Weekly Trade Alert: 9 – 16 October
Trade Alerts
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
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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: 9 – 16 October 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
EXPORT-IMPORTS, BANKING & GST
Policy
1. India - Import Policy of Air conditioners with refrigerants is prohibited. Visit www.indiantradeportal.in to view import policy
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 41/2020-2021)
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: Air conditioners
HS Code: 84151010, 84151090
2. India - Hand sanitizers in container with dispenser pumps freely exportable. Visit www.indiantradeportal.in to view export policy
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 40 /2020-2021)
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hand sanitizers
HS Code: 3004 3401, 3402, 380894
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 30/2020-2021)
Date: 13 October 2020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No 29/2020-2021)
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Diagnostic Kits
HS Code: 3822
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public Notice No. 25/2020-2021)
Date: 13 October 2020
6. India - Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onion exports allowed up to qty of 10,000MT each for the period upto 31 March 2021. Visit www.indiantradeportal.in to view export policy
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 39/2015-20)
Date: 9 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Bangalore Rose Onions and Krishnapuram Onion
HS Code: 07122000, 07031010
Customs, Banking & GST
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 100/2020-Customs (N.T.))
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 99 /2020-Customs (N.T.))
Date: 15 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular No.46/2020-Custom)
Date: 15 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 96 /2020-Customs (N.T.))
Date: 12 October 2020
11. India - Issued clarification of issues relating to application of sub-rule (4) of rule 36 of the CGST Rules, 2017, cumulatively for the months of February, 2020 to August, 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CGST/Circulars No. 142/12/2020)
Date: 09 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CGST/Circulars No. 142/12/2020)
Date: 09 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular no 44/2020)
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Notification Authority: Reserve Bank of India
Date: 9 October 2020
Notification Authority: Reserve Bank of India
Date: 7 Oct 2020
ANTIDUMPING, SAFEGUARD & COUNTERVAILING DUTY
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: Dimethylacetamide’ [N,N-Dimethylacetamide] (DMAC)
HS Code: 292419
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: Methylene Chloride
HS Code: 29031200
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: 2-Ethyl Hexanol
HS Code: 29031200
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Flat Rolled Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 73269099
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Front Axle Beam, Steering Knuckle
HS Code: 73269099, 73261910, 73261990, 87085000, 87089900 73269099, 73261910, 73261990, 87085000, 87089900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Flat Rolled Products of Aluminum
HS Code: 7606, 7607
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 30 /2020 -Customs (ADD))
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Plain Medium Density Fibre Board of thickness 6mm and above
HS Code: 4411
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: polytetrafluoroethylene
HS Code: 39046100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film
HS Code: 39191000, 39199010, 39199020, 39199090, 39209919, 39209959, 39209999, 39219099, 39269099
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vitamin C
HS Code: 29362700
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 2/2020-Customs (CVD))
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage:
HS Code: 7219, 7220
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Measuring Tapes
HS Code: 9017
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride
HS Code: 29419030
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 8 October 2020
Product Coverage: Polyethylene Terephthalate
HS Code: 39076100, 39076910, 39076010 and 39076020.
AGRICULTURE
Animal Originated Products
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to veterinary control
30. Saudi Arabia - Proposes technical regulation applies to all honeys produced by honey bees and overs all kind of honey intended for direct consumption
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Sugar and sugar products
HS Code: 1701
31. South Korea - Proposes import sanitation requirements for food subject to special sanitation control
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food subject to special sanitation control
Notification Authority: Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Meat
33. Australia - Restrict entry of unretorted beef and beef products from Vanuatu
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Unretorted beef and beef products
HS Code: 0202
34. EU - Seek authorisation of following feed additives
- Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80182
- Erythrosine as a feed additive for dogs and cats
- L-tryptophan
- L-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate
- L-threonine
- zinc chelate of lysine and glutamic acid
- geranyl acetate
- L-isoleucine
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Preparation of a kind use in animal nutrition.
