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Sl. No.	Country	Notification	Authority	Notification No.	Date
India
1	India	Export of specified APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and formulations made from these APIs under the ITC HS Codes mentioned against each is hereby 'restricted', with immediate effect and till further orders	Directorate General of Foreign Trade	Notification No. 50/2015-2020	3 Mar 2020
2	India	Import of additional quota of Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019-20.	Trade Notice No. 54/2019-2020	3 Mar 2020
3	India	Export of all varieties of Onions will be Free from 15th March, 2020.	Notification No. 49/2015-2020	2 Mar 2020
4	India	Exporter can apply Online for issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin under India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) from 06th March 2020	Trade Notice No. 53/2019-2020	2 Mar 2020
5	India	Steps taken by CBIC to facilitate clearances in view of situation arising due to Corona Virus	Trade Notice No. 52/2019-2020	2 Mar 2020
6	India	Relief in Average Export Obligation in terms of Para 5.19 of Hand Book of Procedures of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20	Circular No. 31/2015-2020	26 Feb 2020
7	India	Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified	Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs	Notification No.19/2020 - Customs (N.T.)	4 Mar 2020
8	India	Seeks to "Amend the CGST Rules, 2017 to prescribe the value of Lottery"	Notification No. 08/2020-Central Tax	2 Mar 2020
9	India	Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver published	Notification No. 18/2020-CUSTOMS (N.T.)	28 Feb 2020
10	India	Implementation of automated clearance on all India basis	Circular No. 15/2020	28 Feb 2020
11	India	Initiation of Countervailing Duty/Anti-Subsidy Investigation concerning imports of Soda Ash originating in or exported from Turkey	Directorate General of Trade Remedies	Case No. OI (CVD) - 10/2019	2 Mar 2020
12	India	Letter related to Adulteration in Vegetable Oils : Advised to carry sample of mustard oil of various brands to check presence of Oryzanol.	Food Safety and Standard Authority of India	-	4 Mar 2020
13	India	Direction under Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding re-operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2020	-	2 Mar 2020
14	India	Standard Operating Procedure and Checklist published for issuance of RUCO sticker to Food Business operators whose edible oil consumption for frying is more than 50 ltr/day	-	27 Feb 2020
15	India	Inclusion of Fenpropimorph new insecticide in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968	Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare	S.O. 296(E)	28 Feb 2020
16	India	Cabinet approves the Foreign Direct Investment policy on Civil Aviation	Cabinet	Press Release	4 Mar 2020
17	India	Cabinet approves Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 published	Press Release	4 Mar 2020
ASEAN
18	Cambodia	Advisory on Registration of Legal Representatives for Export / Import documents at Ministry of Commerce published	Ministry of Commerce	-	2 Mar 2020
19	Philippines	Authorized Signatories of Bureau of Philippine Standard Department of Trade and Industry for Processing of Import Commodity Clearance and or Safety Certification Mark License Applications	Bureau of Customs	CMC-48-2020	3 Mar 2020
20	Philippines	Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No 03 series of 2020 re Authority to Inspect National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)	CMC-47-2020	3 Mar 2020
21	Vietnam	Amending Circular 03/2018 on technical safety inspection of imported cars	Ministry of Transport	Circular 05/2020 / TT-BGTVT	4 Mar 2020
22	Vietnam	List of National Technical Regulations applicable in the field of Industry and Trade published	Ministry of Industry and Trade	-	3 Mar 2020
Eurasian Economic Union
23	EEU	HS code and Import duties on cords, capsules, fuses and electric detonators amended	Eurasian Economic Commission	Decision no 28	4 Mar 2020
24	EEU	Sensitized printing plates classified under HS 3701	Decision no 29	4 Mar 2020
25	EEU	Mandatory requirements are established for nicotine-containing products	Decision no 18	4 Mar 2020
26	EEU	Deadline of mandatory labeling of shoes has been changed from March 1 to July 1, 2020	Decree no 216	4 Mar 2020
27	EEU	Imposed temporary restriction on export of anti-aerosol respirators, disposable chemical protective overalls, reusable plague suits, shoe covers, masks, gauze, bandages, disinfectants, medical gloves, medical masks etc	Decree no 223	4 Mar 2020
28	Kazakhstan	Imposing temporary restrictions on the importation of live fish and fish products from China.	Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance	-	28 Feb 2020
European Union
29	EU	Adopting of a regulation on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009	European Commission	-	4 Mar 2020
30	EU	Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of steel road wheels originating in the People’s Republic of China	Regulation (EU) 2020/353	3 Mar 2020
31	EU	Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India published	(2020/C 67/03)	2 Mar 2020
