Verification of origin in case of goods imported under Free/Preferential Trade Agreement - reg.- reg.

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....l Trade Agreement - reg.- reg. Attention of the importers, trade and their agents is drawn to the above cited subject. A number of Free/Preferential Trade Agreements (FTA/PTA) are in operation at present under which goods can be imported at preferential rate of duty. Rules of Origin are notified under such Agreements which require the importer to, inter alia, make a claim at the time of importati....

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....with them. It is noticed that in such cases, the importer/CHA gets in touch with either exporter or the Embassy of the country of export in India or with the Department of Commerce. This has resulted in various practices such as the Embassies giving a letter of authentication or the exporter sending a letter from the issuing Authority in his country or the Department of Commerce re-directing the i....