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SEPTEMBER - 2019
Govt planning Networking Portal for MSMEs
Aiming to strengthen collaboration technologies and become more
between Indian and foreign Micro, Small competitive.
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the Once the portal is up and ready, MSMEs
Centre is planning a networking portal to can meet, collaborate, and contribute to
help businesses connect with each other each other's innovation and growth
and forge partnerships. through it.
Already, the MSME Ministry has a
According to an official statement, the database of 75 lakh (7.5 million)
portal will enable MSMEs, particularly in registered MSMEs, who can benefit from
small cities and towns to adopt futuristic such collaboration.
New Online Platform for Online Filing and Issuance of
Preferential CoOs to Exporters
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry has For further guidance, Registration and
developed a new online platform for Application help manual & FAQs may be
issuance of Preferential Certificate of seen on the main page of the platform.
Origin (CoO) in order to provide an
electronic, paperless, contactless platform For any assistance, the exporters can -
for the CoO application process.. Raise a complaint/suggestion ticket
through the contact@DGFT Service
The given platform shall be available at the available on the DGFT website; call the
following URL: https://coo.dgft.gov.in Helpline at the Toll Free number 1800-
111-550; or drop an email to coo-
According to the Directorate General of dgft@gov.in
Foreign Trade (DGFT), this would be a
single-point access for all FTAs/ PTAs, for The platform has been made live at
all designated CoO issuing agencies and present for registration purposes.
for all export products.
The DGFT Department is in dialogue with
The move will do away with the earlier the FTA/PTA partner countries for
requirement of pre-printed CoO accepting the new format of CoO issued.
stationery.
The issue of CoO for India- Chile PTA has
The authenticity of the certificate would be been started from September 25, 2019.
verifiable through QR code on the
certificate. Verification may also be done “Therefore, exporters intending to take
by keying in the certificate number at the benefits under India-Chile PTA are
verification link on the portal, said the requested to immediately register on the
DGFT. new CoO platform,” the trade notice
added.
“Exporters to partner FTA/PTA countries
are requested to register onto the platform The roll out for other partner countries
using their IEC. Digital signature would be will be notified as soon as their acceptance
required for the purposes of electronic is received.
verification in the application process. The
digital signature would be the same as Accordingly, Exporters of other FTA/PTA
used in other DGFT online applications,” countries may also start registering on the
DGFT said in a trade notice. new COO platform, the DGFT said.
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