New Delhi, 15 Nov (KNN) As per the trade note received from Directorate General of Foreign Trade, 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 chief objective of this platform is to provide an electronic, contact-less single window for the CoO related processes.

While the transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin through the e-CoO Platform has been given extension date till 31st January 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 on- boarding process is completed at the earliest and no later than 31st January 2022. Reference Trade Notice 21/2021-22 dated 18.10.2021, it is submitted that all Agencies notified under Appendix-2E, are required to ensure that the onboarding exercise is completed latest by 31st January 2022 failing which the agencies shall be de-notified from Appendix 2E.

All Exporters concerned have 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 .