Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Dated: 26^th December 2023
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Trade Notice No. 36/2023-24

To,

1. All Exporters/Members of Trade
2. All Designated Issuing Agencies

Subject: Extension of Date for Mandatory electronic filing of Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) through the Common Digital Platform to 31st December 2024 -reg.

In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 27/2022-2023 dated 28.03.2023, 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 31^st December 2024.

2. 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, the online application process shall not be mandatory till 31^st December 2024. In this interim period, the existing systems of processing non-preferential CoO applications in manual/paper mode is permitted.

3. 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 also encourage the exporters to use the online eCoO platform.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Manoj kumar Meena)
Deputy Director
Email: manoj.meena84@gov.in

(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI-Part (1))