17th June, 2021
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 : 11th to 17th June, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Policy & Customs & GST
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 53/2021 – Customs)
Date: 16 Jun 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No.52/2021 – Customs)
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (PN-no.06/2015-20)
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification No.08/2015-20)
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 33/2021-Cus)
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 05/2021-Central Tax (Rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 04/2021-Central Tax (Rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 05/2021- Integrated Tax (Rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 04/2021- Integrated Tax (Rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 05/2021-Union Territory tax(rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no.04/2021-Union Territory tax(rate))
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Animal & Animal Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 16 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Products covered: Host products of Lobesia botrana
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Dominica Bureau of Standards
Products covered: Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS 05).
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Dominica Bureau of Standards
Products covered: Other (HS 070190).
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Products covered: Apparatus, containers and packaging for food and food additives
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
Products covered: Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products.
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, Council of Agriculture
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Plant & Plant Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 16 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA)
Products covered: Food products containing cannabidiol extract, beverage and food supplement containing cannabidiol extract
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Products covered: Sorghum seeds and tomato seeds
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Products covered: Fruit, vegetables (other than leafy vegetable
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point Technical Barriers and Regulations Division
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Point Technical Barriers and Regulations Division
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: UK SPS Contact Point, Defra, Nobel House, London, SW1P 3JR
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Processed Food
Kenya - Publishes following standards
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DEAS 1060: 2021 Canned vegetables- This Standard applies to canned vegetables for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required.
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DEAS 1061: 2021 Canned fruit cocktail- This standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for canned fruit cocktail (peach, pineapple, grapes, pears, cherries) intended for direct human consumption.
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DEAS 1059: 2021 Processed edible cultivated edible- This draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for processed cultivated edible mushrooms intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
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DEAS 1062: 2021 Pumpkin pulp flour- This draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Burundi – Publishes following standards
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Processed cultivated edible mushrooms- Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for processed cultivated edible mushrooms intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
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Canned vegetables- This Standard applies to canned vegetables, as defined in Section 4 below and in the corresponding Annexes and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required.
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Pumpkin pulp flour- This draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
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Canned fruit cocktail- This standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for canned fruit cocktail (peach, pineapple, grapes, pears, cherries) intended for direct human consumption.
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Tomato products- This standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for tomato concentrates (paste and puree).
Notification Authority: Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Tanzania – Publishes following standards
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DEAS 1060: 2021 Canned vegetables - This Standard applies to canned vegetables for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required.
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DEAS 1061: 2021 Canned fruit cocktail - This standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for canned fruit cocktail (peach, pineapple, grapes, pears, cherries) intended for direct human consumption.
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DEAS 1062: 2021 Pumpkin pulp flour - Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 10 Jun 2021
Kenya – Publishes following standard
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DEAS 1060: 2021 Canned vegetables - This Standard applies to canned vegetables, as defined in Section 4 below and in the corresponding Annexes and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repackaging if required.
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DEAS 1061: 2021 Canned fruit cocktail - This standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for canned fruit cocktail (peach, pineapple, grapes, pears, cherries) intended for direct human consumption.
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DEAS 1062: 2021 Pumpkin pulp flour - Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Food Safety & Quality Division
Products covered: Food products in general
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau for Cooperation and Public Relation Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) - Republic of Indonesia
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) of the Republic of Indonesia
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Food Safety & Quality Division
Products covered: Fortified wheat flour
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Products covered: Plastic bags for food
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Products covered: Microwaveable food plastic bag for reheating
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Tanzania – Publishes following standards
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DEAS 1061: 2021 Canned fruit cocktail - This standard prescribes the requirements, sampling and test methods for canned fruit cocktail (peach, pineapple, grapes, pears, cherries) intended for direct human consumption.
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DEAS 1062: 2021 Pumpkin pulp flour - This draft East Africa Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for pumpkin pulp flour intended for human consumption or for other use in the food industry.
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Chemicals & Textile
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Products covered: Pharmaceutical
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Products covered: Health functional food products
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Products covered: Health functional food products
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Uganda – Publishes for standards Ceramic/pottery handicrafts
DUS 2393:2021, Ceramic/pottery handicrafts- This Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for ceramic/ pottery handcrafts such as; table ware, domestic containers, cooking/ firing ceramics, toys and games, ceramic furniture, lighting ceramics, garden ceramics, ceramics sculpture and gallery ceramics/ interior decoration. This Draft Uganda Standard is not applicable to other ceramic products which have standards specific to them including but not limited to jewellery, bricks, tiles, cooking stoves.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Products covered: Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, of plastics, reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials (excl. those with a burst pressure of >= 27,6 MPa) (HS 391739)
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: ANVISA
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: ANVISA
Date: 11 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Products covered: Fabric Steamers
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Products covered: Pesticide picarbutrazox in or on various commodities
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Products covered: Plastic utensils for food
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Products covered: Plastic utensils for food
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Uganda – Publishes following standards for Textiles
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DUS 1970-5, Textiles Jacket- This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements and test methods for jackets. This standard is not applicable to protective jackets such as those used in fire fighting.
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DUS 2139-2, Textiles Briefs- This Draft Uganda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for briefs for men and women.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Products covered: (HS: 6105, 6106 ).
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Engineering & Electronics
Notification National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (OEERE), Department of Energy (DOE)
Products covered: Unfired hot water storage tanks; Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Water heating equipment (ICS 91.140.65), Domestic, commercial and industrial heating appliances.
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Dominica Bureau of Standards
Products covered: Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage (HS 06).
Date: 15 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
Products covered: Firearms equipped with stabilizing braces; Revolvers and pistols (excl. those of heading 9303 or 9304 and sub-machine guns for military purposes) (HS 9302); Parts and accessories for weapons and the like of heading 9301 to
9304, n.e.s (HS 9305); Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), MILITARY ENGINEERING (ICS 95).
Date: 14 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Products covered: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, incl. scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight-testing instruments, n.e.s (HS 9018)
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Products covered: Radiocommunications
Date: 09 Jun 2021
Notification Authority: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date: 09 Jun 2021
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