14th May, 2020
Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
1. India - FIEO made submission of "Common Agenda for Exports" to Hon'ble Finance Minister
Notification Authority: Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
Date: 11 May 2020
2. India - Rajasthan has revised SOP for Pass and NOC for movement.
Notification Authority: Government of Rajasthan
Date: 11 May 2020
3. India -Tamil Nadu published guidelines for restarting of manufacturing industries after lockdown published
Notification Authority: Government of Rajasthan
Date: 11 May 2020
4. India - Advisory regarding 50% waiver of ground rent for containers arriving between April 1-15, 2020
Notification Authority: Container Freight Stations Association of India
Date: 11 May 2020
5. India - Review of Circular No. 17/2020 dated 03.04.2020 namely, 'Measures to facilitate trade during the lockdown period- section 143 AA of the Customs Act, 1962'
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Circular no 23/2020- Customs)
Date: 11 May 2020
6. Philippines -Prescribed remedial process for verification of International Health Certificate (HC)/International Veterinary Health Certificate (IVHC/IVC) during ECQ Period. Documents will verify with export countries Competent authority through online communication channel
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry
Date: 11 May 2020
7. India - NDMA(MHA) issues guideline on restarting manufacturing industries after the lockdown period
Notification Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Date: 11 May 2020
8. India - States cooperate with Railways in running more ‘Shramik Special’ Trains without any hindrance to facilitate faster movement of stranded Migrant Workers to their native place
Notification Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Date: 11 May 2020
9. India - Guidelines to minimizing risk successful restart of industrial units
Notification Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs
Date: 9 May 2020
10.Tamil Nadu - State further relaxed norms regarding functioning of offices & other activities
Notification Authority: Government of Tamil Nadu
Date: 9 May 2020
11. India - UN certificates issued by IIP, Mumbai and its Regional Centers to certain Manufacturers of the Packaging Material for the carriage of Dangerous Goods which have been expired after 25th March 2020 stands "valid" till 30th June, 2020
Notification Authority: Indian Institute of Packaging
Date: 9 May 2020
12. Thailand - Explanation of the Ministry of Public Health Notification regarding cleaning or sanitizing products used for food
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 9 May 2020
13. India - Clarification in respect of residency under section 6 of the Income-tax Act, 1961
Notification Authority: Ministry of Finance
Date: 8 May 2020
14. India - Eight approved laboratories are now testing prototype samples of PPE Coveralls required for protection from COVID-19; All these laboratories have been accredited by NABL
Notification Authority: Ministry of Textiles
Date: 8 May 2020
15. India - CBDT has decided that the implementation of new procedure for approval/ registration/notification of certain entities shall be deferred to 1st October, 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Finance
Date: 8 May 2020
16. India - Central Drugs Standard Control Organization published following on 8 May 2020
Product Coverage: Testing kits for COVID-19
17. EU - Laying down temporary measures for the acceptance of electronic copies of original official documents for applications for applications for import licences on husked Basmati rice, due to pandemic of COVID-19
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/633)
Date: 8 May 2020
18. India - Standard Operating Procedure for resuming operations of Industries in Haryana
Notification Authority: District Administration Gurugram, Haryana
Date: 7 May 2020
19. India - Order regarding permissible activities & passes in Ludhiana
Notification Authority: Office of District Magistrate, Ludhiana
Date: 6 May 2020
20. India - Operational guidelines for industries in view of Corona virus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in UP
Notification Authority: Uttar Pradesh Government
Date: 6 May 2020
21. Laos - Measures to import and export goods during the COVID-19 pandemic
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Date: 8 May 2020
POLICY/ EXPORT BENEFITS/TAXES |
22. India - Procedure for availing Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) on Specified Agriculture Products – i) Kg Replaces Tonne for TMA to Exporters ii) Sea Freight to be Calculated on FCL and Air Freight on Kg Basis
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public Notice no 5/2015-20)
Date: 12 May 2020
Plants & Plant Products
23. Australia - Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (Schedule 20) Maximum residue limits published
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture
Date: 13 May 2020
24. France - Suspended import of fresh cherries intended for food produced in a country authorizing the treatment of cherry trees with plant protection products containing the active substance dimethoate.
