Weekly Trade Alert: 18 - 24 September
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: 18 – 24 September 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
EXPORT-IMPORT POLICY, MEIS, TARIFF & GST
Trade Facilitation & MEIS
Notification Authority: Director General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 17/2015-20)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Chemicals
HS Code: 382490
Notification Authority: Director General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 16/2015-20)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceuticals
HS Code: 30
Import Policy and Tariff
Notification Authority: Director General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 32/2015-20)
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: LED Products
HS Code: 85 & 94
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 34/2020-Customs)
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Lentils (Mosur)
HS Code: 07134000, 07136000
Goods & Services Tax
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification no 68/2020-Central Tax )
Date: 21 Sep 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification no 67/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 21 Sep 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification no 66/2020-Central Tax
Date: 21 Sep 2020
Foreign Trade Procedure
8. India – Published revision of ANF 7A Application for Claim of TED Refund/Duty Drawback/ Brand rate fixation
Notification Authority: Director General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 17/2015-20)
Date: 24 September 2020
9. India - Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver notified
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 91/2020- Customs (NT))
Date: 24 September 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
TRADE REMEDIES
Anti-Dumping Duty
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Glass fibre and articles
HS code: 70
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Untreated Fumed Silica
HS Code: 28112190, 28391900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Melamine
HS Code: 29336100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Faced Glasswool in Rolls
HS Code: 7019 9010, 7019 9090, 7019 1900, 7019 3900, 7019 5900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Measuring Tapes
HS Code: 9017
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Sodium Hydrosulphite
HS Code: 28311010 & 28321020
Safeguard Duty
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: PVC Suspension Grade Resin
HS Code: 3904
ANIMAL ORIGINATED PRODUCTS
Notification Authority: European Commission (Decision (EU) 2020/1320)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Fish
HS Code: 03
Notification Authority : Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Live pigs and pig meat and products thereof
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: milk desert
20. Myanmar – Publishes authorization requirement under the `Live Fish Importing under the Aquaculture Law 1989’
Notification Authority: Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Botia (Chromobotiamacracanthus) , Other, Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio), Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Siamese fighting fish (Beta splendens), Oscars (Astonotusocellatus), Arowanas (Scleropagesformosus), Arowanas Jardini (ScleropagesJardini), Fry, Banggai cardinal fish (Pterapogonkauderni), Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinusundulatus), Other, Trout, Eels (Anguilla spp.)
HS Code: 0301111100, 0301111900, 0301119100, 0301119200, 0301119300, 0301119400, 0301119500, 0301119600, 0301119900, 0301191000, 0301199100, 0301199200, 0301199900 ,0301910000, 0301920000
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Livestock products
HS Code: 01, 02, 03, 04, 16, 2309
22. South Korea - Imported seafood distribution work will transferred from the Korea Customs Service to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on October 1, 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Customs
Date: 22 September 2020
FOOD & FEED
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Blended Edible Vegetable Oil of mustard Oil
24. Israel – Publishes revision of the mandatory standard SI 58 to be replaced with SI 58 part 2, dealing with cucumbers pickles
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Pickled cucumbers;
HS Code: 200110
25. Canada – List of permitted enzymes amended
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food additives
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Ganadero Service (SAG)
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Ovinos y Caprinos
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: The animal feed;
HS Code: 2309
28. Australia – Publishes maximum residue limits for various pesticides
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food products
Notification Authority : Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food products
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Blending in Mustard Oil
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 23 September 2020
33. Israel – Publishes third amendment to the mandatory standard SI 58, dealing with canned pickled vegetables
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Canned pickled vegetables
HS Code: 2001
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food products in general (ICS 67.040)
Notification Authority : Ministry of Health and Welfare
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food ingredient to be used in food
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: General Administration of Customs
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Cold-chain food
38. Egypt – Publishes technical regulations governing issuance of validity certificates for food exports
Notification Authority: National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
39. Egypt – Publishes rules for certificates of inspection and conformity for imported food consignments
Notification Authority: National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
Date: 22 September 2020
HS Code: 0401 to 0405, 08, 15, 1704, 1806, 2009, 2201
Notification Authority: National Food Safety Authority (NFSA)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
43. India - Advisory regarding Section-61 Punishment for False Information of FSS Act, 2006 published
