Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/ GST  in Exports/ Export incentives/ Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 6 - 13 September 2023 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs & Trade Policy

• CBIC - Seeks to make amendments (Third Amendment, 2023) to the CGST Rules, 2017
• CBIC - Publishes Exchange Rate Notification No. 64/2023-Cus (NT) dated 06.09.2023
• CBIC - Publishes instruction on streamlining of Customs Post Clearance Audit (PCA) Work
• CBIC - Seeks to impose ADD on imports of "Flat base steel wheels" exported from China PR for 5 years
• DGFT - Amends in Export Policy of Food Supplements containing botanicals

Agriculture

• EU - Publishes Lists of plants known to be susceptible to Xylella fastidiosa
• India - Publishes order on Industrial Grade Urea
• India - Publishes order on Captafol
• New Zealand - Proposes amendment to Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
• New Zealand - Publishes standard on fresh Orange (Citrus sinensis) for human consumption

Food

• Australia - Proposes P1062 defining added sugars for claims
• Chile - Publishes sanitary requirements for importation of chilled or frozen pork
• Mauritius - Proposes food regulation to further strengthen the food control framework
• New Zealand - Proposes food standard on added sugars
• Nicaragua - Publishes sanitary and safety requirements for Poultry Meat (Gallus gallus domesticus)

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

• Australia - Proposes regulation of nicotine vaping products
• Brazil - Publishes resolution to updates the monographs of the active ingredient F76 - FLUINDAPIR
• Turkiye - Publishes rules, procedures and models relating to veterinary health certificates
• Ukraine - Proposes amendments to the Law on Veterinary Medicine
• United States of America - Publishes regulation establishes tolerances for residues of spinosad

Electricals

• Brazil - Proposes to update requirements for certification of mobile phone charger
• Czech Republic - Proposes metrological and technical requirements for voltage instrument transformers
• Japan - Revises regulations for Radio Equipment etc.
• Thailand - Proposes to prescribe the electric unicycle as label-controlled products
• United States of America - Proposes energy conservation standards for Walk-In Coolers and Freezers

Other

• Bolivia - Publishes Quality Regulation of Finished Lubricants
• EAC - Proposes specification for Shaving cream
• India - Publishes order on Diesel Engines - NOx Reduction Agent AUS 32
• United States of America - Proposes standard for Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - Occupant Crash Protection
• United States of America - Proposes safety regulation of Gas Distribution Pipelines and Other Pipeline Safety Initiatives