New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- India's exporters are set to get a more seamless digital process for obtaining Certificates of Origin (CoO), with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) introducing an Open API facility that will allow businesses to integrate their own ERP and accounting systems directly with the government's CoO system. The move is expected to reduce manual data entry, improve processing efficiency and make certificate-related compliance easier for exporters.

According to a trade notice issued by the DGFT on Monday, the Open API facility has been introduced on the Trade Connect e-Platform and is now available to eligible exporters and systems meeting the prescribed technical requirements. The facility is aimed at enabling ...