The European Union (EU) has amended its Generalized System
of Preferences (GSP) Scheme by introducing the concept of
self-certification from 1.1.2017 onwards. However, there is grace
period of 1 year i.e. until 31.12.2017 for exporters to use the
existing 3rd party certification from the agencies authorised to
issue the GSP certificates. However, from 1.1.2018 onwards, all
Indian exporters exporting to the EU under the GSP would need to
type out the “statement on origin” on a commercial document in
order to avail of the GSP tariff benefits.
The DGFT office has issued Public Notice 51 dated
30.12.2016 (Concept Note), outlining the specifics of the
implementation of the EU GSP self-certification scheme in India.
This action aims to offer exporters clear guidance on the
execution of the EU GSP self-certification scheme.
