Direct transport 1. In order for originating goods to maintain their originating status, the goods shall be transported directly between the Parties. 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the following shall be considered to be transported directly from the exporting Party to the importing Party: (a) goods that are transported without passing through the territory of a non-Party; and (b) goods whose transport involves transit through one or more non-Parties, with or without trans-shipment or temporary storage in such non-Parties, under control of the customs authority, provided that the goods do not: (i) enter into trade or commerce there; and (ii) undergo any operation there other than unloading and reloading, repacking, or any operation required to keep them in good condition. 3. Compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be demonstrated by presenting the following documentation to the customs authority of the importing Party: (a) in the case of transit or trans-shipment, the transportation documents, such as the airway xxxx, the xxxx of lading, or the multimodal or combined transportation document, that certify the transport from the country of origin to the importing country, as the case may be; and (b) in the case of storage, the transportation documents, such as the airway xxxx, the xxxx of lading, or the multimodal or combined transportation document, that certify the transport from the country of origin to the importing country, as the case may be, as well as the documents issued by the customs authority or other competent authority that authorized this operation in accordance with the domestic legislation of the non-Party.
