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Agencies and chambers notified under Appendix-2E must complete on-boarding on the DGFT Common Digital platform for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin by 31st August 2023. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issues this final notice to ensure compliance before mandatory electronic filing takes effect. The transition period for mandatory electronic filing remains valid until 31st December 2023, during which manual paper applications remain allowed. Agencies and chambers that fail to complete the on-boarding process by the August deadline face de-notification from Appendix-2E.
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भारत सरकार/Government of India वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय/Ministry of Commerce & Industry वाणिज्य विभाग/Department of Commerce विदेश व्यापार महानिदेशालय/Directorate General of Foreign Trade वाणिज्य भवन, नई दिल्ली /Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 16.08.2023
Trade Notice No. 22/2023
To,
Subject: Final Notice for on-boarding on the DGFT Common Digital platform for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) upto 31st August 2023 -reg.
This Directorate, vide Trade Notice No. 27/2022-2023 dated 28.03.2023, has extended transition period upto 31st December 2023 for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin through the e-CoO Platform. The DGFT has been emphasizing the enlisted Agencies/chambers, notified under Appendix-2E since 19.02.2021, vide Trade Notice No. 42/2020-2021, for on-boarding on the electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO) (URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in) to provide an electronic, contact-less single window for the CoO related processes. However, it has been noted that despite various Trade Notices issued in the past and latest on 28.03.2023, a few enlisted Agencies/chambers have still not started the process of on-boarding which defeats the purpose of initiating the online system.
In this reference, it is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential COO through the e-CoO Platform shall remain valid till 31st December 2023 (till then COO applications in manual/paper mode shall be allowed). However, Agencies/chambers, notified under Appendix-2E are hereby given the last opportunity to on-board on the electronic platform for CoO latest by 31.08.2023 only. This will give sufficient time to such onboarded agencies for smooth transition to online system and conducting outreach programmes for their members to shift to online system before 31.12.2023.
Accordingly, all Agencies/chambers as notified under Appendix-2E, who have still not on-boarded on the e-CoO Platform, are required to ensure that their on-boarding process is completed at the earliest and no later than 31st August 2023 failing which these agencies/chambers shall be de-notified from Appendix 2E.
For 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 any of the following channels may be utilized:
This issues with the approval of the competent authority.
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(Sanjay Kumar Tiwari) 16/08 Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade E-mail: sanjay.kt@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/93/180/28/AM-19/PC.II(B)/E-16025)
