尽管非洲大陆自贸区贸易只有制定了原产地规则才能启动，但参与各方至少已同意遵守世界海关组织认定的“附加值 ” 、 “物质含量 ” 、 “实质性转化”以及商品是否符合“完全原产标准”等相关规则。
Although trade under the CFTA regime will not begin until there are established rules of origin, participants have at least agreed to follow the World Customs Organization’s recognized criteria for determining “value addition,” “material content,” “substantial transformation,” and whether goods are “wholly obtained.”