**Executive Summary**
This Public Notice, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade on May 11, 2026, amends Appendix 2B of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023. The purpose is to authorize specific agencies to issue Preferential Certificates of Origin (CoO) under the India–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (India-UK CETA). This amendment establishes the regulatory framework for exporters to claim preferential benefits under the agreement.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Authorizations (All Products):**
* The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and its regional offices are authorized to issue CoO for all product categories.
* The Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies are authorized to issue CoO for all product categories.
* **Product-Specific Authorizations:**
* **Agricultural Products:** Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).
* **Marine Products:** Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) and its regional offices.
* **Silk Products:** Central Silk Board and its regional offices.
* **Coir and Coir Products:** Coir Board.
* **Handicrafts:** Development Commissioner (Handicraft) and its regional offices.
* **Spices and Cashew Nuts:** Spices Board.
* **Textiles and Clothing:** Textile Committee and its regional offices.
* **Tobacco and Tobacco Products:** Tobacco Board.
* **Regional and Zone-Specific Authorizations (All Products):**
* The Zonal Development Commissioners for the following Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are authorized to issue CoO for all products manufactured by units within their jurisdiction (including SEZs and Export Oriented Units):
* Cochin Special Economic Zone
* Falta Special Economic Zone
* Kandla Special Economic Zone (including Surat SEZ)
* MEPZ Special Economic Zone
* NOIDA Special Economic Zone
* SEEPZ Special Economic Zone
* Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Exporters to the United Kingdom**
**Impact**
Exporters are now provided with a clear list of authorities from whom they can obtain the Preferential Certificates of Origin required to benefit from the India-UK CETA.
**Action Required**
Exporters must identify the relevant authorized agency based on their product category or their location (if operating within an SEZ/EOU) to apply for the necessary certification.
**Authorized Agencies (Boards, Councils, and SEZ Commissioners)**
**Impact**
These organizations are officially mandated and empowered to verify and issue preferential certificates specifically for trade with the United Kingdom under the CETA framework.
**Action Required**
Agencies must ensure they are prepared to process applications and issue Certificates of Origin for the products or jurisdictions assigned to them in the notice.
Key Entities Referenced
India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (India-UK CETA): The bilateral trade agreement for which authorized agencies are being designated to issue preferential certificates of origin.
Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023: The governing policy framework under which powers are exercised to amend trade documentation and authorize certifying agencies.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The primary regulatory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential)]: The specific policy document being amended to include the list of agencies authorized to issue origin certificates for the India-UK CETA.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग I—खण्ड 1
PART I—Section 1
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 131] िई ददल्ली, सोमवार, मई 11, 2026/विै ाख 21, 1948
No. 131] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026/VAISAKHA 21, 1948
वाजणज्य एव उद्योग मत्रं ालय
(वाजणज्य जवभाग)
(जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय)
साविव जिक सचू िा
िई ददल्ली, 11 मई, 2026
स.ं 10/2026-27
जवषय: जवदेि व्यापार िीजत, 2023 के पररजिजि 2ख [उद्गम प्रमाणपत्र (तरिीही) िारी करि े के जलए प्राजधकृत एिजें सयों
की सचू ी] म ेसिं ोधि के सबं धं म।ें
फा.स.ं01/89/180/109/एएम-25/पीसी-2(ए)/ई-45707— जवदेि व्यापार िीजत (एफटीपी) 2023 के पैरा 1.03
और 2.04 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, महाजिदेिक जवदेि व्यापार एतद्द्वारा भारत-यूिाइटेड ककंगडम व्यापक
आर्थवक और व्यापार समझौता (भारत-यूके सीईटीए) के जलए उद्गम प्रमाणपत्र िारी करिे के जलए अिुमजत प्राप्त प्राजधकृत
