India and New Zealand agree to exchange customs origin data electronically
The 19 October cooperation memorandum supports customs coordination under their free-trade agreement.
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India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs and the New Zealand Customs Service signed a memorandum of cooperation on electronic origin-data exchange for trade in goods. India’s finance ministry announced it on 21 October; the memorandum was signed on 19 October, under the India–New Zealand free-trade agreement that entered into force on 20 October.
The arrangement enables advance electronic exchange of origin data. The ministry said it is intended to deepen customs cooperation and support trade-facilitation measures, helping eligible businesses use trade preferences under the agreement with greater efficiency and certainty.
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India and New Zealand agree to exchange customs origin data electronically
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India and New Zealand customs agencies signed a memorandum on electronic origin-data exchange.
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