The Synthetic & Rayon Textiles Export Promotion Council

CBIC notifies implementation of India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)

Circular No. ES/5/2021-22                                                                   1st April, 2021  

                                                                                                    

To: Members of the Council  


Sub: CBIC notifies implementation of India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) 

 

Dear Member,  

  

We would like to inform you that CBIC has issued Notification No. 25/2021–Customs dated 31st March, 2021 notifying implementation of India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA). This notification shall come into force w.e.f. 1st April, 2021. 

Also, a Press Release dated  31st March, 2021 has been issued by Ministry of Commerce & Industry informing about India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement.  

  • India and Mauritius signed the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) on 22nd February, 2021. The CECPA is the first trade Agreement signed by India with a country in Africa. Both sides have completed their internal legal procedures and the India-Mauritius CECPA will enter into force on 1st April, 2021.   

  • The Agreement is a limited agreement, which will cover Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural Persons, Telecom, Financial services, Customs Procedures and Cooperation in other Areas. 

  •  The India-Mauritius CECPA provides for an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade between the two countries. The CECPA between India and Mauritius covers 310 export items for India, including textile and textile articles (27 lines).  

  • Details of the India-Mauritius CECPA can be obtained at the following link:  https://commerce.gov.in/international-trade/trade-agreements/ .

  •  Indian exporters have to obtain a Certificate of Origin (CoO) from the authorised Indian agencies to avail the preferential benefits under the CECPA.  

  • The online application for CoO for the India-Mauritius CECPA can be made from 1st  April, 2021 through the common digital platform for issuance of certificate of origin of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce at https://coo.dgft.gov.in/.

For more information, members may kindly refer to CBIC’s Notification No. 25/2021–Customs dated 31st March, 2021. 

 Members may kindly make a note of the above.  

Thanking you,    
 
Yours faithfully,  
  
S. BALARAJU 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR