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CBIC Issues Rules to Authenticate UK Self‑Certified Origin Declarations

The guidance requires exporters to transmit origin declarations for digital verification and a Unique Reference Number before India will apply lower CETA tariffs.

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The CBIC has clarified that UK exporters or producers would have to self-certify the originating status of goods through an origin declaration.

Overview

  • CBIC published detailed implementation guidelines on Monday that set the process for self‑certified origin declarations ahead of the India‑UK CETA coming into force on July 15, 2026.
  • Under the rules, a UK exporter or producer must email an origin declaration to a designated CBIC nodal address and to the Indian importer’s ICEGATE‑registered email for simultaneous receipt.
  • Indian customs will authenticate the declaration against information shared with UK authorities and then issue a Unique Reference Number that importers must quote in the Bill of Entry to claim preferential tariffs.
  • An origin declaration is valid for a single shipment and for 12 months from completion, and CBIC said authentication confirms the declaration came from the genuine exporter but does not by itself prove the goods meet the Rules of Origin.
  • CBIC advised traders to retain supporting origin documents and to await a forthcoming ICEGATE technical advisory for step‑by‑step filing rules while goods arriving on or after July 15 or already under customs control on that date remain eligible once authenticated.