New Delhi, 24 Jan (KNN) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has extended the transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin through the e-CoO Platform till March 31, 2022. 

The existing systems for submitting and processing non-preferential CoO applications in manual/ paper mode are permitted for the stated time period and the electronic system is not being made mandatory.

The agencies have been asked to ensure they are onboarded before 31st March 2022, failing which they shall be de-notified.

Electronic platform for Certificate of Origin (CoO)(URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in ) has been implemented to facilitate electronic filing and issuance for Non-Preferential Certificates of Origin(CoO) besides Preferential CoOs. The objective of this platform is to provide an electronic, contact-less single window for the CoO related processes.

It is informed that feedback and suggestions for further ease of operations, received from exporters and issuing agencies are duly being taken into consideration.

Various enhancements rolled out or proposed to be rolled out are – 

i. Bulk upload of line items from file ( to save efforts on keying-in each item) 

ii. Creation of duplicate/cloned application from an existing application (to save efforts on repetitive entries) 

iii. E-Wallet facility for bulk payments of user charges (to avoid payment gateway interaction in each CoO submission) 

iv. Aadhaar e-sign facility for authentication( in-lieu of Digital Signature Certificates)

Exporters and Issuing Agencies already onboarded have been advised to make maximum use of the e-CoO platform for process familiarisation and ease of operations. The issuing agencies have also been advised to issue suitable advisories to the members/exporters to register and familiarise with the e-CoO platform before the stated timelines.

For guidance on Exporter registration and application submission process, the Help Manual & FAQs has also been uploaded on the e-CoO Platform landing page (https://coo.dgft.gov.in).