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: 12 - 18 August, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

• India – RoDTEP rates are updated on www.indiantradeportal.in
• India - Publishes procedure and criteria for submission and approval of applications for export of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing kits
• India - Issued circular on de-notification of Inland Container Depots/Container Freight Stations/Air Freight Stations
• India - Export Policy:  COVID-19 Rapid Antigen testing Kits shifted to Restricted category
• India - Publishes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver

Trade Remedies

• India - Publishes final findings-Anti-dumping investigation, concerning imports of Aluminium foil 80 microns and below originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
• India - Seeks to rescind notification No. 43/2016-Cus(ADD) dated 8th August, 2016 to remove levy of ADD on Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) originating in or imported from China PR and Indonesia.
• India - Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Ceramic Tablewares and Kitchen wares, excluding knives and toilet items, originating in or exported from China PR

Animal Origin Products

• Australia - Notifies the changes in the risk assessment process changes for bulk, animal-derived palatability enhancers for pet food end use
• Chile - Establishes the sanitary requirements for the admission to Chile of raw hides and skins of cattle, horses, goats, sheep and pigs
• EU - Extends the transitional period for the use of animal health certificates, animal health/official certificates and official certificates required for the entry into the Union of certain consignments

Plant Origin Products

• Brazil - Publishes technical regulation on the identity and quality of strawberry.
• Chile - Establishes phytosanitary entry requirements for cereal seeds, adds for the species Triticum monococcum and Chilean Hordeum
• EU - Publishes draft regulation on specific requirements for the production, use and packaging of non-organic, in-conversion and organic seedlings
• Mexico - Publishes the rules for the use of the national distinction of organic products with the specifications, color patterns and other characteristics
• Philippines - Publishes memorandum updating the list of commodities for importation requiring GM Declaration.
• Peru - Publishes the updated format for certificates
• Uruguay - Proposes resolution restriction on the use of phytosanitary products containing the active ingredient paraquat dichloride

Processed Foods

• India - Mandating the non-issuance of Offline Renewal of FSSAI license
• Brazil - Declared a phytosanitary state of emergency related to the risk imminent introduction of the absent quarantine pest Moniliophthora roreri in the states of Acre, Amazonas and Rondônia, in Brazil.
• Canada - List of permitted food enzymes to enable the use of Lysophospholipase from Trichoderma reesei RF7206 amended
• Hong Kong - CFS urges public not to consume prepackaged ginger root powder and coconut drink with possible presence of ethylene oxide.
• EU - Publishes maximum levels of lead in certain foodstuffs
• Malaysia - Labelling requirement of food amended.
• New Zealand - Publishes import health standard for vehicles, machinery and parts.
• Philippines - Publishes updated the list of commodities for importation requiring GM Declaration.
• South Korea - Publishes special act on imported food safety management.
• Taiwan - Publishes standards for specification, scope, application and limitation of food additives

Chemicals & Textiles

• India - Publishes Polyphosphoric Acid Quality Control Order
• Brazil - Establishes exceptional and temporary technical requirements for the import of new medical devices and medicines identified as indispensable for use in healthcare services due to the international public health emergency
• Canada - Publishes modifications to the list of permitted preservatives to revise the permitted uses of methylparaben, propylparaben and their sodium salts
• EU - Approved approval of the active substance indoxacarb
• New Zealand - Publishes Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021

Electronics & Engineering

• Canada - Publishes draft for compliance requirements for hearing aid compatibility and volume control features for specific radio apparatus
• China - Publishes general requirements for the safety of indoor stationary training equipment
• Colombia - Publishes resolution by which the applicable technical regulation is issued retroreflective tapes for use in motor vehicles.
• Philippines - Published basic radiation protection and safety standards on the use of radiation devices in planned exposure situations
• Turkey - Issued notification on monitoring gaseous pollutants arising from internal combustion engines installed in off-road mobile machinery and in use
• USA - Proposes to revise the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicles
• Vietnam - Proposes decree on management of medical devices

Others

• Argentina - Establishes the labeling requirements and the technical quality and safety requirements that products identified as plates and ceramic tiles
  
• Kenya - Publishes standards on  Wooden furniture
  
• China - Publishes technical specifications for the safety of infants’’ and children’’s furniture
  
• China - Issued limit of harmful substances of furniture
  
• Uganda - Proposes specification for Plastic baby feeding bottle

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 12 - 18 August 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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