Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal on Tariff/ Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/ GST/ Export incentives/ Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 1 - 7 January 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs, Tariff & Policy

• India – Publishes trade advisory on Cyber fraud complaints from Indian exporters
  

• India – Publishes Customs Authority for Advance Rulings Regulations, 2021.
  

• India - Import of odoriferous preparations such as room fresheners/car fresheners that do not operate by burning is Free
  

• United Kingdom - Publishes Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
  

• India - Publishes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, poppy seed, areca nut, gold & silver
  

• India – Publishes procedure to be followed by the exporters for shipment under RoDTEP Scheme w.e.f. 1.1.2021

Trade Remedies

• India - Extends anti-dumping duty on Melamine originating in or exported from China up to and inclusive of 28th Feb, 2021.
  

• EU – Imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey
  

• India - Initiates sunset review of anti- dumping duty imposed on imports of phenol originating in or exported from European Union and Singapore
  

• India – Added product coverage under countervailing duty investigation concerning imports of Copper Tubes and Pipes from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
  

• India - Publishes preliminary finding on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Soda Ash” from Turkey and USA
  

• India – Publishes final finding on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Viscose Spun Yarn” exported from China, Indonesia and Vietnam

Animal & Animal Originated Products 

• Bahrain – Publishes order regarding prohibiting the importation and marketing of bottled water bottles with volumes less than 200 ml in the Bahraini market
  

• Canada - Enable the use of modified vinegar as a preservative in certain meat and poultry products and preparations
  

• Chile - Establishes sanitary requirements for the importation of prepared dishes containing ingredients of animal origin to Chile
  

• India - Extends timeline for compliance regarding compliance of commercial feeds/feed materials intended for meat and milk producing animals with relevant BIS standards
  

• India – Publishes draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2020 for making fortification of edible oil and milk mandatory in India

Plant & Plant Products

• Canada - Establishes maximum residue limit for Halauxifen-methyl
  

• Canada - Establish a maximum nicotine concentration of 20 mg/mL for vaping products manufactured or imported for sale in Canada
  

• Colombia – Publishes provisions regarding registration of manufacturers, formulators, packers and importers of agri-commodities
  

• Ecuador - Publishes sanitary technical rules for the regulation regarding non-psychoactive cannabis or hemp, or its derivatives
  

• Norway, Iceland, and Lichtenstein – Updated agreement on veterinary and phytosanitary matters
  

• Paraguay – Establishes requirements for import authorization of the wheat flour and the iron and vitamins premix used in the enrichment of the flour
  

• United Kingdom - Publishes Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Food

• Argentina – Publishes update MRLs for agro chemicals
  

• Japan – Publishes amendment to food additives regulation
  

• Canada - Publishes updated list of permitted food enzymes to enable the use of pectinase from aspergillus niger in unstandardized fruit and vegetable products
  

• Ecuador - Revises technical regulation for Chocolate, chocolate products and chocolate substitutes
  

• Malaysia - Publishes Control of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2021
  

• South Korea – Proposes amendments to the standards and specifications for foods
  

• Taiwan - Publishes regulation for the use restriction and labeling requirement of Coffee Leaves as food ingredients
  

• Uganda – Publishes standards for Vegetable-tanned bend outer sole leather, Sunflower seed and Butter for cosmetic use
  

• Vietnam - Publishes national technical regulation for food additives

Chemicals & Medical Supplies

• Chile - Modifies the health records of medicines that contain the active principle ranitidine
  

• India – Publishes cosmetics rules 2020
  

• India – Publishes regulation of blood pressure monitors, nebulizers and thermometers as drugs with effect from January 1st, 2021
  

• India – Publishes Insecticides (Third Amendment) Rules
  

• Israel – Establishes a mechanism for registering industrial chemicals
  

• Mexico – Publishes list of substances and hazardous materials
  

• Thailand – Publishes ministerial regulations application for and permission to manufacture, import, Export of narcotics of category 5 only hemp
  

• Taiwan – Publishes amendment to enforcement rules of medical devices act
  

• Uganda – Publishes standards for Plaster of Paris bandage, Surgical gauze , Hair extensions, Lip balm (Lip salve), Body oils etc

Engineering & Electronics

• Denmark – Publishes executive order on experiments with self-propelled units
  

• Ecuador - Publishes technical requirements for imported connectors, chargers, wiring and batteries
  

• India – Publishes standards on Door Handles
  

• India – Publishes amendments / additions to the policy for providing preference to domestically manufactured iron & steel products in government procurement
  

• Israel – Revises mandatory standard SI 1548 pertains to Children’’s furniture
  

• Indonesia – Publishes national standard for equipment for crop protection for Knapsack Sprayers
  

• Mexico – Publishes standard on energy efficiency of the deep well type submersible pump motor set
  

• Singapore - Proposes to enact new legislation for refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) equipment
  

• Taiwan – Publishes amendments to the legal inspection requirements for valves for liquefied petroleum gas cylinder

Other Products

• Brazil - Establishes temporary and extraordinary requirements for the fabrication, importation and commercialization of personal protective equipment identified as priority for use at health services
  

• Uganda – Publishes standards for footwear and textile products; Chrome-tanned bend outer sole leather, Used footwear, Footwear specification for ladies’ shoes and men’’s shoes, Textiles fabrics for household curtains and drapery, Air freshener aerosols, Woven polyolefin sacks (bags) for cement

• Sri Lanka -Temporarily suspended importation of selected tyre sizes

• India – Publishes revised product manual for safety of toys
  

• India – Publishes Sugarcane (Control) Amendment Order, 2020 to further amend the Sugarcane (Control) Order, 1966

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 1 - 7 January 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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