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: 12 - 18 February 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Policy & Customs

• India - Exempted Gold & Silver (and their dore) imported under export promotion schemes from AIDC Cess
  

• India – Amended notification no 57/2000 to align with notification No. 50/2017dated 30.06.2017

• India - Extends sanction of pending IGST refund claims where the records have not been transmitted to ICEGATE due to GSTR-1 and GSTR- 3B mismatch

• India – Publishes Levy of Fees (Customs Documents) Amendment Regulations, 2021

• India – Publishes circular on IGST refunds on exports-extension in SB005 alternate mechanism

• India – Publishes instruction regarding streamlining of customs post clearance audit
  

• India - Proposes to introduce four new online e-certificate modules from 22 Feb 2021: (A) I Card (B) Free Sale and Commerce Certificate (C) End User Certificate  and (D)  Status Holder Certificate

• India – Establishes provision for verification of the exporters self-certification under GSP Scheme

Trade Remedies

• India - Initiates 4th sunset review investigation concerning imports of "Polytetrafluoroethylene" from Russia
  

• India - Revises list of interested parties for initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber” originating from China, European Union, Japan and Russia
  

• India – Publishes mid-term review to review the product scope of definitive countervailing duty/ anti-subsidy imposed on Welded Stainless-Steel Pipes and Tubes exported from China and Vietnam
  

• Russia - Introduces a five-year anti-dumping duty on welded pipes from China. Duty rate will range from 14.62% to 17.28%, depending on the manufacturer

Animal & Animal Originated Products 

• Australia – Publishes circular regarding permits to import cats and dogs to Australia
  

• Brazil - Publishes guidance on import procedures for non-edible and edible animal products exempt from registration exported to Brazil
  

• Japan - Publishes Japanese agricultural standards for organic livestock
  

• Thailand - Publishes standards on general food , fish oil, oil and fat and food storage
  

• USA - Amended labeling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef products

Plant & Plant Products

• Australia – Publishes updates to phytosanitary certificates for agricultural products

• Brazil – Publishes amendments to the monographs for alpha- cypermethrin and chlorothalonil

• Canada – Proposes maximum residue limit for dimethoate and propiconazole

• EU - Publishes regulation regarding organic production and labelling of organic products with regard to organic production, labelling and control

• Kyrgyz Republic - Includes mushroom spawn to the list of quarantined products with a high phytosanitary risk

Processed Food

• India – Publishes clarification related to the exclusion of High Fat Sugar Salt (HFSS) foods from fortified processed food category
  

• Canada - Publishes list of permitted colouring agents to extend the use of spirulina extract to certain unstandardized food
  

• Japan – Publishes standards and specifications for foods, food additives
  

• Malawi - Publishes standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for toffee
  

• Mexico - Publishes standard for Juices, coconut water, nectars, non-alcoholic beverages

Chemicals & Textile

• India – Publishes Ammonium Nitrate (Amendment) Rules 2021.
  

• Brazil - Establishes technical requirements for the market authorization, notification, import, and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals
  

• Denmark – Publishes executive order on the labeling of footwear and textile products
  

• Ukraine – Publishes amendments to the technical regulation for detergents

Engineering & Electronics

• India - BIS amends steel and automotive vehicles standards
  

• Indonesia - Publishes decree on implementation of national standard for ampoules and vials made of glass for injection
  

• Mexico - Publishes standard for machinery and equipment used in work centers
  

• South Korea – Marking requirements for air-cleaning appliances amended
  

• Sri Lanka – Publishes imports and exports control regulation to bring imported ceramic ware under credit terms

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 12 - 18 February 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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