- Branch-aware decision tree for wholly obtained, tariff shift, RVC, and de minimis analysis
- Separate handling of preference origin versus marking origin to prevent compliance confusion
- Built-in red-flag detection for unsupported duty-free claims and missing certifications
- Works beyond USMCA and can be adapted to other FTAs without changing the parent decision process
- Supports both solo broker worksheets and brokerage-scale supplier certification workflows
- Machine-readable metadata enables routing, automation, and downstream agent orchestration in Openclaw Skills
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