Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Dated: 27th April 2022
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi

Trade Notice No. 04/2022-2023

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 1st August 2022 -reg

In continuation to the earlier Trade Notice 24/2021-22 dated 15.11.2021, Trade Notice
42/2020-2021 dated 19.02.2021, 48/2020-2021 dated 25.03.2021, 10/2021-2022 dated
19.07.2021, 19/2021-2022 dated 01.10.2021, 21/2021-22 dated 18.10.2021 and 32/2021-22 dated
24.01.2022, 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 01stAugust 2022.

2. While the exporters and NP CoO Issuing Agencies would have the option to use the online
system, the same shall not be mandatory till 01st August 2022. The existing systems of processing
non-preferential CoO applications in manual/paper mode is being allowed. 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

3. All stakeholders may note that issuing agencies who do not use the Online System for issue
of non-preferential CoOs after 1st August 2022 will invite penal action and can be subject to 'de listing' as an authorised agency. The authorised agencies are therefore required to sensitize the
exporting community and their constituents regarding the Online system and its registration
requirements well in time. Any issues relating to the IT system and its implementation may also
be brought to our notice for appropriate action.

This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Md. Moin Afaque)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: [email protected]

(Issued from File No. 01/02/82/AM-19/EDI[E-14047])