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09 January, 2020

9^th January, 2020

Alerts from Indian Trade Portal on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. Please click on a notification for the details.

Sl. No.	Country	Notification	Authority	Notification No.	Date
India
1	India	Import of desiccated coconut with CIF value of Rs. 150/- and above per Kilogram is 'Free' and import below CIF value of Rs. 150/- per Kilogram is 'Prohibited'	Directorate General of Foreign Trade	Notification No. 40/2015-2020	8 Jan 2020
2	India	Import policy of item under Exim code 151190 Palm Oil is amended from 'Free' to 'Restricted '		Notification No. 39/2015-2020	8 Jan 2020
3	India	Clarification on Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) Registration for SEZ/DTA published		Circular No. 30/2015-20	8 Jan 2020
4	India	Seeks to impose definitive countervailing duty on imports of Continuous Cast Copper Wire Rods originating in, or exported from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam	Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs	Notification No. 01/2020-Cus (CVD)	8 Jan 2020
5	India	6 APA - ITC (HS) Code No. 29411050 is removed from Appendix 4J of HBP, and from point no. 15 under general notes for chemical and Allied Products of Standard Input Output Norms (SION) under Hand Book of Procedures Volume 2 of 2015-2020. Public Notice No. 62/2016 dt.24.03.2017 also stands amended, to that extent		Public Notice No. 54/2015-2020	2 Jan 2020
6	India	Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees		Notification No. 01/2020-Cus (NT)	2 Jan 2020
7	India	Introduced of the new official email id i.e. inv-customs@gov.in for report incident and Seizure		Circular No. 01	20 Dec 2019
8	India	Safety Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2019 proposes to confirm IS :2553 (Part 1): 1990 for general purpose and IS :2553 (Part 2): 1992 for road transport Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2019 proposes to confirm IS 2835: 1987 These products shall bear standard Mark under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standard	Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade	-	7 Jan 2020
9	India	Recommended Dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamins or minerals or amino acids for use in Indian function foods, food for special dietary use, nutraceuticals and health supplements	Food Safety and Standard Authority of India	-	7 Jan 2020
10	India	Draft Plant Quarantine (Regulation Amendment) Order2020 seeks to further liberalize provisions governing import of Malus domestica (Apple) under Schedule Vl of the Plant Quarantine(Regulation of import in to lndia) order,2003.	Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare	-	8 Jan 2020
ASEAN
11	Malaysia	Customs duties (exemption) 2017 (amendment) order 2020 published	Attorney General’s Chambers	P.U. (A) 2/2020	6 Jan 2020
12	Myanmar	The new import and export inspection procedure for Food and Drug introduced.	Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection	-	8 Jan 2020
13	Philippines	List of officially accredited organic certifying bodies notified	Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards	Republic Act No. 10068	7 Jan 2020
14	Thailand	Proposes to amend import conditions for following seed for sowing purpose Tomato seeds Eggplant seeds Capsicum seed	Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives	-	8 Jan 2020
15	Vietnam	Decision 06 / QD-BNN-CN correcting the Circular 23/2019 / TT-BNNPTNT dated November 30, 2019 guiding some articles of the livestock law regarding animal husbandry activities	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development	Decision 06 / QD-BNN-CN	2 Jan 2020
16	Vietnam	Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 31/2016 / ND-CP of May 6, 2016, stipulating the sanctioning of administrative violations in the domain of plant varieties, plant protection and quarantine ; Decree No. 90/2017 / ND-CP dated July 31, 2017 of the government stipulating sanctions against administrative violations in the field of veterinary	-	Decree No. 04/2020 / ND-CP	3 Jan 2020
Australia & Hong Kong
17	Australia	Upcoming changes to import conditions for mixed seed for sowing	Department of Agriculture	-	9 Jan 2020
18	Australia	Changes labelling requirements for molluscs (other than oysters and snails) imported for human consumption	Department of Agriculture	-	8 Jan 2020
19	Hong Kong	Update on Ozone Layer Protection (Products Containing Scheduled Substances) (Import Banning) Regulation published	-	-	3 Jan 2020
Brazil, Nepal & South Korea
20	Brazil	Proposed changes for active ingredients as given below: F47 - fluazinam F32 - Fenoxaprope-P H07.1 - Haloxifope-P-Metílico (haloxyfop-P) F66 - Flubendiamide N08 – Nicosulfuron from the relation of monographies of active ingredients of pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers, all in the modality of foliar use (application)	Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency	-	7 Jan 2020
21	Nepal	Introduced standard for Dalmoth and Beaten Rice requirement for essential composition and quality factors, hygiene, packaging and labelling requirements.	Department of Food Technology and Quality Control	-	6 Jan 2020
22	South Korea	Revising food regulations, including numerous pesticide MRL changes	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety	Notice No. 2019-150	30 Dec 2019
Canada
23	Canada	Introducing Vaping Products Labelling and Packaging Regulations which will come into force on 1 July 2020	Department of Health	-	8 Jan 2020
24	Canada	Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Pome fruit and Cucumber 0.05 MRL (ppm) for clopyralid in pome fruit 0.05 MRL (ppm) for chlorfenapyr in Cucumber	Pest Management Regulatory Agency	-	7 Jan 2020
25	Canada	Safe food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada requirements published	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Customs Notice 20-01	6 Jan 2020
Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, & UAE
26	Egypt	Following Egyptian standards came into force on 17 December 2019 and Ministerial Decree No.1095/2019 given producers and importers transitional period to abide by ES 6298/2019" Condensing units for refrigeration - Rating conditions, tolerances and presentation of manufacturer's performance data - 6 Months ES 8281 Medical analysis laboratories (minimum requirements for design, administrative and technical requirements for construction and operation) - 12 Months ES 8278 Child use and care articles - Baby bouncers – Safety requirements and test methods - 6 Months ES 2295 Quantity of product in pre-packages - 6 months ES 8283 Air freshener - 6 months	Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality	-	8 Jan 2020
27	Israel	Proposes to amend Mandatory Standard SI 1220 part 5 dealing with self-contained smoke detectors for fire detection systems. Seeking new performance requirements and new features that can be combined into the smoke detectors. The standard scope also multi-function smoke detectors, such as integrated gas or heat detector and requirements for smoke detectors' sensitivity over time	-	-	8 Jan 2020
28	Jordan	Metal prices published	-	Circular No. 8	2 Jan 2020
29	Saudi Arabia	Lifts temporary ban on the importation of Livestock originating from Jordan	Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture	-	8 Jan 2020
30	Saudi Arabia	Lifts temporary ban on the importation of hatching eggs and one-day old chicks originating from India	Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture	-	8 Jan 2020
31	United Arab Emirates	Imposing a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their untreated by-product, day-old chicks, hatching eggs from Poland	Ministry of Climate Change and Environment	-	8 Jan 2020