Weekly Trade Alert: 6 – 13 February
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Federation of Indian Export Organisations
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Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 6 - 13 February.
India
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Amending Appendix 3B, Table 2 of the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) : HS code and description for mobile phones amended
Notification number: Public Notice No. 61/2015-2020
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Policy to keep control on exporters using self certified system for EU- GSP Registered Exporter System published.
Notification number: Trade Notice No. 49/2019-2020
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: The Notification No. 44 dated 31.01.2020 is amended to the extent that the items such as Surgical Masks/Disposable Masks (2/3 Ply) and all Gloves except NBR Gloves are allowed freely for export. However, export of all other Personal Protection Equipment including N-95 and other Personal Protection Equipment accompanying Masks and Gloves not specified in the exceptions above shall remain Prohibited
Notification number: Notification No. 47/2015-2020
Date: 8 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Validity of the Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) as listed in the Appendix 2G of A&ANF, whose validity expires on or before 30.3.2020, is extended up to the 31.3.2020
Notification number: Public Notice No. 59/2015-2020
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Notification: Export of Krishnapuram Onions (Serial Number 52 of Chapter 7 of Schedule 2 of ITC (HS) classification of Export & Import Items), upto a quantity of 10,000 MT has been allowed for the period up to 31st March, 2020, with immediate effect
Notification number: Notification No. 46/2015-2020
Date: 6 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Amending notification no. 12/97-Customs (NT) dated 02.04.1997 : Vemgal industrial area, Koorgal village, Kolar Taluk and Kolar District, Karnataka added for unloading of imported goods & loading of export goods
Notification number: Notification No. 12/2020-Customs
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Implementation of PGA eSANCHIT– Paperless Processing under SWIFT Uploading of Licenses/Permits/ Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs
Notification number: Circular No. 11/2020-Customs
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: FSSAI Sets Up 150 Import Entry Points to Test Food Samples
Notification number: Instruction No. 1I2020-Customs
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Seeks to extend anti-dumping duty on import of Acetone originating in or exported from Korea RP till 15th April, 2020 imposed vide Notification No. 05/2015-Customs (ADD) dated 18.02.2015
Notification number: Notification No. 04/2020 -Customs (ADD)
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Extending time limit for submitting the declaration in FORM GST TRAN-1 under rule 117(1A) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 in certain cases.
Notification number: Order-01/2020-GST
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Electronic sealing-Deposit in and removal of goods from Customs Bonded Warehouses-reg
Notification number: Circular No. 10/2020-Customs
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Notification: Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
Notification number: Notification No.11/2020 - Customs (N.T.)
Date: 6 Feb 2020
Authority: Bureau of Indian Standard
Notification: BIS has granted NABCB accreditation for Food Safety Management Systems as per IS/ISO 22000:2005 for following scopes, Processing of Perishable Animal Products - Restricted to Dairy and Meat & Meat Products, Processing of Perishable Plant Product - Restricted to Nuts, Processing of Ambient Stable Products - Restricted to Dairy, Drinking Water and Cereals/Grains under Food Chain Category ’’C’’
Notification number: NIL
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Notification: Initiation of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Black Toner in powder form” originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia and Taiwan
Notification number: Case No. OI- 05/2020)
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Notification: Initiation of Anti-Dumping Original Investigation concerning imports of “Self-Adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film” originating in or exported from China PR.
Notification number: Case No. OI 01/2020
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Notification: Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020 published
Notification number: G.S.R. 102 (E)
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Notification: Sub-clause (iv) of clause (b) of section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 amended
Notification number: S.O. 648(E)
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Authority: Reserve Bank of India
Notification: Operation Guidelines of Interest Subvention Scheme for MSMEs modified.
Notification number: RBI / 2019-2020 / 155
Date: 5 Feb 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
Notification: Direction under Section 18 (2) (d) read with Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2020 and Food Safety and Standards (Food Products and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2020 relating to limit of naturally occurring formaldehyde in fresh water and marine fish published
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
Notification: Direction under Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 dated 07th February 2020 regarding operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Amendment Regulations, 2020 relating to Specific Migration Limits of Antinomy and DEHP and Packaging of Drinking Water published
Notification number: NIL
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Ministry of Defence
Notification: Measures taken by the Government to promote Defence exports published
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Ministry of Steel
Notification: Steps taken for reduction in Steel Imports notified
Notification number: Press Release
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Notification: Notifies quality order for LPG rubber hose - All rubber hoses used for domestic, commercial and industrial applications will have to conform to IS 9573 from 1 Aug 2020
Notification number: NIL
Date: 7 Feb 2020
ASEAN
Country: Cambodia
Authority: Institute of Standards of Cambodia
Notification: List of Cambodian standards published by the National Standards Council
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Country: Myanmar
Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection
Notification: List of certified foreign manufactures of Cosmetics products published.
