Private
Chamber of Commerce may Stop Issuing CoO (NP) from 31
July
·
DGFT to Issue Non-Preferential Certificate of
Origin too
·
No Examination of Goods or Exporter Background,
Auto Issuance Proposed
[Trade Notice No. 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021
Subject: Electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital
Platform for India’s Exports w.e.f. 15th April 2021
In
continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, it is
informed that the electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO) (URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in ) is
being expanded beyond Preferential Certificate of Origin to facilitate
electronic application of Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin.
2. The
objective of the platform is to provide an electronic, contact-less single
window for the CoO related processes. Applications
for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin may also be submitted through e-CoO platform w.e.f. 15th
April 2021. However, there shall be a transition period for CoO(NP)
issuing agencies to on-board this common digital platform. Submitting CoO(NP)
applications on this online platform shall not be mandatory for the exporters
in the immediate. The existing procedure of submitting paper CoO applications directly to the designated issuing agency
shall also be in operation in parallel. Submission and issuance of CoO(NP)
by the issuing agencies through their paper based system may continue up to 31st July 2021 or
until further orders.
3. It may be noted here that for online Non-Preferential
Certificate of Origin applications, the e-CoO system
shall generate a set of three (3) CoO leaves i.e.
electronic, original and duplicate. The electronic copy shall bear the image
signature of the officer and stamp of the issuing agency. The other copies
shall not bear the image sign and seal of the issuing agency. Wherever
required, the exporter may choose to get the prints of these remaining copies
duly signed in wet-ink by the issuing officer along with the stamp of the
issuing office.
4. As
part of this online CoO(NP) application process, the exporters can also choose to
avail the option of requesting for attestation of the supporting documents
submitted with the said application, wherever required. These wet ink signed
copies of the CoO(NP) and the attested documents (if any) may be collected by
the applicant exporter by post or in person, for suitable submission to the
concerned authorities in the importing country.
5. The
authenticity of the online CoO(NP) issued shall be verifiable through QR code displayed on
the certificate. Additionally, verification may also be done by keying the
certificate number at the verification link on the e-CoO
platform ( https://coo.dgft.gov.in).
6. 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 of applications. The digital
signature would be the same as used in other DGFT applications;
·
The DSC should be Class III. The given DSC
may be of either categories -- individual based DSC or organization based DSC
or a DSC with the IEC of the firm embedded into it;
·
Any new applicant exporter would require a
one-time registration at the given
·
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 ‘Modify/Update IEC’ service on the DGFT website https://dgft.gov.in
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Once registration is completed, the IEC
details would be auto-populated from the DGFT-IEC database. Applicant is
required to ensure that updated IEC details are available in the DGFT system
prior to registration. Necessary steps may be taken to update the IEC details
online, where required.
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Any applicant exporter who is already
availing services on this common digital platform for issuance of Preferential
Certificate of Origin is not required to register again. Existing credentials
may be used for logging in to the portal for CoO(NP) as well.
8. For
further guidance on registration and application submission process, 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 ticket through the
DGFT Helpdesk service
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Call the toll-free DGFT Helpdesk numbers
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Send an email to DGFT CoO
Helpdesk at coo-dgft@gov.in
This
issues with the approval of the competent authority.
(Issued
from File No. 01/02/54/AM21/EG&TF)