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Arab American Chamber of Commerce

Commercial Documents
(Applied only for certificates of origin and commercial invoices)


Required Documents: 1. Original certificate of origin (C/O)  notarized by a local notary public.
2. Original commercial invoice (C/I) notarized by a local notary public.

Procedure: 1. We will certify (C/O) and (C/I) 
2. We will legalize the documents from the Syrian embassy in Washington DC.

Approximate turn around time: Three business days .

Please send a company check or  money order for the Arab American Chamber of Commerce to cover the total of the following fees: 
Charges: 1. Our service fee for one document (C/O or C/I) or both documents (C/O and C/I).  {$35.00}
2. $50.00  Chamber of commerce fee to certify C/I & C/I    ($25.00 each). 
3. $16.00 to certify the  certificate of origin from the Syrian embassy.
4. 1% of the invoice amount to cover the charge of the invoice from the Syrian Embassy.   (Rounded to the closest Dollar).
Charges for additional documents: Each additional legal document going to the Syrian embassy costs $51.00  ($10.00 embassy charge $4.00 Notary public fee + $1.00 Court certification fee + $5.00 Secretary of State fee +  $6.00 Department of State fee + $25.00 service fee ). 

  • Please include a stamped, self addressed envelope and  mail your document to: Arab American Chamber of Commerce, Certification Department, 972 Mt. Holly Dr. Annapolis MD 21401.

Click here if you want to know the procedure for issuing a Certificate of Origin or for general information on any other commercial document. 


Legal Documents



Required Documents: The original document notarized from the notary public. 

Procedure: 1. We will re-notarize the document.
2. We will certify it from the state court.
3. We will certify it from the Secretary of State.
4. We will certify it from the authentication office, Department of State.
5. We will legalize the documents from the Syrian embassy in Washington DC.

Approximate turn around time: Three business days.  (does not include mailing time)

Charges and Payment methods: Send personal check or money order for $108.00 to the order of "Arab American Chamber of Commerce"
This amount covers the following fees:
1.  Our service fee .  {$80.00}
2.  Notary public fee.  {$4.00}
3.  Court certification fee .  {$1.00}
4.  Secretary of State fee .  {$5.00}
5.  Department of State fee .  {$8.00}
6.  Syrian Embassy fee .{$10.00}

Charges for additional documents: Each additional legal document going to the Syrian embassy costs $68.00  ($10.00 embassy charge $4.00 Notary public fee + $1.00 Court certification fee + $5.00 Secretary of State fee +  $8.00 Department of State fee + $40.00 service fee ). 

Mailing: Please include a stamped, self addressed envelope and  mail your documents to: Arab American Chamber of Commerce, Certification Department, 1615 Bay Head Rd. Annapolis MD 21409

  • AACC is not responsible for damaged, delayed or lost mail. Please keep a copy of your money order receipts. 

If you need further assistance, e-mail your request to: legalization@arabchamber.org .We will respond within 24 hours.
Or, you can contact the Arab American Chamber of Commerce, Certification Department at: 1-888-999-5991 for instant assistance.

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