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This move is intended to streamline customs operations and promote paperless trade documentation.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"India","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T14:46:20.646Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-14T14:09:37.252Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T14:46:20.646Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":70,"critic":70,"hype":10,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 9 digests corroborate the core claims, with specific details on PTA and signatories.","critic":"Reporting is clear and factual, with government statements providing the basis for the articles.","hype":"The language used is neutral and descriptive, with no sensationalism or exaggeration."}},"tags":["#TradeAgreement","#DigitalTrade","#Mercosur","#India","#CertificatesOfOrigin"],"entities":["India","Mercosur","Rajesh Agarwal","Uruguay","Paraguay"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["India and the Mercosur bloc have signed the first additional protocol to their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA).","The protocol facilitates the acceptance of electronic Certificates of Origin, giving them the same legal validity as paper documents.","This agreement aims to promote paperless trade and modernise customs procedures between India and the Mercosur countries.","The protocol was signed by India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal and ambassadors from Uruguay and Paraguay."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"India and the Mercosur bloc have signed the first additional protocol to their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA). The agreement allows for the acceptance of Certificates of Origin in electronic format, which will have the same legal validity as paper certificates. This initiative is intended to facilitate paperless trade and modernise customs procedures between the two sides."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The India-Mercosur PTA, which came into effect on June 1, 2009, provides preferential tariff concessions. India offers these concessions on 450 tariff lines, while Mercosur offers them on 452 tariff lines. The protocol was signed by India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal and the ambassadors of Uruguay and Paraguay to India."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New Indian Express and Times of India, the only outlets to provide full reports, stated that the agreement aims to facilitate paperless trade and modernise customs procedures. 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