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      What is Certificate of Origin (COO)?

      A Certificate of Origin (COO) is a certificate, which identifies the country of manufacturing of any goods or a particular commodity. Additionally, it carries many other points of information including product details, its destination and the countries of export. It is a one of the necessary instruments for export or cross-border trades, as agreed upon by treaties by nations and trade agreements.

      Who Issues a Certificate of Origin (COO)?

      The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Trade Promotion Council of India, both can issue a Certificate of Origin. This certificate is a proof that the commodities or goods exported are of Indian origin. For claiming export incentives in India, exporters need to prove that the goods being exported are of Indian Origin. Numerous Certificates of Origins are issued around the world to facilitate trade and commerce worldwide.

      This Certificate of Origin is duly notarized and signed by the exporter with a permanent indemnity bond on a non-judicial stamp paper of INR 10. The certificate must also be signed and stamped by the Chamber of Commerce or any other authority with such qualification.

      Types of Certificates of Origin (COO)

      There are two kinds of Certificate of Origin that Chambers of Commerce may issue:

      Non-preferential Certificate of Origin:

      This type of Certificate of Origin states that the goods being exported/imported are not given any preferential tariff treatment and the due duties must be levied upon the goods that are being moved.

      Preferential Certificate of Origin:

      This type of Certificate of Origin is given towards goods that are subject to preferential tariff treatment in the payment of duties. These duties may be a reduction of the normal tariff, or it also may be a complete exemption of the tariffs. Such a situation arises when two or more nations reach a trade agreement entailing such exemptions when goods are exported or imported between these nations.

      What is the Importance of Certificate of Origin (COO)?

      Customs Clearance:

      If the goods, exported/imported do not come with a Certificate of Origin, the concerned Customs officer tasked with inspection of goods will not allow the goods to leave the customs custody. The Certificate of Origin is used by the Customs officer to determine the duties and other customs liabilities that have to be paid.

      Bilateral and Unilateral Agreements

      Certificate of Origin plays a vital role in the international trade between countries. As per the government policies of each country time to time, and the bilateral and unilateral business agreement between countries, the import duty may be exempted under the specified goods from particular countries. Or as per the availability and consumption goods, certain commodities are imposed import duty to control the import of such goods. Additionally, duties are levied against the goods importing from certain countries because of political policies.

      Identification illegal imports/exports

      The Certificate of Origin also helps the Customs Department of India to check whether the goods being imported in to India or exported from India are illegal.

      Export Incentives

      The government of India provides many export incentives for goods that are manufactured in India and thereby exported to foreign countries. A certificate of origin is very important to justify that the goods being exported are made in India.

      Documents required to obtain Certificate of Origin (COO)

      Invoice

      Invoice copies clearly stating that “We hereby declare that the goods mentioned in the invoice are of Indian origin and manufacture”

      Shipping Bill

      Shipping Bill copies of the goods being exported

      Bill of Lading

      Bill of Lading Copies against the exported/imported goods

      Product details

      Details of products being imported/exported

      How will we help?

      Collection of Documents
      • Collecting the required documentation from the client
      • A thorough check and verification of the documents thereby collected from the client
      Preparation and filing of COO Application
      • Preparing the requisite forms, declarations, covering letters required for the application of Certificate of Origin
      • Filing of application to obtain Certificate of Origin
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      Follow-ups and obtaining the COO
      • Follow-ups with the concerned authorities
      • Replying to the deficiencies thereby issued by the concerned authorities
      • Obtaining the Certificate of Origin
      Frequently Asked Questions

      All you need to know before applying for Certificate of Origin (COO):

      India is signatory to World Trade Organization because of which Indian exports are accorded preferential treatment available to all WTO members. Secondly, India has also entered into bilateral and multilateral trade pacts with its trade partners because of which Indian exports get into these countries at concessional import duty regime. In order to avail the preferential treatment, the Indian exporter are required to furnish the proof that the goods manufactured are, indeed, of Indian origin. Hence, the need for Certificate of Origin.

      Yes. It is a document that helps improve the competitive edge of your exports. It enables your buyers to claim preferential tariff treatment when importing your products under many schemes of preferences such as available under WTO, Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), Commonwealth Preference (CP), Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), CO for MFA etc.

      Generally, yes. Your importer will usually tell you the type of Certificate of Origin required by him. The Certificate of Origins could be broadly classified under two categories.
      – Certificate Of Origin (Preferential): Preferential Certificate of Origin as Certificate for Exports for Textile Quota (under MFA), GSP etc. are issued by designated Government Offices.
      – Certificate Of Origin (Non-Preferential): For most of other countries Non-Preferential Certificate of Origins are required and that are issued by Chamber of Commerce & Industries.

      No. Only bodies authorized by DGFT, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry can issue Certificate of Origin. It is important to know which Office/ Chamber of Commerce can issue the Certificate of Origin.

      The following countries do not accept Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND, UNITED STATE OF AMERICA , REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION EUROPEAN UNION: BELGIUM, CRECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, GERMANY, ESTONIA, GREECE, SPAIN, FRANCE, IRELAND, ITALY, CYPRUS, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, HUNGARY, MALTA, NETHERLAND, AUSTRIA, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVENIA, SLOVAKIA, FINLAND, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM

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