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28 May, 2020

28th May, 2020
 
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: 22nd May - 28th May, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
 
COVID-19 UPDATES
 
1.     Vietnam - Customs authorities start accepting Certificates of Origin with electronic signature and stamp. Vietnam Importer is responsible for submission of one original copy of C/o within 180 days.
      Notification Authority: Ministry of Finance of Vietnam (Circular No. 47/2020/TT-BCT)
      Date: 27 May 2020
 

Export Facilitation
 
2.    India - Inclusion of Gopalpur Port [INGPR1] as notified port for getting benefits under AA/ EPCG schemes and other export incentive schemes like MEIS/SEIS and other such schemes
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification 25/2020-Customs)
Date: 21 May 2020
 
3.   India - Diamond, Gold and Silver Jewellery Articles Export: 1) International Gemological Institute (India), Mumbai Notified for Certification/Grading of Diamonds for Import and Re-export with Duty Exemption 2) Last Date of Re-export Falls between 1 Feb 2020 and 31 July 2020, the last date extended by Six months
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 24/2020 – Customs)
Product Coverage: Diamond, Gold and Silver Jewellery Articles
HS Code: 71
Date: 21 May 2020
 
AGRICULTURE
 
Animal & Animal Originated Goods
 
4.   Brazil - Zoosanitary requirements for importation of pork and pork products published
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Date: 27 May 2020
Products Coverage: Pork and pork products
HS Code: 0203
 
5.  Russia - Proposes amendments to the regulation on common procedure of veterinary control at the customs border
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 26 May 2020
Products Coverage: Goods (products) subject to veterinary control
HS Code: 3004
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to Russia then please click here and submit your representation.
 
6.   India - Milk and milk products including edible lactose import requires veterinary certificate
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs [CBIC Instruction No. 06/2020-Customs)
Date: 21 May 2020
Product Coverage: Milk & Milk Products
HS Code: 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 22029030
 
7.   Australia - Transition to new government health certificates for bovine dairy (excluding cheese & butter)
Notification Authority – BICON (Ministry of Agriculture)
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Dairy Products
HS Code: 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404
 
8.   Australia - Import conditions for seafood based flavours manufactured using finfish (excluding salmon)
Notification Authority – BICON (Ministry of Agriculture)
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Finfish
HS Code: 0302
 
9.   Australia - Clarify the import conditions for seafood based flavours manufactured using prawns
Notification Authority – BICON (Ministry of Agriculture)
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Prawns
HS Code: 030613
 

Plants & Plant Products
 
10. Brazil - Establishes phytosanitary requirements for fresh fruits and food supply
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Date: 27 May 2020
Products Coverage: Fresh fruits and plant material
HS Code: 0810, 1211
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to Brazil then please click here and submit your representation
 
11. Brazil - Establishes the list of vegetable species authorized for the production of vegetable fats and oils
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 27 May 2020
Products Coverage: Vegetable fats and oils
HS Code: 2106
If the above measure are expected to affect your export to Brazil then please click here and submit your representation.
 
Tanzania - Tanzania proposes standards for following plant products
12. Standard for oat grains
13. Specifications for breakfast cereal
14. Specifications for rice flour
15. Specifications for popcorn
 
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 26 May 2020
Products Coverage: Oat grains, Breakfast cereals, Rice flour, Popcorn
HS Code: 11041200, 1904, 11029050, 10059000, 21031000
If the above standards are expected to affect your export to Tanzania then please click here and submit your representation.
 
16. USA - Establishes a tolerance for residues of the insecticide indoxacarb in or on corn, pop, grain at 0.02 parts per million (ppm) and corn, pop, stover at 15 ppm
Notification Authority: Environment Protection Agency
Product Coverage: corn
HS Code: 1005
Date: 25 May 2020
 
17. USA - Amending a tolerance for residues of chlormequat chloride in or on oat grain
Notification Authority: Environment Protection Agency
Date: 25 May 2020
Product Coverage: Oat grain
HS Code: 11041200
 
18. USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of Acequinocyl
Notifying Authority: Environmental protection Agency
Products Coverage: Bushberry subgroup 13-07B
HS Code: 0810
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to USA then please click here and submit your representation.
 

