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02-03-2020
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| Notification No: |
TRADE NOTICE No. 53/2019-2020
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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: |
Online filling and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin under India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) for India's Exports to Republic of Korea w.e.f. 06th March 2020.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERECE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE
TRADE NOTICE
No. 53/2019-2020
Dated 02nd March, 2020
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
To,
1. All Exporters/Member of Trade
2. All Designated Agencies under
FTAs/PTAs
3. Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India/Embassy of India in
Seoul
Subject: Online filling and Issuance of Preferential Certificate of
Origin under India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA)
for India's Exports to Republic of Korea w.e.f. 06th March 2020.
In
continuation to the
Trade Notice 34/2015-2020 dated 19.09.2019 and
41/2019-2020
dated 12.12.2020, it is informed that the new online platform for issuance of
Preferential Certificate of Origin has been live since 19.09.20 19. The platform
is designed as a single-point access for all FTAs/PTAs, for all designated
Certificate of Origin (CoO) issuing agencies and for all export products. The
platform is accessible at the following URL: https: //coo .dgft.gov.in
2.
DGFT is working for on-boarding the FTAs/PTAs and the designated issuing
agencies. Since 25th September 2019 and 18th December 2019, all CoOs for exports
from India to Chile under India-Chile PTA and India to Nepal under SAFTA &
SAPTA,respectively are required to be applied and issued through the platform.
3. Similarly, for exports to Republic of Korea under India-Korea
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA), the Preferential
Certificate of Origin shall be applied and issued only from this platform with
effect from 06th March 2020. All agencies are required to issue preferential CoO
for exports to Korea under IKCEPA through the platform URL:
https://coo.dgft.gov.in. It is requested that exporters to Republic of Korea
intending to take benefits under IKCEPA may register on the new platform
immediately.
4. Following may be taken note of by exporters with regard to
the CoO portal/application process:
a. Digital Signature would be required
for the purpose of electronic verification. The digital signature would be the
same as used for other DGFT applications;
b. The digital signature to be used
may be Class II or Class III and should have the IEC number of the firm embedded
in the DSC;
c. On registration at the portal, a password would be sent on the
email link to the JEC holder. In case the IEC holder desires to update email on
which communication is to be done with the portal, the same may be done by using
the 'Online IEC application' module on the DGFT website.
d. Once registration
is done, all directors/partners' details and branch details would be
auto-populated in the certificate of origin as available in the DGFT-IEC
database. Please ensure that latest updated IEC details are available in the
DGFTIEC database and necessary steps taken to modify the IEC details
online,whenever required;
e. For further guidance, registration and
application help manual & FAQs may be seen on the main page of the CoO platform.
f. For any assistance any of the following channels may be used:
i. Raise a
complaint/suggestion ticket through Contact@DGFT service available on the DGFT
website.
ii. Call the Helpline at the Toll Free number 1800-111-550
iii.
Send an email to [email protected]
(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI)
[Md. Mdin Afaque]
Deputy
Director General of Foreign Trade
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