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01-04-2021
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Notification No: |
Trade Notice No. 01/2021-2022
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Issuing Authority: |
DGFT
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Type: |
Trade Notice
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File No: |
File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI |
Subject: |
Electronic filing and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India’s Exports under India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (IMCECPA) w.e.f. 01st April 2021
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Government of India Ministry of Commerce and
Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Trade Notice No. 01/2021-2022
Dated: 01.04.2021
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
To,
All Exporters/Members of Trade
All Designated Issuing Agencies under FTAs/PTAs
Subject: Electronic
filing and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India’s
Exports under India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership
Agreement (IMCECPA) w.e.f. 01st April 2021
In continuation to the earlier
Trade Notice(s) 34/2015-2020 dated 19.09.2019, 41/2019-2020 dated 12.12.2020,
53/2019-2020 dated 02.03.2020, 01/2020-2021 dated 07.04.2020, 30/2020-2021 dated
13.10.2020 and 43/2015-2020 dated 23.02.2021, it is informed that the electronic
platform for Preferential Certificate of Origin(CoO) is being expanded further
to facilitate electronic application of Preferential Certificates of Origin
under the India Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership
Agreement (IMCECPA)
2. The Preferential Certificate of Origin for exports
to Mauritius under India-Mauritius CECPA shall be applied and issued from the
CoO e-platform with effect from 01st April 2021.
3. It is informed that
for the applications under the above mentioned Trade Agreement, the e-CoO system
shall generate three (3) copies i.e. Original, Duplicate and triplicate
along-with an additional copy i.e. electronic copy. The electronic copy shall
bear the image signature of the officer and stamp of the issuing agency. The
exporter may however get the remaining (3) copies duly signed in wet-ink by the
issuing officer along with the stamp of the issuing office. The paper copies of
the CoOs so issued may be collected by post or in person, for any submission to
the Trade Partner Country’s authorities.
4. The concerned Indian
Exporters may please take note of the following points with regard to the
process being notified herewith:
Digital Signature Certificate (DSC)
would be required for the purpose of electronic submission. The digital
signature would be the same as used in other DGFT applications; The digital
signature may be Class III and should have the Importer Exporter Code (IEC) of
the firm embedded in the DSC; Any new applicant exporter would be required to
initially register at the portal. The password would be sent on the email and
mobile number of the IEC holder. In case the IEC holder desires to update their
email on which communication is to be sent, the same may be done by using the
‘IEC Profile Management’ service on the DGFT website https://dgft.gov.in Once
registration is completed, the IEC details would be auto-populated as per the
DGFT-IEC database. Applicant is required to ensure that updated IEC details are
available in the DGFT system. Necessary steps may be taken to modify the IEC
details online, whenever required. 5. For further guidance on registration
and application submission, the Help manual & FAQs may be accessed on the
landing page at https://coo.dgft.gov.in . For any further assistance you may
utilize any of the following channels —
Raise a service
request/suggestion ticket through the DGFT Helpdesk service Call the
toll-free DGFT Helpdesk numbers Send an email to DGFT CoO Helpdesk at
[email protected] This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI)
(Md. Moin Afaque) Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
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