Trade Notice No. 22/2023 dated 16th August 2023

Key Pointers – 

• It is informed that the transition period for mandatory filing of applications for Non-Preferential COO through the e-CoO Platform  shall remain valid till 31”t December 2023 (till then CoO applications in manual/paper mode shall be allowed).
• However, the last opportunity to on-board on the electronic platform for CoO for Agencies/chambers, notified under Appendix - 2E are 31,08.2023. This will give sufficient time to such onboarded agencies for smooth transition to online system and conducting outreach programmes for their members to shift to online system before 31.12.2023.
• Accordingly, all Agencies/chambers as notified under Appendix-2E, who have still not on-boarded on the e-CoO Platform, are required to ensure that their on-boarding process is completed at the earliest and no later than 31st August 2023 failing which these agencies/chambers shall be de-notified from Appendix 2E.