Date: 2022-08-01Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of
Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO) through the
Common Digital Platform to 31st March 2023 –reg
**Summary:**
This Trade Notice No. 15/2022-23, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, extends the transition period for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin (NP CoO) through the common digital platform until March 31, 2023.
This notice is a continuation of previous Trade Notices (24/2021-22, 42/2020-21, 48/2020-21, 10/2021-22, 19/2021-22, 21/2021-22, 32/2021-22 and 04/2022-23) on the same subject. Exporters and NP CoO Issuing Agencies retain the option to use the online system, but it is not mandatory until the specified date. The existing manual/paper-based systems for processing NP CoO applications remain permissible during this extended period.
Guidance on registration and online application submission is available in the Help Manual and FAQs on the platform: https://coo.dgft.gov.in. Authorised agencies are directed to inform exporters about the online system and its registration requirements. Issues related to the IT system and its implementation should be reported for appropriate action.
For further information, contact Md. Moin Afaque, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade, at ddg2egov@dgft.gov.in. The notice is issued from File No. 01/028/2/AM19/EDI.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Department of Commerce: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The agency responsible for implementing the foreign trade policy of India.
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade office in New Delhi, Delhi.
Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin: A trade document certifying that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
Common Digital Platform: Online portal for electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO).
Md. Moin Afaque: Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade.
eCoO Platform: Electronic Certificate of Origin platform
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Dated: 1st August 2022
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Trade Notice No. 15/2022-23
To,
1. All Exporters/Members of Trade
2. All Designated Issuing Agencies
Subject: Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential
Certificate of Origin (NP CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st March
2023 –reg
In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade
Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, 10/2021-2022
dated 19.07.2021, 19/2021-2022 dated 01.10.2021, 21/2021-22 dated 18.10.2021,
32/2021-22 dated 24.01.2022 and 04/2022-2023 dated 27.04.2022, it is informed that the
transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential Certificate of
Origin through the e-CoO Platform has been further extended till 31st March 2023.
2. While the exporters and NP CoO Issuing Agencies would have the option to use
the online system, the same shall not be mandatory till 31st March 2023. The existing
systems of processing non-preferential CoO applications in manual/paper mode are
being allowed. For guidance on registration and online application submission process,
the Help Manual & FAQs may be seen on the landing page at https://coo.dgft.gov.in
3. The authorised agencies are therefore required to sensitize the exporting
community and their constituents regarding the online system and its registration
requirements well in time. Any issues relating to the IT system and its implementation
may also be brought to our notice for appropriate action.
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
(Md. Moin Afaque)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: ddg2egov-dgft@gov.in
(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI)