Issuance of C/O form AI within the framework of the AITIGA Agreement
On January 9, 2024, the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) announced the issuance of C/O form AI within the framework of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) for Vietnamese export goods. as follows:
(1) At the request of Indian customs authorities, C/O issuing organizations continue to issue paper C/O form AI for goods exported to member countries of the AITIGA Agreement. The process and procedures for issuing C/O comply with the provisions of Article 16 of Decree 31/2018/ND-CP dated March 8, 2018 detailing the Law on Foreign Trade Management on goods origin. Specifically, after being approved electronically on the ecosys system, traders print C/O form AI stated in Notice No. 257/TB-BCT dated October 10, 2022 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on printing Certificates of Origin. goods on regular A4 paper and submit the paper copy to the agency or organization issuing the C/O.
(2) For shipments that have been issued electronic C/O form AI from January 1, 2024 to present, the Department of Import and Export (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has proposed that Indian authorities temporarily accept Vietnamese export goods will enjoy preferential tariffs and will reissue a paper C/O with the ink signature and ink stamp of the C/O issuing organization.
(3) The issuance of electronic C/O form AI will be announced by the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) after reaching agreement with India and ASEAN member countries at the upcoming AITIGA Agreement Implementation Meeting.
Added utility management features for businesses declaring C/O
With the purpose of providing solutions to support businesses in using digital signatures, printing C/O forms according to the standards of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and many other utilities, helping import-export businesses reduce the time to look up information or To make work easier and faster, the E-commerce Development Center (Department of E-Commerce and Digital Economy, Ministry of Industry and Trade) builds and develops the Vsign system (at http: //vsign.vn).
Currently, the Vsign system has added more convenient management features for businesses when performing: Printing forms on A4 paper automatically; Print the application for C/O or look up the eC/O electronically; Fee/fee payment receipt C/O…
In 2023, the E-commerce Development Center will support more than 30,000 businesses with 100,000 declarations and printing of C/O forms from the Vsign system.
From the beginning of January 2024 until now, Vsign has received more than 1,400 times of businesses printing nearly 6,000 times of printing forms and looking up information about C/O, along with more than 1,000 times of calling and emailing requests for support. Assistance related to solving problems when declaring C/O; Pay C/O fee…
In addition, Vsign has continued to support businesses in handling errors related to business operations on the Ecosys system of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
To print C/O form AI automatically from Ecosys, businesses are advised to refer to:
http://vsign.vn/ListCOView.aspx
http://vsign.vn/ListOrderView.aspx
http://vsign.vn/SearchLogCOVNSWView.aspx
If businesses encounter problems related to electronic C/O issues, they can send a request to Vsign.vn for in-depth support through 03 support phone numbers: Hotline: (024) 62705538 – Hanoi (024) 22205513 – Ho Chi Minh (028) 39152880 and email: dangkyca@ecomviet.vn.
