20th November, 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: 14th - 20th November, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Customs
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 108/2020 - Customs (N.T.))
Date: 19 November 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Instruction No.19/2020-Customs)
Date: 13 November 2020
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Instruction No.19/2020-Customs)
Date: 13 November 2020
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 107/2020-Customs (N.T.))
Date: 13 November 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
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 38/2020 -Customs (ADD))
Date: 19 November 2020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
HS Code: 3901
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Union (Decision no 143)
Date: 19 November 2020
Product Coverage: truck tires
HS Code: 4011
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Polyester Yarn (Polyester Spun Yarn)
HS Code: 55092100
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) component R-32
HS Code: 290339
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Persulphates
HS Code: 28334000
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Ceftriaxone Sodium Sterile
HS Code: 29420090
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: 2-Ethyl Hexanol
HS Code: 29051620
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Soda Ash
HS Code: 283620
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 13 November 2020
Product Coverage: Isononanol (INA), 2-Propylheptyl Alcohol (2- pH), 2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH)
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 13 November 2020
Product Coverage: Isononanol (INA), 2-Propylheptyl Alcohol (2- pH), 2-Ethyl Hexanol (2-EH)
Plants & Plant Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 20 November 2020
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 20 November 2020
Product Coverage: betel nuts
Notification Authority: Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA
Date: 20 November 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Twigs or spikes of citrus species and reproductive material of the indicated species.
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 18 November 2020
Notification Authority: European Commission, Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: products of bovine, ovine and caprine animal origin
Notification Authority: General Administration of Customs, P. R. China
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Logs and sawn timber, excluding wood packaging materials, processed wood products and bamboo products.
23. Tanzania - Tanzania Bureau of Standards publishes following
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Meat
HS Code: 02
Notification Authority: Assessoria de Assuntos Internacionais - AINTE
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Paraquat
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: lidocaine
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 3808
Food & Feed
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Union
Date: 19 November 2020
Product Coverage: milk and dairy products
HS Code: 0401-0406
Notification Authority: Consumer Protection Public Health
Date: 19 November 2020
Product Coverage: Tobacco
HS Code: 24
Notification Authority: The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 19 November 2020
Product Coverage: Foods
30. Tanzania – Publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards,
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Liqueurs, Craft beer. Dried cassava pellets , Pre-cooked semi-dried sweet potato chips (matobolwa), Stingless Bee Honey
Notification Authority: Livestock Risk Assessment Department, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Livestock
Notification Authority: Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Livestock
Notification Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: ready-to-eat-foods
HS Code: 210690
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Onion
HS Code: 070310
Notification Authority: Animal and Biological Imports Branch
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: pet food
HS Code: 2309
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: Food
HS Code: 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: Craft beer
HS Code: 220300
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 13 November 2020
Product Coverage: fresh water and marine fish
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 13 November 2020
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 13 November 2020
Product Coverage: fishery products
Chemical
41. China – National Medical Products Administration publishes following standards on cosmetics
Notification Authority: National Medical Products Administration
Product Coverage: Cosmetics
HS Code: 33
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrogen Cyanide
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Tobacco
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: narcotics drugs
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [1698]
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Chemical substances
Engineering & Medical Devices
46. Canada – Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development seeking comments on following:
Notification Authority: Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Radiocommunications
HS Code: 8528
Notification Authority: Salvadoran Agency for Technical Regulation (OSARTEC)
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Fans Air conditioners
HS Code: 841583
48. Nigeria – Standards Organisation of Nigeria publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Standards Organisation of Nigeria
Date: 18 November 2020
Product Coverage: Road vehicles used for the transportation of dangerous goods
HS Code: 87
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: steel products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: In vitro Diagnostic Pharmaceutical Products, Medical Devices
HS Code: 30, 90
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Medical Device
HS Code: 9018, 9020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices, Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis
HS Code: 3822, 902790
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 17 November 2020
Product Coverage: Industrial products
54. China – Publishes following standards
- Vehicles, boats and internal combustion engines (radio disturbance characteristics) - Specifies limits and methods of measurement for the protection of off-board receivers with regard to vehicles, boats and internal combustion engines
- Minimum allowable values of the energy efficiency and energy efficiency grades for multi-connected air-condition (heat pump) units
- Protective clothing- molten splash protective garments: Standard specifies the technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging and storage of molten splash protective garments
- