Weekly Trade Alert: 2 – 8 October
Trade Alerts
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
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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: 2 – 8 October, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
POLICY & INCENTIVES
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice no 24/2015-20)
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Double Decorative/Single side Laminates with or without Barrier Paper
HS Code: 4011
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 38/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tyre
HS Code: 4011
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 37/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
4. India - N95/FFP2 masks or its equivalent are freely exportable. Visit www.indiantradeportal.in to view export policy
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 36/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: N95/FFP2 masks
HS Code: 9020, 392690, 621790, 630790
CUSTOMS & GST
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 36/2020 – Customs)
Date: 5 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 69/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 70/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 71/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 72/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 73/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 1 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Central Tax (Rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Integrated Tax (Rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Union Territory tax(rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
TRADE REMEDIES
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Natural Mica Pearl Industries Pigments
HS Code: 320611
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aluminium Foil 80 micron
HS Code: 760711, 76071110 76071190, 760719, 76071910, 760719 91, 760719 92, 760719 93, 760719 94, 760719 95, 760719 99, 760720, 76072010, 76072010
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film
HS Code: 39191000, 39199010, 39199020, 39199090, 39209919, 39209959, 39209999, 39219099, 39269099
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aniline
HS Code: 29214110
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Copper Tubes and Pipes
HS Code: 74112100, 74112200 and 74112900.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: PVC Suspension Grade Resin
HS Code: 3904
20. India – Initiates anti-dumping original investigation concerning imports of “Soda Ash” from Turkey and USA
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Soda Ash
HS Code: 283620
21. India – Publishes temporary changes in the Trade Remedy investigation process due to COVID-19 pandemic
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Décor Paper
HS Code: 48059100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Measuring Tapes
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Glass fibre and articles
HS Code: 7019
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items
HS Code: 6912
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Melamine
HS Code: 29336100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: New Pneumatic Radial Tyres of rubber for Buses and Lorries, with or without tubes and/or flap
HS Code: 401120
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Acetone
HS Code: 29141100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cold-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of width 600 mm to 1250 mm and above 1250mm of non bonafide
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Elastomeric Filament Yarn
HS Code: 54024400, 54041100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Caprolactam
HS Code: 29337100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Decor Paper
HS Code: 48059100
33. India - Initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of " Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends " from China PR
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends
HS Code: 38247800
34. India - Initiates sunset review investigation concerning imports of "Methyl Acetoacetate" from China PR
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Methyl Acetoacetate
HS Code: 29146990, 29153910, 29153940, 291 53990, 29183090, 29331990, 29410090 and 29189900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cold-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 721931, 721932, 721933, 721934, 721935 and 721990
ANIMAL ORIGINATED PRODUCTS
36. Kyrgyzstan – Publishes draft on possibility to use veterinary certificates issued in electronic form for mutual and foreign trade by competent authorities
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to veterinary control
37. Philippines – Publishes guidelines to ensure all cats and dogs being imported into the country have the necessary documentary requirements before entry
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cats and dogs
HS Code(s): 010619
38. Saudi Arabia – Imposing temporary ban on the importation of fish and crustacean and other products of aquatic animal originating from Vietnam
Notification Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: fish and crustacean
HS Code: 0306
FOOD & FEED
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1419)
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: ascorbic acid
40. United Kingdom – Publishes Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
Notification Authority: Government of United Kingdom
Date: 7 October 2020
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides
42. Japan – Proposes amendment of the food labelling standards (regarding unpolished rice and polished rice)
Notification Authority: Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Unpolished rice and polished rice
HS Code: 1006
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Animal feeding stuffs
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1400)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1399)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
46. EU – Seeks to renew authorisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 493.94 as a feed additive for horses
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1398)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1397)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1396)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1395)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
