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title: "Origin Engineering"
description: "Origin engineering is the practice of relocating part, but not all, of a product's manufacturing from one country to another to avoid unfavorable trade restrictions, such as higher duty rates or quotas."
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# Origin Engineering

Origin engineering is the practice of relocating part, but not all, of a product's manufacturing from one country to another to avoid unfavorable trade restrictions, such as higher duty rates or quotas.

## What is origin engineering?

The practice of relocating part, but not all, of the manufacturing of a product from one country to another country to avoid unfavorable trade restrictions, such as higher duty rates or quotas.

Origin engineering requires an in-depth analysis of the rules of origin for the product to determine which manufacturing processes determine the country of origin of the product.

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