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: 29 September - 5 October, 2022 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India - DGFT issues clarification regarding export of rice
• India - Import Policy: AIDC on import of platinum is increased
• India - Import Policy: basic customs duty on import of platinum is increased
• India - CBIC releases notification in relation with Land Customs Stations and routes "the pipeline of M/s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. connecting NRL Siliguri Marketing Terminal in India to Parbatipur in Banlgadesh" as a route of Phulbari LCS
• India - DGFT extends validity of Foreign Trade Policy; 2015-20 is extended upto 31-03-2023

Trade Remedies & Banking

• India - DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Viscose Rayon Filament Yarn (VFY)” from China
• India - DGTR initiates bilateral safeguard investigation concerning imports of "Ferro Molybdenum" from Korea
• India - DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "alloy steel chisel/ tool and hydraulic rock breaker in fully assembled condition" from China and Korea
• India - DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Wheel Loaders” from China
• India - DGTR publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Semi-Finished Ophthalmic Lenses“ from China
• India - RBI notifies late submission fee for reporting delays under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

Agriculture

• Argentina - Modifies regulations regarding vegetable foods
• Brazil - Notifies sanitary requirements for the import of offals and other non-edible by-products
• China - Notifies amendment in food additive Cellulose
• GCC - Notifies guide for control on imported food
• New Zealand - Publishes import health standard for aquatic animal products
• South Africa - Proposes regulations relating to the grading, packing and marking of dried fruit
• Vietnam - Publishes regulations regarding Feed supplements

Processed Food

• India - Amends Front of Pack Nutritional Labelling to indicate packaged food products high in fat, sugar & salt
• Brazil - Establishes Identity and quality standards for cream cheese
• Colombia - Establishes the technical regulation on nutritional and frontal labeling requirements that packaged or packaged foods must meet
• Singapore - Proposes amendments to the labelling requirements for prepacked food

Chemicals & Medical Supplies

• EAC - Proposes regulations for synthetic liquid laundry detergent
• Mexico - Publishes Good manufacturing practices in cosmetic products
• South Korea - Proposes amendments to the regulation on safety standards etc. of cosmetics
• USA - Proposes to align the liquid chemical categorization tables
• Vietnam - Publishes regulations regarding Chemical, biological products

Electronics & Engineering

• Indonesia - Proposes minimum energy performance standard and energy saving label for LED
• Mexico - Establishes the requirements that packaging, instructions or manuals and guarantees must have for electronic, electrical and household appliance products
• Saudi Arabia - Proposes energy and water performance requirements and labelling regarding electrical dishwashers
• USA - Proposes rules for digital low power television and television translator stations