32	EU	Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 l as regards the use of citric acid (E 330) in cocoa and chocolate products	Regulation (EU) 2020/351	28 Feb 2020
33	EU	Terminating the partial interim review of the countervailing duty applicable to imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron originating in India without amending the measures in force	Decision (EU) 2020/290	28 Feb 2020
34	EU	Amending Food additives regulation	EU regulation 2020/279	27 Feb 2020
35	United Kingdom	The Video Recordings (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 published	-	Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 187	3 Mar 2020
Australia
36	Australia	Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)for imported plant products	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment	Import Industry Advice Notice No. 34-2020	3 Mar 2020
37	Australia	Amending import conditions of the truffles for human consumption	Department of Agriculture	-	1 Mar 2020
38	Australia	Amending the import conditions for birdseed.	-	28 Feb 2020
39	Australia	Proposed interim import conditions for uncooked prawns and prawn products imported for human consumption into Australia	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment	-	28 Feb 2020
40	Australia	Amending the MRL for imazapyr in barley	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	Amendment No. 191	28 Feb 2020
South Korea
41	South Korea	Enforcement Decree of the Medical Device Act revised	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare	Presidential Decree No. 30511	3 Mar2020
42	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the customs law published	Ministry of Strategy and Finance	Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-215-4414	3 Mar 2020
43	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the drug administration published	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety	Presidential Decree No. 30509, 043-719-2805	3 Mar 2020
44	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the livestock epidemic prevention act published	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	Presidential Decree No. 30509 044-201-2519, 2520	3 Mar 2020
45	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the act on conservation, management, and use of agricultural life resources published	Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-201-2475, 2476	3 Mar 2020
46	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the pesticide control act published	Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-201-1894, 1895	3 Mar 2020
47	South Korea	Enforcement rules of the automobile management act published	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport	Ordinance No. 699	28 Feb 2020
48	South Korea	Enforcement regulations of livestock epidemic prevention act published	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	Ordinance No. 417	28 Feb 2020
49	South Korea	Livestock act enforcement rules published	Ordinance No. 416	28 Feb 2020
50	South Korea	Enforcement rules of the agricultural products quality management act	Ordinance No. 413	28 Feb 2020
Hong Kong & Japan
51	Hong Kong	Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation published	-	-	2 Mar 2020
52	Hong Kong	Business Registration Regulations published	-	-	2 Mar 2020
53	Japan	Suspended import of poultry meat and egg products from Bulgaria to prevent the introduction of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	-	3 Mar 2020
54	Japan	Amending food additive regulation	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare	-	2 Mar 2020
Canada & Colombia
55	Canada	Adopting new maximum residual level for cyprodinil, fludioxonil,and pyroxasulfone.	Pest Management Regulatory Agency	-	-
56	Canada	Establishes MRLs for:- 2,4-D Ametoctradin Bentazon Pyraflufen-ethyl	-	2 Mar 2020
57	Colombia	Sanitary measures are established in ports, airports and border control posts to prevent the introduction and spread of the African Swine Plague in the National territory	Colombian Agricultural Institute	-	28 Feb 2020
Jordan, Lebanon & UAE
58	Jordan	Plastic prices published	-	Circular No. 372	3 Mar 2020
59	Jordan	Metal prices published	-	Circular No. 356	1 Mar 2020
60	Lebanon	Resolution regarding the suppression of Resolution 1/744 Date 24/4/2019 and Resolution 1/2605 Date 19/19 2019 and giving priority to registration for Biosimilars Medicines.	Pharmacy and medicines	Resolution 243-2020	27 Feb 2020
61	UAE	Import or domestic trade of Arabian safi and sheri prohibited until April 30. It also bans their import and re-export in any form, whether fresh, frozen, salted, smoked or packed during this time	Ministry of Climate Change and Environment	-	2 Mar 2020
South Africa
62	South Africa	Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 Of 1965) Schedules published	Department of Health	NO. R. 220	28 Feb 2020
63	South Africa	Customs duty on wheat & Meslin Flour fall under HS 100191 & HS 1101	Department of Customs and Excise	No R 237	3 Mar 2020
64	South Africa	Customs duty on Cane or Beet Sugar fall under HS 1701 amended	No R 238	3 Mar 2020
65	South Africa	Draft National Standards published for public comments	Department of Trade and Industry	Notice 125 Of 2020	28 Feb 2020

