The DGFT issued Trade Notice No. 27/2022-2023 dated March 28, 2023 for the extension of date for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (“CoO”) through the Common Digital Platform to December 31, 2023.
In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 15/2022-23 dated August 01, 2022, it is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin through the e-CoO Platform has been further extended till December 31, 2023.
Accordingly, the exporters and Non-Preferential CoO Issuing Agencies as notified under Appendix-2E of the FTP would have the option to use the online system. However, the online application process shall not be mandatory till December 31, 2023. In this interim period, the existing systems of processing non-preferential CoO applications in manual/paper mode is allow permitted.
For guidance on registration and online application submission process, the Help Manual & FAQs may be seen on the landing page at https://coo.dgft.gov.in The authorised issuing agencies are required to sensitize the exporting community and their constituents regarding the online eCoO platform and its registration requirements and encourage the exporters to use the online eCoO platform.
The Trade Notice can be accessed at: https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/cff2949c-e3a3-46d7-93fc-581c92034843/Trade%20Notice%2027%20-%20Extension%20till%2031Dec2023.pdf