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: 18 – 24 June, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs & Policy

• India - Publishes instruction on forwarding of samples using electronic Test memo to crcl and other Revenue Laboratories .
  
• India - Publishes clarification in respect of applicability of Dynamic Quick Response (QR) Code on B2C invoices and compliance of notification 14/2020- Central Tax dated 21st March, 2020
  
• India - Registered office address and branch addresses of Mis Diamond India Limited are included in Appendix 4B.
  
• India - Publishes exchange of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

GST

• India - Clarification regarding GST rate on laterals/parts of Sprinklers or Drip Irrigation System.
  
• India - GST on service supplied by State Govt. to their undertakings or PSUs by way of guaranteeing loans taken by them.
  
• India - GST on milling of wheat into flour or paddy into rice for distribution by State Governments under PDS.
  
• India - Clarification regarding rate of tax applicable on construction services provided to a Government Entity, in relation to construction such as of a Ropeway on turnkey basis.
  
• India - Clarification regarding GST on supply of various services by Central and State Board .

Trade Remedies

• India - Initiates sunset review investigation concerning imports of “Hot-Rolled flat products of alloy or non-alloy steel” from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia.
  
• India - Initiates sunset review anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Plain Medium Density Fibreboard having thickness 6mm and above" from Vietnam.
  
• India - Publishes sunset review investigation concerning imports of 1,1,1,2 Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a originating in or exported from China PR.
  
• India - Initiates of sunset review of anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of "Ammonium Nitrate" originating in or exported from Russia, Georgia and Iran.

Animal & Animal Products

• Australia - Publishes revised import conditions for cattle embryos.
• Chile - Establishes sanitary requirements for the importation of pork casings and repeals exempt resolution
• EU - Authorises zinc chelate of hydroxy analogue of methionine as a feed additive for all animal species
• Malaysia – Publishes advisory on importation of fresh mango fruits from India into Malaysia.
• Peru - Issued supreme decree that approves the sectorial safety regulation for fishing and aquaculture activities
• Serbia - Permitted market access for export of Potato, Onion, Pomegranates fruits and Pomegranate arils from India to Serbia.
• Singapore - Issued trade circular on import conditions for pearl oyster meat.
• Ukraine – Proposes the procedure for formation of the registration dossier". 

Plant & Plant Products

• China – Publishes technical requirements of tea are stipulated in this standard.
  
• Australia - Revises import conditions for tomato seed for sowing.
  
• EU – Publishes rules on the official controls in respect of consignments of organic products and in-conversion products intended for import into the Union and on the certificate of inspection.
  
• France - Implements new format with the use of normal A4 paper for issuing phytosanitary certificates for export or re-export.
  
• Vietnam - Implements measures of law on product and goods quality on product and goods traceability.
  
• USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of tolfenpyrad in or on artichoke.

Processed Food

• India - Extends period up to 30.9.2021 for utilisation of the pre-printed packing material stock due to prevalent situation of COVID-19
• Brazil – Publishes metrological technical regulation on net contents of pre-packaged goods.
• Ecuador - Publishes sanitary technical regulations for obtaining the sanitary notification and control of food supplements of the establishments  
• South Korea - Proposes to amend standards and specification for health functional foods.
• Taiwan – Publishes restriction and labelling requirement for use of 2’’-fucosyllactose produced by genetically modified escherichia coli strain K-12 DH1 MDO MAP1001d as a Food Ingredient.

Chemicals & others