HS Code 2309
35. EU - Authorised following feed additives
- Sodium formate as a feed additive
- Ponceau 4R as a feed additive for dogs, cats and ornamental fish
- Allura red AC as a feed additive for cats and dogs
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
36. United Arab Emirates- Imposed a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-products from Omskaya Oblast in Russia
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Bananas and cut flowers
HS Code: 050590
37. Australia - Publishes risk background for stock feed, stock feed ingredients and stock feed additives
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: feed
HS Code: 2309
Plants & Plant Products
Notification Authority: National Service of Health and Food Quality (SENASA)
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Corn seeds (Zea mays) fate spread.
Notification Authority: Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food crops listed in annexure 1
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Fresh grapefruit fruits (Citrus maxima)
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Bananas and cut flowers
HS Code: 0603, 080390
42. Ghana - Publishes following standards
- DARS 1000-2 Sustainable cocoa-Specifies the requirements for quality including classification, sampling, test methods, packaging and marking of cocoa beans
- DARS 1000-3 Sustainable cocoa - Specifies the requirements for quality including classification, sampling, test methods, packaging and marking of cocoa beans
- DARS 1000-1 Sustainable cocoa - Specifies the requirements for cocoa farmer as an entity/farmer group/cooperative to comply with management systems and for performance relating to structuring the management of farmer as an entity/farmer group/cooperative to enhance performance and meet the economic, social and environmental pillars for sustainable cocoa bean (theobroma cacao linnaeus) production.
Notification Authority: Ghana Standards Authority
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cocoa
HS Code: 1801
43. Kenya - Publishes following standards
- DARS 1000-1 Sustainable cocoa - Specifies the requirements for cocoa farmer as an entity/farmer group/cooperative to comply with management systems and for performance relating to structuring the management of farmer as an entity/farmer group/cooperative to enhance performance and meet the economic, social and environmental pillars for sustainable cocoa bean production.
- DARS 1000-2 Sustainable cocoa - Specifies the requirements for quality including classification, sampling, test methods, packaging and marking of cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao Linnaeus).
- DKS 2927 Industrial Solvents and Chemicals - Prescribes the requirements, methods of test and sampling for sodium bicarbonate.
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cocoa
HS Code: 1801
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: fresh produce, cut flowers, plants
HS Code: 06, 07,08
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: cocoa
Food & Feed
46. Thailand - Publishes quality requirements or standards criteria for food conditions for microorganisms that cause disease
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: Corn seeds (Zea mays) fate spread
47. Thailand - Publishes quality requirements or standards conditional guidelines and methods for the analysis
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 14 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
49. Canada - List of permiteed enzymes amended
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: food
Notification Authority:Food and Drug Administration
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food ingredient to be used in food; Food products in general
HS Code: 210610
Notification Authority: Department of Health Canada
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
HS Code: 210610
53. South Korea - Proposes amendments to the standards and specifications for foods
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2018/848)
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Organic product
55. New Zealand - Publishes maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds
Notification Authority: Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)
Date: 7 October 2020
56. United States of America - Establishes regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: pesticide chemicals
HS Code: 3808
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration(TFDA), Ministry of Health and Welfare
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging
58. Taiwan - Proposes regulation for the use, restrictions and labeling requirement of aloe as a food ingredient
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health and Welfare
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Food ingredient to be used in food
HS Code: 210610
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: MCT Oil
60. United States of America - Establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of kasugamycin in or on almonds
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Almonds
HS Code: 080211, 080290
61. United States of America - Establishes tolerances for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on multiple food and animal commodities
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: multiple food and animal commodities
CHEMICALS
62. Indonesia - Publishes amendment to provisions for the import of non-hazardous and toxic wastes as industrial raw materials
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 15 October 2020
Product Coverage: non-hazardous and toxic wastes
63. South Korea - Rules on the safety of medicines amended
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Prime Minister Decree No. 01650)
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medicine
HS Code: 30
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mono ethylene glycol
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Birch plywood
Notification Authority: Statens Energimyndighet
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Liquid and gaseous fuels for road transportation; Liquid fuels
67. Russia - Publishes common sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products subject to sanitary-epidemiological supervision (control) with requirements for skin disinfectants (skin antiseptics) and with the List of documents for studying and assessing toxicity and safety of disinfectants.
