Optional Origin Contracts Law and Legal Definition
According to 7 CFR 20.4 [Title 7Agriculture; Subtitle A -- Office of the Secretary of Agriculture; Part 20 -- Export Sales Reporting Requirements], optional origin contracts means a transaction involving an export sale contract between a reporting exporter and a foreign buyer under which the reporting exporter has the option of exporting the commodity from the United States or from one or more other exporting countries or an export sale contract under which no origin is specified.
