The DGFT issued Trade Notice No. 24/2021-22 dated November 15, 2021 for the extension of date for mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to January 31, 2022.
In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 42/2020-2021 dated February 19, 2021, 48/2020-2021 dated March 25, 2021, 10/2021-2022 dated July 19, 2021, 19/2021-2022 dated October 01, 2021 and 21/2021-22 dated October 18, 2021, it is informed that the electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO) (URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in) has been expanded to facilitate electronic filing and issuance for Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin. The objective of this platform is to provide an electronic, contact-less single window for the CoO related processes.
In this reference, 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 extended till January 31, 2022. The existing systems for submitting and processing non-preferential CoO applications in manual/paper mode is being allowed for the stated time period and the online system is not being made mandatory.
All Agencies as notified under Appendix-2E are required to ensure their onboarding process is completed at the earliest and no later than January 31, 2022. Reference Trade Notice 21/2021-22 dated October 18, 2021, it is submitted that all Agencies notified under Appendix-2E, are required to ensure that the onboarding exercise is completed latest by January 31, 2022 failing which the agencies shall be de-notified from Appendix 2E.
All Exporters concerned are requested to ensure that they are duly registered onto the said platform at the earliest. Any technical/procedural issues may be brought to the attention of the CoO Helpdesk within the time prescribed. 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 you may utilize any of the following channels —
- Raise a service request ticket through the DGFT Helpdesk service
- Send an email to DGFT CoO Helpdesk at coo-dgft@gov.in
- Call the toll-free DGFT Helpdesk numbers
The Trade Notice can be accessed at: https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/e8d6f85a-9fe0-47bb-a189-772e706a22b5/Trade%20Notice%2024%20-%20eCoO%20Extension%20till%20Jan2022.pdf