Amendments in Para 288 and Para 291 of Handbook of Procedures

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-18052026-272664 EXTRAORDINARY PART I—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 136] | NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026/VAISAKHA 22, 1948 3430 GI/2026 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.1] MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE) PUBLIC NOTICE New Delhi, the 11th May, 2026 No. 09/2026-27 Subject: Amendments in Para 2.88 and Para 2.91 of Handbook of Procedures-reg. F. No. 01/89/180/109/AM-25/PC-2(A) / e-45707.— In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in the provisions of Para 2.88 and Para 2.91 of the Handbook of Procedures 2023: (A) Under Para 2.88 (a) of HBP, a new entry with serial no. xv is inserted after the existing list of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) as under: "xv. India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (India-UK CETA)" (B) Under Para 2.91 of HBP 2023, the sub-para (e) is amended as mentioned below: "2.91 (e): In case of India- EFTA TEPA and India-UK CETA, Certificates of Origin may also be obtained on the basis of self-declaration by the exporter concerned, in addition to issuance of Certificate of Origin by an authorised agency". Effect of this Public Notice: Para 2.88(a) and Para 2.91 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 have been amended to facilitate exporters to obtain the Certificate of Origin (CoO) under the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) through self-declaration, in addition to the existing system of issuance of Certificates of Origin by the authorised agencies. 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. SARVESH KUMAR Date