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: 19 - 25 August, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Customs & Policy

• India – Relaxation given in Para 6 (b) of General Notes Regarding Import Policy Schedule – I (Imports)
• India - Revoke the anti-dumping duty imposed on “Barium Carbonate”
• India - Amended Notification number 34/2021- Customs, for reduction in the BCD on Crude Soya Oil
• India - Publishes exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Trade Remedies

• India - Extends time for filing Exporter’s/Importer’s/ User’s Questionnaire response in Mono Ethylene Glycols or MEG” from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and USA.
• India - Extends time for filing questionnaire response in Anti-Dumping investigation against the imports of Clear Float Glass from Bangladesh and Thailand
• India - Publishes final findings for Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Polyester Yarn (Polyester Spun Yarn)" originating in or exported from China PR, Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam
• India - Publishes final findings for Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Aceto Acetyl Derivatives of aromatic or hetrocyclic compounds also known as Arylides from China PR

Banking & Logistics

• India - Publishes Classification, Valuation and Operation of Investment Portfolio of Commercial Banks (Directions), 2021.
• India - Assigned lead bank responsibility to State Bank of India in the newly formed district in the State of Punjab
• India - Exim Bank’’s financed following projects to the Government of the Republic of Guinea:
  • Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 20.51 million for construction and up-gradation of Regional Hospitals in Kankan and Nzerekore
  • Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 170 million for strengthening the drinking water supply of Grand Conakry-Horizon 2040
  • Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 20.22 million for two Solar Projects

Animal Originated Products

• Australia - Publishes minor changes to greater than 5% Animal based flavour import conditions
  
• Brazil – Publishes animal health requirements of Mercosur’’s States Parties for the import of captive birds
• Kenya - Publishes draft specifying requirements, sampling and test methods for dried meat
  
• Korea - Proposes amendment allows submission of electronic health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country when declaring imported fishery products
  
• Tanzania - Publishes draft specifying requirements, sampling and test methods for dried meat
  
• Uganda - Adopted specifications of smoked meat on 15^th June, 2021

Plant & Plant Products

• Australia – Updated Kava powder case for human consumption
• Brazil - Establishes the requirements and criteria for voluntary certification of products of plant origin
• Chile - Establishes phytosanitary entry requirements for pollen of the species indicated
• Russia - Lifted the provisional restriction on imports of unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse from India
• Switzerland - Amended Annexes 1 to the Ordinance on phytosanitary products
• Tanzania – Publishes good agriculture practice for production and handling of Maize grains
• Uganda - Adopted Specifications of Mayonnaise on 15^th June, 2021
• USA - Publishes revised standards for Grades of Watermelons

Chemicals & Medical Supplies

• Canada - Publishes updated list of permitted preservatives to extend the use of Dimethyl Dicarbonate in certain alcoholic beverages
  
• Ecuador - Published reforms in sanitary technical regulations of good storage, distribution and / or transportation practices for pharmaceutical and medical devices for human use
  
• Uganda - Adopted Specifications of 2021:Medical safety goggle, Adhesive plaster for medical use & Alcohol swabs
  
• USA - Issued significant new use rules under the toxic substances control act for chemical substances that were the subject of pre-manufacture notices

Electronics & Engineering

• Korea – Publishes technical regulations for Hand-held motor-operated electric tools amended
  
• Mongolia - Publishes a list of technical regulations to be developed and revised
  
• South Africa - Publishes draft amendment regarding the compulsory specification for cement
  
• Thailand - Publishes draft ministerial regulation on motorcycle exhaust muffler
  
• Thailand - Publishes standards for Pineapple in Hermetically Sealed Containers
  
• USA - Publishes final determination of fans and blowers as covered equipment

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 19 - 25 August 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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