Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 25 February - 4 March 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Policy & Customs

• India - Publishes procedure and criteria for submission and approval of applications for export of Diagnostic Kits and their components/laboratory reagents
• India - Launches online module adjudication and review under FTDR Rules, 1993 from 17 Feb 2021
• India - Publishes clarification regarding applicability of Dynamic Quick Response (QR) Code on B2C invoices 
• India - Extended time limit for furnishing annual return specified under section 44 of CGST Act, 2017 for the financial year 2019-20 till 31.03.2021
• EU - Eliminates customs duties on certain goods

Trade Remedies

• India - Extends anti- dumping duty on Melamine originating in or exported from China till 31st March, 2021
  
• India - Initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of N’’-Dicyclohexyl Carbodiimide (DCC) exported from China
  
• India - Initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Melamine exported from the EU, Japan, Qatar and the UAE
  
• India - Extends time for response in sunset review of anti- dumping duty imposed on imports of ’’Glazed/Unglazed Porcelain/Vitrified tiles in polished or unpolished finish with less than 3% water absorption’ originating in or exported from China

Agriculture

• India - Issued Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) second Amendment Order
  
• Australia – Publishes instruction for importers of seed for sowing
  
• China - Publishes standard specifies the requirements, sampling, test methods, inspection rules, and labelling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf-life requirements of feed additive lactic acid
  
• EU – Publishes list of co-formulants which are not accepted for inclusion in plant protection products
  
• Kenya – Publishes Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for lactose free milk products

Processed Food

• Australia - Publishes final pest risk analysis for Pepino mosaic virus and pospiviroids associated with tomato seeds
  
• India - Clarification issued related to requirement of non-GM *** GM free certificate to accompany imported food consignments
  
• EU - Authorises preparation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-4407 as a feed additive for calves
  
• South Korea - Proposes revision of the labeling standards for genetically modified foods
  
• Thailand - Publishes notification on restrictions that prohibit the production, import or distribution
  
• Ukraine - Publishes special requirements for labelling and the list of foodstuffs for which indication of country of origin or place of origin is mandatory

Chemicals & Footwear

• India - Issued Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Amendment Order, 2021
  
• India - Publishes guidelines on BIS certification as per scheme-I for footwear manufacturers
  
• Australia - Publishes National Health (Listed drugs on F1 or F2) Determination 2010
  
• EU - Authorises single biocidal product ‘Aero-Sense Aircraft Insecticide ASD’
  
• South Korea - Publishes safety criteria for 4 items of cosmetic devices LED Mask type device, Scalp care device, Eye massager, Plasma skin care device
  
• Hong Kong - Publishes dangerous drugs ordinance
  
• South Korea - Publishes partial amendment to standard on pharmaceutical equivalence test
  
• USA - Rules relating to aerosol coating products and antiperspirant and deodorants amended

Engineering 

• EU - Making imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia subject to registration
  
• India - Issued “The Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2021”
  
• Brazil - Establishes the manufacturing criteria for liquid fuel meter pumps
  
• China – Publishes technical requirements of seats and their anchorages for passenger vehicles
  
• Colombia - Publishes technical regulation applicable to restraint systems for use in motor vehicles
  
• Kenya - Publishes standards for Bathroom slippers, Tarpaulins for post-harvest handling of agricultural produce and Engine coolant
  
• Philippines - Publishes mandatory product certification for deformed steel bars, rerolled steel bars and equal leg angle steel bars
  
• Taiwan - Mandatory requirements of water efficiency labeling products published
  
• Turkey - Publishes TS EN ISO 4957 Tool Steels Standard

Electronics

• India - Publishes Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021
  
• Australia - Proposes new standard for unapproved vaporiser nicotine products
  
• Brazil - Establishes the criteria for manufacture and use of glass densimeters
  
• Singapore - Publishes Singapore’’s Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MWELS) to encourage suppliers to introduce more water- efficient products into the market
  
• Russia - Publishes procedure for importing medical tomographs
  
• Turkey - Publishes regulation on ecodesign requirements for energy-related products

Regulatory Developments in India

• India - Publishes Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2021
  
• India - Issued a notification which specifies the prohibited hazardous materials which shall not be installed or used by ships
  
• India - Publishes Puducherry Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 2021
  
• India - Issued the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
  
• India - Issued notification for the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for procurement of deep sea fishing vessels
  
• India - Issued press release for encouraging R&D in telecom and broadcasting sectors
  

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 25 February - 4 March 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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