DGFT mandates Authorised CoO Issuance with Invoice Matching for Verification

(i) Currently, Certificates of Origin under various Preferential Trade Agreements [PTA], Free Trade Agreements [FTAs], Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreements [CECA] and Comprehensive Economic Partnerships Agreements [CEPA] are issued by designated agencies as per Appendix 2B of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms. A new optional system of self-certification is being introduced with a view to reducing transaction cost.

(ii) The Manufacturers who are also Status Holders shall be eligible for Approved Exporter Scheme. Approved Exporters will be entitled to self-certify their manufactured goods as originating from India with a view to qualifying for preferential treatment under different PTAs/FTAs/CECAs/CEPAs which are in operation. Self-certification will be permitted only for the goods that are manufactured as per the Industrial Entrepreneurs Memorandum (IEM) / Industrial License (IL) /Letter of Intent (L01) issued to manufacturers.

(iii) Status Holders will be recognized by DGFT as Approved Exporters for self-certification based on availability of required infrastructure, capacity and trained manpower as per the details in Para 2.94 of Handbook of Procedures read with Appendix 2F of Appendices & Aayaat Niryat Forms.

(iv) The details of the Scheme, along with the penalty provisions, are provided in Appendix 2F of Appendices and Aayaat Niryat Forms and will come into effect only when India incorporates the scheme into a specific agreement with its partner/s and the same is appropriately notified by DGFT. Further the entities to whom such self-certification will be extended bilaterally under FTA/PTA will be subject to the provisions and conditions of that FTA.

(i) Certificates of Origin (CoO) for exports from India can only be issued by agencies authorized by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

(ii) The authorized agencies shall issue CoOs in a manner as prescribed by
DGFT from time to time.

(iii) All IEC holders availing CoOs shall use the same invoice numbers in both CoOs and corresponding
Shipping Bills to enable
automated verification.

(b) Approved Exporter Scheme for
Self-Certification of Certificate of
Origin

(i) Currently,
Origin
Certificates of
under various
Preferential
Agreements [PTA], Trade
Free Trade Agreements [FTAs], Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Agreements
[CECA] and Comprehensive
Economic Partnerships Agreements
issued by
[CEPA] are
designated
agencies as per Appendix
2B of Appendices and Aayat
Niryat Forms. A new optional
system of self-certification is
being introduced with a view
to reducing transaction cost.

(iii) The Manufacturers who are also Status Holders shall be eligible for Approved
Exporter Scheme. Approved Exporters will be entitled to
self-certify manufactured goods their as originating from India with a view to qualifying for
preferential treatment under different PTAs/ FTAs/
CECAs/ CEPAs which are in
operation. Self-certification
will be permitted only for the goods that are manufactured as per the
Industrial Entrepreneurs
Memorandum (IEM) / Industrial License (IL) /Letter of Intent (LOI) issued to
manufacturers.

(iii) Status Holders will be recognized by DGFT as Approved Exporters for selfcertification based on
availability of required
infrastructure, capacity and
trained manpower as per the
details in Para 2.94 of
Handbook of Procedures
read with Appendix 2F of
Appendices & Aayaat Niryat
Forms.

(iv) The details of the Scheme,
along with the penalty provisions, are provided in
Appendix 2F of Appendices
and Aayaat Niryat Forms
and will come into effect only when India incorporates the
scheme into a specific
agreement with its partner/s
and the same is
appropriately notified by
DGFT. Further the entities to
whom such self-certification
will be extended bilaterally
under FTA/PTA will be subject to the provisions and
conditions of that FTA.