Sl. No.

Country

Notification

Authority

Notification No.

Date

India

India

Export of specified APIs (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) and formulations made from these APIs under the ITC HS Codes mentioned against each is hereby 'restricted', with immediate effect and till further orders

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification No. 50/2015-2020

3 Mar 2020

India

Import of additional quota of Urad (2.5 Lakh MT) for the fiscal year 2019-20.

Trade Notice No. 54/2019-2020

3 Mar 2020

India

Export of all varieties of Onions will be Free from 15th March, 2020.

Notification No. 49/2015-2020

2 Mar 2020

India

Exporter can apply Online for issuance of Preferential Certificate of Origin under India Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IKCEPA) from 06th March 2020

Trade Notice No. 53/2019-2020

2 Mar 2020

India

Steps taken by CBIC to facilitate clearances in view of situation arising due to Corona Virus

Trade Notice No. 52/2019-2020

2 Mar 2020

India

Relief in Average Export Obligation in terms of Para 5.19 of Hand Book of Procedures of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20

Circular No. 31/2015-2020

26 Feb 2020

India

Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification No.19/2020 - Customs (N.T.)

4 Mar 2020

India

Seeks to "Amend the CGST Rules, 2017 to prescribe the value of Lottery"

Notification No. 08/2020-Central Tax

2 Mar 2020

India

Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver published

Notification No. 18/2020-CUSTOMS (N.T.)

28 Feb 2020

India

Implementation of automated clearance on all India basis

Circular No. 15/2020

28 Feb 2020

India

Initiation of Countervailing Duty/Anti-Subsidy Investigation concerning imports of Soda Ash originating in or exported from Turkey

Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Case No. OI (CVD) - 10/2019

2 Mar 2020

India

Food Safety and Standard Authority of India

4 Mar 2020

India

Direction under Section 16 (5) of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 regarding re-operationalisation of Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Businesses) Amendment Regulations, 2020

2 Mar 2020

India

Standard Operating Procedure and Checklist published for issuance of RUCO sticker to Food Business operators whose edible oil consumption for frying is more than 50 ltr/day

27 Feb 2020

India

Inclusion of Fenpropimorph new insecticide in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968

Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare

S.O. 296(E)

28 Feb 2020

India

Cabinet approves the Foreign Direct Investment policy on Civil Aviation

Cabinet

Press Release

4 Mar 2020

India

Cabinet approves Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 published

Press Release

4 Mar 2020

ASEAN

Cambodia

Advisory on Registration of Legal Representatives for Export / Import documents at Ministry of Commerce published

Ministry of Commerce

2 Mar 2020

Philippines

Authorized Signatories of Bureau of Philippine Standard Department of Trade and Industry for Processing of Import Commodity Clearance and or Safety Certification Mark License Applications

Bureau of Customs

CMC-48-2020

3 Mar 2020

Philippines

Department of Agriculture Memorandum Order No 03 series of 2020 re Authority to Inspect National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS)

CMC-47-2020

3 Mar 2020

Vietnam

Amending Circular 03/2018 on technical safety inspection of imported cars

Ministry of Transport

Circular 05/2020 / TT-BGTVT

4 Mar 2020

Vietnam

List of National Technical Regulations applicable in the field of Industry and Trade published

Ministry of Industry and Trade

3 Mar 2020

Eurasian Economic Union

EEU

HS code and Import duties on cords, capsules, fuses and electric detonators amended

Eurasian Economic Commission

Decision no 28

4 Mar 2020

EEU

Sensitized printing plates classified under HS 3701

Decision no 29

4 Mar 2020

EEU

Mandatory requirements are established for nicotine-containing products

Decision no 18

4 Mar 2020

EEU

Deadline of mandatory labeling of shoes has been changed from March 1 to July 1, 2020

Decree no 216

4 Mar 2020

EEU

Imposed temporary restriction on export of anti-aerosol respirators, disposable chemical protective overalls, reusable plague suits, shoe covers, masks, gauze, bandages, disinfectants, medical gloves, medical masks etc

Decree no 223

4 Mar 2020

Kazakhstan

Imposing temporary restrictions on the importation of live fish and fish products from China.

Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance

28 Feb 2020

European Union

Adopting of a regulation on the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009

European Commission

4 Mar 2020

Imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of steel road wheels originating in the People’s Republic of China

Regulation (EU) 2020/353

3 Mar 2020

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India published

(2020/C 67/03)

2 Mar 2020

Amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 l as regards the use of citric acid (E 330) in cocoa and chocolate products

Regulation (EU) 2020/351

28 Feb 2020

Terminating the partial interim review of the countervailing duty applicable to imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron originating in India without amending the measures in force

Decision (EU) 2020/290

28 Feb 2020

Amending Food additives regulation

EU regulation 2020/279

27 Feb 2020

United Kingdom

The Video Recordings (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 published

Statutory Instrument 2020 No. 187

3 Mar 2020

Australia

Australia

Changes to AIMS directions issued under the Compliance-Based Intervention Scheme (CBIS)for imported plant products

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Import Industry Advice Notice No. 34-2020

3 Mar 2020

Australia

Amending import conditions of the truffles for human consumption

Department of Agriculture

1 Mar 2020

Australia

Amending the import conditions for birdseed.

28 Feb 2020

Australia

Proposed interim import conditions for uncooked prawns and prawn products imported for human consumption into Australia

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

28 Feb 2020

Australia

Amending the MRL for imazapyr in barley

Food Standards Australia New Zealand

Amendment No. 191

28 Feb 2020

South Korea

South Korea

Enforcement Decree of the Medical Device Act revised

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Presidential Decree No. 30511

3 Mar2020

South Korea

Enforcement decree of the customs law published

Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-215-4414

3 Mar 2020

South Korea

Enforcement decree of the drug administration published

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Presidential Decree No. 30509, 043-719-2805

3 Mar 2020

South Korea

Enforcement decree of the livestock epidemic prevention act published

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Presidential Decree No. 30509 044-201-2519, 2520

3 Mar 2020

South Korea

Enforcement decree of the act on conservation, management, and use of agricultural life resources published

Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-201-2475, 2476

3 Mar 2020

South Korea

Enforcement decree of the pesticide control act published

Presidential Decree No. 30509, 044-201-1894, 1895

3 Mar 2020

South Korea

Enforcement rules of the automobile management act published

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

Ordinance No. 699

28 Feb 2020

South Korea

Enforcement regulations of livestock epidemic prevention act published

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ordinance No. 417

28 Feb 2020

South Korea

Livestock act enforcement rules published

Ordinance No. 416

28 Feb 2020

South Korea

Enforcement rules of the agricultural products quality management act

Ordinance No. 413

28 Feb 2020

Hong Kong & Japan

Hong Kong

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution) Regulation published

2 Mar 2020

Hong Kong

Business Registration Regulations published

2 Mar 2020

Japan

Suspended import of poultry meat and egg products from Bulgaria to prevent the introduction of H5N8 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

3 Mar 2020

Japan

Amending food additive regulation

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

2 Mar 2020

Canada & Colombia

Canada

Adopting new maximum residual level for cyprodinil, fludioxonil,and pyroxasulfone.

Pest Management Regulatory Agency

Canada

Establishes MRLs for:-

2 Mar 2020

Colombia

Sanitary measures are established in ports, airports and border control posts to prevent the introduction and spread of the African Swine Plague in the National territory

Colombian Agricultural Institute

28 Feb 2020

Jordan, Lebanon & UAE

Jordan

Plastic prices published

Circular No. 372

3 Mar 2020

Jordan

Metal prices published

Circular No. 356

1 Mar 2020

Lebanon

Resolution regarding the suppression of Resolution 1/744 Date 24/4/2019 and Resolution 1/2605 Date 19/19 2019 and giving priority to registration for Biosimilars Medicines.

Pharmacy and medicines

Resolution 243-2020

27 Feb 2020

UAE

Import or domestic trade of Arabian safi and sheri prohibited until April 30. It also bans their import and re-export in any form, whether fresh, frozen, salted, smoked or packed during this time

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment

2 Mar 2020

South Africa

South Africa

Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 Of 1965) Schedules published

Department of Health

NO. R. 220

28 Feb 2020

South Africa

Customs duty on wheat & Meslin Flour fall under HS 100191 & HS 1101

Department of Customs and Excise

No R 237

3 Mar 2020

South Africa

Customs duty on Cane or Beet Sugar fall under HS 1701 amended

No R 238

3 Mar 2020

South Africa

Draft National Standards published for public comments

Department of Trade and Industry

Notice 125 Of 2020

28 Feb 2020


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