Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has mandated that for exports to Nepal from India under South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA), the Preferential Certificate of Origin shall be applied and issued only from this platform with effect from 18th December 2019.
The new online platform for issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin has been live since 19.09.2019 and accessible through this link. The platform is designed as a single-point access for all FTAs/PTAs, for all designated Certificate of Origin(CoO) issuing agencies and for all export products.
All agencies are required to issue preferential CoO for exports to Nepal under SAFTA and SAPTA through the platform. In light of the given cut-off date of 18th I)ecember 2019, exporters to Nepal intending to take benefits under SAFTA and SAPTA are requested to register on the new platform immediately.
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