Weekly Trade Alert: 30 October - 5 November
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: 30th October - 5th November, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
POLICY & TARIFF & CUSTOMS OPERATIONS
Policy
Circular No. 49 /2020-Customs
Date: 4 November 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 104/2020 - Customs (N.T.))
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Date 2 November, 2020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public Notice No. 28/(2015- 2020)
Date: 30 October 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 41/2020)
Date: 29 October 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 103/2020-Customs (N.T.))
Date: 29 October 2020
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
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Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification No. 44 /2015-2020)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Potato
HS Code: 07019000
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public Notice No. 29/(2015- 2020)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Potato
HS Code: 0710
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Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification No.43/2015-20)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Onion seed
HS Code: 12099130
ANTIDUMPING & SAFEGUARD DUTIES
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 4 November 2020
Product Coverage: Decor Paper
HS Code: 48059100, 48022090
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Isopropyl Alcohol
HS Code: 29051220
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Calcined Gypsum Powder
HS Code: 25202010
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Calcined Gypsum Powder
HS Code: 32, 35
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Glass Fibre and articles thereof
HS Code: 7019
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Toluene DiIsocyanate-(TDI)
HS Code: 29291020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin PVC Paste Resin
HS Code: 39042210
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Caustic Soda
HS Code: 281511
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric
HS Code: 590210
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends
HS Code: 38247800
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) component R-32
HS Code: 290339
AGRICULTURE
Animal Originated Products
21. Australia – Publishes update of non-salmonid marine finfish risk species lists for human consumption and baitfish
Notification Authority: Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Non-viable, non-salmonid marine finfish for human consumption and for use as bait
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Giblets and other non-edible by-products of cattle (examples: ears, rods, esophagus, tongues, bladders, windpipes, chewable bones - bones or "bones" of skins, ligaments and aponeuroses, pericardium and other membranes), for animal feed.
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry / General Directorate of Food and Control
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: animal by-products
HS Codes: 0504, 0506, 05.07, 051191, 051199, 2301, 4101
24. Australia – Publishes import conditions for feather
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 30 October 2020
HS Code: 05051010
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Poultry of all types and eggs/egg products (fresh, chilled, frozen and processed) except those thermally treated at 70 degrees C
HS Code: 0407, 0408
26. Kuwait – Imposing ban on import of ruminant meat of all types from following countries due to outbreak of rift valley fever virus.
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Meat of Ruminants (fresh, chilled, frozen and processed)
Plants & Plant Products
27. Japan – Proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Pyroxasulfone and Xylazine
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 4 November 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture
Product Coverage: olive oil and olive pomace oil
Date: 4 November 2020
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 4 November 2020
30. Australia - Establishes irradiation as a phytosanitary measure for all fresh fruit and vegetables
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Fresh fruit and vegetables
HS Code: 07, 08
31. Brazil – Publishes list of absent quarantine pests (PQA)
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Absent quarantine pests
32. New Zealand - Establishes irradiation as a phytosanitary measure for all fresh fruit and vegetables
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Fresh fruit and vegetables
33. Spain – Proposes to establish the conditions of commercialization, official control and authorization of tests with phytosanitary products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Plant products
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Hop, dried cones
35. USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of diquat in or on pea and bean, dry and shelled, except soybean
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: pea and bean, dry and shelled
36. Australia – Publishes amendment to labelling requirements for the following:
- Fresh grapefruit or sweetie for human consumption
- Fresh limes for human consumption
- Fresh lemons for human consumption
- Fresh mandarins and tangerines for human consumption
- Fresh oranges for human consumption
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Date: 3 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Fresh grapefruit or sweetie, limes, lemons, mandarins and tangerines & oranges
37. Australia – Publishes storage declaration guidelines for manufactured wooden articles in the timber and timber products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment
Date: 3 November, 2020
Product Coverage: Timber and timber products
HS Code: 44
38. Brazil – Establishes phytosanitary requirements for the import of following products
- Birdseed grains (Phalaris canariensis) produced in Hungary
- Dried date fruits (Phoenix dactylifera) in the UAE
- Scarlet clover (Trifolium squarrosum) seeds produced in Italy
- Pachira Aquatica seedlings produced in China
- Birdseed grains (Phalaris canariensis) produced in Bulgaria
- Birdseed grains (Phalaris canariensis) produced in Saudi Arabia
- Seeds and grains of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) produced in Argentina
- Seeds of styling (Stylosanthes guianensis) produced in Thailand
- Safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorius) produced in the USA
- Host species of Plum pox virus
- Rice seeds (Oryza sativa) produced in India
- Wood and its products intended for consumption, trade or processing except wooden packaging and its supports.
- Avocado fruits (Persea americana) produced in Chile
- Seeds intended for propagation originating in Mexico
- Seeds of broccoli, Kale, Chinese Kale, Brussels Sprouts produced in South Korea.
