The handbooks present the contents of the 10 GSP schemes in a user-friendly format, emphasizing how Governments and firms in beneficiary countries can make the best use of each scheme.

Users of a particular handbook are encouraged to do the following:

• Step 1: Check the product coverage.
• Step 2: Identify the correct GSP rate.
• Step 3: Check the preferential margin.
• Step 4: Check the origin criteria.
• Step 5: Check the consignment conditions.
• Step 6: Prepare documentary evidence.

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