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: 31 March - 6 April, 2022 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• UAE - Tariff and preferential under CEPA for Indian goods updated on Indian Trade Portal
• India - Extends implementation date for Track and Trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments upto 31.03.2023
• India - Import Policy: Allows import of urea on government account through India potash Limited till 31.03.2023
• India - Extends exemption of IGST and Compensation cess under Advance Authorisation, EPCG and EOU scheme up to 30.06.2022
• India - Extends validity of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 till 30-09-22
• India - Gives effect to 2nd tranche of tariff concessions as per India Mauritius CECPA
• India - Notifies Customs (Electronic Cash Ledger) Regulations 2022

GST

• India - Amends notification no. 10/2019-Central Tax to implement special composition scheme for Brick Kilns
• India - Amends notification no. 14/2019-Central Tax to implement special composition scheme for Brick Kilns
• India - Provides a concessional rate on intra state supply of bricks conditional to not availing the ITC
• India - Amends notification no. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate)
• India - Amends notification no. 1/2017-Union Territory Tax (Rate)

Trade Remedies & Banking

• India - Extends time for filing questionnaire response in the Countervailing investigation concerning imports of Saturated Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand
• India - Publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Certain Rubber Chemicals viz., TDQ” from China, EU and Russia, “PVI” from China, and “CBS” from China and EU
• India - Publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of “Low Density polyethylene (LDPE)" from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and, UAE and USA
• India - Publishes Master Circular regarding Guarantees, Co-Acceptances & Letters of Credit
• India - Publishes list of interested parties on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Ursodeoxycholic Acid (UDCA)” from China and South Korea

Agriculture

• New Zealand - Proposes to amend the maximum residue levels for agricultural compounds
• Chile - Establishes risk management measures to prevent the entry of Opogona Sacchari in plantations of host species
• Belize - Publishes Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Poultry Health) Regulations, 2022
• Sri Lanka - Revised the limit of peroxide value and the method of determination of the peroxide value
• Thailand - Temporarily suspends importation of live poultry and poultry carcasses from India
• Uganda - Proposes the requirements and methods of sampling and test for wheat grains of varieties

Processed Food

• Japan - Authorization of Potassium hydrogen carbonate as a food additive and establishes its standards
• India - Tightens vigil against violations related to labelling of coffee - chicory mixture products
• Argentina - Establishes requirements for the declaration of the front nutritional labelling of packaged foods
• India - Notifies SOP for mandatory modification of old methodology license
• South Korea - Proposes amendment of the "Labelling Standards for Health Functional Foods”

Chemicals & Medical Supplies

• Brazil - Establishes provisions for Tolerance limits for foreign matter in food , Control of the importation of raw materials, manufacture, distribution, commercialization, medical prescription and application of ganglioside-based drugs, etc
• China - Publishes particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of a respiratory gas monitor (RGM)
• Philippines - Publishes which circular aims to carry out good reliance practices in the regulatory processes of medical devices

Electronics & Engineering

• EU - Establishes standards for the type-approval of the Automated Driving System of fully automated vehicles
• Brazil - Proposes standards for electrical safety technical requirements
• Thailand - Proposes amendments the list of hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substances Act
• Thailand - Proposes technical standard for digital terrestrial television receiver
• USA - Amends test procedure for microwave oven

Others

• India - Publishes note on Commencement of Examination facility at CPP for Direct Port Entry for factory sealed/self-sealed export containers in Customs Mumbai Zone -II
• India - Notifies general waiver of penalty for late filling of Bill of Entry due to the error 511 and 512 showing in the Customs Portal
• India - Monitoring of realization of export proceeds for shipping bills for which drawback has been claimed and disbursed-regd
• Mexico - Establishes the commercial information that must be disclosed to consumers who purchase rebuilt, reconditioned, second-line, out-of-spec, remanufactured and used or second-hand, imported and marketed products
• Thailand - Notifies that UV-C radiation goods shall be prescribed as label-controlled goods