Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 23 - 30 December 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India - Amended notification no. 50/2017-Customs to align with HSN 2022 w.e.f. 1.1.2022
• India - Notifies exchange rate of one unit of Turkish Lira equivalent to Indian rupees
• India - MHA issues order for implementation of appropriate measures to battle covid-19
• India - Amended notification No. 46/2011-Customs under ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)
• India - Notifies details of infrastructure available for testing of samples related to hazardous goods by revenue laboratories

GST

• India - Tenth Amendment, 2021 to the CGST Rules, 2017 amended
• India - Amended notification no. 1/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate)
• India - Amended Notification No 21/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 26.07.2018
• India - Amended notification no. 2/2017Union territory Tax (Rate)
• India - Amends notification no. 1/2017- Union territory Tax (Rate)
• India - Amends notification no 1/2017- Compensation Cess (Rate)

Trade Remedies & Banking

• India - Extended the temporary revocation of the operation of notification up to 31st January, 2022
• India - Amended anti-dumping duty notifications to align with HSN 2022 w.e.f. 1.1.2022
• India - Imposes anti-dumping duty on "Decor Paper" from China for a period of 5 year
• India - Initiates sunset review investigation concerning imports of "Toluene Di-isocyanate" (TDI), China, Japan and South Korea
• India - Publishes list of interested parties on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Glycine" from China
• India - Extends support Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 40 million to the Togolese Republic

Processed Food

• India - Extends timeline for compliance with standards related to packaged Drinking Water (other than Mineral Water) upto 01-06-2022
• India - Extends timeline for compliance with the provisions for display of information for food service establishments upto 30-05-2022
• India - Extends period for modification/migration of license by existing FSSAl licensed manufacturers
• Vietnam - Promulgates the list of foods, food additives and tools, packaging materials and food containers that have been identified with commodity codes

Electronics & Engineering

• Jamaica - Publishes standards for product areas: Tissue paper, Vessels and containers mounted on vehicles, Portland cement and Blended hydraulic cements
• New Zealand - Proposes amendments to introduce new requirements for smoked tobacco products
• USA - Proposes to amend the test procedure for automatic commercial ice makers

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 23 - 30 December 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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