Notification number: NIL
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Country: Vietnam
Authority: Ministry of Health
Notification: Promulgating the list of 36 diagnostic bio-products for invitro with registration number circulated in Vietnam - Series 03
Notification number: Decision No. 380 / QD-BYT
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Country: Vietnam
Authority: Ministry of Finance
Notification number: Decision 155 / QD-BTC
Date: 8 Feb 2020
Australia
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Expansions to the Compliance-based Intervention Scheme
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Import requirements for Mushrooms for human consumption published
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Import requirements for dried vegetables for human consumption published
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Import requirements for fresh corn for human consumption published
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Implementing a number of new commodities onto the Compliance Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 20-2020
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture
Notification: Import condition for seed for sowing published
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Amendment to 16-2020 Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB)
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 19-2020
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Nomination of Approved Arrangements using Cargo Online Lodgement System (COLS) Enquiry Category
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 18-2020
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Amendment to 12- 2020 Suspension of uncertified Sea freight container inspection stands and interim inspection arrangements
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 17-2020
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Offshore Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Treatment Providers Scheme: reinstatement of Italian treatment provider - Centro Disinfestazione Livornse Srl (IT4004SB)
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 16-2020
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Notification: Update to disinfectant lists for approved arrangements
Notification number: Import Industry Advice Notice No. 14-2020
Date: 6 Feb 2020
European Union
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Amending MRLs for prochloraz in or on certain products
Notification number: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/192
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification number: Regulation 2020/172
Date: 6 Feb 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification number: Regulation 2020/174
Date: 6 Feb 2020
Country: EU
Authority: European Commission
Notification number: Regulation 2020/171
Date: 6 Feb 2020
Country: Denmark
Authority: European Commission
Notification: Executive Order on the use of chemical substances and mixtures in pesticides
Notification number: BEK no 123
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Country: France
Authority: French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety
Notification: Issued warning for emerging Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) which is particularly hazardous to susceptible plants
Notification number: NIL
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Eurasian Economic Union
Country: EEU
Author: Eurasian Economic Commission
Notification number: Decision no 23
Date: 7 Feb 2020
Country: Belarus
Authority: Council of Ministers
Notification: Import of Portland cement from outside the Eurasian Economic Union to be temporarily licensed
Notification number: Resolution no 67
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Country: Russian
Authority: Russian Government
Notification: List of products subject to mandatory certification amended
Notification number: Decree no 116
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Bangladesh, Chile & South Korea
Country: Bangladesh
Authority: Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
Notification: List of Bangladesh Standards (BDS) in relation to the products covered under the Mandatory Use of Jute Wrap in Products, 20
Notification number: NIL
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Country: Chile
Authority: Ministry of Health
Notification: Establishes new vet drug regulation
Notification number: No. 42.452
Date: 10 Feb 2020
Country: South Korea
Authority: National Police Agency
Notification: Enforcement Regulations of the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives, etc
Notification number: No. 00158
Date: 13 Feb 2020
Canada, Lebanon & South Africa
Country: Canada
Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Notification: Establishes malathion MRLs
Notification number: Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/192
Date: 11 Feb 2020
Country: Lebanon
Authority: Combating diseases and epidemics
Notification: A memorandum related to the preventive measures against the emerging corona virus at the border crossings.
Notification number: Note 18-2020
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Country: Lebanon
Authority: Pharmacy and medicines
Notification: Docetaxel Hospira 10 mg / ml (80mg / 8ml) 1 Vial Injectable concentrated solution for infusion
Notification number: Resolution 172-2020
Date: 12 Feb 2020
Country: South Africa
Authority: Department of Health
Notification: Pesticide maximum residues level amended
Notification number: G43008GoN 119
Date: 10 Feb 2020
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