एिेंजसयों की सूची को िाजमल करते हुए एफटीपी के पररजिि-2ख [उद्गम प्रमाणपत्र (सीओओ) (तरिीही) िारी करि ेके जलए
प्राजधकृत एिेंजसयों की सूची] म ेंजिम्नािुसार संिोधि करत े ह:ैं
3340 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
क्रम स.ं समझौत ेका िाम प्राजधकृत एिजें सया ं प्रत्यके एिसें ी को जिर्दिव उत्पाद
20. भारत-यूिाइटेड ककंगडम जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय सभी उत्पाद
व्यापाक आर्थवक और और इसके क्षेत्रीय कायावलय
व्यापार समझौता
जियावत जिरीक्षण पररषद और सभी उत्पाद
(भारत-यूके सीईटीए)
जियावत जिरीक्षण एिेंजसयां
कृजष और प्रसंस्ट्कृत खाद्य उत्पाद कृजष उत्पाद
जियावत जवकास प्राजधकरण
(एपीडा)
समुद्री उत्पाद जियावत जवकास समुद्री उत्पाद
प्राजधकरण और क्षेत्रीय कायावलय
केन्द्द्रीय जसल्क बोडव और क्षेत्रीय जसल्क उत्पाद
कायावलय
कॉयर बोड व कॉयर और कॉयर उत्पाद
जवकास आयुि, हस्ट्तजिल्प और हस्ट्तजिल्प
क्षेत्रीय कायावलय
मसाले बोड व मसाले और काि ू
वस्त्र सजमजत और क्षेत्रीय कायावलय वस्त्र और पररधाि
तंबाकू बोडव तंबाकू और तंबाकू उत्पाद
कोचीि जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाइयों द्वारा
सभी उत्पाद
फाल्टा जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाइयों द्वारा
सभी उत्पाद
कांडला जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र सूरत एसईजडे म ेंजस्ट्थत इकाइयों और क्षेत्रीय
जवकास आयुि के क्षेत्राजधकार में जस्ट्थत सभी
एसईजेड एवं ईओयू मइें काइयों द्वारा सभी
उत्पाद
एमईपीजेड जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाईयों द्वारा
सभी उद्पाद।
िोएडा जविेष आर्थवक क्षेत्र क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाईयों द्वारा
सभी उद्पाद।
एसईईपीजेड जविेष आर्थवक क्षत्रे क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाईयों द्वारा
सभी उद्पाद।
जविाखापट्टिम जविेष आर्थकव क्षेत्रीय जवकास आयुि के क्षत्रे ाजधकार में
क्षत्रे जस्ट्थत एसईजडे एवं ईओयू में इकाईयों द्वारा
सभी उद्पाद।[भाग I—खण् ड 1] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
2. साविव जिक सचू िा का प्रभाव: यह सावविजिक सूचिा भारत-यूके सीईटीए के तहत तरिीही उद्गम प्रमाण पत्र िारी करि े
हते ु प्राजधकृत एिेंजसयों की सूची को अजधसूजचत करती ह।ै
लव अग्रवाल, महाजिदिे क जवदिे व्यापार एवं पदेि अपर सजचव
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 11th May, 2026
No. 10/2026-27
Subject: Amendment of Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential)]
of Foreign Trade Policy, 2023-reg.
File No. 01/89/180/109/AM-25/PC-2(A) / E-45707— 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-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade
Agreement (India-UK CETA), as under:
S.No. Name of the Agreement Authorized Agencies Product Assigned to each agency
20. India-United Kingdom - Directorate General of Foreign All products
Comprehensive Economic and
Trade and its regional offices
Trade Agreement (India-UK
CETA) Export Inspection Council and All products
Export Inspection Agencies
Agricultural and Processed Food Agricultural Products
Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA)
Marine Products Export Marine products
Development Authority and
regional offices
Central Silk Board and regional Silk products
offices
Coir Board Coir and Coir products
Development Commissioner, Handicrafts
Handicraft and regional offices
Spices Board Spices and Cashew nuts
Textile Committee and regional Textiles and Clothing
offices
Tobacco Board Tobacco and Tobacco products
Cochin Special Economic Zone, All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
located within the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1]
Falta Special Economic Zone All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
located within the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner
Kandla Special Economic zone, All products by Units in Surat SEZs and
all SEZs and EOUs located within the
jurisdiction of the Zonal Development
Commissioner
MEPZ Special Economic Zone All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
located within the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner
NOIDA Special Economic Zone All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
located within the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner
SEEPZ Special Economic Zone All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
located within the jurisdiction of the Zonal
Development Commissioner
Vishakhapatnam Special All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs
Economic Zone located within the jurisdiction of the 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–UK CETA.
LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & ex-officio Addl. Secy.
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