TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Procedure regarding claim of preferential tariff treatment and certificate of origin of Goods.
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....ly informed to the other Party in the same manner. (3) For the purpose of determining originating status, an Issuing Authority shall have the right to call for any supporting documentary evidence or to carry out any check considered appropriate. Explanation.- For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India shall designate the Issuing Authority for the purposes of export of goods from India. 2. Application for certificate of origin.- (1) The exporter or the producer of the goods satisfying the criteria of preferential tariff treatment under these rules shall apply in writing to the relevant Issuing Authorities requesting for pre-exportation verification of the origin of the goods and the result of such verification, subject to review periodically or whenever appropriate, shall be accepted as the supporting evidence in verifying the origin of the said goods to be exported thereafter: Provided that the pre-exportation verification may not apply to the goods of which, by their nature, origin can be easily verified. (2) At the time of carrying out the formalities for exporting the goods under preferential tariff treatment,....
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.... working days from the date of shipment, if the goods to be exported can be considered originating in that Party in accordance with these rules: Provided that where a certificate of origin has not been issued at the time of exportation or within three working days from the date of shipment due to involuntary errors or omissions or other valid reasons, the certificate of origin may be issued retroactively but not later than nine months from the date of shipment. (2) The Issuing Authority of the exporting Party shall indicate in box 8 of the certificate of origin, the relevant criteria, mentioned in the rules, under which the goods qualify as originating. (3) The Issuing Authorities shall retain the duplicate copy and shall provide the original to the exporter who shall forward it to the importer for submission to the customs authority at the port or place of importation. (4) In the event of theft, loss or destruction of a certificate of origin, the exporter or producer or their authorised representative may apply in writing to the Issuing Authority which issued it, for the certified true copy of the original on the basis of the export documents in their possession and th....
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....ter subject to any administrative measures deemed necessary: Provided that the goods shall not be released if they are held subject to import prohibition or restriction and if there is no suspicion of fraud. (7) Multiple items declared on single invoice and single certificate of origin shall be allowed, provided that each item qualifies as originating goods separately in its own right in accordance with these rules. 7. Validity of the certificate of origin.- (1) The validity of the certificate of origin shall be twelve months from the date of its issuance and the certificate of origin shall be submitted to the customs authority of the importing Party within its period of validity. (2) When the certificate of origin is submitted to the customs authority of the importing Party after the expiration of its period of validity, such certificate of origin is still to be accepted when failure to observe the time limit results from force majeure or other valid reasons beyond the control of the exporter: Provided that in all cases, the customs authority of the importing Party may accept such certificate of origin provided that the goods have been imported before the expiry of ....
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.... it may deliver a written notification of its intention to conduct the said verification visit to the premises of the exporter or producer in the territory of the exporting Party. (2) The written notification mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), shall be delivered simultaneously to the importer, and, the producer or the exporter whose premises are to be visited, and to the following authorities, namely:- (a) the Issuing Authority of the exporting Party; and, (b) the customs authority or any other appropriate authority of the exporting Party. (3) The written notification mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), shall be comprehensive and shall include the following, namely:- (a) the name of the producer or the exporter whose premises are to be visited; (b) the proposed date of the verification visit; (c) the coverage, scope and purpose of the proposed verification visit; and, (d) the names and designation of the officials performing the verification visit....
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.... a maximum period of six months from the date when the verification visit was conducted. 11. Record keeping requirements.- (1) The application for certificate of origin and all documents related to such application shall be retained by the Issuing Authorities for not less than five years from the date of issue. (2) Information relating to the validity of the certificate of origin shall be furnished by the Issuing Authorities upon request of the customs authority of the importing Party. (3) A copy of the certificate of origin and all relevant documents shall be retained by the importer, exporter or producer for not less than five years from the date of issue, in any medium that allows for prompt retrieval, including, but not limited to, digital, electronic, optical, magnetic or hard copy. (4) The importer, exporter or producer shall make the documents available for inspection by an officer of the relevant customs authority or the relevant Issuing Authority and shall provide facilities for inspection thereof. 12. Change of destination of the goods.- (1) When destination of all or part of the goods exported to a specified port of the importing Party is changed, before t....