Mmm, that is messy. The paperwork needs to come from the sender, not the receiver, so if you prepare the paperwork and submit it to Aussie Customs they probably won't accept it. A certificate of origin is not part of the USA-Australia FTA so does not exist. What you need is a letter, preferably with an official letterhead, from the sender stating that the item was manufactured in the USA so according to section blah blah and rule blah blah of the FTA it conforms to the FTA. If there are items that were not manufactured in the USA then these need to be itemised and costed and the percentage USA content stated in the letter. The FTA is really meant to encourage manufacture and export of new goods from both countries, and hence encourage more employment, so pre owned items can be problematic.
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