Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 22 – 29 August 2019.

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Registration of vehicles imported by the vehicle manufactures or through their authorised representatives in India or by the organisation / citizen for personal use, demonstration, testing, research or scientific use etc. shall comply with the Central Motor Vehicles (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2018.

Notification number: 14/2015-2020

Date: 28 Aug 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Import Policy of polymethyl methacrylate under Exim code 39169032 of ITC (HS) 2017 - Schedule - 1 (Import Policy) is revised from ’’Free’’ to Prohibited’’ with effect from 1st September, 2019.

Notification number: 13/2015-2020

Date: 28 Aug 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Consequential amendment is made in the powers of Development commissioner to act as a registering Authority in view of EPCES being recognised as a registering authority for EOUs vide Public Notice No. 44/2015-20 dated 05.11.2018

Notification number: Public Notice No. 27/2015-2020

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: IGST Export refunds- extension in SB005 alternate mechanism and revised processing in certain cases including disbursal of Compensation cess

Notification number: Circular No. 26/2019

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: IGST refunds- mechanism to verify the IGST payments for goods exported out of India in certain cases.

Notification number: Circular No. 25/2019

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of "Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Resin (CPVC)-whether or not further processed into compound" originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP for 06 months. 

Notification number: 33/2019-Cus (ADD)

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Removing difficulties regarding filing of Annual returns by extending the due date for filing of Annual return / Reconciliation Statement for the Financial year 2017-18 in FORMs GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C to 30th November, 2019.

Notification number: Order No. 7/2019 - Central Tax

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Seeks to extend the validity of 2% Basic Excise Duty on ATF drawn from RCS-UDAN airport or heliport or waterdrome.

Notification number: 07/2019-CE

Date: 22 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Rules under SVLDRS, 2019.

Notification number: 05/2019-CE(NT)

Date: 21 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Implementation of Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme (SVLDRS), 2019

Notification number: 04/2019-CE(NT)

Date: 21 Aug 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: List of Imported Grades of high volume/held to be outside the purview of the Steel Quality Control Order (22nd July, 2019)

Notification number: --

Date: 21 Aug 19

ASEAN 

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Customs (Prohibition of Import) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2019

Notification number: P.U. (A) 228/2019

Date: 26 Aug 19

AUSTRALIA 

Authority: Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions

Notification: Automatic entry processing for commodities (AEPCOMM) expansion is now live

Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 139-2019

Date: 28 Aug 19

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: The Biosecurity Act amended

Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 138-2019

Date: 28 Aug 19

Authority: Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions

Notification: Amending import conditions for Cannabis spp for use as nursery stock

Notification number: --

Date: 21 Aug 19

Authority: Australian Biosecurity Import Conditions

Notification: Lifting restrictions for use of highly organic chemicals and substances to grow

Notification number: --

Date: 21 Aug 19

South Korea

Authority: Department of Customs

Notification: Pharma products subject to additional customs check notified

Notification number: --

Date: 28 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Livestock Law: Guidelines on importation notified

Notification number: Law No. 16550

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Act on the Conservation, Management, and Use of Agricultural Life Resources published

Notification number: Law No. 16543

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Agricultural Products Quality Control Act published

Notification number: Law No. 16540

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Korean Food & Drug Administration

Notification: Food Additives amended

Notification number: Notice 2019 - 71

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Enforcement Regulations of Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00391 044-201-2360, 2361

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Enforcement Rules of the Agricultural Products Quality Management Act 

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00391 044-201-2278, 2279

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Pesticide Control Act Enforcement Rules 

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00391 044-201-1894, 1895

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Fertilizer Management Act Enforcement Rules 

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00391 044-201-1892, 1893

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Notification: Enforcement Rules of the Feed Management Act

Notification number: Ordinance No. 00391 044-201-2359, 2360

Date: 26 Aug 19

USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of emamectin benzoate.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-18386

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of nitrapyrin.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-18382

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes a tolerance for residues of sedaxane in or on legume vegetables (dried or succulent).

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-18366

Date: 27 Aug 19

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monoundecyl ether.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-18362

Date: 27 Aug 19

EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China & Malaysia,

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2019/1374

Date: 26 Aug 19

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to door latches and door retention components published

Notification number: Regulation No 11

Date: 21 Aug 19

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