Date: 2021-10-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Extension of date for Mandatory Electronic Filing of Non
Preferential Certificate of Origin (COO) through the Common
Digital Platform to 31st October 2021.
**Summary:**
This Trade Notice (No. 21/2021-2022), issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, extends the deadline for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform (https://coo.dgft.gov.in) to October 31, 2021. This extension, granted at the request of certain Chambers/Associations notified under Appendix 2E, allows for the continuation of the existing manual/paper-based submission and processing of Non-Preferential CoO applications until the specified date. All agencies notified under Appendix 2E must complete the onboarding process to the online platform by October 31, 2021, or face denotification from Appendix 2E. A revised Appendix 2E, listing only onboarded agencies, will be notified after this deadline. Agencies requiring guidance on the onboarding process can contact ddg2egovdgft[at]gov[dot]in. For further inquiries, Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Director General of Foreign Trade, can be reached at 011-23063918 or sanjay.kt[at]nic[dot]in. The notice is issued from File No. 01/02/54/AM21/EGTFE/24628.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The agency within the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi: Location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) office in New Delhi, Delhi.
Certificate of Origin (CoO): A document certifying that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
Appendix 2E: A list of agencies authorized to issue Certificates of Origin, maintained by the DGFT.
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): Agreements between two or more countries to reduce or eliminate barriers to trade and investment.
Sanjay Kumar Tiwari: Director General of Foreign Trade.
Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin: Certificates of Origin that do not qualify for preferential tariff treatment under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Dated: 18.10.2021
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Trade Notice No. 21 /2021-2022
To,
1. All Exporters/Members of Trade
2. All Issuing Agencies as enlisted under Appendix 2E of the FTP
Subject: Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential
Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31°
October 2021.
In continuation to this Directorate's earlier Trade Notice Nos. 42/2020-2021
dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021 and 10/2021-2022 dated
19.07.2021, it is informed that the electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO)
(URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in ) which was made live for issuing preferential
certificates under different FTAs, has now been expanded to facilitate electronic
application for issuance of Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin as well.
2. On the request of certain Chambers/Associations notified under Appendix-2E,
the existing system of manual/paper-based submission and processing of non-
preferential CoO applications is being extended further upto 31° October 2021
only and the online system is not being made mandatory.
3. AllAgencies, as notified under Appendix-2E, are required to ensure that the on-
boarding exercise is completed latest by 31° October 2021 failing which the agencies
shall be de-notified from Appendix 2E. The concerned agencies may reach out over
email to ddg2egov-dgft[at]gov[dot]in for any guidance or clarifications in regard to
the on-boarding process.
4. The revised Appendix 2E, containing the list of only those agencies which have
been on-boarded, shall be notified post the said timelines.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
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(Issued from File No. 01/02/54/AM21/EG&TF/E-24628)