Directorate General of Foreign Trade
(Department of Commerce)
New Delhi 10 011
Policy Circular No.45 (RE-2005)/2004-2009 Dt: 16 Jan 2006
To,
Agencies /Chamber of Commerce Listed in App 4-C of HBP Vol.I
All Jt. DGFT Offices of DGFT
Subject : need to strictly follow the specified format of Certificate of Origin (NP), issued by agencies Listed in Appendix 4-C of HBP Vol.I
1. Attention is invited to Para 2.21.2 and Appendix 4-C of the Hand Book of Procedure (Vol.-I) 2004-09.
2. The agencies who are listed in Appendix 4-C of Hand Book of Procedure Volume-I are authorised to issue Certificate of Origin (NP) in the format notified as Annexure-II to Appendix 4-C. It has come to the notice that many agencies are not following the specific official format already notified and in place of the description, “Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential)”, the words “Certificate of Origin” are mentioned in these Certificates. This creates an impression that the Certificates issued are also for Preferential category which the agencies listed in Appendix 4-C are not authorised to issue. Since the word “Non-preferential is missing in such certificate(s), certain exporters also try to misuse the same and are submitting the same as Certificate of Origin (Preferential) .
3. It is reiterated that the Certificate of Origin (NP) being issued by the agencies listed in Appendix 4-C of HBP Vol. I, should be strictly as per the official format, already notified by this Office as Annexure-II to Appendix 4-C. Agencies listed in Appendix 4-C and found not issuing the Certificate of Origin (NP) as per the prescribed official format, shall invite action as may be necessary, including delisting from the Appendix 4-C of HBP Vol.I.
This issues with the approval of DGFT.
(MK Parimoo)
Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
(File No. 1/94/162/368/AM-06/Pol.I)
