Please be reminded that any 2016 blanket period NAFTA Certificates on file will expire at the end of the year.  Please forward via email any 2017 NAFTA Certificates of Origin to qmoore@tacustoms.com or your Trans American Personal Account Manager.  To make a claim for NAFTA duty free preference, the Importer must possess a Certificate of Origin at the time the claim is made.  To certify that the goods qualify for the preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA, the exporter must complete a Certificate of Origin.   A NAFTA Certificate with claim is subject to NAFTA verification by Customs.