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: 30^th April – 6^th May, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Covid-19 Updates

• India - Govt of Gujarat implements strict restrictions in Gujarat
  
• India – Govt of Punjab announces additional restriction regarding COVID-19 applicable w.e.f 02 May 2021 to 15 May 2021
  
• India – Govt. of Punjab issues clarification regarding additional restriction regarding COVID-19
  
• India – Govt. of Haryana issues passes to resume operations of industrial / commercial establishment during lockdown/curfew
  
• India - AP Government imposes more restrictions with effect from 5 - 18 May 2021
  
• India – Jammu & Kashmir extends curfew & imposition of curfew in district
  
• India – Tamil Nadu government issued guideline and relaxation of COVID-19 during lockdown
  
• India – Govt. of Gujarat issued order regarding night curfew in 36 cities of Gujarat

Logistics

• Bahrain - Maersk revises of inspection Fee for World to Bahrain
  
• China - Maersk reinstate Import Service (IMP) for World to China PRN Ports
  
• India -  CMA CGM increases price for India to all US West Coast and Canada ports of discharge

Customs & Policy

• India - Mats Fareast PTE Ltd notified as pre-shipment inspection agency
  
• India – Imposes zero IGST for medical grade oxygen and oxygen equipments, covid medicine remdesivir injection and its raw material cyclodextrin
  
• India - Reduces IGST on Oxygen Concentrators when imported for personal use.
  
• India - Customs duty on inflammatory diagnostic kits and blood gas reagents cut to zero, GST Applicable
  
• India - Govt announces various relief measures for taxpayers under GST law in view of severe COVID-19 pandemic
  
• India - Certificate of Origin (non-preferential) fees enhanced from Rs. 100 to Rs. 200
  
• India - Oxygen concentrators for personal use through post, courier or e-commerce portals import allowed as Gifts till 31 July 2021.
  
• India - Publishes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver

Trade Remedies

• India - Extends time to response in respect of sunset review of AD Duty investigation of “Hot Rolled Flat products of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel’ imports from China, Japan, Korea RP, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia.
  
• India - Extends time to response in respect of sunset review of AD Duty investigation of “Cold Rolled Flat products of Alloy or Non-Alloy Steel’ imports from China, Japan, Korea RP and Ukraine
  
• India – Publishes final PCN methodology adopted in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Decor Paper” exported from China PR
  
• India – Publishes final Findings on original investigation on anti-dumping duty on imports of ‘Phenol’ originating in or exported from Thailand and United States of America

Plant & Plant Products

• Australia - Publishes Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Instrument 2019
  
• Australia – Publishes import of frozen chestnuts for human consumption from all countries
  
• EU – Publishes marketing standards in the fruit and vegetables sector
  
• Finland - Tobacco Act amended: Plain packaging, banning characterising flavours on all tobacco products, yearly fee for the manufacturers and importers of tobacco products and e‑cigarettes, etc.

Processed Food

• Burundi - Publishes standards related to cassava
  
• Brazil – Publishes regulation of industrial inspection and sanitary of animal products
  
• Canada – Publishes regulations amending the food and drug regulations (nutrition labelling, other labelling provisions and food colours)
  
• EU - Authorises essential oil from Origanum vulgare L. subsp. hirtum (Link) letsw. Var. Vulkan (DOS 00001) as a feed additive for all animal species
  
• Nepal – Publishes precautionary measures for food business operator and consumers during second wave of COVID 19 pandemics
  
• Saudi Arabia – Publishes conditions and requirements that must be met when importing honey and bee products into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  
• Singapore – Proposes to allow the use of new food additives and ingredients
  
• Tanzania – Publishes standards  for Chicken essence
  
• Turkey – Publishes communique covers product definitions, compositions criteria and labelling requirements of propolis products, royal jelly, royal jelly powder, bee pollen, dried bee pollen and bee bread
  
• Uganda - Publishes standard for specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for soups and broths intended for human consumption and catering purpose

Chemicals & Textile

• Australia – Issued updates on rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT) declaration form
  
• Burundi - Publishes standards related to tissue papers
  
• El Salvador - Publishes technical specifications and test methods for medical supplies & medical use masks.
  
• Kenya – Publishes standard on Two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer
  
• Russia – Publishes requirements for the stability testing of herbal substances and herbal medicinal products
  
• Tanzania – Publishes standard on Polyethylene monofilament twines for fishing
• USA – Publishes significant new use rules on certain chemical substances

Engineering & Electronics

• Australia – Publishes review of the mandatory safety standard for projectile toys
  
• Brazil – Publishes consolidated metrological technical regulation for in-line gas chromatographs.
  
• China – Publishes regulation on medical device manufacturing
  
• Mexico - Modifies the conformity assessment procedure in matters of telecommunications and broadcasting
  
• Saudi Arabia – Publishes energy performance requirements and labelling for water heaters
  
• Saudi Arabia – Publishes standard is concerned with safety requirements for cord extension sets 230 V/13
  
• USA – Publishes testing and labeling pertaining to product certification

Click here for more details on Weekly Trade Alerts from 23 - 29 April 2021 from the India Trade Portal.

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