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Foodstuff
45. Bahrain – Publishes technical regulation "Electronic nicotine products” (cigarettes alternatives)
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Electronic nicotine products, Tobacco Products
HS Code: 24
46. Australia - Updated resources to make easy application for import of processed plant and animal-based feed and their ingredients
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Plant and animal-based feed
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affiairs (MARA) of the People's Republic of China
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Foods
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Corn, field, grain; Corn, pop, grain; Cottonseed subgroup 20C; Grape; Soybean, seed; Wheat, grain; Cotton, gin by-products; Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, forage; Corn, pop, stover; Soybean, forage; Soybean, hay; Wheat, forage; Wheat, hay; Wheat, straw
HS Code: 10, 11
Organic Products
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Organic products
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Organic products
CHEMICALS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: N,N-dimethylformamide; Products of the chemical industry
52. Russia – Mandatory labeling of perfumery products and photographic goods introduced from 1 October 2020
Notification Authority: Russian Government
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: perfumery products and photographic goods
HS Code: 330330
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Tobacco products regulated as drugs, devices, or combination products
HS Code: 24
Notification Authority: SSC MERCOSUR (Decree No. 230/2020)
Date: 24 September 2020
Notification Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Biocidal products
HS Code: 3808
56. Canada - Proposes maximum residue limit for Mandestrobin
Notification Authority : Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticide mandestrobin in or on various commodities
57. South Korea – Proposes regulation on approval of advanced biopharmaceuticals and the safety about advanced biological products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Advanced Biological Products
HS Code: 300490
58. Ukraine – Proposes amendment to Ukrainian legislation in the field of food for infants and young children with the requirements
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Children food
59. South Korea – Publishes enforcement decree of the narcotics management act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Policy Division )
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Chemicals
Notification Authority: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Syringes, needles and catheters
Notification Authority: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Anaesthetic, respiratory and reanimation equipment
Notification Authority: Russia Government
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Cars for transportation of disabled people
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Fertiliser
HS Code: 3101
64. Brazil - Publishes new monograph for Pyroxasulfone
Notification Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Pyroxasulfone
HS Code: 3808
Veterinary Drugs
65. Taiwan - Veterinary drugs ractopamine MRLs amended
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration (TFDA)
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Veterinary Drugs
HS Code: 3005
Cosmetics
Notification Authority: Department of Food and Drug Administration
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Toothpaste
HS Code: 330610
67. Myanmar - Publishes labelling instruction for cosmetic products
Notification Authority: Department of Food and Drug Administration,
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Creams, emulsions, lotions, gels and oils for skin (hands, face, feet, etc), Face masks (with the exception of chemical peeling products), Tinted bases (liquids, pastes, powders), Make-up powders, after-bath powder, hygienic powders, etc., Toilet soaps, deodorant soaps, etc, Perfumes, toilet waters and eau de cologne, Bath or shower preparations (salts, foams, oils, gels, etc), Depilatories, Deodorants and anti-perspirants, Hair care products, Shaving product (creams, foams, lotions, etc), Product for making-up and removing make-up from the face and the eyes, Products intended for application to the lips, Products for care of the teeth and the mouth, Products for nail care and make-up, Products for external intimate hygiene, Sunbathing products, Products for external intimate hygiene, Anti-wrinkle products
Notification Authority: Department of Food and Drug Administration,
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Creams, emulsions, lotions, gels and oils for skin (hands, face, feet, etc), Face masks (with the exception of chemical peeling products), Tinted bases (liquids, pastes, powders), Make-up powders, after-bath powder, hygienic powders, etc., Toilet soaps, deodorant soaps, etc, Perfumes, toilet waters and eau de cologne, Bath or shower preparations (salts, foams, oils, gels, etc), Depilatories, Deodorants and anti-perspirants, Hair care products, Shaving product (creams, foams, lotions, etc), Product for making-up and removing make-up from the face and the eyes, Products intended for application to the lips, Products for care of the teeth and the mouth, Products for nail care and make-up, Products for external intimate hygiene, Sunbathing products, Products for external intimate hygiene, Anti-wrinkle products
Medical Device
69. South Korea – Proposes to amend the "Regulation on medical device group and class by group”
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Medical Devices
HS Code: 9018 – 9025 ( Except 9022 & 9023)
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health and Human Services (HHS)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) quantitative assay devices intended for transplant patient management; Medical equipment (ICS 11.040), Laboratory medicine (ICS 11.100)
71. Indonesia – Publishes procedures for imposing import duty tariffs on imported goods based on the ASEAN Goods Trade Agreement
Notification Authority: Minister of Finance
Date: 22 September 2020
ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS
