The value for the issuance of certificate of origin in Lao PDR in 2016 drops 3.47% compares to 2015 as results of : (1) quality of export products does not meet standards of destination countries, due to limited technical skills and limited labour; (2) Lao entrepreneurs do not have deep understanding about benefits of certificate of origin because the top management of the enterprises did not attend the workshops organized by the government; (3) Most Lao entrepreneurs use certificate of origin only when it is the required by their customers; (4) Most of the Lao enterprises are agricultural SME who didn't have the chance to study about trade preference; (5) Customs authority of destination countries requires more documents when export products under trade preference, however, the procedure is faster when export in general.

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