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12 March, 2020

12^th March, 2020

Alerts from the 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	Exchange rate of 100 units of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees	Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs	Notification No.21/2020 - Customs (N.T.)	9 Mar 2020
2	India	Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) Resin- whether or not further processed into compound' originating in or exported from China PR and Korea RP		Notification No. 05/2020-Customs (ADD)	7 Mar 2020
3	India	Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified		Notification No.20/2020 - Customs (N.T.)	4 Mar 2020
4	India	Regular market surveillance initiated for ensuring food safety	Food Safety and Standard Authority	Press Release	9 Mar 2020
5	India	Imported food safe from Corona Virus	Food Safety and Standard Authority	Press Release	6 Mar 2020
ASEAN
6	Myanmar	Certificate of Importation Medication issued on (10/3/2020)	Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar - Quality, Safety and Protection	-	11 Mar 2020
7	Myanmar	Certificates of import of pharmaceutical products not valid as on 10-3-2020		-	11 Mar 2020
8	Singapore	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	Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Board	-	11 Mar 2020
Bhutan
9	Bhutan	Notification to mitigate risks and prevent spread of COVID-19 : Seminars, workshops, Trade fairs etc are suspended till further orders .	Ministry of Home And Cultural Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan	Tha(01)/2020/2136	7 Mar 2020
Japan & South Korea
10	Japan	Amending MRLs affecting numerous active ingredients	Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare	Food Safety Update 0225 No. 1	25 Feb 2020
11	South Korea	Mask import clearance quantity and import requirements confirmation exemption recommendation notification guide	Customs office	Post Number - 202003111259	11 Mar 2020
12	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the plant protection act published	Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs	Presidential No. 30618	11 Mar 2020
13	South Korea	Enforcement decree of the drugs management act published	Korean Food and Drug Authority	Presidential Decree 30509	3 Mar 2020
14	South Korea	Guide to Recommend Mask Import Requirements Exemption	Customs Service	Post Number - 202003051253	5 Mar 2020
Australia & New Zealand
15	Australia	Proposes to amend Health Certificates required for importation of Hatching Eggs of Poultry by 28 April 2020	Department of Agriculture	-	11 Mar 2020
16	Australia	Methyl bromide is selected as a treatment method to manage pest risks within imported nuts and woody tree seed for sowing		-	11 Mar 2020
17	Australia	Xylella fastidiosa hosts for use as nursery stock		-	7 Mar 2020
18	Australia	Medium risk plants for use as nursery stock		-	7 Mar 2020
19	New Zealand	Seek to amend import health standards of seeds for sowing and for imported Nursery stock by 20 April 2020	Ministry of Primary Industries		11 Mar 2020
20	New Zealand	Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds published	Ministry of Primary Industries	Food Notice	9 Mar 2020
Russia
21	Russia	Agrochemicals import required registration certificate of state registration issued by a specially authorized federal executive body.	Russian Government	Letter no 14-56	11 Mar 2020
22	Russia	Established the procedure for the import of a specific batch of unregistered drugs.		Decree no 230	10 Mar 2020
23	Russia	Established the procedure for the import into the customs territory of the Russian Federation of a specific batch of unregistered drugs		Decree no 230	6 Mar 2020
European Union
24	EU	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	European Commission	Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/356 & 2020/355	4 Mar 2020
United Kingdom
25	United Kingdom	The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 published	-	Statutory rules 2020 No. 24	4 Mar 2020
26	United Kingdom	The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2020 published	-	Statutory rules 2020 No. 216 (C. 13)	4 Mar 2020
Canada, Mexico & USA
27	Canada	Release of non-commercial goods via the single window initiative (SWI) & integrated import declaration (IID)	Canada Border Services Agency	Customs Notice 20-07	10 Mar 2020
28	Mexico	Notice annex II: Food additives with various functional classes that can be used according to GMP	Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks	-	21 Feb 2020
29	USA	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	Environmental Protection Agency	Rule No. 2020-04525	9 Mar 2020
30	USA	Establishes a tolerance for residues of penoxsulam in or on globe artichoke		Rule No. 2020-04524	9 Mar 2020
31	USA	Establishes a tolerance for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on pea and bean, dried shelled, except soybean, subgroup 6C		Rule No. 2020-04208	6 Mar 2020
Israel & Lebanon
32	Israel	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	Ministry of Health	-	5 Mar 2020
33	Lebanon	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	Pharmacy and medicines	Resolution 298-2020	5 Mar 2020
34	Lebanon	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)	Pharmacy and medicines	Resolution 287-2020	4 Mar 2020