50. South Korea – Publishes notification of change and redesignation of imported food subject to inspection order
Notification Authority: Minister of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
51. South Korea – Publishes notification of new designation of imported foods subject to inspection order
Notification Authority: Minister of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
52. Taiwan – Proposes standards for specification, scope, application and limitation of food additives
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
HS Code: 210610
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food Products
54. Argentina - Argentine food code (CAA) on spirits, alcohols, distilled alcoholic beverages and liquors published
Notification Authority: National Food Commission (CONAL)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Whiskey or Whiskey
HS Code: 2208
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: All food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Foreign Relations of Chile
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
CHEMICAL & LEATHER
Chemicals
57. Vietnam – Publishes national technical regulations on various chemical products
- Sodium nitrate
- Potassium perchlorate
- Sodium chlorate
- Potassium nitrate
- Potassium chlorate
- Poly Aluminium Chloride
- Industrial Ammonia
- Mercury content in fluorescent lamp
- Lead in paints
- Safety in the process of producing, storage, transportation and use of hazardous chemicals
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Products of the chemical industry
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures
HS Code: 340119
Leather footwear
Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Footwear made from leather and other materials, personal protective equipment footwear, footwear made from all rubber & all polymeric material and its components
HS Code: 64
ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS
60.India – Publishes all India first licence for electric toys- safety requirements as per is 15644: 2006
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: electric toys
HS Code: 9503
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: hexagon head bolts, screws and nuts of product grade
HS Code: 731815
62.China – Publishes following draft standards on Medical Electrical Equipment
- Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-39: Particular Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment
- Medical Electrical Equipment - Equipment for Extracorporeally induced Lithotripsy
- Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-28: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of X-Ray Tube Assemblies for Medical Diagnosis
- Medical Electrical Equipment Part 2-27: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Electrocardiographic Monitoring Equipment
- Medical Electrical Equipment – Part 2-25: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Electrocardiographs
- Medical Electrical Equipment – Part 2-26: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Electroencephalographs
- Medical Electrical Equipment – Part 2-24: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Infusion Pumps and Controllers
- Medical Electrical Equipment — Part 2-16: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Hemodialysis, Haemodiafiltration and Hemofiltration Equipment
- Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-19: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Infant Incubators
- Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 2-4: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of Cardiac Defibrillators
- Medical Electrical Equipment – Part 2-2: Particular Requirements for the Basic Safety and Essential Performance of High Frequency Surgical Equipment and High Frequency Surgical Accessories
- Medical Electrical Equipment — Part 1-3: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance — Collateral Standard: Radiation Protection in Diagnostic X-ray Equipment
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medical Electrical Equipment - Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment
HS Code: 9018
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1408)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1407)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: ceramic tableware and kitchenware
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission (Decision no. 118)
Date: 6 October 2020
66. EEU – Publishes changes to the list of medical goods, the sale and import of which are not subject to VAT
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission (Decree no 1574)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: medical goods
HS Code: 9018 to 9025
67. Egypt – Publishes following standards
- ES 5056-4 for "Refrigerating systems and heat pumps
- ES 4622 for "Gas cylinders - Acetylene cylinders
- ES 5056-2 for "Refrigerating systems and heat pumps
- ES 5056-3 for "Refrigerating systems and heat pumps Part 3: Installation site
Notification Authority: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Heat pumps, Gas cylinders, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Household refrigerating appliances
HS Code: 8418
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vehicles and their trailers (M-, N- and O-category vehicles)
70. Israel – Publishes following standards
- SI 1220-part 5 fire detection systems: self-contained smoke detectors
- SI 13209 part 2: Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods: Soft carriers
- SI 13209 part 3: Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods: Sling carriers
- SI 13209 part 1: Child use and care articles - Baby carriers - Safety requirements and test methods: Framed back carriers
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: smoke detectors, soft carriers, sling carrier, framed back carrier
Notification Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Wireless microphone, Digital Camera, Video Camera, Webcam (Finished Product), Smart Speakers (with and without Display), Dimmers for LED products, Bluetooth speakers
HS Code: 8517
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Induction Stove
HS Code: 851690
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Rice Cooker
HS Code: 851679
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Standalone LED Modules for General Lighting
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry (Circular 28/2020 / TT-BTTTT)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: digital cable television
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