**Executive Summary**
This public notice, dated October 28, 2025, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), amends Appendix 2B of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 regarding the list of agencies authorized to issue Certificates of Origin (CoO). The amendment includes agencies authorized to issue CoOs under the India-European Free Trade Association (India-EFTA TEPA). The amendment is effective immediately.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment Focus:**
* Modifies Appendix 2B of the FTP 2023.
* Adds agencies authorized to issue CoOs for the India-EFTA TEPA.
* **Authorized Agencies for India-EFTA TEPA:**
* Directorate General of Foreign Trade and its regional offices for all products.
* Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies for all products.
* Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) for agricultural products.
* Marine Products Export Development Authority and regional offices for marine products.
* Central Silk Board and regional offices for silk products.
* Coir Board for coir and coir products.
* Development Commissioner, Handicraft and regional offices for Handicraft
* Spices Board for spices and cashew nuts.
* Textile Committee and regional offices for textiles and clothing.
* Tobacco Board for tobacco and tobacco products.
* Zonal Development Commissioners for all products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within their jurisdiction.
* Cochin Special Economic Zone
* Falta Special Economic Zone
* Kandla Special Economic Zone
* MEPZ Special Economic Zone
* NOIDA Special Economic Zone
* SEEPZ Special Economic Zone
* Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone
* **Effective Date:**
* The amended list of authorized agencies is effective as of the date of the public notice.
**Impact Analysis**
**Exporters**
* **Impact:** Gain access to a wider range of authorized agencies for obtaining preferential Certificates of Origin for exports to EFTA countries, potentially simplifying the export process.
* **Action Required:** Review the updated list of authorized agencies and identify the most convenient or appropriate agency for obtaining CoOs for their specific products and export destinations within the EFTA region.
**Authorized Agencies (Newly Listed)**
* **Impact:** Expected to provide services related to the issuance of preferential Certificates of Origin, as defined by the India-EFTA TEPA trade agreement.
* **Action Required:** Prepare for an increase in CoO issuance requests, train staff, and ensure familiarity with the rules of origin and documentation requirements under the India-EFTA TEPA agreement.
**Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)**
* **Impact:** Responsible for monitoring the implementation of the amended regulations and addressing any issues or clarifications that may arise.
* **Action Required:** Monitor and address any issues or concerns that stakeholders may raise regarding the amended list of authorized agencies or the India-EFTA TEPA agreement.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade Policy 2023: The policy under which the authorization of agencies to issue Certificates of Origin is being amended.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The primary authority responsible for amending the list of authorized agencies.
India-European Free Trade Association - Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (India-EFTA TEPA): Trade agreement under which the listed agencies are authorized to issue Certificates of Origin (COO).
Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential)]: The specific section of the Foreign Trade Policy being amended.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The government ministry responsible for foreign trade.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 313] िई ददल्ली, बुधवार, अक्त बू र 29, 2025/ कार्तकव 7, 1947
No. 313] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025/ KARTIKA 7, 1947
वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
जवदिे व्यापार महाजिदिे ालय
साविव जिक सचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 28 अक् तूबर, 2025
30/ 2025-26
जवषय: जवदिे व्यापार िीजत, 2023 के पररजिष्ट 2ख [उद्गम प्रमाणपत्र (तरिीही) िारी करि े के जलए प्राजधकृत
एिजें सयों की सचू ी] म ें सिं ोधि के सबं धं म।ें
फा. स.ं 01/89/180/60/एएम-25/पीसी-2(क).––जवदिे व्यापार िीजत (एफटीपी) 2023 के पैरा 1.03 और
2.04 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, महाजिदेिक जवदेि व्यापार एतद्द्वारा एफटीपी के पररजिष्ट 2ख
[उद्गम प्रमाण पत्र (सीओओ) (तरिीही) िारी करि े के जलए प्राजधकृत एिेंजसयों की सचू ी] को भारत-यूरोपीय मुि
व्यापार संघ-व्यापार और आर्थवक साझेदारी समझौते (भारत-ईएफटीए टीईपीए) के जलए सीओओ िारी करिे की
