**Summary:**
Trade Notice No. 28/2024-25, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, on February 11, 2025, addresses the issue of manually issued Certificates of Origin that contravene DGFT guidelines. This notice follows previous Trade Notices (No. 36, No. 26) that enabled electronic issuance of Certificates of Origin via the e-CoO 2.0 platform (https://www.trade.gov.in). The DGFT is seeking details regarding instances where Certificates of Origin were manually issued despite the availability of the online platform.
Exporters and relevant stakeholders are notified that any manually issued Certificates of Origin will be considered null and void. Instances of non-adherence to the prescribed guidelines may lead to rejection of the certificates by Indian Customs and authorities in partner countries. Any instances of irregularities or contraventions in the issuance of Certificates of Origin must be brought to the notice of the DGFT.
For clarifications, contact K.V. Tirumala, Joint DGFT, at tirumala.kvnic.in. This notice is issued with the approval of the competent authority. The file number for reference is 010282AM19EDIPart1s2s.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An organization under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing foreign trade policy.
Certificates of Origin: Documents certifying that goods in a particular export shipment are wholly obtained, produced, manufactured or processed in a particular country.
eCoO 2.0 platform: An online platform (https:Avww.trade.gov.in) used for issuing Certificates of Origin electronically.
FTP: Foreign Trade Policy
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: The location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) headquarters.
K.V. Tirumala: Joint Director General of Foreign Trade, the issuing authority of the trade notice.
Udyog Bhawan, Delhi: Location of Dept. of Commerce
Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The Indian government ministry responsible for international trade and commerce.
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Date: 11" February 2025
Trade Notice No. 28/2024-25
To,
PO All Exporters/Members of Trade & Industry
All Agencies / Chamber enlisted under FTP
All Export Promotion Councils / Trade and Industry Associations
All DGFT Regional Authorities
Shs
Subject: Seeking details of manually issued Certificates of Origin in contravention of DGFT
guidelines-reg.
TradR eef Ne or te in cc ee Ni os .d r 24a /w 2n
0
t 2o
4
-D 2G
5
F dT
a
tT er da d 2e
0
.N 1o 2t .i 2c 0e 2s
4
N wo h.
i
c3 h6 / e2 n0 a2 b3 l- e2 d0 2 e4
l
ed ca trt oe nd
i
c2 6 i"
ss
D uae nc ce em b ofe r
Ce
2 rt0 i2 f3
ic
aa tn ed
s
of Origin by all authorised agencies via eCoO 2.0 platform (i.e. https:/Avww.trade.gov.in).
tCCR he oe r ep nt o
n
nir f
e
eit
c
wcs ta t rh ee ea s
P
q
lv uo ae if
t
r
f
eb O
o
mre
r
eie
m
ngn ti an
sf
.r tde eec rse pi pi rv t oe e vd
i
stb ihy oe
n
t ah obi fs o v aD nei r eTe xrct tao edr nea
d
t eNe o
d
t t i th rca at e
n
s ss imo tiam one nd a ta t ig i me enn gc
t
oi e e l ts e
h
c etc ro aon gnt eii c nn cu i ie s
e
s st u o a
t
n oi cs ces
o
u v me i pam
l
ya T n r wu a ia d tl e
h
In light of the above, the following maybe noted by all concerned:
a. A tl hl e e dx ep ao dr lt ie nr es s a mr ee n ta id ov ni es de d i nn o tt h et o a ba oc vc eep t r efa en ry e nm ca en du a Tl rl ay d ei s Ns ou te id c eC se r ati nf di ca at ne y o sf uO cr hi g min a na uf ate lr
certificates issued will be considered null and void.
b. iIt n fm oa ry me db e bn yo te Ind d it ah na t MT ir sa sd ie o na s nd a bC ru os at do m as b oa uu tt ho tr hi et ie as bo of v eal l mp aa nr dt an ter e sc .o un Ht er ni ce es , ar me ab ne ui an lg
Cce ur sti tf oi mca st e as
u
ti hs os riu te id
e
si n
o
fc to hn et r ra ev cie pn it ei no tn cot uo
n
tt rh ie
e
sg .uidelines are liable to be rejected by
c. oI fti ts
h
ia sl s do
i
rr ee cq tu ore as tt ee d
b
yt h ra et
p
oi rn tf io nr
g
m sa ut ci ho n
i
no sn
t
as nu cc esh oc no n tt rr ada ev ce on nt ni eo cn ts -m da gy
f
tb @e
g
ob vro .u ig nh .t to the notice
. gaI uus its du h ei o ln r ig i n s ea e sg d e an a nc g di e e n is sc sim ue ea s y Cf oon r Oo t sie s ost uh u ta a st n
i
c ds eeu i ot o fa f b
t
l hCe
e
o a TOc rt ai w do i en ll Ci fn ooc nll nlu eod cwin tg i f
e
r Pa le g am e to n fv oca ril me .so f ct oh ne t ia ng ue en c ti oe s v if or lao tm e t th he e li sst a io df
This is issued with the approval of the competent authority.
C
\<~ now
(K.V. Tirumala)
Joint DGFT
e-mail: tirumala.kv@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-1 9/EDI-Part(1)}s2s Sees eee
joint Director General of Foreign Trade
., faeer cGaernaerea l of ForeignTrade
Oieeteer iartt/ Deptt. of Commerce
ave UHIe/ Govt. of india
went Wet,
Udyog Bhawan, Delhi