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: 19 - 25 March 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Policy & Customs

• India – Publishes exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
  
• India – Publishes urgent measures to sensitise trade in light of proposed changes to Section 46 of the Customs Act, 1962
  
• India – DGFT Trade Notice 47/2020-21 dated 23.03.2021 - application for issuance of Import Authorization for ’’Restricted’’ items to be made online from 22.03.2021
  
• India – Publishes procedure/modalities for import of 2LMT of Pigeon Peas from Mozambique under MoU
  
• Malaysia – Amends customs duty from 0% to 15% for the HS codes 7204.10.00.00, 720429.00.00, 7204.30.00.00, 7204.41.00.00 and 7204.49.00.00

Trade Remedies

• India – Proposes PCN methodology in the sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of Tyre Curing Presses for Tyres originating in or exported from China PR
  
• India – Seeks to impose definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of “Faced Glass Wool in Rolls” originating in or exported from People’’s Republic of China
  
• India – Publishes midterm review investigation pertaining to anti-dumping duty on imports of ’’Polytetrafluoroethyene (PTFE)’’ originating in or exported from Russia

Animal & Animal Originated Products 

• Australia – Publishes changes to import conditions to khapra beetle:- Register for khapra beetle treatment measures for sea containers (March 2021) & Notification of planned urgent actions for khapra beetle: shipping containers
  
• Nepal – Publishes directives on production, processing and distribution of Meat and Meat Products 2073
  
• Australia – Publishes commencement of change in khapra beetle target risk country list 

Plant & Plant Products

• Australia – Publishes list of draft MRLs for pesticides in or on various commodities
• Australia – Implementing community protection questions on tariffs for live plant material for use as nursery stock in the Integrated Cargo System (ICS)
• Bhutan – Publishes phytosanitary requirements for export of agricultural commodities from Bhutan to India
• EU – Proposed MRLs for flupyradifurone and difluoroacetic acid in certain products
• USA – Announces the receipt of pesticide petitions to establish or modify MRLs for several active ingredients 

Processed Food

• India – Publishes gazette notification on FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) amendment Regulation, 2019 related to standards of Shea Butter and Borneo Tallow
  
• India – Publishes direction under section 16(5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding operationalisation of Food and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business Regulation, 2020) 

Chemicals 

• China – Publishes announcement on the application review of the first batch of toxic chemicals export environmental management release notices in 2021
  
• China – Publishes announcement of the third batch of chemical substance information to be added to the "Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China"
  
• Sri Lanka - Extends the validity period of registration certificates & import licenses for clearance of products with residual shelf life less than 75%

Engineering & Electronics

• South Africa – Publishes standards act: standards matters: new standard, revision standard and cancelled standard

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 19 - 25 March 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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