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: 25 November - 1 December 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India - Instructed to test imported Sajji Khar/ Pappad Khar under “food not specified” until FSSAI notifies standard
• India - Introduces common digital platform for electronic filing of RCMC w.e.f. 06.12.2021
• India - Adds M/s Universal Crop Protection in the list of manufactures/units of NP/NPK fertilizers
• India - Export policy of agar oil and agarwood chips and powder amended from free to restricted and respective export quotas has been notified

Trade Remedies

• India - Publishes final findings anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Glass Fibre and articles” from Bahrain and Egypt
• India - Publishes final findings anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Uncoated Copier Paper" exported from Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore
• India - Publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Glazed/Unglazed Porcelain/Vitrified Tiles in polished or unpolished finish with less than 3% water absorption" from China

Agriculture

• India - Exempts fish and fishery processing units from third party audit by Export Council of India
• El Salvador - Establishes the operational technical specifications for the prevention of Newcastle disease
• Taiwan - Amends quarantine requirements for the importation of plants or plant products and wood packaging material
• Tanzania - Proposes standard covering guidelines for operational cleanliness and hygiene in the fish industry
• USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of pyriproxyfen in or on egg, meat, and poultry

Processed Food

• India - Prohibited import of products or ingredients containing beef in any form
• India - Extends tenure of hygiene rating audit agencies recognised by FSSAI for verification of hygiene rating of food establishments
• GCC - Proposes technical regulation for carbonated beverages and carbonated water
• South Korea - Proposed Amendments to the standards and specifications for foods

Electronics & Engineering

• EU - Proposes for a regulation on machinery products
• Saudi Arabia - Publishes standard for all light duty vehicles
• United Kingdom - Creates regulatory scheme to ensure that consumer connectable products are more secure against cyber attacks
• USA - Proposes to amend the test procedures for battery chargers to improve test procedure representativeness

Others

• Czech Republic - Proposes implementation of certain measures related to the prohibition of chemical weapons
• EAC - Proposes standards for Crown closures used on glass bottles , Glass jar , Double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tapes
• Kenya - Proposes standard for determining the water repellency of fabrics by cone test , the scouring loss of grey and finished cotton textile materials & Duvets

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 25 November - 1 December 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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