Weekly Trade Alert: 24 – 29 October
Trade Alerts
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
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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: 24 – 29 October, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
POLICY & TARIFF & CUSTOMS OPERATIONS
Policy
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice no 32/2020-21)
Date: 28 Oct 2020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice no 31/2020-21)
Date: 27 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Nitrile/NBR Gloves
HS Code: 392690, 4015
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice no 27/2015-20 )
Date: 26 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Tur dal
HS Code: 071360
Tariff & Customs Operations
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 39/2020-Customs)
Date: 28 Oct 2020
5. India – Imposes 10% Basic customs duty on 10,00,000 MT potato imports under TRQ till the 31st January, 2021.
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 40/2020-Customs)
Date: 28 Oct 2020
Product Coverage: Potato
HS Code: 0701
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (80/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 28 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular no 48)
Date: 27 October 2020
8. India – Publishes frequently asked questions on manufacture and other operations in customs warehouse.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Date: 27 October 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Commerce
Date: 27 October 2020
TRADE REMEDIES
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Front Axle Beam and Steering Knuckle
HS Code: 73269099, 73261910, 73261990, 87085000, 87089900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Flat Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 73269099
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 33/2020 -Customs (ADD))
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Fluoroelstomer
HS Code: 3904
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Fluoroelstomer
HS Code: 3904
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
HS Code: 39
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Styrene Butadiene Rubber
HS Code: 400219
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Fiberboards
HS Code: 4411
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items
HS Code: 6911, 6912
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Polybutadiene Rubber
HS Code: 40022000
AGRICULTURE
Animal Originated Products
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food additives used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg products
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1560)
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: feed
21. Philippines – Publishes guidelines related to pet importation, including a step-by-step procedure on how importers can apply for SPSIC
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pets
HS Code: 0106
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Chilled meat
HS Code: 0204
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Organic products
Plants & Plant Products
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1565)
Date: 28 October 2020
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1566)
Date: 28 October 2020
Notification Authority: Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Seed for sowing
27. Russia - Establishes 0% import duty on HS 0801110000 dried coconut nuts for the period until December 31, 2023
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Union (Decision no 131)
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Coconut nuts
28. Australia – Publishes import condition for permitted seeds for sowing
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Seed
29. Indonesia – Publishes second amendment to Export Duty on palm oil, crude palm oil (CPO), and derivatived products
Notification Authority: Minister of Finance Regulation
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Palm oil, crude palm oil (CPO)
Food & Feed
Notification Authority: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Corn on the cob, frozen; Sweetcorn
HS Code: 071040
31. EU - Publishes feed additives Annex I and Annex II List of additives pursuant to regulation (EC) no 1831/2003
Notification Authority: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: feed additives
HS Code: 2309
32. Canada – Publishes MRLs for halauxifen-methyl and MCPA
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: food
33. India - FSSAI launches a PAN India surveillance of khoa
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Khoa
34. South Africa – Seeks health messages on container labels of alcoholic beverages
Notification Authority: Department of Health
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 27 Oct 2020
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: food supplements
HS Code: 210610
37. EU – Publishes union list of novel foods
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1559)
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Novel food
HS Code: 210690
38. Canada – Proposes maximum residue limit for following pesticides
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Plants & Plant products
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point
39. India – Publishes Food Safety and Standards (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Stakeholders may submit their comments/suggestions via email at neeraz.s@nic.in within 30 days
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
40. Kenya – Publishes following draft standards
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Meat products, food products
41. Japan – Standards of feed and feed additives amended
Notification Authority: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: feed and feed additives
HS Code: 2309
42. Taiwan – Proposes to set maximum levels (ML) for glycidyl fatty acid esters in infant and young child foods
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food for infant and young child
43. South Korea – Publishes notification of exception standards for repackaging of packaged products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environment
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: processed food, beverage, alcoholic beverages, confectionery, health functional food, cosmetics, detergents, toy-dolls, stationery, miscellaneous goods, quasi-drugs, clothing
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Foods
45. Uganda – Publishes following standards on food products
- DUS 2254:2020 Fresh pumpkin and squash - Specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin and (winter) squash, both of cucurbit family (Cucurbita pepo, C. moshata, C. maxima, C. mixta) having a hard shell and mature seeds commercially produced for fresh consumption.
- DUS 2219:2020, Bread crumbs - Specifies the requirements, test and sampling methods for bread crumbs.
