[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
Public Notice No.
44/2015-2020
New Delhi, Dated: 22 December, 2022
Subject: Amendment of Appendix 2B [List of Agencies Authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential)] of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends Appendix 2B of the FTP for including the list of agencies authorised to issue Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India's exports under India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA), as under:
| S.No. | Name of the Agreement | Authorized Agencies | Product Assigned to each agency |
| 18. | India-Australia Economics Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) | Export Inspection Council and Export Inspection Agencies | All products |
| Marine Products Exports Development Authority and regional offices | Marine products | ||
| Developments Commissioner, Handicraft and regional offices | Handicraft | ||
| Spices Board | Spices and Cashew nuts | ||
| Coir Board | Coir and Coir products | ||
| Textile Committee and regional offices | Textiles and clothing | ||
| Central Silk Board and regional offices | Silk products | ||
| MEPZ special Economics Zone | All products by Units in Madras SEZ and EOUs located within the jurisdiction. | ||
| Kandla Special Economic zone | All products manufactured by Units in Kandla and Surat SEZs and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction | ||
| SEEPZ Special Economic! Zone | All products manufactured by Units in SEEPZ SEZ and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction. | ||
| Cochin Special Economic Zone | All products manufactured by Units in Cochin SEZ and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction | ||
| NOIDA Special Economic Zone | All products manufactured by Units in Noida SEZ and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction | ||
| Vishakhapatnam Special Economic Zone | All products manufactured by Units in Vishakhapatnam SEZ and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction | ||
| Falta Special Economic Zone | All products manufactured by Units in Falta SEZ and EOUs located within the respective jurisdiction | ||
| Directorate General of Foreign Trade and regional offices | All products | ||
| Tobacco Board | Tobacco and tobacco products | ||
| Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) | Agricultural Products |
2. Effect of the Public Notice: List of agencies authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (Preferential) under India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) is notified.
(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Additional Secretary to the Govt, of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No. 01/93/180/05/AM-22/PC-2[B]/E-34097]