Certificates of Origin must be issued only through the designated electronic platform; manual issuance is prohibited. Certificates of Origin (CoO) are instruments evidencing the origin of goods imported into any country and are classified as preferential and non-preferential. The list of authorised agencies empowered to issue CoOs is notified in the relevant appendices. Authorised agencies must accept applications and issue CoOs only through the designated electronic platform specified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade; manual issuance outside the platform is prohibited and may lead to revocation of authorisation.