Food & Feeds
 
19. EU - Updated register of feed additives published in Annexure – I & Annexure – II
Notification Authority: Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Feeds
HS Code: 2309
 
20. South Korea - Proposes revision labelling information of food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 26 May 2020
Products Coverage: Food
HS Code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
If the above standards are expected to affect your export to South Korea then please click here and submit your representation
 
Tanzania - Tanzania Bureau of Standards published following standards for process foods
21. TBS/AFDC 29(5735) P3 Drinking Chocolate (Sweetened Cocoa Powder)
22. TBS/AFDC 29(3538) P3 Cocoa powder (Unsweetened)
23. TBS/AFDC 29(3267) P3 Chocolate
24. AFDC 16 (6716) P3 Soy Sauce
25. AFDC 16(6759) P3 Oat grains
26. AFDC 16(6757) P2 Breakfast cereals
27. AFDC 16(6758) P3 Rice flour
 
Notification Authority - Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 26 May 2020
Products Coverage: Cocoa, Drinking Chocolate, Chocolate, Soy sauce, oat grains, Breakfast cereals, Rice flour
HS Code: 1806, 19042000, 110412, 11029090
If the above standards are expected to affect your export to Tanzania then please click here and submit your representation
 
28. Thailand - Guidelines published regarding Food contaminated standards
Notification Authority - Ministry of Public Health (Issue 414) B.E. 2020
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Food
HS Code: 02, 03, 04, 0504, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
 
29. United Kingdom - The Food Information and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 published
Notification Authority: Govt of UK Statutory Instruments 2020 No. 156
Date: 21 May 2020
Product Coverage: Processed food
HS Code: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
CHEMICALS
Fuels
 
30. Russia - Imposed ban on importation of automobile gasoline, motor gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel fuel, marine fuel, gas oils till 1st October 2020. The ban does not apply to fuel contained in technological tanks intended for its storage, water, air, railway or motor vehicles used along the route.
Notification Authority: Russian Government (Decree no 732)
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Gasoline, motor gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel fuel, gas oils
HS Code: 27101220, 27101910, 27101920, 27101940, 27101220
 

Pharmaceutical
 
31. EU - Seeks inclusion of certain drug precursors in the list of scheduled substances
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Drugs
HS Code: 30
  
32. Australia - Poisons Standard June 2020 published
Notification Authority: Department of Health
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Drugs
HS Code: 30
 
33. Japan - Partial amendment to the minimum requirements for Biological Products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date: 25 May 2020
Product Coverage: Pharmaceutical Products
HS Code: 30
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to Japan then please click here and submit your representation
 
34. South Korea - Enforcement rules of the drug management act published
Notification Authority Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Prime Minister No. 1615)
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Drugs
HS Code: 28, 29, 30
 
35. Myanmar - Notification of authorization for import of used machines
Ministry of Commerce Notification No. (36/2020)
Product Coverage: Used Machines
HS Code: 84, 85
Date 22 May 2020
 

Chemical
 
36. EU - Regulation granting a union authorisation for the biocidal product family ‘INSECTICIDES FOR HOME USE’
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/704)
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Biocidal products
HS Code: 3808
 

Cosmetics
 
37. South Korea - Enacting regulation on review for establishment and adjustment of standards for usage of cosmetic ingredients
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Perfumes and toilet waters, Beauty or make-up preparations, sunscreen or sun tan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations, Preparations for use on the hair, Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared room deodorizers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties
HS Code: 3303, 3305, 3307
 
38. South Korea - Expanding scope of Surgical masks allowing for the prevention of droplet transmission in daily life
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Quasi‑drugs; Other made up articles, including dress patterns
HS Code: 6307  
 
ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS
Steel
 
39. India - The Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) second Order, 2020 published, This Order seeks to ensure conformity to Steel & Steel Products listed in notification to the specified Indian Standards. The Order makes it mandatory for all manufacturers in India and all the manufacturers aboard who intend to export to India to obtain valid license from the Bureau of Indian Standards, for use of Standard Mark, before commencement of regular production of such items. Further, no person shall manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any steel & steel products, which do not conform to the specified standards and do not bear standard mark of the Bureau.
Notification Authority: Ministry of Steel
Product Coverage: Please refer notification
Date: 27 May 2020
 

Automobile
 
40. EU - Labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other parameters, amending regulation 2017/1369 and repealing regulation no 1222/2009
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 26 May 2020
Product Coverage: Tires
HS Code: 4011
 
41. India - Proposed Automobile Wheel rims (Quality Control) Order, 2020 published
Notifying Authority: Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
Date: 25 May 2020
Products Coverage: Automobile Wheel rims
HS Code: 87087000
 

Radiocommunication
 
42. Tanzania - Specification for industrial radiographic installation published
Notfication Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 26 May 2020
Products Coverage: Radiation protection
HS Code: 90229090

ANTIDUMPING & SAFEGUARD DUTIES
 
43. India - Seeks to levy definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of 'Electronic Calculators of all types excluding calculators with attached printers, commonly referred to as printing calculators; calculators with ability to plot charts and graphs, commonly referred to as graphing calculators; programmable calculators', originating in, or exported from, People's Republic of China for a period of five years
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 9/2020-Customs (ADD))
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Electronic Calculators of all types
HS Code: 8470
 
44. India - List of registered interested parties for anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ‘concerning imports of Fluoroelastomers (FKM) from China.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Fluoroelastomers (FKM)
HS Code: 39046920
 
45. India - List of registered interested parties for anti-dumping original investigation concerning imports of “self-adhesive polyvinyl chloride film” originating in or exported China
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Self-adhesive polyvinyl chloride film
HS Code: 39191000, 39199010, 39199020, 39199090, 39209919, 39209959, 39209999, 39219099, 39269099
 
46. India - Safeguard (Quantitative Restrictions) Investigation concerning imports of "Isopropyl Alcohol" into India
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Isopropyl Alcohol
HS Code: 29051220
 
47. India - List of registered interested parties for anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “viscose spun yarn” originating in or exported from China, Indonesia and Vietnam
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: viscose spun yarn
HS Code: 55101110, 55101210, 55101190, 55101290, 55109010, 55109090
 
48. EU - Imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain heavyweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 27 May 2020
Product Coverage: Heavyweight thermal paper
South Korean HS Code: 48099000, 48115900, 48119000
 
49. India - List of registered interested parties for anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of flax fabrics originating in or exported from China & Hong Kong published
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties
Product Coverage: Flax Fabrics
HS Code: 5309
Date: 26 May 2020
 
50. India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Phthalic Anhydride (PAN) originating in or exported from China PR, Indonesia, Korea RP and Thailand.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Phthalic Anhydride
HS Code: 291735
 
51. India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Viscose Spun Yarn” originating in or exported from China PR, Indonesia and Vietnam
Notification Authority: Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Viscose Spun Yarn
HS Code: 55092100
 
52. India - Safeguard (Quantitative Restrictions) Investigation concerning imports of "Isopropyl Alcohol" into India
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Isopropyl Alcohol
HS Code: 29051220
 
53. India - Antidumping investigation of flax Fabrics originating in or exported from China PR and Hong Kong
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: flax Fabrics
HS Code: 5303
 
54. India - Bilateral Safeguard Investigation concerning imports of “Phthalic Anhydride” into India from Korea RP under India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Bilateral Safeguard Measures) Rules, 2017
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Phthalic Anhydride
HS Code: 29173500
 
55. India - Anti-Dumping investigations concerning imports of Measuring Tapes from China PR.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Measuring Tapes
HS Code: 9017
 
56. India - Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Natural Mica Pearl Industries Pigments excluding cosmetic grade" originating in or export from China PR.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties
Date: 22 May 2020
Product Coverage: Natural Mica Pearl Industries Pigments excluding cosmetic grade
HS Code: 320611 
 
OTHERS
Foreign Exchange
 
57. India - Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees notified
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No.46/2020 - Customs (N.T.))
Date: 21 May 2020
 

General
 
58. Sri Lanka - Curtailing Importation of Selected Items as per Gazette No. 2171/05 dated April 16, 2020 published
Notification Authority: Department of Customs
Date: 25 May 2020
 
59. Kenya - Proposes implementation of Standards (Verification of Conformity to Standards and Other Applicable Regulations) Order, 2020.
Notifying Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 25 May 2020
Products Coverage:All products
HS Code: 01 to 97
If the above measure is expected to affect your export to Kenya then please click here and submit your representation



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