Amendments to Para 2 90 of Handbook of Procedures 2023

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-09042026-271657 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 104] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026/CHAITRA 18, 1948 MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 7th April, 2026 No. 01/2026-27 Subject: Amendments to Para 2.90 of Handbook of Procedures 2023. F. No. 01/02/60/AM-25/EG&TF—In exercise of the powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments to Para 2.90 of HBP-2023: +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Para No. | Existing Para | Amended Para | +==========+========================================================================+========================================================================+ | 2.90 | Certificates of Origin (CoO) | Certificates of Origin (CoO) | | | (a) Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an | (a) Certificate of Origin (CoO) is an | | | instrument to establish evidence on origin of | instrument to establish evidence on origin of | | | goods imported into any country. | goods imported into any country. | | | (b) There are two categories of CoO viz. | (b) There are two categories of CoO viz. | | | (i) Preferential | (i) Preferential | | | (ii) Non preferential | (ii) Non preferential | | | | (c) The list of authorized agencies to | | | | issue Certificates of Origin is notified in | | | | Appendix 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E. | | | | (d) All authorized agencies must accept | | | | applications and issue CoOs only via | | | | https://www.trade.gov.in or such other | | | | platform as may be designated by DGFT from | | | | time to time. Manual issuance outside of the | | | | designated platform is not permissible and | | | | may lead to revocation of authorization to | | | | issue CoO. | +----------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Effect of this Notification: Authorised agencies for issuance of Certificate of Origin may accept and issue the certificates only from the designated electronic platform as specified by DGFT. LAV AGARWAL, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Addl. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.