Weekly Trade Alert: 5 - 12 September

Weekly Trade Alert: 5 - 12 September

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Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

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Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 5 - 12 September, 2019.

 

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification:31st October 2019 will be last date for importation of Pulses under allocated quota

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 32/2019-20

Date: 11 Sep 19

 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: A correction has been made in the Annexure 3B, Table 2 to align/harmonize it with the ITC HS 2017/ Customs Tariff Schedule and the item entry is removed from the list of items, for which description matching is required to be done by RAs while processing the MEIS applications, as explained in Public Notice 68 dated 09.01.2019 and Public Notice 62 dated 16.02.2018

Notification number: Public Notice No. 31/2015-2020

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Reorganisation of Regional Authorities of DGFT

Notification number:  Trade Notice No. 31/2019-2020

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Import Policy of Chlorotrifluoroethene (CTFE) under HS Code 29037790 is revised from ’’Restricted’’ to ’’Free’’ and reference to Policy Condition 1 is deleted in the case of "Chlorotrifluoroethene (CTFE)" only

 Notification number: Notification No. 18/2015-2020

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Specific items in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 shall be subject to Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)

Notification number: Notification No. 17/2015-2020

Date: 05 Sep 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Applications invited for recognition as Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIA)

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 30/2019-20

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Seeks to rescind notification No. 11/2018-Customs (ADD), dated 20.3.2018, in pursuance of New Shipper Review final findings issued by DGTR

Notification number: Notification No. 35/2019-Cus (ADD)

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amending notification No. 2/2016-Customs (ADD), dated 28.1.2016, in pursuance of New Shipper Review final findings issued by DGTR

Notification number: Notification No. 34/2019-Cus (ADD)

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified

Notification number: Notification No. 63/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Eligibility Criteria for availing of Direct Port Delivery (DPD) Scheme by Importers

Notification number: Circular No. 29/2019

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards

Notification: Marking requirement as per self-declaration of Conformity {Scheme-II of Schedule II of BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018} for Solar goods published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 6 Sep 19

 

Authority: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AH&D)

Notification: Declaration of Country Freedom from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(H5N1) published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 3 Sep 19

 

ASEAN

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, MyanmarQuality, Safety and Protection

Notification: Valid food service list update published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Country: Singapore

Authority: Singapore Food Agency

Notification: Product codes for ready-to-eat meat products published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Country: Singapore

Authority: Singapore Food Agency

Notification: Recall of funky fields organic vegan spreadable published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Australia

Country: Australia

Authority: Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)

Notification: Amended MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 11 Sep 19

 

Country: Australia and New Zealand

Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

Notification: Food Additives amended

Notification number: Amendment No. 187

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Addition to the permitted species for preserved flowers and foliage

Notification number: NIL

Date: 06 Sep 19

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Commencement of the 2019-2020 Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Risk Season - 1 September 2019

Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 147-2019

Date: 05 Sep 19

 

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Revised import conditions for unretorted meat

Notification number: NIL

Date: 04 Sep 19

 

Country: New Zealand

Authority: New Zealand’’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI)

Notification: Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds (2019) published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 30 Aug 19

 

EU

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Amending rules on surveillance for release of VAT exempted imported goods

Notification number: Decision no 1394

Date: 10 Sep 19

 

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Amending HS classification of certain goods

Notification number: Decision no 1391

Date: 6 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Breeders’ Rights and Seeds (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1220

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Trade in Animals and Animal Products (Legislative Functions) and Veterinary Surgeons (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1225

Date: 06 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1219

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1218

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Customs and Excise (Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1215

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Plant Health (Forestry) Amendment (Scotland) Order 2019 published

Notification number: Scotland Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 278

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 4) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1216

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Weights and Measures Act 1985 (Amendment) and Units of Measurement Regulations 1986 (Amendment) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 No. 1211

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: Denmark

Authority: Ministry of Justice

Notification: Order of the Law on Arms and Explosives published

Notification number: Ministry of Justice

Date: 6 Sep 19

 

Country: Denmark

Authority: Ministry of the Environment and Food

Notification: Order on the importation of feeding stuffs with special restrictions and on penal provisions for infringement of various EU acts published. Establishes import conditions on Guar gum originated from India regarding contamination with pentachlorophenol and dioxins from feed

Notification number: Ministry of the Environment and Food

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

Country: EU

Authority: Register of Feed Additives pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 Annex I & Annex II : List of additives update published.

Notification:European Commission

Notification number: NIL

Date: 5 Sep 19

 

EEU, USA, South Africa & Bangladesh

Country: EEU

Authority: Eurasian Economic Council

Notification: Introducing labelling guidelines for shoe goods. Noncompliance shoe goods will not be allowed to enter EAEU after 1 March 2020

Notification number: Decision no 72

Date: 12 Sep 19

 

Country: EEU

Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission

Notification: Changes to the list of goods whose temporary importation is allowed without customs payments

Notification number: Decision no 81

Date: 10 Sep 19

 

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Established tolerances for residues of abamectin in or on various commodities.

Notification number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0143

Date: 9 Sep 19

 

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Environmental Affairs

Notification: Regulation to phase-out the use of persistent Organic pollutant published

Notification number: No 1150

Date: 10 Sep 19

 

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