**Summary:**
This Trade Notice (No. 4/2020-21), issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, announces the implementation of a Common Digital Platform (CDP) for the issuance of non-preferential Certificates of Origin (CoOsNP).
Effective April 1, 2021, online applications for CoOsNP will be processed according to Para 2.108 of the Handbook of Procedure, based on exporter declarations without initial document scrutiny. Uploaded documents, such as invoices, will be available for later verification if needed. A uniform fee of Rs. 100 will be charged per certificate.
While applicants can choose between online or manual CoONP applications until March 31, 2021, online applications will be mandatory from April 1, 2021, onwards. Further details will be notified subsequently.
For further information, contact S.P. Roy, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, at shyama.roy@nic.in. The notice was issued from File No. 01/02/54/AM21/EGTF/E-24628.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: A department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for foreign trade policy.
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade in New Delhi, Delhi.
Certificate of Origins Non-Preferential (CoO NP): A document certifying that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
Common Digital Platform (CDP): An online platform for the issuance of Certificate of Origins Non-Preferential.
Appendix 2E of FTP 2015-2020: A section of the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 that lists agencies authorized to issue Certificate of Origin Non-Preferential.
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The foreign trade policy in effect from 2015 to 2020.
Handbook of Procedure: A document that outlines the procedures for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Shyama Roy: Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, as indicated in the document.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi .
Dated February, 2021
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Trade Notice No. 4% / 2020-21
To
1. All Members of the Trade
2. All DGFT RAs
3. All Custom Authorities
Subject: Issuance of Certificate of Origins (Non-Preferential) [CoOs(NP)] through
Common Digital Platform(CDP).
Reference is invited to the provisions under Appendix-2 E of FTP-2015-
2020 with regard to list of agencies authorised to issue Certificate of Origin — Non-
Preferential.
2: DGFT proposes to issue online CoO (NP) w.e.f. 01.04.2021( tentative date);
wherein the online applications for CoO (NP) will be processed as per provisions of
Para 2.108 of Handbook of Procedure based on the declaration of the exporter to
the issuing agency, without any scrutiny of documents. However, uploaded
documents like invoices etc. as prescribed in para 2.108 will be available for
Scrutiny at a later date in case there is a need for cross verification etc. Further, a
uniform fee of Rs100/- will be charged for each certificate so issued.
3: It is also informed that while applicants can choose to avail CoO(NP)online
or in manual mode till 31.3.2021 , w.e.f 1.4.2021 applications will be accepted in
online mode only. Further details in the matter will be notified subsequently.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority. (ho. ou
(SP Roy) ‘
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Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: shyama.roy@nic.in
(issued from File No.01/02/54/AM21/EG&TF/E-24628)