Rule 17 - Certification Procedures - Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement) Rules, 2022

17. Certification Procedures.- (1) The Certificate of Origin shall be forwarded by the exporter or producer to the importer. The customs administration may require the original copy. (2) Neither erasures nor superimposition shall be allowed on the Certificate of Origin. Any alterations shall be made by striking out the erroneous material and making any addition(s) that may be required. Such alterations shall be approved by a person authorised to sign the Certificate of Origin and certified by the appropriate issuing body or authority. A new certificate may be issued to replace the erroneous one. Unused spaces shall be crossed out to prevent any subsequent addition(s). (3) The Certificate of Origin shall be issued prior to or within five working days of the date of exportation. However, under exceptional cases, where a Certificate of Origin has not been issued at the time of exportation or within five working days from the date of shipment due to involuntary errors or omissions, or any other valid reasons, the Certificate of Origin may be issued retrospectively, bearing the words ISSUED RETROSPECTIVELY in the Certificate of Origin, with the issuing body or authority also recording the reasons in writing on the exceptional circumstances due to which the certificate was issued retrospectively. The Certificate of Origin can be issued retrospectively no later than twelve months from the date of shipment. (4) In cases of theft, loss or accidental destruction of a Certificate of Origin, the exporter, producer or an authorised representative thereof may, within the term of validity of the original Certificate of Origin, make a written request to the issuing body or authority that issued the original certificate for a certified copy. The certified copy shall bear the words CERTIFIED TRUE COPY . The certified copy shall have the same term of validity as the original Certificate of Origin.