What is Preferential Certificate of Origin? Who is authorised to issue the Preferential CoO?
What is a Certificate of Origin?
A Certificate of Origin is an official document that certifies the country where the product or goods have been manufactured.
This certificate is used in many places:
- Tariff and Trade Agreements
- Customs Clearance
- Provide Consumer Information
What is a preferential Certificate of Origin?
A Preferential Certificate of Origin is given to goods subject to preferential tariff treatment in the Payment of duties.
- A reduction of the standard tariff
- A complete exemption from the taxes
These are examples of duties.
These kinds of situation arise when two or more countries come together for a trade agreement entailing such exemptions when the goods are exported or imported between the countries.
Here are the Agencies who are authorised to issue the Preferential Certificate of Origin.
Sr. No. | Trade Agreements | Agencies Authorised to issue Preferential CoO |
1 | India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) | (i) DGFT |
2 | Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) | (i) DGFT |
3 | India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA) | (i) DGFT |
4 | ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (ASEAN-India FTA) | (i) DGFT |
5 | India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) | (i) DGFT |
6 | India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) | (i) DGFT |
7 | India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA) | (i) DGFT |
8 | India-Afghanistan Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Afghanistan PTA) | (i) DGFT |
9 | South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) | (i) DGFT |
10 | India-Chile Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Chile PTA) | (i) DGFT |
11 | India-Mercosur Preferential Trading Agreement (India-Mercosur PTA) | (i) DGFT |
12 | Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) | (i) DGFT |
13 | SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement (SAPTA) | (i) DGFT |
14 | India-Thailand Early Harvest Scheme | (i) DGFT |
15 | India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) | (i) DGFT |
16 | Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Scheme | (i) DGFT |
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