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(A) Under Para 2.88 (a) of HBP, a new entry with serial no. xiv is inserted after the existing list of Free Trade Agreements
(FTAs) as under:
"xiv. India-European Free Trade Association Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (India-EFTA TEPA)"
(B) Under Para 2.91 of HBP 2023, a new sub-para (e) is inserted as mentioned below:
"2.91 (e): In case of India- EFTA TEPA, Certificates of Origin may also be ob:ained on the basis of self-declaration by the
exporter concerned, in addition to issuance of Certificate of Origin by an authorised agency".

Effect of this Public Notice: Para 2.88(a) and Para 2.91 of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP) 2023 have been amended
to facilitate exporters to obtain the Certificate of Origin (CoO) under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership
Agreement (TEPA) through self-declaration, in addition to the existing system of issuance of Certificates of Origin by
the authorised agencies.

Impex # 3 Amendment in TRQ Allocations for Gold under India - UAE CEPA

To ensure greater transparency and effective management of TRQ Allocations, the TRQ for Gold under India - UAE CEPA
shall now be via competitive online bidding / tender process.
The modalities and dates for participation will be notified via Trade Notice every year.
Also, for eligibility of the TRQ of Gold under India -UAE CEPA, BIS for Hallmarking and GST has been made mandatory.

Copy of Public Notice No. 31/2025-26- DGFT, Dated 29th October, 2025
Subject: Amendments to the Procedure for Allocation of TRQ for Gold under the India-UAE CEPA - regarding.

In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 read with 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, as amended from
time to time, and in revision of Public Notice no. 12/2023 dated 28.04.2023, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends the Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A laying down the procedure for import of items under tariff head 7108 of TRQ
under India - UAE CEPA (CEPA), as under:

2. Condition (d) under Annexure-IV of Appendix-2A shall be amended as under:
S. No. Earlier Provision Revised Provision

g Import of Gold Dore under 1. The eligible applicant must be registered with the Bureau of Indian
TRQ shall not be considered. Standards (BIS) for hallmarking.
2. The eligible applicant must be registered with GST.
3. Import of Gold Dore under TRQ shall not be considered.

3. Further, the allocations of TRQ for Gold under CEPA will be undertaken based on the competitive bidding/tender
process.

4. Eligible Applicants for TRQ under India-UAE CEPA for the tariff head 7108 for FY 2025-26, as per Annexure-IV of
Appendix - 2A, read along with this Public Notice, may file their applications online, during the permissible period,
through the DGFT website (https://dgft.gov.in) -> Import Management System ->Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).

5. Further, the time period permissible for submission of TRQ applications and the modalities for participation in the
Competitive online bidding/tender process will be notified through a Trade Notice every year.

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