14th August, 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: 8 August – 12 August 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
DGFT
1. India - Seven essential food items including rice, wheat flour, eggs and potatoes freely allowed for exports to Maldives for 2020-21
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no.27/2015-20)
Date: 11 August 2020
Product Coverage: Eggs, Potatoes, Onions, Rice, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Dal, Stone Aggregates and River Sand
2. India - Import policy condition for various chemicals in Chapters 29, 38 and 39 of ITC (HS), 2017 amended
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no.26/2015-20)
Date: 11 August 2020
Product Coverage: Carbon tetrachloride (CC14 – Tetrachloromethane), Chlorodifluoromethane, Dichlorotrifluoroethanes, Dichlorofluoroethanes, Chlorodifluoroethanes, Dichloropentafluoropropanes, Bromochlorodifluoromethane, Bromotrifluoromethane, Dibromotetrafluoroethanes, Chlorotrifluoromethane, Dichlorodifluoromethane, Trichlorofluoromethane, Methyl bromide, Containing hydrobromofluorocarbons(HBFCs), Containing 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform), Poly (ether alcohols)
HS Code: 29031400, 29037100, 29037200, 29037300, 29037400, 29037500, 29037610, 29037620, 29037630, 29037711, 29037712, 29037713, 38089122, 38247300, 38247600, 39072010
3. India - Issue of Advance Authorisations where export items are Gold medallions and coins or Gold Jewellery/Articles manufactured by fully mechanised process.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no.25/2015-20)
Date: 10 August 2020
4. India - Amendment in Policy condition of Sl. no. 55 & 57, Chapter 10 Schedule 2, ITC (HS) Export Policy, 2018.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no.24/2015-2020)
Date: 10 August 2020
Product Coverage: Rice
HS Code: 1006
Customs
5. India - Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 70/2020)
Date: 07 August 2020
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
6. India - Disposal of un-claimed/un-cleared/seized/confiscated goods
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Instruction No 17/2020)
Date: 10 August 2020
7. India – Circular on Disposal of un-claimed/un-cleared/seized/confiscated goods
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No 17/2020)
Date: 10 August 2020
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8. India - Re-scheduling of oral hearing in Anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of ‘Styrene Butadiene Rubber’ originating in or exported from Korea RP
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Styrene Butadiene Rubber
HS Code: 400219
9. India - Sunset Review investigation concerning imports of “Carbon Black used in Rubber Applications” originating in or exported from China PR and Russia – Exchange of NCV submissions and List of Interested Parties.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 August 2020
Product Coverage: Carbon Black used in Rubber Applications
HS Code: 28030010
10. India - Further extension of time to file Questionnaire response to Anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Polyester Yarn (Polyester Spun Yarn)” from China PR, Indonesia, Nepal and Vietnam
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 11 August 2020
Product Coverage: Aluminium Wire /Wire Rods above 7 mm dia
HS Code: 550921
11. India - Seeks to impose provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of Black Toner in powder form originating in or exported from China PR, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei for a period of six months.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification no. 22/2020-Cus (ADD))
Date: 10 August 2020
Product Coverage: Black Toner in powder
HS Code: 37079010, 37079090
12. India - Initiation of Mid-Term Review limited to change of name of producer/exporter from Korea RP regarding anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of "Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI)" originating in or exported from China PR, Japan and Korea RP
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 10 August 2020
Product Coverage: Toluene DiIsocyanate (TDI)
HS Code: 29094300, 29291090, 29291010, 38249090, 39095000
13. India - Preliminary Findings in the anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of "Flat Products of Stainless Steel" from Indonesia.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 August 2020
Product Coverage: Flat Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 73269099
14. India - Sunset review of anti-dumping investigations concerning imports of Phosphoric Acid of all grades and all concentrations (excluding Agriculture/Fertilizer Grade) from Korea RP
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 August 2020
Product Coverage: Phosphoric Acid
HS Code: 280920
Animal Originated Products
15. Indonesia - Regulating the provisions regarding fish quarantine installation, which is one of conditions required for importing aquatic animals and its products into the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia
Notification Authority: Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Aquatic animals (including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc) and its products
HS Code: 03
16. Laos - Temporary suspension of the importation of meat, parent breed, small variety and all kinds of meat products from Thailand
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Meat
HS Code: 02
17. Australia - Changes to import conditions of finfish (excluding Salmonid) for human consumption
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 11 Aug 2020
18. India - Revised procedure for Import of Pets / Live Animals
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No. 35/2020)
Date: 10 August 2020
Product Coverage: Live animals
HS Code: 0106
Plants & Plant Products
19. India - Inclusion of six new insecticides in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture
Date: 12 August 2020
20. Australia - Advise stakeholders that within the next two months the Department will implement urgent actions to address the risk of khapra beetle (Trogodermagranarium) entering Australia.
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 12 August 2020
21. Canada - Maximum residue limit (MRL) for pendimethalin in Bulb onions published
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: bulb onions
HS Code: 070310
22. Canada - Maximum residue limit (MRL) for Propamocarb hydrochloride in Spinach
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: spinach
HS Code: 071030
23. USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of pethoxamid in or on multiple commodities
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 12 August 2020
24. USA - Establishes tolerances for residues of nitrapyrin in or on sugar beet molasses, sugar beet roots, sugar beet tops, rapeseed seed, and the vegetable, tuberous and corm
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: sugar beet molasses, sugar beet roots, sugar beet tops, rapeseed seed
HS Code: 1701
Food
25. India - Letter issued reg compliance for labelling requirements on products covered under FSS (Food or Health Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Foods for Special Dietary Use, Foods for Special Medical Purpose, Functional Foods and Novel Foods) Regulations, 2016
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 12 August 2020
26. Australia - Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Instrument 2019 published
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Food
27. United Kingdom - The Product Safety and Metrology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 published
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 12 August 2020
28. Brazil - Establishes guidelines, procedure, and criteria for the depletion in the stocks of products subject to public health surveillance.
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical
HS Code: 29
29. Russia - Amending rules for conducting studies (tests) for evaluation of biological action of medical products
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Wadding, gauze, Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments, X-ray, alpha, beta, gamma radiation apparatus; x-ray tubes, x-ray generators, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and the like
HS Code: 3005, 9018, 9022, 9402
Sacks & Bags
30. Kenya - KS 2923-1: 2020 Tarpaulins for post-harvest handling of agricultural produce published
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Sacks. Bags
HS Code: 6305
31. Kenya - KS 2923-2: 2020 standard prescribes the requirements, test methods and sampling for polyester fabric coated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tarpaulins used for post-harvest handling of agricultural produce.
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Sacks. Bags
HS Code: 6305
Telecommunication
32. India - Testing and Certification requirements under MTCTE scheme were notified through Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017
Notification Authority: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Feedback device
HS Code: 8517
33. India - Essential Requirements for PON Family of Broadband Equipment published
Notification Authority: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Broadband Equipment
HS Code: 8517
34. India - Essential Requirements for Transmission Terminal Equipment published
Notification Authority: Department of Telecommunications (DoT)
Date: 12 August 2020
Product Coverage: Transmission Terminal Equipment
HS Code: 8517
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