72. Israel – Publishes revision of the mandatory standard SI 13209 part 2 dealing with soft baby carriers
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Soft baby carriers;
HS Code: 630790
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 24 September 2020
Product Coverage: Ophthalmic optics - Spectacle lenses
HS Code: 9004
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Transportable gas cylinders for medical gases
HS Code: 7311, 7613
Notification Authority : State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Motorcycle tyres
HS Code: 401140
76. China – Publishes standards for various products
- Automatic sprinkler systems-part11: grooved pipe couplings and fittings standard
- Automatic Sprinkler System—Part 3：Water Spray Nozzle
- General Technical Requirements for Safety of Toothbrushes and Oral Implements
- Automatic Control System for Fire Protection
- Cabinet Gas Fire Extinguishing Equipment
- Technical Specifications for Powder Extinguishing System and Components
- General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
- Specification for the Limitation of Harmful Substances Found in Watch Casings Contacting Directly with Skin
- Limits of certain heavy metal in printing ink
- Food Machinery
- Domestic sanitary insecticide
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Insecticides, Printing ink, Fixed and semi -fixed powder extinguishing systems , Prepackaged Foods, Cabinet Gas Fire Extinguishing Equipment
HS Code: 3808, 8413；8419；8421；8422；8434；8435；8438, 3215, 9101, 9102, , 8424100000, 8424, 8424100000, 9603, 8424
77. Israel – Publishes revision of the mandatory standard SI 1220 part 1, dealing with smoke detectors
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Smoke detectors
HS Code: 853110
78. Israel - Publishes revision of the mandatory standard SI 562 part 14, dealing with trampolines for domestic use
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Trampolines for domestic use
HS Code: 950699
79. Philippine – Publishes technical regulation on mandatory product certification of monobloc chairs and stools
Notification Authority: Bureau of Philippine Standards
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: monobloc chairs and stools, plastics and articles thereof
HS Code: 39
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environment
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Light-duty vehicles
HS Code: 8702, 8703, 8704
Notification Authority: The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Solid fuel boilers with a rated heat output of 70 kW or less and packages of a solid fuel boiler with a rated heat output of 70 kW or less, supplementary heaters, temperature controls and solar devices
Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Press Tool Punches - Tools for Pressing.
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Passenger Cars
HS Code: 8703
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Single tap and combination tap
HS Code: 8481
85. Israel - Mandatory Standard SI 1347 dealing with mechanical mixing tap with a single handle amended
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Mechanical mixing tap with a single handle
HS Code 8481
86. South Korea – Publishes regulation on energy efficiency management equipment
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Refrigerators, Air conditioners, Window-sets, Television sets
HS Code: 841583, 8418, 852872
87. South Korea – Publishes partial amendment to the act on the promotion of saving and recycling of resources
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environment
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: All Products that use packaging
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry of Economic Affairs
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Cribs and cradles for domestic use, Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses, Mattress Supports, Cushions And Similar Stuffed Furnishings; Lamps And Lighting Fittings, Not Elsewhere Specified Or Included; Illuminated Signs, Illuminated Name-Plates And The Like; Prefabricated Buildings
HS Code: 94
Notification Authority: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Safety Glass
HS Code: 7007
Electronics
Notification Authority: The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Local space heaters
91. Ukraine – Publishes technical regulation on the energy labelling of residential ventilation units
Notification Authority: The State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
Date: 23 September 2020
Product Coverage: Residential ventilation units
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: Electrical and electronic equipment
93. Uganda – Published Uganda National Bureau of Standards (Use of Distinctive Mark) Regulations, 2020
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 22 September 2020
Product Coverage: All commodities that are covered by compulsory Uganda Standard specifications.
94. India - Grant of all India first licence for “Ducted and Packaged Air Conditioners” as per IS 8148: 2018
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Air Conditioners
HS Code: 841583
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce (Notification No. 23/2020)
Date: 18 September 2020
OTHER PRODUCTS
Stationery Products
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Scholastic Stationery
HS Code: 4820
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Envelope; Envelopes of paper or paperboard
Packaging Goods
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Envelope Weighing machinery
HS Code: 8423
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Packaging and Distribution of Goods
Leather & Toy Products
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
Date: 18 September 2020
Product Coverage: Packaging Toys
HS Code: 9503
101. Vietnam - Regulating the list of imported goods not allowed to be deposited in bonded warehouses
Notification Authority: Prime Minister Office (Regulation no 27/2020 / QD-TTg)
Date: 21 September 2020
102. Saudi Arabia – Publishes technical regulation for leather and manufactured leather
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 17 Sep 2020
Product Coverage: Leather and manufactured leather
HS codes: 4112, 4113, 4107, 4106, 4104, 4101, 4205, 4203, 4202, 4201, 4115, 4114, 4304, 4303, 4302, 4301, 4206
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