Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 3 – 10 October.

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Issue of Late Cut being imposed by the system while applying MEIS on reactivated shipping bills

Notification number: Trade Notice No. 36/2019-20

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: Clarification on Notification No.17 dated 05.09.2019 on Steel Import Monitoring System

Notification number: Circular No-29/2015-20

Date: 04 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Notification to amend Courier Regulations 2010 –reg

Notification number: Notification No. 74/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Notification to amend Courier Regulations 1998 –reg

Notification number: Notification No. 73/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Notification number: Notification No. 72/2019-Cus (NT)

Date: 03 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amendment in Import and Export Policy of electronic cigarettes- reg

Notification number: Circular No. 35/2019

Date: 01 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Procedure to be followed in cases of manufacturing or other operations undertaken in bonded warehouses under section 65 of the Customs Act-reg

Notification number: Circular No. 34/2019

Date: 01 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Withdrawal of Circular No. 105/24/2019-GST dated 28.06.2019.

Notification number: Circular no.112/2019
Date: 19 Sep 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Clarifying procedure to claim refund in FORM GST RFD-01 subsequent to favourable order in appeal or any other forum.

Notification number: Circular no. 111/2019

Date: 03 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Clarifying the eligibility to file a refund application in FORM GST RFD-01 for a period and category.

Notification number: Circular no. 110/2019

Date: 03 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Notification to carry out changes in the CGST Rules, 2017.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-49/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amendment to notification No. 41/2019 – Central Tax, dated the 31st August, 2019.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-48/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Notification to make filing of annual return under section 44 (1) of CGST Act for F.Y. 2017-18 and 2018-19 optional for small taxpayers whose aggregate .turnover is less than Rs 2 crores and who have not filed the said return before the due date.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-47/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: The due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the months of October, 2019 to March, 2020 prescribed.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-46/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: The due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees for the quarters from October, 2019 to March, 2020 has been prescribed.
Notification number: Central Tax Notification-45/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: The due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of October, 2019 to March, 2020 has been prescribed.

Notification number: Central Tax Notification-44/2019

Date: 09 Oct 19

ASEAN

Country: Cambodia

Authority: Institute of Standard

Notification: List of certified foreign manufactures of Cosmetics products published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 10 Oct 19

Country: Laos

Authority: NIL

Notification: Production or import of all pesticides shall be subject to registration

Notification number: NIL

Date: 07 Oct 19

Country: Laos

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Notification: Issued the list of pesticides that are authorized to be used and the pesticides are not used in the Lao PDR

Notification number: NIL

Date: 04 Oct 19

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of New Cosmetic Collection which can be produced published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of Registration of pharmaceutical import permission licenses published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of Cosmetic certificates that can be renewed or extended

Notification number: NIL

Date: 03 Oct 19

Country: Myanmar

Authority: NIL

Notification: List of import Permits for Medical Devices published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 03 Oct 19

Country: Thailand

Authority: Food and Drug Administration

Notification: Guidelines for Submitting Food Production Facility Permit Requests published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 10 Oct 19

SAARC

Country: Nepal

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Notification: Essential instructions regarding the use of color in foods

Notification number: NIL

Date: 04 Oct 19

Country: Nepal

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Notification: Dietary food information

Notification number: NIL

Date: 04 Oct 19

Country: Nepal

Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

Notification: Information disbursed to retailers of food items

Notification number: NIL

Date: 04 Oct 19

The MFN/Preferential tariff of Nepal has been updated on Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in

European Union

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 no 1319

Date: 09 Oct 19

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Imposing anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tiles originating in China

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2019/1687

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Imposing anti-dumping duty and collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2019/1688

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Authorising the extension of use of bovine milk basic whey protein isolate as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2019/1686

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2019/1676

Date: 07 Oct 19

Country: EU

Authority: European Commission

Notification: List of border inspection posts and veterinary units in TRACES notified

Notification number: Decision (EU) 2019/1678

Date: 07 Oct 19

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 published

Notification number: Statutory Rules 2019 no 197

Date: 08 Oct 19

Country: United Kingdom

Authority: NIL

Notification: The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2019

Notification number: Statutory Instrument 2019 no 1323

Date: NIL

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