Amendments to Para 2.90 of Handbook of Procedures 2023
DGFT public notice Public Notice No. 01/2026-27 · 07 Apr 2026
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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has amended Para 2.90 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023 regarding the issuance of Certificates of Origin (CoO). The amendment introduces a requirement for all authorized agencies to process applications and issue CoOs exclusively through the designated electronic platform, https://www.trade.gov.in, or any other platform specified by the DGFT. Manual issuance of CoOs outside of this designated system is prohibited and may result in the revocation of an agency's authorization to issue CoOs.
What you must do
- Authorized agencies must process applications and issue Certificates of Origin exclusively through the designated electronic platform.
Key dates
- Date of issuance of the Public Notice
- 07 Apr 2026
Document text
[To Be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I]
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi – 110 011
Public Notice No. 01/2026-27
Dated: 07 April 2026
Subject: Amendments to Para 2.90 of Handbook of Procedures 2023.
In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 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 to Para 2.90 of HBP-2023:
| Para No. | Existing Para | Amended Para |
|---|---|---|
| 2.90 | Certificates of Origin (CoO) | Certificates of Origin (CoO) |
| (a) Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an instrument to establish evidence on origin of goods imported into any country. | (a) Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an instrument to establish evidence on origin of goods imported into any country. | |
| (b) There are two categories of CoO viz. | (b) There are two categories of CoO viz. | |
| (i) Preferential | (i) Preferential | |
| (ii) Non preferential | (ii) Non preferential | |
| (c) The list of authorized agencies to issue Certificates of Origin is notified in Appendix 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E. | ||
| (d) All authorized agencies must accept applications and issue CoOs only via https://www.trade.gov.in or such other platform as may be | ||
| Para No. | Existing Para | Amended Para |
| designated by DGFT from time to time. Manual issuance outside of the designated platform is not permissible and may lead to revocation of authorization to issue CoO. |
Effect of this Notification: Authorised agencies for issuance of Certificate of Origin may accept and issue the certificates only from the designated electronic platform as specified by DGFT.
(Lav Agarwal) Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Additional Secretary, Government of India E-mail: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from F. No. 01/02/60/AM-25/EG&TF)
Source details
- Source
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Type
- public notice
- Published by source
- 07 Apr 2026
- Document number
- Public Notice No. 01/2026-27
- Issuing division
- Directorate General of Foreign Trade
- Coverage area
- foreign-trade