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Certificate of Origin (COO) Registration

What is a Certificate of Origin for Export?

A Certificate of Origin is an important international trade document or certificate that declares that goods in the export shipment are manufactured or produced in a particular country. It defines the nationality of the products and also has important information regarding the products, country of origin, its destination, etc. The CoO determines whether the goods coming into the country are eligible for import and duty has to be charged or not on the products. The Customs officials require the Certificate of Origin (CoO) for customs clearance procedures.

There are two types of Certificate of Origin - Preferential Certificate of Origin & Non-Preferential Certificate of Origin (NP CoO).

These are the following schemes under which India receives tariff preferences:

  • Generalised System of Preference (GSP) : This system is implemented to support developing countries by giving them preference in trade tariffs from industrialised and developed countries. It is a non-contractual instrument that is unilateral and is based on a non-reciprocity extension of tariff concessions.
  • Global System of Trade Preference (GSTP): This system extends tariff concessions between developing countries who are parties to an agreement. Export Inspection Council (EIC) has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin under GSTP.
  • SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement (SAPTA) : Tariff concession extends only to countries in SAARC.
  • Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) : Presently, India, China, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh exchange tariff concession under APTA. APTA offers liberalisation of tariff and non-tariff barriers in order to expand trade in goods in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) region.
  • India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA) : This agreement is a free trade agreement between India and Sri Lanka. Under this agreement, EIC has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin.
  • Indo-Thailand Free Trade Agreement : This agreement between India and Thailand is to implement the Early Harvest Scheme where products under this protocol are given tariff preference. Early Harvest Scheme under India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement offers tariff preferences for imports on items, which satisfy Rules of Origin criteria notified by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance vide notification no. 101/2004-Customs dated 31.08.2004. Export Inspection Council is the sole agency to issue Certificate of Origin under this protocol.
  • India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (IMCECA) : This is an agreement between India and Malaysia and the EIC has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin.
  • India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) : India and South Korea (Republic of Korea) signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to expand the business and commercial opportunities between these two countries. EIC has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin under this agreement.
  • India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IJCEPA) : This agreement is between India and Japan to improve and protect investments made between the two countries. Under this agreement, the EIC has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin.
  • ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement : This agreement is between India and Japan to improve and protect investments made between the two countries. Under this agreement, the EIC has the sole authority to issue Certificate of Origin.

What's Included on a Certificate of Origin?

Certificates of origin will typically contain the following information

  • The name and contact information of the producer of the product, including the country of origin
  • The name and contact information of the exporting agent
  • The name and contact information of the receiver/importing agent
  • A description of the good(s), including the appropriate product codes (known as HS codes)
  • The item's quantity, size, and weight
  • A waybill or bill of lading number
  • The item's means of transportation and route information
  • A dated commercial invoice of payment
  • Any additional notes or remarks

Process of Online issuance of COO

Visit DFFT official website and go to Services Section and “Certificate of Origin”, you will be re-directed to a new page where you have to register on the portal using your IEC. After filling the same, click on the “Save and Next” tab a file will get downloaded “dsc.jnlp”.
Before clicking on the above download file dsc.jnlp, make sure to have the following things on your system.

  • You must have a digital signature which should consist of your Import Export Code (DGFT DSC).
  • Java version 8 and above.
  • Windows 10 and above versions.
  • Insert the token and open the application i.e. E-pass/ Proxkey etc.

Go to Java- Security-Exception site list-edit site list – Add: https://coo.dgft.gov.in, click OK, and close the application.

Once you will click on the dsc.jnlp file, it will automatically open the digital signature certificate connected in your system and you can continue the registration process and then you can complete the process of application for issuance of COC.