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Brief note on
the Agreement on Global System of Trade Preferences among developing
countries (GSTP)
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V.
Participant Countries Under GSTP
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GSTP is presently
extended by 43 preference-giving countries.
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Algeria
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Mexico
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Angola
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Morocco
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Argentina
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Mozambique
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Bangladesh
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Nicaragua
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Benin
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Nigeria
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Bolivia
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Pakistan
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Brazil
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Peru
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Cameroon
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Philippines
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Chile
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Qatar
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Colombia
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Republic
of Korea
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Cuba
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Romania
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Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea
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Singapore
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Ecuador
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Sri Lanka
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Egypt
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Sudan
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Ghana
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Thailand
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Guinea
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Trinidad
and Tobago
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Guyana
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Tunisia
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Haiti
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United Republic
of Tanzania
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India
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Uruguay
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Indonesia
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Venezuela
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Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
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Viet Nam
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Iraq
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Yugoslavia
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Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya
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Zaire
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Malaysia
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Zimbabwe
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VI.
Agencies Authorised to Issue Certificates of Origin
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Presently following
organisations have been authorised to issue certificate of origin
under GSTP.
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Organization
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Commodity
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Export Inspection
Council through their field offices known as Export Inspection
Agencies with offices all over India.
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All Products
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Tobacco Board,
Guntur
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Tobacco &
Tobacco products
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VII.
Fee Structure & Mode of Payment
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Sale price
of blank form
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Rs. 25/-
per set / form.
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Certification
Fee
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Rs. 150/-
per set / form (without physical verification).
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Payment of
price of blank forms, certification fee and physical verification
can be made either through a Deposit Account opened with the
Agency Office or through a Bankers Cheque / Demand Draft drawn
in favour of the Agency and valid for at least 3 months on
the date.
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A Deposit
Account can be opened by an exporter with the Agency /
Sub Office concerned by paying initial sum of Rs. 1,000/-
and remitting further amounts periodically, in multiples of
Rs. 500/-, depending up on the quantum of certificates being
sought. The payment of initial sum for opening of deposit
account as well as remittance of further amounts is to be
done through local cheques / bank drafts drawn in favour of
Export Inspection Agency concerned, and valid for at least
three months on the date. For operating the deposit account,
a passbook will be issued by the concerned agency / sub-office
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