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Dear Members,
We would like to inform you that the O/o Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Trade Notice No. 37/2020-2021 dated 11th January, 2021 regarding Electronic Issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin (CoO) for India’s Exports to UK under Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP).
We understand that, the details provided by the UK on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences may be seen at URL https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trading-with-developing-nations. Goods that meet the UK GSP rules of origin requirements are eligible to claim a GSP rate of import duty on the basis of a valid proof of origin. A valid proof of origin must be either of the following:
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GSP Form-A – which does not need to be stamped and signed by an authority designated by the GSP country.
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An origin declaration – which must include information to enable the identification of an originating good
Reference point (i) above, the GSP Form-A is available electronically on the e-CoO Platform. Further, no physical pre-printed stationery of Form-A shall be issued.
The exporters to UK planning to avail GSP benefits may submit the given form on the e-Platform. While the stamp and sign of the issuing authority is not mandatory as per the instructions provided by UK authorities, the GSP certificate when submitted electronically on the e-CoO platform will be made available through the existing online approval process with the image sign and signature.
For guidance on registration and application submission on the e-CoO Platform, the Help manual & FAQs may be accessed on the landing page at https://coo.dgft.gov.in .
For any further assistance you may utilize any of the following channels —
i. Raise a service request/suggestion ticket through the DGFT Helpdesk service link on the e-platform home page
ii. Call the toll-free Helpline number 1800-111-550
iii. Send an email to coo-dgft@gov.in
Members are requested to go through this Trade Notice and avail the facility if exporting to UK. The said DGFT Trade Notice is available for reference on below link-
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/a27a68f5-308c-4ea6-889e-0dafb8739752/Trade%20Notice%20-%2037.pdf
Issues, if any may be taken up on helpdesk/ e-mail provided above. Feed-backs, if any may also be sent on our email id's: deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in, pwdd@chemexcil.gov.in & info@chemexcil.gov.in .
Thanking you,
Yours Faithfully,
Deepak Gupta
Acting Executive Director
CHEMEXCIL
