Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal on Tariff/ Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/ GST/ Export incentives/ Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 8 - 14 January 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs, Tariff & Policy

• India – Electronic issuance of preferential certificate of origin (CoO) for India’’s exports to UK under Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP)
  

• India – Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Aceto-Acetyl Derivatives also known as Arylides from China
  

• India –  Import policy is amended from "prohibited” to “free” and new policy conditions added to Chapters 41 and 43
  

• Philippines - Publishes excise tax rates for various imported products
  

• Thailand - Allowing submission of photocopy of Certificate of Origin by the importer for customs duty exemption and reduction under FTA from 1 Jan 2021 to 31 Mar 2021

Trade Remedies

• India – Publishes anti-circumvention investigation concerning alleged circumvention of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of "Ceramic tableware and kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items" originating from China and Malaysia
  

• India – Publishes sunset review (SSR) anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ’’1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-5- Pyrazolone’’ originating from China
  

• India – Publishes final findings in the anti-dumping original investigation concerning imports of "Dimethyl Formamide (DMF)” originating in or exported from China PR and Saudi Arabia
  

• India – Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride" originating in or exported from China

Agriculture 

• Australia – Publishes import permit applications details for apiaceous vegetable seed species
  

• Canada – Publishes list of permitted food enzymes to enable the use of pectinase from aspergillus niger in unstandardized fruit and vegetable products
  

• EU - Publishes Feed Additives Annexure - I and Annexure - II pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
  

• EU – Authorises preparation of montmorillonite-illite as feed additive for all animal species
  

• Uganda - Publishes following standards on plant growing Banana seeds, Millet seeds, Cotton seeds, Rice seed etc.

Processed Food

• Australia – Publishes changes to import condition to the import of retorted goods for human consumption
  

• India – Publishes clarification regarding tolerance limit in cases of insecticides for which MRLs have not been fixed
  

• India - Implemented revised policy for Auto-generation of License / Registration and Auto-rejection of applications in case of non-response
  

• Nepal – Publishes food and Grain act, rules, directive, procedure, and quality standards
  

• Slovenia – Publishes conditions for the minimum quality, labeling and classification to be met on the market of naturally fermented vinegar and diluted acetic acid.
  

• Uganda - Publishes following standards on meat products Smoked meat and Smoked meat
  

• Vietnam – Approves the scheme on reforming the model of quality inspection and food safety inspection for imported goods

Chemicals & Textile

• India – Publishes Quality Control Orders pertaining to Textiles products like 100 Percent Polyester Spun Grey, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers  , Linear Alkyl Benzene , Polyester Industrial Yarn etc
  

• Malaysia – Publishes Malaysian Orphan Medicines Guideline 2020
  

• Myanmar – Publishes list of companies for having valid certificate for importation of medicines
  

• Thailand – Publishes notification on types and amount of narcotics substance allowed to use in medicine
  

• Uganda – Publishes DUS 2289:2020, Medical safety goggle standard
  

• Vietnam – Regulates the list of medical equipments subject to inspection of safety and technical features

Engineering & Electronics

• Egypt – Publishes mandatory standards for Rotating electrical machines
  

• India – Publishes Centrifugally Cast (Spun) Iron Pipes (Quality Control) Order, 2021
  

• India – Publishes Sewing Machines (Quality Control) Order, 2021
  

• Russia – Publishes list of products subject to mandatory confirmation of compliance with the requirements of technical regulations on fire safety requirements.
  

• Taiwan - Publishes legal inspection for Children’’s chairs and stools and Safety Barriers
  

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 8 - 14 January 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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