Notification Authority: Directorate General for Food - Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Product Coverage: Fresh cherries
Date: 11 May 2020
Background:Last year, France has announced ban on import of Cherries from countries using phytopharmaceutical products containing the active substance dimethoate on 8 May 2019. For more information visit “Alerts on implemented SPS-TBT measure” (Click here) section available on
www.indiantradeportal.in. Dimethoate is registered under section 9(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968 and allowed for use in India.
25. Australia published followings on 9th May 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Product Coverage: Seed
HS code: 12
Animal Originated Products
26. Japan - Import of live poultry, poultry meat and egg products suspended from Bekes County of Hungary
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Product Coverage: live poultry, poultry meat and egg product
HS code: 0207
Date: 8 May 2020
Food Products
27. South Korea - Proposes special act on management of children’s dietary lifestyle
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 12 May 2020
Product Coverage: Food Products
HS Code: 2106
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to South Korea then please click here and submit your representation
28. India - FSSAI facilitates food businesses amid COVID 19 pandemic
Notification Authority: Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (Press Release)
Product Coverage: Food Products
HS Code: HS 02 to 24
Date: 12 May 2020
29. India - Seeks to confirm the provisional increase of 5% in the rate of duty of customs for a period of 180 days on imports of “Refined Bleached Deodorized Palmolein and Refined Bleached Deodorized Palm Oil” falling under HS 15119010 or HS 15119020 originating in Malaysia and imported under India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 22/2020-Customs)
Product Coverage: Refined Bleached Deodorized Palmolein, Refined Bleached Deodorized Palm Oil
HS Code: 15119010, 15119020
Date: 12 May 2020
30. China - National Health Commission published following standards on 12 May 2020
Product Coverage: Quick frozen flour and rice products, quick frozen prepared foods, Fermented Glutinous rice, Food nutritional fortifier Manganese Carbonate, Food nutritional fortifier Sodium Selenate, Milk products, Formulae for infants and young children, Milk powder, Food nutritional fortifier Manganese Citrate, Food nutritional fortifier chromium chloride hexahydrate, Food nutritional fortifier potassium-L-ascorbate
HS Code: 19012000, 1006, 10063090, 28369990, 28429090, 0402, 19011090, 0402, 26020030, 28273990, 29362990
If the above standards are expected to affect your export to China then please
click here and submit your representation
31. China proposed following measures on 11 May 2020
Notification Authority: National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC)
Product Coverage: Food, Ready-to-eat food in bulk, Pre-packaged food
Date: 11 May 2020
Pharmaceutical Products
32. Myanmar - Certificate of importation medication valid as on 11-5-2020 published.
Product Coverage: Pharmaceutical products
HS code: 28, 29, 30
Notification Authority: Food & Drug Administration
Date: 12 May 2020
33. Myanmar -Drug Registration Certificate valid as on 3-2020 published
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 8 May 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceutical products
HS code: 28, 29, 30
34. Lebanon - Decision related to withdrawing from the Lebanese market and prohibiting the circulation of a smuggled cook from a registered medical product Mixtard 30 vial.
Notification Authority: Pharmacy and medicines (Resolution 505-2020)
Date: 7 May 2020
Product Coverage: medicines
HS code: 30
Cosmetics
35. Myanmar - Approved New Cosmetics recordings (New) valid as on 11-5-2020 published.
Notification Authority: Food & Drug Administration
Date: 12 May 2020
Product Coverage: Cosmetics
HS code: 33, 3401
Pesticides & Other Chemicals
36. USA - Seek to revoke existing tolerance exemption and establish pesticide tolerances for residues of fungicide
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Product Coverage: Almond, Grape, Strawberry, cucurbit, group 9; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10
HS code: 07
Date: 8 May 2020
37. EU - Seeks non-approval of Benfluralin as active substance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 7 May 2020
Product Coverage: Benfluralin (pesticide active substance)
HS Code: 3808
38. USA - Conducting risk evaluations for 13 of 20 High-Priority Substances in terms of conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations.
