Certificates of Origin to be facilitated online

In an effort to speed up the authentication of goods produced in Sri Lanka, an online platform has been facilitated for exporters to obtain the Certificates of Origin (COO).

The online facilitation of the COO reduces the waiting time of obtaining the authentication, which affirms the end products of Sri Lankan origin.

Facilitated by the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL), the certification process entails an auto-generated special QR code that provides the information on the COO by a simple scan.
The FCCISL has been recognised and designated to issue Non-Preferential COO to Sri Lankan exporters.

The facility will be offered at a nominal fee during the one-month trial in August to allow exporters to get familiar with the system before formally signing up for the service.

Meanwhile, COO will continue to be issued manually as well.