Weekly Trade Alert: 5 – 12 March
Trade Alerts
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
249 week ago — 10 min read
Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 5 – 12 March.
India
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Exchange rate of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
Notification number: Notification No.21/2020 - Customs (N.T.)
Date: 9 Mar 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification number: Notification No. 05/2020-Customs (ADD)
Date: 7 Mar 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified
Notification number: Notification No.20/2020 - Customs (N.T.)
Date: 4 Mar 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority
Notification: Regular market surveillance initiated for ensuring food safety
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 9 Mar 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority
Notification: Imported food safe from Corona Virus
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 6 Mar 2020
ASEAN
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection
Notification: Certificate of Importation Medication issued on (10/3/2020)
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection
Notification: Certificates of import of pharmaceutical products not valid as on 10-3-2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: Singapore
Authority: Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Board
Notification: Seek to prohibit import and use of partially hydrogenated oils as an ingredient in all fats, oils and pre-packaged foods sold in Singapore from June 2021
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Bhutan
Authority: Ministry of Home And Cultural Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan
Notification: Notification to mitigate risks and prevent spread of COVID-19 : Seminars, workshops, Trade fairs etc are suspended till further orders .
Notification number: Tha(01)/2020/2136
Date: 7 Mar 2020
Japan & South Korea
Country: Japan
Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Notification: Amending MRLs affecting numerous active ingredients
Notification number: Food Safety Update 0225 No. 1
Date: 25 Feb 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: Customs office
Notification: Mask import clearance quantity and import requirements confirmation exemption recommendation notification guide
Notification number: Post Number - 202003111259
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Notification: Enforcement decree of the plant protection act published
Notification number: Presidential No. 30618
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: Korean Food and Drug Authority
Notification: Enforcement decree of the drugs management act published
Notification number: Presidential Decree 30509
Date: 3 Mar 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: Customs Service
Notification: Guide to Recommend Mask Import Requirements Exemption
Notification number: Post Number - 202003051253
Date: 5 Mar 2020
Australia & New Zealand
Country: Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Proposes to amend Health Certificates required for importation of Hatching Eggs of Poultry by 28 April 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Methyl bromide is selected as a treatment method to manage pest risks within imported nuts and woody tree seed for sowing
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock
Notification number: NIL
Date: 7 Mar 2020
Country: Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock
Notification number: NIL
Date: 7 Mar 2020
Country: New Zealand
Authority: Ministry of Primary Industries
Notification: Seek to amend import health standards of seeds for sowing and for imported Nursery stock by 20 April 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Country: New Zealand
Authority: Ministry of Primary Industries
Notification: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds published
Notification number: Food Notice
Date: 9 Mar 2020
Russia
Authority: Russian Government
Notification: Agrochemicals import required registration certificate of state registration issued by a specially authorized federal executive body.
Notification number: Letter no 14-56
Date: 11 Mar 2020
Authority: Russian Government
Notification: Established the procedure for the import of a specific batch of unregistered drugs.
Notification number: Decree no 230
Date: 10 Mar 2020
Authority: Russian Government
Notification: Established the procedure for the import into the customs territory of the Russian Federation of a specific batch of unregistered drugs
Notification number: Decree no 230
Date: 6 Mar 2020
European Union
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of:- Polysorbates (E 432-436) in carbonated beverages, Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (E 476) in liquid vegetable oil emulsions
Notification number: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/356 & 2020/355
Date: 4 Mar 2020
United Kingdom
Authority: NIL
Notification: The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 published
Notification number: Statutory rules 2020 No. 24
Date: 4 Mar 2020
Authority: NIL
Notification: The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2020 published
Notification number: Statutory rules 2020 No. 216 (C. 13)
Date: 4 Mar 2020
Canada, Mexico & USA
Country: Canada
Authority: Canada Border Services Agency
Notification: Release of non-commercial goods via the single window initiative (SWI) & integrated import declaration (IID)
Notification number: Customs Notice 20-07
Date: 10 Mar 2020
Country: Mexico
Authority: Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks
Notification: Notice annex II: Food additives with various functional classes that can be used according to GMP
Notification number: NIL
Date: 21 Feb 2020
Country: USA
Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Notification: Establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate #460 in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices
Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04525
Date: 9 Mar 2020
Country: USA
Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Notification: Establishes a tolerance for residues of penoxsulam in or on globe artichoke
Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04524
Date: 9 Mar 2020
Country: USA
Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Notification: Establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C
Notification number: Rule No. 2020-04208
Date: 6 Mar 2020
Israel & Lebanon
Country: Israel
Authority: Ministry of Health
Notification: Published food additive amendments for:- sucralose, sorbitol, hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate, glycerol, & isomalt effect from December 25, 2019 and calcium chloride, annatto, & acetylated distarch phosphate effective from December 27, 2019
Notification number: NIL
Date: 5 Mar 2020
Country: Lebanon
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: A decision regarding the withdrawal of a smuggled and counterfeit cookie of a Seretide Diskus 250 registered medical product from the Lebanese market and preventing its circulation
Notification number: Resolution 298-2020
Date: 5 Mar 2020
Country: Lebanon
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: Resolution regarding the suppression of Resolution 1/1779 regarding the subjection of some items to the approval of His Excellency the Minister of Public Health:- Fillers (Injection Acide Hyaluronique et autres ingredients), Injection Botox (La toxine Botulique)
Notification number: Resolution 287-2020
Date: 4 Mar 2020
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