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Common Certificate of Origin Issues in Entrepot Trade: Three Root Causes of Customs Detention and Surging Tax Burden and Solutions

Against the complex international trade landscape in 2026，entrepot trade has become a common option for enterprises to avoid tariff barriers and optimize supply chains. However，compliance issues related to Certificate of Origin (CO) have become an unavoidable "hidden reef" for many foreign trade enterprises，directly leading to blocked customs clearance at the destination port，high fines，and even loss of export tax rebate qualification. This article deeply analyzes the core contradiction of certificate of origin issues in entrepot trade，that is，the conflict between the physical transit of goods and the legal definition of "origin". Based on more than 20 years of practical experience of Zhongshen，this article provides specific solutions ranging from document pre-review，third-party certificate issuance at transit location to whole-process compliance transformation，aiming to help enterprises build a compliance firewall and ensure the smoothness and safety of the entire trade chain.。