Electronic Certificate of Origin issuance: preferential eCOO rollout enabling self declaration and agency issuance on unified trade platform. Preferential electronic Certificates of Origin (eCOO) under India-EFTA TEPA will be issued on the Trade Connect ePlatform by either self declaration or authorised agency. Self declaration requires an IEC linked Digital Signature (DSC) and scanned ink signature upload; applications auto map jurisdictional authority, appear as 'Auto Approved Pending Issuance', and allow generation of digitally signed electronic and printable physical copies with QR codes. Agency issuance uses notified agencies to approve and generate electronic copies bearing issuing officer signature images and agency stamps. Authenticity is verifiable via QR code or the platform's verify function.