Electronic filling and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin for India’s Exports under various FTAs/PTAs w.e.f. 07th April 2020

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....r various FTAs/PTAs w.e.f. 07th April 2020 In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice(s) 34/2015-2020 dated 19.09.2019, 41/2019-2020 dated 12.12.2020 and 53/2019-2020 dated 02.03.2020, it is informed that the Online Platform for Preferential Certificate of Origin is being further expanded to take up various other FTAs/PTAs. The platform has been designed as a single-point access for all FTAs/PTAs, for all designated Certificate of Origin (CoO) issuing agencies and for all export products, 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 under India-Chile PTA, exports to Nepal under SAFTA & SAPTA and exports to Republic of Korea under India....

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....encies will issue digitally signed electronic certificates of origin only and no hard copy of the same will be provided. The applicant exporter may download the certificate, so issued, from the online platform and share the e-certificate with the authorities in the FTA partner countries. Facility to view/print the issued certificates from the workstations/office of the applicant has also been provided. These online certificates will maintain the same layout, appearance and validity as the paper certificates.  5.  A traceability and verification functionality is already built into the eCoO Platform. The electronic copy of the certificate will carry a digital signature of an authorized officer as already agreed to under the FTA/P....