अिुमजत प्राप्त प्राजधकृत एिेंजसयों की सूची को िाजमल करते हुए जिम्नािुसार संिोधि करते ह:ैं
क्र.स.ं समझौत े का िाम प्राजधकृत एिजें सया ं प्रत्यके एिसें ी को जिर्दष्व ट उत्पाद
19. भारत-यूरोपीय मुि जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय और सभी उत् पाद
व्यापार संघ - उसके क्षेत्रीय कायालव य
7209 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
व्यापार और आर्थवक जियावत जिरीक्षण पररषद और जियातव सभी उत् पाद
साझेदारी समझौता जिरीक्षण एिेंजसया ं
(भारत-ईएफटीए
कृजष और प्रसंस्ट्कृत खाद्य उत्पाद जियावत कृजष उत्पाद
टीईपीए)
जवकास प्राजधकरण (एपीडा)
समुद्री उत्पाद जियावत जवकास समुद्री उत्पाद
प्राजधकरण और क्षेत्रीय कायालव य
केंद्रीय रेिम बोडव और क्षेत्रीय कायावलय रेिम उत्पाद
कयर बोड व कयर और कयर उत्पाद
जवकास आयुि, हस्ट्तजिल्प एवं क्षेत्रीय हस्ट्तजिल्प
कायावलय
मसाला बोडव मसाले और काि ू
वस्ट् त्र सजमजत और क्षेत्रीय कायावलय वस्त्र और पररधाि
तंबाकू बोडव तंबाकू और तंबाकू उत्पाद
कोचीि जविेष आर्थकव क्षेत्र, क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद
फाल्टा जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद
कांडला जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र, सूरत में एसईिेड और क्षेत्रीय जवकास
आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र में जस्ट्थत सभी
एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की इकाइयों के
सभी उत्पाद
एमईपीज़ेड जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद।
िोएडा जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद
एसईईपीज़ेड जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद
जविाखापत्तिम जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के अजधकार क्षेत्र
में जस्ट्थत एसईज़ेड और ईओयू की
इकाइयों के सभी उत्पाद[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. साविव जिक सचू िा का प्रभाव: सावविजिक सूचिा में भारत-ईएफटीए टीईपीए के तहत तरिीही उद्गम
प्रमाणपत्र िारी करिे की अिुमजत प्राप्त प्राजधकृत एिेंजसयों की सूची अजधसूजचत की गई ह।ै
अिय भाद,ू महाजिदिे क जवदिे व्यापार एव ं पदिे अपर सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
PUBLIC NOTICE
No. 30/ 2025-26
New Delhi, the 28th October, 2025
Subject: Amendment of Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin
(Preferential)] of Foreign Trade Policy, 2023-reg.
F. No. 01/89/180/60/AM-25/PC-2(A).––In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03
and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends
Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (CoO) (Preferential)] of the FTP by
including the list of Authorised Agencies allowed to issue CoO for India-European Free Trade Association -
Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (India-EFTA TEPA), as under:
S.No. Name of the Agreement Authorized Agencies Product Assigned to each agency
19. India-European Free Trade Directorate General of Foreign All products
Association -Trade and Trade and its regional offices
Economic Partnership
Agreement (India-EFTA Export Inspection Council and All products
TEPA)
Export Inspection Agencies
Agricultural and Processed Agricultural Products
Food Products Export
Development Authority
(APEDA)
Marine Products Export Marine products
Development Authority and
regional offices
Central Silk Board and Silk products
regional offices
Coir Board Coir and Coir products
Development Commissioner. Handicraft
Handicraft and regional
offices4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
Spices Board Spices and Cashew nuts
Textile Committee and Textiles and Clothing
regional offices
Tobacco Board Tobacco and tobacco products
Cochin Special Economic All products by Units in SEZs and
Zone, EOUs located within the jurisdiction of
the Zonal Development Commissioner
Falta Special Economic Zone All products by Units in SEZs and
EOUs located within the jurisdiction of
the Zonal Development Commissioner
Kandla Special Economic All products by Units in Surat SEZs
zone, and all SEZs and EOUS located within
the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner
MEPZ Special Economic All products by Units in SEZs and
Zone EOUs located within the jurisdiction of
the Zonal Development Commissioner.
NOIDA Special Economic All products by Units in SEZs and
Zone EOUs located within the jurisdiction of
the Zonal Development Commissioner
SEEPZ Special Economic All products by Units in SEZs and
Zone EOUs located within the jurisdictic of
Zonal Development Commissioner
Vishakhapatnam Special All products by Units in SEZs and
Economic Zone EOUs located within the jurisdiction of
Zonal Development Commissioner
2. Effect of the Public Notice: The Public Notice notifies the list of authorised agencies permitted to
issue Preferential Certificates of Origin under the India–EFTA TEPA.
AJAY BHADOO, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex- officio Addl. Secy.
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