• India - Exempts COVID-19 vaccines from basic Custom duty till 31st December, 2021
• India - Extends Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 till 31-03-2022
• India - Amends Para 2.54 of Handbook of Procedures of FTP (2015-2020)
• India - Extends Handbook of Procedures 2015-2020 till 31-03-2022
• India – Notifies the manner to issue duty credit for goods exported under the continuation of Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies
• India – Issued circular on easing container availability for export cargo
• Philippines - Port of NAIA clarifies customs procedure on importation thru air operators
  
  

Trade Remedies

• India - Extends the anti-dumping duty on ’’Colour coated flat products of steel from China and EU
• India - Publishes final findings in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Elastomeric Filament Yarn" from Singapore
• India - Amends final finding notification concerning anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports of "Natural Mica based Pearl Industrial Pigments excluding cosmetic grade" from China
• India - Publishes final findings in anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blends”, from China
• India – Imposes countervailing duty on “Aluminium Wire in coil form/Wire Rod in coil form having diameter ranging from 9 mm to 13 mm" exported from Malaysia for a period of 5 years

Agriculture

• India - Applicability of Food Category /additives under FSSR for Mouth Fresheners and related products
• Australia - Changes to the import conditions for Manure.
• EU - Amends the import conditions for shelf-stable composite products containing colostrum-based products
• New Zealand - Proposes to amend the Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
• Norway – Forbids temporary movements of consignments of honeybees without prior authorisation
• South Korea - Publishes enforcement decree of the Fertilizer Control Act
• Vietnam - Promulgates the HS code table for the list of goods subject to specialized inspection in the field of agriculture and rural development

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

• Chile - Publishes regulation of classification, labelling and notification of chemical substances and mixtures
• Myanmar - Temporarily eliminates import licensing requirements on certain pharmaceutical raw materials
• USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of metalaxyl in or on black pepper
• USA - Establishes tolerances for residues for Pyraclostrobin in or on pomegranate & Fluazinam in or on multiple commodities

Industrial Products

• India - Approves the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for promotion of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles
• Brazil - Approves procedures for identification, marking of ammunition and their packaging
• Kenya - Proposes standards for Kitchen equipment cleaner,  hand sanitizer, Carpet and upholstery shampoo etc
• Philippines - Prescribes the technical regulation for mandatory PS licensing and ICC scheme for LPG cylinders and ancillary products
• Uganda - Publishes draft standards covering PH of engine coolants, Dielectric breakdown voltage of insulating liquids,
  Electrical insulating liquids in the field, Corrosive sulphur in electrical insulating liquids, Acid and base by colour-indicator titration,
  Existent inorganic sulphate in ethanol
• Trinidad and Tobago - Publishes standards concerning labeling of goods General & Prepackaged goods

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 24 - 29 September 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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