Weekly Trade Alert: 8 – 16 August 2019

Weekly Trade Alert: 8 – 16 August 2019

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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 8 – 16 August 2019.

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Para 4.12(vi) of HBP modified to exclude items falling under Appendix 4P. Appendix 4P notified.

Notification number: Public Notice No. 25/2015-20

Date: 14 Aug 19

 

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Exporters can Now File TMA (Transport and Marketing Assistance) Applications Online @DGFT Website

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 29/2019-20

Date: 8 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect taxes and Customs

Notification: Tariff Notification in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver-Reg.

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 28/2019-20

Date: 14 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

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

Notification number: Notification No. 60/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 14 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Recovery of export benefits given under Incentive and Reward Schemes under Chapter 3 of FTP on re-import of exported goods.

Notification number: Instruction No. 03/2019-Customs

Date: 13 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Exchange Rate of one unit Swiss Franc equivalent to Indian rupees notified

Notification number: Notification No.59/2019

Date: 13 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of "Homopolymer of vinyl chloride monomer (suspension grade)" originating in or exported from China PR and USA for 30 months

Notification number: 32/2019-Cus (ADD)

Date: 10 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Village Tihi, Tehsil-Dr. Ambedkar Nagar

(Mhow), District Indore included for unloading of imported goods and loading of

export goods by amending Notification No. 12/97-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 02-04-1997

Notification number: 58/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 8 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver notified

Notification number: 57/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 8 Aug 19

 

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification: Clarification regarding applicability of All Industry Rates of duty drawback while fixing Brand Rate of duty drawback in post GST era published.  

Notification number: Circular No. 24/2019

Date: 8 Aug 19

 

Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

Notification: India Publishes Direction Regarding Colistin MRLs

Notification number: NIL

Date: 8 Aug 19

 

ASEAN

Country: Indonesia

Authority: Minister of Finance

Notification: Anti-Dumping import duty imposed on  Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) products from India, the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan.

Notification number: Regulation Number 114 / PMK.010 / 2019

Date: 5 Aug 19

 

Country:Thailand

Authority: Food and Drug Administration

Notification: Notice on clarification sale of Milk, Cattle, Milk, and Milk Products  

Notification number: NA

Date: 13 Aug 19

 

SAARC

Country: Pakistan

Authority: Ministry of Commerce and Textile

Notification: Pakistan prohibit all Exports to India (Amended in Export Policy Order, 2016

Notification number: S.R.O 928

Date: 9 Aug 19

 

Country: Pakistan

Authority: Ministry of Commerce and Textile

Notification: Pakistan prohibit all imports from India (Amended in Import Policy Order, 2016

Notification number: S.R.O 927

Date: 9 Aug 19

 

Country: Bangladesh

Authority: Directorate of Agricultural Extension

Notification: Provision of pesticides without registration published 

Notification number: Memorandum: 1

Date: 7 Aug 19

 

LAC

Country: Brazil

Authority: Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA)

Notification: Amend monographs for fluopyram, dinotefuran, laminarin, bifenthrin, pyriproxyfen, acetamiprid, etofenprox, atrazine, and mesotrione

Notification number: No 149,

Date: 5 Aug 19

 

Country: Argentina

Authority: Provincial Executive Power (PLP)

Notification: Complementary regulation of pesticide law

Notification number: Decree No. 2239

Date: 1 Aug 19

 

Country: Argentina

Authority: National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology

Notification: Prohibition of use and commercialization of notified Cosmetic products

Notification number: Provision 6122

Date: 1 Aug 19

 

Country: Argentina

Authority: National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology

Notification: Prohibition of use and commercialization of notified Cosmetic products

Notification number: Provision 6117

Date: 1 Aug 19

 

Country: Argentina

Authority: National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology

Notification: List of food products having Commercialisation ban are notified.

Notification number: Provision 6121

Date: 1 Aug 19

 

Australia, South Korea, Lebanon, Taiwan

Country: South Korea

Authority: Korean Food and Drug Administration

Notification: Notification of release and redesignation of imported foods subject to inspection order (moringa powder, processed blowfish products, white shrimp)

Notification number: Notice 127

Date: 16 Aug 19

 

Country: Australia

Authority: Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

Notification: Amend MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities.

Notification number: Gazette no 16

Date: 13 Aug 19

 

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Department of Pharmacy and medicines

Notification: Amend Decision No. 306/1 dated 3/6/2005 regarding the pricing of medicines.

Notification number: Resolution 1558

Date: 2 Aug 19

 

Country: Chinese Taipei

Authority: Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (TFDA)

Notification: Amend standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.

Notification number: Food No. 1081302330

Date: 2 Aug 19

 

North America 

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Clonostachys rosea strain CR-7 in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-17309

Date: 14 Aug 19

 

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of propiconazole in or on multiple commodities.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-17143

Date: 12 Aug 19

 

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Establishes tolerances for residues of pydiflumetofen in or on multiple commodities.

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-17144

Date: 12 Aug 19

 

Country: Canada

Authority: Health Canada's Food Directorate

Notification: Modify List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses to Enable the Use of Polysorbate 80 in Various Infant Foods and Nutritional Supplement Powders

Notification number: NOM/ADM-0138

Date: 13 Aug 19

 

Country: Canada

Authority: Health Canada's Food Directorate

Notification: Modify list of permitted preservatives to enable the use of tocopherols in dehydrated fish broth and dehydrated mollusc broth.

Notification number: NOM/ADM-0136

Date: 8 Aug 19

EEU

Country: Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus

Authority: Eurasian Economic Board

Notification: Unified sanitary and epidemiological and hygienic requirements for products (goods) are supplemented by standards for the maximum permissible level of a number of substances in food products.

Notification number: Decision no. 132

Date: 8 Aug 19

South Africa

The MFN tariff of South Africa has been updated on the Indian Trade Portal - www.indiantradeportal.in



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