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: 9 - 15 December 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India - Fixes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver
• India - Instructs testing of coumarin in imported cinnamon under 0.3% by weight
• India - Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 amended
• India - Revises user charges for the SEZ-Online services effective form 15-11-2021

Trade Remedies & Banking

• India - Imposes anti-dumping duty on the imports of “Axle for Trailers in CKD/SKD” from China
• India - No anti-dumping duty to be impose on imports of "Caprolactam" from EU, South Korea, Russia, and Thailand
• India - Introduces legal entity identifier for cross-border transactions

Agriculture

• Canada - Proposes amendments to the standards of apples , apricots ,  grapes ,  peaches etc
• EU - Proposes to review existing maximum residue limits for fluoride ion, oxyfluorfen, pyroxsulam, quinmerac and sulfuryl fluoride in certain food commodities
• Australia - Changes to the import conditions for sea or ocean water samples
• Canada - Prohibits the import of salpichroa spp. from all origins except the continental United States
• South Korea - Quarantine pest list amended

Processed Food

• India - Notifies FSSAIs designated officer for central licensing for the northern region
• India - Notifies calendar schedule for FBO Meet in order to understand and address different industry sectors’ concerns and issues
• Thailand - Amends regulations on labels of hazardous substances
• Turkey - Publishes food codex regulation on food labelling and information to consumers
• Uganda - Publishes standards for Millet malt and Sorghum malt

Chemicals & Medical Devices

• Russia - Proposes amendments to the guidelines for the preparation of a regulatory document on the quality of a medicinal product
• South Korea - Amends the Korean Pharmacopoeia to enable adequate quality control of pharmaceuticals
• Japan - Revises the purity test for a radiopharmaceutical
• USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of bifenthrin in or on multiple commodities

Electronics & Engineering

• USA - Proposes to amend the test procedure for variable refrigerant flow multi-split air conditioners and heat pumps
• Japan - Partially amends ordinance for Enforcement of Radio Act
• Colombia - Proposes technical regulations applicable to pneumatic tires for self-powered vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
• South Korea - Proposes revision of supplier’’s declaration of conformity criteria for kick board for children
• Thailand - Proposes regulation mandating optical self-supporting aerial cables for telecommunication to comply with TIS 2166-25xx (20xx)

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 9 - 15 December 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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