ENA Economy 2022-01-24 11:00:42 <p><strong>New Delhi, 24 Jan (KNN)</strong> 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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>The agencies have been asked to ensure they are onboarded before 31st March 2022, failing which they shall be de-notified.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>It is informed that feedback and suggestions for further ease of operations, received from exporters and issuing agencies are duly being taken into consideration.</p> <p>Various enhancements rolled out or proposed to be rolled out are </p> <p style="margin-left:40px">i. Bulk upload of line items from file ( to save efforts on keying-in each item) </p> <p style="margin-left:40px">ii. Creation of duplicate/cloned application from an existing application (to save efforts on repetitive entries) </p> <p style="margin-left:40px">iii. E-Wallet facility for bulk payments of user charges (to avoid payment gateway interaction in each CoO submission) </p> <p style="margin-left:40px">iv. Aadhaar e-sign facility for authentication( in-lieu of Digital Signature Certificates)</p> <p>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.</p> <p>For guidance on Exporter registration and application submission process, the Help Manual &amp; FAQs has also been uploaded on the e-CoO Platform landing page (<a href="https://coo.dgft.gov.in">https://coo.dgft.gov.in</a>).</p> 28166 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/economy/date-of-mandatory-filing-of-non-preferential-coo-extended-to-31-march-2022 2022-01-24 11:00:42 knnindia.co.in