DGFT vide Trade Notice No. 37/2020-21 has informed that United Kingdom (UK) is being added as a country of Export on the e-COO Platform under Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP). Further the Trade Notice also informs that the GSP Form-A is available electronically on the e-CoO Platform. Further, no physical pre-printed stationery of Form-A shall be issued. The exporters to UK planning to avail GSP benefits may submit the given form on the e-Platform. While the stamp and sign of the issuing authority is not mandatory as per the instructions provided by UK authorities, the GSP certificate when submitted electronically on the e-CoO platform will be made available through the existing online approval process with the image sign and signature.
The details provided by the UK on the Generalized Scheme of Preferences may be seen at URL – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trading-with-developing-nations
Exporter may refer to Trade Notice No. 37/2020-21 Dated 11.01.2021:
https://content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftprod/a27a68f5-308c-4ea6-889e-0dafb8739752/Trade%20Notice%20-%2037.pdf