- DUS 2253:2020, Fruit and vegetable chutney - specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for fruit and/or vegetable chutney offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes. It does not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing.
- FDUS 2174:2020, Motorcycles and mopeds Brake shoes and lining assembly - Specifies requirements and test methods of motorcycle and moped brake shoes and lining assemblies.
- DUS 2254:2020, Fresh pumpkin and squash Specification and grading - Specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin and (winter) squash, both of cucurbit family (Cucurbita pepo, C. moshata, C. maxima, C. mixta) having a hard shell and mature seeds commercially produced for fresh consumption.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Motorcycles Brake shoes and lining assembly, Mopeds Brake shoes and lining assembly, Fresh pumpkin, Fresh squash; Fresh or chilled pumpkins, squash and gourds "Cucurbita spp."
HS Code: 871410, 070993
CHEMICALS
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 3808
Notification Authority: Russian Federation
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical products
Pharmaceuticals & Cosmetics
48. South Korea – Seek revision of regulations on functional cosmetics
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Perfumes and toilet waters, Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin, Preparations for use on the hair, prepared room deodorizers
HS Code: 3304, 3304, 3305, 3307
49. Russia – Procedure for the import / export of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors amended
Notification Authority: Russian Government (Decree no 1721)
Date: 26 October 2020
Product Coverage: narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: foods & drugs
Notification Authority: Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria- ARCSA
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Laboratory medicine
ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS
52. Botswana - Publishes standards for various products
- Requirements for deep fat fryers, frying pans and similar appliances
- Requirements for warming plates and similar appliances
- Bullet-resistant glazing materials
- Safety performance of glazing materials under human impact
- Burglar-resistant and vandal-resistant glazing materials
- BOS 72:2019 Pasteurized milk
- Cobweb duster; Brooms, brushes, Plastic buckets
- Hand sanitizer (Alcohol based)
Notification Authority: Ministry of Investment Trade and Industry
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: deep fat fryers, warming plates, Pasteurized milk, Hand sanitizer
Notification Authority: National Traffic Department (DENATRAN)
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Safety seat belts for motor vehicles
HS Code: 870821
54. Uganda – Publishes standards for various products
DUS 2228:2020 Cobweb duster standard specifies the requirements, methods of sampling and test for cobweb dusters used for removing cobwebs on ceilings and part of the walls that are not easily reached by human hands.
DUS 2257:2020 Plastic Bucket standard prescribes the requirements, methods of sampling and test for plastic buckets.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Plastic Bucket, Cobweb duster
HS Code: 9603, 392690
Notification Authority: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Crib mattresses
HS Code: 9404
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Marine pollution control devices
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: telecommunications equipment
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel
HS Code: 7307931191, 7307931193, 7307931194, 7307931195, 7307931199, 7307931991, 7307931993, 7307931994, 7307931995, 7307931999, 7307998092, 7307998093, 7307998094, 7307998095, 7307998098
Notification Authority: Ministry of Steel
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Ferro Silicon, Ferro Nickel, Tool and Die steels, High speed tool steels, C Mn Steel Forgings for Pressure Vessels
60. Kenya – Publishes following draft standards
- KS 463:2020 Telescopic shock absorbers for automobile suspension damping
- KS 395:2020 Rubber automobile radiators hoses
- KS 294:2020 Road vehicles Air filters
- KS 251:2020 Motor vehicle radiators
- KS 249:2020 Automobile drum brake linings and disk brake pads
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Automobile, Meat products, food products
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Bureau
Date: 27 October 2020
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: Waste Paper
HS Code: 47071000, 47072000, 47073000, 47079000
62. South Korea – Publishes standard and specification of wood products
Notification Authority: Department of Forest
Date: 23 October 2020
Product Coverage: Wood
INDIAN STATES
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Date: 27 October 2020
Product Coverage: carcass disposal
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: Gold
Notification Authority: Labour Department of Haryana
Date: 28 October 2020
66. India - Modular Hydraulic Trailers specification inserted under Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH)
Date: 28 October 2020
Notification Authority: Government of Bihar
Date: 28 October 2020
Department of Revenue (G.S.R. 671(E))
Date: 26 October 2020
69. India - Rajasthan Government issues directions regarding renewal of licensing procedure for factories
Notification Authority: Rajasthan Factories and Boilers Inspection Department
Date: 24 October 2020
Notification Authority: State Government of Karnataka
Date: 19 October 2020
Notification Authority: Meghalaya Transport Department
Date: 25 October 2020
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