Electronic Filling and issue of advantageous certificate of origin for India's Exports beneath varied FTAs / PTAs w.e.f 7/4/2020
To,
- All Exporters/Member of Trade
- All selected Agencies beneath FTAs/PTAs
- All Embassies of FTA/PTAs Partner Countries
SUBJECT
Electronic filing and issue of advantageous Certificate of Origin for India’s Exports beneath varied FTAs/PTAs w.e.f. 07th April 2020 dgft iec dgft notication
1. In continuation to, the sooner Trade Notice(s) 34/2015-2020 dated nineteen. 09.2019, 41/2019 to 2020 dated 12.12.2020 and 53/2019-2020 dated 02.03.2020, it's well-read that the net Platform for advantageous Certificate of Origin is being more swollen to require up varied different FTAs/PTAs. The platform has been designed as a single-point access for all FTAs/PTAs, for all selected Certificates of Origin (CoO) issue agencies and for all export merchandise, and is accessible at the URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in
2. As the exporters are aware, Certificate of Origin for exports from India to Chile beneath India-Chile PTA, exports to the Kingdom of Nepal beneath SAFTA & SAPTA and exports to the Republic of Korea beneath India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) are already being applied and issued through this on-line platform.
3. To more this initiative and facilitation, and within the lightweight of the current crisis, the advantageous Certificate of Origin for exports to numerous different countries beneath the following FTAs/PTAs shall even be applied and issued solely from this online platform with an impact from 7th April 2020.
FTAs/PTAs | Partner Countries | |
AIFTA | ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement | Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam |
IJCEPA | India Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement | Japan |
SAPTA | SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. (already Live for Nepal) |
SAFTA | South Asian Free Trade Area | Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (already Live for Nepal) |
APTA | Asia Pacific Trade Agreement | Bangladesh, China, Lao, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka |
ISLFTA | India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement | Sri Lanka |
4. Because of the movement restrictions in situ because of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the selected agencies can issue digitally signed electronic certificates of origin solely and no text of a similar are provided.The someone bourgeois might transfer the certificate, so issued, from the net platform and share the e-certificate with the authorities within the FTA partner countries. Facility to view/print the issued certificates from the workstations/office of the someone has conjointly been provided. These online certificates can maintain a similar layout, look and validity because the paper certificates.
5. A traceability and verification practicality is already designed into the eCoO Platform. The electronic copy of the certificate can carry a digital signature of a licensed officer as already in agreement to beneath the FTA/PTA. Certificates issued on this electronic platform will be verified by scanning the QR code accessible on the certificate or by cross checking the credibility of the certificate serial variety on the platform at https://coo.dgft.gov.in
6. As and once the functioning of the issue agency offices resumes, the Certificate of Origin, therefore issued on the electronic platform, will be created accessible in text with ink-signature of the issuing officer to the someone bourgeois beside the e-certificate. The certificate issue method can still stay on-line.
7. Exporters may (additionally might also may additionally) observe of the subsequent additional points regarding the CoO portal/application process:
a.Digital Signature Certificate(DSC) would be needed for the aim of electronic verification.The digital signature would be a similar as utilized in different DGFT applications.
b.The digital signature to be used is also category II or category III and will have the IEC variety of the firm embedded within the DSC;
c. On registration at the portal, an arcanum would be sent on the e-mail link to the IEC holder. Just in case the IEC holder wishes to update email on that communication is to be through with the portal, a similar is also done by mistreatment the 'Online IEC application' module on the DGFT web site.
d. Once registration is finished, all directors'/partners' details and branch details would be auto-populated within the certificate of origin as accessible within the DGFT- IEC info. Please make sure that the latest updated IEC details are accessible within the DGFT system and necessary steps are taken to change the IEC details on-line, whenever required; DGFT INDIA DGFT NOTIFICATION DGFT SHIPPING BILL
e. For more steerage on registration and application, facilitate Manual & FAQs are also seen on most pages of the CoO platform.
f. For any help, you will utilize any of the subsequent channels-
- Raise a complaint/suggestion price ticket through
- Call Toll-Free Helpline variety 1800-111-550
- Send email to coo-dgft@gov.in
Md. Moin Afaque
Deputy Director-General of Foreign Trade
(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI)
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