Notification Authority:Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures
Notification Authority:Department for sanitary, phytosanitary and veterinary measures
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Skin disinfectants (skin antiseptics)
HS Code: 3808940
68. United States of America - Proposes significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs).
Notification Authority:Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical substances
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health (MINSAL)
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Bioequivalent and generic drugs
Notification Authority: Ministry of Production - PRODUCE
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: methyl alcohol
HS Code: 290511
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1425)
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: biocidal product
HS Code: 3808
72. Canada - Proposes maximum residue limit for Trinexapac-ethyl
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticide trinexapac-ethyl in or on various commodities
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Manure and Manure products
HS Code: 31
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Cosmetics
HS Code: 33, 3401
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Products of the chemical industry
ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Wire rod
77. EU - Imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium extrusions originating in China
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1428)
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aluminium extrusions
78. EU - Extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of monosodium glutamate from China
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1427)
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Monosodium glutamate
79. Guyana - Publishes specifications for classifying PVC plastic pipe materials and PVC plastic pipe
Notification Authority: Guyana National Bureau of Standards
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Pipe
80. Guyana - Publishes specifications for classifying Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pressure-Rated Pipe
Notification Authority: Guyana National Bureau of Standards
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series)
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Flavored milk, milk with additives and milk drinks
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 13 October 2020
Product Coverage: Lactose-free, low-lactose and lactose-reduced foods
83. United Kingdom - Publishes Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Notification Authority: Government of United Kingdom
Date: 13 October 2020
84. Brazil - Proposes to amend the conformity assessment requirements for light passenger and commercial vehicles
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons
HS Code: 8703
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pipe for drinking water
86. India - Date of enforcement extended for quality control order on stampings/ laminations/ cores of transformers
Notification Authority: Ministry of Steel
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cores of Transformers
87. United States of America - Publishes test procedure and labeling requirements for dedicated-purpose pool pump motors
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Dedicated-purpose pool pumps; Centrifugal pumps, power-driven
HS Code: 841370
88. India - Publsihes standard for textile polyester under the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018
Notification Authority: Department of Health Canada
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Textile Polyester
89. India - Publsihes standard for metallic materials under the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018
Notification Authority: Department of Health Canada
Date: 9 October 2020
Product Coverage: Metallic Materials
Notification Authority: Australian Building Codes Board
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Ceramic sinks, washbasins, washbasin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures (excl. soap dishes, sponge holders, tooth-brush holders, towel hooks and toilet paper holders), Sanitary ware, and parts thereof, of iron or steel (excl. cans, boxes and similar containers of heading 7310, small wall cabinets for medical supplies or toiletries and other furniture of chapter 94, and fittings)
HS Code: 6910, 7324
Notification Authority: National Telecommunications Agency - ANATEL
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, incl. line telephone sets with cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems; videophones; parts thereof
HS Code: 8517, 8525, 8527
Notification Authority: Department of Trade under the Ministry of Commerce ( Newsletter No. 14/2020)
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (President Decree No. 31103)
Date: 8 Oct 2020
94. United States of America - Seeks early assessment review to determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking to amend the test procedure for commercial and industrial pumps
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Industrial pumps
95. United States of America - Proposes to amend the test procedures for walk-in freezers to address an issue affecting hot gas defrost-equipped unit coolers
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Date: 8 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers; Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment,
HS Code: 8418
OTHER PRODUCTS
Textile & Gold Jewellery
96. Tanzania - Publishes following standards
- TDC9(6785) P3 Textiles Reusable fabric face masks - Specifies performance requirements, sampling and test methods for reusable fabric face masks for general public use.
- TDC 9(6784) P3 Textiles Surgical face masks - Specifies the performance requirements, sampling and test methods of surgical face masks intended to limit the transmission of infective agents from staff to patients and (in certain situations) vice‑versa during surgical procedures in operating theatres and other health care services such as patient care, with similar requirements.
Notification Authority:Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Reusable fabric face masks; Pharmaceutical products
HS Code: 30
Notification Authority: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Order S.O. 205(E)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts
Children's Goods
98. India - Publsihes 10 steps to avail BIS Licence for Toys
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Toys
HS Code: 9503
Notification Authority:Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection
Date: 12 October 2020
Product Coverage: Children's bedguards for domestic,
HS Code: 3926, 4421, 7326
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