Only Govt Bodies Notified for CoO Issue under India New Zealand FTA

[DGFT Public Notice No. 40/2026-27 dated 13 November, 2026]

Effect of the Public Notice: (A) India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement has been added under the list of FTAs under Para 2.88 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023; and (B) The list of authorized agencies permitted to issue Preferential Certificate of Origin under the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is incorporated into Appendix-2B.

Subject: Amendments in Para 2.88 of Handbook of Procedures, 2023 and Appendix 2B of Foreign Trade Policy, 2023.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments:

(A) Under Para 2.88 (a) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023, a new entry with serial no. xvii is inserted after the existing list of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as under:

"xvii. India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (India-New Zealand FTA)"

(B) Under Appendix-2B [List of Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (CoO) (Preferential)] of the FTP, the list of Authorised Agencies allowed to issue Coo for India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is included, as under:

S.No.	Name of the Agreement	Authorized Agencies	Product Assigned to each agency
22.	India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (India-New Zealand FTA)	Directorate General of Foreign Trade and its regional offices	All products
		Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies	All Products
		Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA.)	Agricultural Products
		Marine Products Export Development Authority and regional offices	Marine products
		Central Silk Board and regional offices	Silk products
		Coir Board	Coir and Coir products
		Development Commissioner, Handicrafts and regional offices	Handicraft
		Spices Board	Spices and Cashew nuts
		Textile Committee and regional offices	Textiles and Clothing
		Tobacco Board	Tobacco and tobacco products
		Cochin Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		Falta Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		Kandla Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in Surat SEZs and all SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		MEPZ Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		NOIDA Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		SEEPZ Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner
		Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone	All products by Units in SEZs and EOUs located within the Jurisdiction of the Zonal Development Commissioner

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/70/AM-25/PC -2(A)/e-44653]