Generally, a Certificate of Origin/COO Attestation is required for the legal importing and exporting of goods to a foreign country. The Certificate of Origin Attestation helps the foreign country to determine the actual value of goods to evaluate the custom duties. A Certificate of Origin confirms the country where the goods are originated and it is also required by the government of the country where the goods are being importing.
A Certificate of Origin is a document widely used in international trade transactions which attests that the product listed therein has met certain criteria to be considered as originating in a particular country. A certificate of origin is generally prepared and completed by the exporter or the manufacturer, and may be subject to official certification by an authorized third party. The Certificates of Origin issued by chambers of commerce are normally Attested further for export & Import purposes.
A Certificate of Origin/COO is an important commercial document which requires Attestation for export / import purposes. The verification, attestation and legalization of Certificate of Origin is important to prove the authenticity of the document. The Certificate of Origin Attestation, completed by the home government enable the permission to trade with a foreign country. In India, the Certificate of Origin are issued by government authorised Chambers of Commerce and these are requiring to be Attested from other departments of Govt. of India for foreign trade.
The certificate of Origin contains details about the product like country of Origin, Country to be Exported etc. As per International Trade Rules and delegated by various agreements for International trade, Certificate of Origin is very important because it can help to determine whether the product is entitled for import, or whether the products are subject to duties. Certificate of Origin Attestation is a process of certification or legalization in which a stamp and sign from the designated authority is obtained on it. The Attestation of Certificate of Origin needs to be done from the certificate issued country i.e. India.
Certificate of Origin is an important Commercial Document and the process of Certificate of Origin Attestation in India is not a direct or single step process. There are couple of steps to go through before final attestation or legalization. The process of Certificate of Origin Attestation starts with an attestation by notary public and completes with the attestation and legalization by the concern Embassy or Consulate of destination Country present in India. The detail process of Certificate of Origin Attestation in India is as follows,
The Chamber of Commerce Attestation / Certification or Legalization is mandatory on every Commercial Documents including Certificate of Origin/COO for export to any foreign country. The Chamber of Commerce itself is the issuing authority of Certificate of Origin as such there is no further Attestation require before the CoC Attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Govt. of India for further processing.
The MEA Attestation of Certificate of Origin will complete after the Attestation of Chamber of Commerce (CoC) and the Attestation from Notary. The MEA, Govt. of India is the final level of authentication or certification department of the home government. The CPV division of MEA, Central Government of India completes all necessary Attestation, Authentication, apostille etc. of all India origin documents for abroad.
In the final state of Legalization, the Certificate of Origin Attestation and Legalization will complete from the respective Embassy or Consulate of the destination country present in India. The Certificate of Origin Attestation from Embassy /Consulate is performed by the officials of the respective country which the documents are being certified for. It is the final stage of the certification after the Ministry of External Affairs.
The time frame to complete a Certificate of Origin Attestation in India, depends on various aspects mainly on the country which the attestation requires for. However, a Certificate of Origin Attestation from MEA can be completed on same day. Normally, the Certificate of Origin Attestation from all the way from Chambers of Commerce to Embassy Legalization will take around 8 to 10 days.
The total cost or charges for a Certificate of Origin Attestation for a particular Country is very different. The attestation cost may also depend on the urgency of the requirement, also on the issuing states in India. The attestation cost could be low or high and can yet vary with the add-on services like pick up and drop service of documents etc. Reach us to know the exact cost of a Certificate of Origin Attestation in India.
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We complete Certificate of Origin/COO Attestation and Legalization from the Embassy or Consulate of the following Countries present in India