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: 14 - 20 October 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India - Notifies all agencies can issue Certificate of Origin (Non - Preferential) for all India jurisdiction
• India - Adds agencies authorized to issue Certificate of Origin (Non-Preferential)
• India - Export Policy - Diagnostic Kits & Reagents made free from restricted
• India - Export Policy - Meltblown fabric made free from restricted
• India - Fixes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver

Trade Remedies

• India - Revokes anti-dumping duty imposed on “Phenol” originating and imported from EU, Singapore and South Korea
• India - Amends final findings of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Seamless Tubes, Pipes & Hollow Profile of Iron, Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel" from China
• India - Publishes list of interested parties of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of “Elastomeric Filament Yarn” from China, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam
• India - Initiates mid-term review limited to change of name of producer/exporter from South Korea in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Aluminium and Zinc coated flat products’’ from China, Vietnam and South Korea
• India -Levies anti-dumping duty on “Aceto Acetyl Derivatives of aromatic or hetrocyclic compounds also known as Arylides” originating in or imported from China

Plant & Plant Products

• India - Notifies enforcement drive to check the adulteration in the manufacturing and sale of black salt
• Argentina - Modifies phytosanitary requirements for shipments that must be certified by laboratory analysis
• Brazil - Proposes standards of identity and quality for wines and derivatives of grape and wine
• Vietnam - Proposes regulation on planting-materials of orange

Animal & Animal Products

• Argentina - Proposes technical regulations for Cheese and cottage cheese , Milk UAT
• Brazil - Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of birdseed grains produced in India
• Canada - Proposes to amend the list of maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in foods
• Chile - Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the entry of vessels from areas with the presence of the Asian gypsy moth (PGRA) Lymantria dispar Asiatic Vnukovskij and Lymantria dispar japonica
• Taiwan - Proposes regulations governing the labelling of restructured and artificially marbled meat products

Processed Foods

• India - Publishes draft Food Safety and Standards (Approval for Non - Specified Food and Food Ingredients) Amendment Regulations, 2021
• Guatemala - Publishes technical regulations on food and beverages
• Jamaica- Publishes standard specifying the food safety requirements for a pre-packaged processed food establishment
• Taiwan - Publishes revised draft of the regulations on nutrition claim for pre-packaged food products
• Vietnam - Publishes circular promulgating the list of permitted plant protection products and list of banned plant protection products  

Chemicals & Medical Devices

• EU - Amends the existing provision for labelling cosmetic products that contain formaldehyde releasers
• EU -Establishes a new regulatory framework for in vitro diagnostic medical devices
• Oman - Publishes safety requirements in cosmetics and personal care products
• UK - Allows certain coronavirus test devices to remain on the market after 31 October without approval

Electronics & Engineering

• Argentina - Proposes technical regulations for rear bumpers of cargo vehicles
• Brazil - Establishes act to provide for the phased elimination of the use and sale of inefficient electrical lamps
• Thailand - Proposes regulation mandating motorcycle exhaust muffler’’s part
• USA - Proposes to amend the test procedures for refrigerators
• USA - Updates marine engineering standards

Others

• China - Publishes measures for general administration of customs
• Thailand - Exempts fees for a license and a substitution of license and conformity assessment bodies
• Uganda - Proposes standard gives requirements, methods of test and sampling of plastic latrine pans

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 14 - 20 October 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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