Trade Notice No. 23/2022-23 dated 22 December 2022

Key Pointers –

• The electronic platform for Certificates of Origin (eCoO) is being expanded to facilitate the issuance of Preferential Certificates of Origin for exports to Australia under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) with effect from 29th December 2022.
• On submission and approval of applications online the e-CoO system shall generate electronic copy bearing the image signature of the issuing officer and stamp of the issuing agency. The authenticity of any eCoO may be verified by scanning the QR code on the certificate or under the ’Verify Certificate’ link on https://coo.dgft.gov.in
• For making the eCoO application, Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) would be required for the purpose of electronic submission, which may be Class III and should have the IEC of the firm embedded in the DSC. 
• Any new applicant exporter would be required to initially register at the portal. The password would be sent on the email and mobile number of the IEC holder. Email can be updated  by using the ‘IEC Profile Management’ service on https://dgft.gov.in 
• Once the registration is completed, details would be auto-populated as per the DGFT-IEC database. Applicant is required to ensure that updated IEC details are available in the DGFT system. Necessary steps may be taken to modify the IEC details, when required. 
• For further guidance on registration and application submission, the Help manual & FAQs may be accessed on the landing page at https://coo.dgft.gov.in