On December 21, 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Notice No.1089/TB-XNK on issuance of electronic Certificate of origin (C/O) forms E, AI, AJ, AANZ, AHK, RCEP, S, VC, VJ, VN-CU AND CPTPP.
Accordingly, from January 01, 2024, after an electronic approval is given on the eCoSys system, the C/O (including its front page and overleaf notes page) must be printed in colour on plain paper of ISO A4 size. The signature and stamp of the C/O issuing authority, and QR code available on the printed e-C/O shall be used for checking the authenticity of the C/O.
C/O Form E and C/O Form AI issued to support goods exported to Thailand shall still be subjected to the provisions of the Notice No. 257/TB-BCT dated October 10, 2022 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam prescribing printing of certificate of origin on normal A4 paper.
Any difficulties that arise during the implementation of this document should be reported to the Agency of Foreign Trade affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (Tel.: 024 2220 5444/5361/2468; Email: xnk-xxhh@moit.gov.vn or co@moit.gov vn) for detailed instructions.
Department of Enterprise Management.