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 7 May 2020
Paints & Alcohol
39. EU - Seek to amend regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures as regards bespoke paints.
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 13 May 2020
Product Coverage: Bespoke paints
HS code: 3209
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to EU then please click hereand submit your representation.
40. Russia - 0% import duties on benzyl alcohol, vanillin and ethyl vanillin.
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission (Decision no 43)
Product Coverage: Benzyl alcohol, vanillin and ethyl vanillin
HS Code: 290621
Date: 8 May 2020
Hazardous Substance
41. Australia - Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956
Notification Authority: Department of Customs
Product Coverage: Hazardous Substance, Ozone Depleting substance
42. USA - Issuing this final rule to amend the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to maintain alignment with international regulations and standards
Notification Authority: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Date: 11 May 2020
43. India - Notice period for draft environment impact assessment notification (EIA), 2020 extended till 30th June
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Press Release
Date: 7 May 2020
Textile/ Industrial Products/ Safety Instruments
44. Australia - Initiate first review of Consumer Product Safety Standard - Corded Internal Window Coverings Regulations 2010 (the safety standard). The safety standard is designed to reduce the risk of child strangulation from corded internal window coverings. The review considers market, regulatory and non-regulatory developments which could better promote consumer safety.
Notification Authority: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Date: 7 May 2020
Product Coverage: 1) Corded internal window coverings – being window coverings that can be used inside a building and are either: 2) window coverings, such as curtains or blinds with a cord 3) fittings used with a window covering, such as a traverse rod or track.; Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances
HS Code: 6303
45. China proposes following national standards
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 11 May 2020
46. Australia - Seek to amend the mandatory safety standard for portable non-aerosol fire extinguishers by referencing the latest voluntary Australian standard AS/NZS 1841:2007
Notification Authority: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Date: 11 May 2020
Product Coverage: Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged
HS Code: 842410
Household Products
47. China - National standard on minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for electric pressure cookers published
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 11 May 2020
Product Coverage: electric pressure cookers
HS code: 73279310
48. USA - Energy conservation standards for air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Product Coverage: Air conditioner
Date: 11 May 2020
HS code: 8415
Safeguard/Antidumping Duties
49. India - Sunset review of anti-dumping investigation concerning import of Phthalic Anhydride originating in or exported from Russia and Japan
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 May 2020
50. India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Plain Medium Density Fibre Board having thickness 6 mm and above produced by M/s Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 May 2020
51. India - Preliminary Findings of Bilateral Safeguard Investigation concerning imports of “Phthalic Anhydride” into India from Korea under India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 May 2020
52. India - Further Extension of time for filing Exporter's/Importer's/ User's Questionnaire response in Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of “Phenol” originating in or exported from Thailand and United States of America
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 May 2020
53. Directorate General of Trade Remedies published following on 9 May 2020
- India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Choline Chloride in all forms”
- India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Black Toner in powder form” originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia and Taiwan
- India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Newsprint in rolls or sheets, excluding glazed newsprint” originating in or exported from Australia, Canada, European Union, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore and United Arab Emirates
- India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Viscose Spun Yarn” originating in or exported from China PR, Indonesia and Vietnam
- India - Plain Medium Density Fibre Board from China PR, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Sri Lanka
Product Coverage: Choline Chloride, Black Toner in powder form, Newsprint in rolls or sheets, Viscose Spun Yarn, & Density Fibre Board
Other
54. India - Ministry of MSME Launches CHAMPIONS Portal www.Champions.gov.in
Notification Authority: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Date: 11 May 2020
55. India - Technology Centers now manufacturing critical parts of real time quantitative micro PCR system
Notification Authority: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
Date: 11 May 2020