Public Notice No.: 16/2026-27 dated June 02, 2026
Applicable Act/Rule: Foreign Trade Policy 2023; Handbook of Procedures 2023
Applicable Section/Rule: Paragraphs 1.03 and 2.04 of FTP 2023; Para 2.88(a) and Para 2.91 of HBP 2023
Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, issued Public Notice No. 16/2026-27 dated June 2, 2026. The notice pertains to amendments in Para 2.88 and Para 2.91 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023.
Under Para 2.88(a) of the Handbook of Procedures 2023, a new entry with serial number xvi is inserted after the existing list of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), as under:
“xvi. India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (India Oman CEPA)”
Para 2.88(a) of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 is amended to include the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) within the list of Free Trade Agreements for the purposes of issuance of Certificates of Origin (CoO) by authorised agencies.
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