- Azalea cuttings (Rhododendron spp.) produced in Belgium
- Chia (salvia hispanica) seeds produced in Argentina.
Notification Authority: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA)
Date: 30 October 2020
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: fruit juices/nectar/drink
HS Code: 2009
40. Hong Kong – Publishes amendment to Import and Export (General) Regulations
Notification Authority: Government of Hongkong
Date: 30 October 2020
41. South Africa – Publishes regulation on Tea and related products intended for sale in South Africa
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tea and related products
HS Code: 0902
42. South Africa – Publishes regulation on coffee, chicory and related products intended for sale in South Africa
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Coffee, chicory and related products
HS Code: 0901
Food
43. Canada – Proposes maximum residue limit for Trifludimoxazin
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: food
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Cellulase from Trichoderma reesei
45. India - Publishes direction regarding import of speciality foods for IEM and hypoallergenic conditions
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce (Notice No. 22/2019, 689)
Date: 3 November 2020
47. Thailand – Publishes regulation on prescribing the principle, conditions, methods and proportion of food additives
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: food
CHEMICALS
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: Foods in general
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: highly refined organic chemicals
HS Code: 3808
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medicaments, Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products, Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, Pharmaceutical preparations and products
HS Code: 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medicaments, Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products, Wadding, gauze, bandages and the like, Pharmaceutical preparations and products
HS Code: 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006
53. Ecuador – Publishes technical requirements for liquids for hydraulic brakes and similar liquids prepared for hydraulic transmissions
Notification Authority: Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización INEN
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: liquids for hydraulic brakes
HS Code: 3819
Notification Authority: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
Date: 29 October 2020
55. India – Publishes Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Fourth Amendment Order, 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Thai Food and Drug Administration
Date: 3 November 2020
PLASTICS, TEXTILE & FOOTWEAR
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 3 November 2020
Product Coverage: plastic waste
HS Code: 3915
59. India – Publishes following quality control order
- Personal Protective Equipment Footwear (Quality Control) Order, 2020
- Footwear made from Leather and other materials (Quality Control) Order, 2020.
- Footwear made from all-Rubber and all Polymeric material and its components (Quality Control) Order, 2020
- Refrigerating Appliances (Quality Control) Order, 2020
Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Date: 28 October 2020
Product Coverage: PPE, Footwear, Refrigerating Appliance
60. Uganda – Publishes standards for following products
DUS 2276:2020, Medical cotton swabs standard - Specifies requirements, sampling and methods of test for medical cotton swabs
DUS 2257:2020, Refined Gold standard - Specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for refined gold in cast bar form
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medical cotton swabs, Refined Gold; Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form
HS Code: 300590, 7108
ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS
61. Vietnam - Publishes circular on providing the list of telecommunication services that require quality management
Notification Authority: Ministry of Information and Communications
Date: 4 November 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT)
Date: 4 November 2020
Product Coverage: Electric vehicles
HS Code: 870390
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 4 November 2020
Product Coverage: Furniture
HS Code: 9405
Notification Authority: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Date: 4 November 2020
Product Coverage: radio equipment
HS Code: 8528
65. Tanzania - Publishes standards for following products
- MEDC 02 (359) CD1Stainless Steel Cookware - Standard lays down the requirements for the following types of stainless steel utensils: a) Cooking utensils, b) Serving utensils, c) Table utensils, and d) Storage utensils
- MEDC 02 (352) CD1 Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys Cookware - Standard covers cold-formed wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys utensils for domestic and catering applications excluding the pressure cookers.
- MEDC 02 (353) CD1 Wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for manufacture of cookware - Standard specifies requirements for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys sheets, strips and plates for the manufacture of cooking utensils used for catering and domestic purposes.
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 4 November 2020
Product Coverage: Kitchen equipment
Notification Authority: Servicio Ecuatoriano de Normalización INEN
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aluminum extruded tubes
HS Code: 7608
67. France – Publishes orders relating to the criteria, sub-criteria and the notation system for the calculation and display for following:
- Robot sound repairs index
- Battery repair index
- Electrical wires
- Television repair index
- Electrical and electronic equipment
- Low-income households for frontal loading
- Portable computers
- Repair of intelligent telephones
Notification Authority: Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition
Date: 30 October 2020
Notification Authority: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Date: 30 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vegetables, Fruits. Vegetables
HS Code: 07, 08
INDIAN STATES
69. India - Uttarakhand government issues a letter regarding payment of contractors or firms registered under MSME Act
Notification Authority: Government of Uttarakhand
Date: 4 November 2020
Notification Authority: Andhra Pradesh Agriculture and Cooperation Department
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Animal Husbandry
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Commissioner Taxes Department, Maharashtra
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: State Government of Karnataka
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Commercial Taxes Department
Date: 3 November 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Date: 3 November 2020
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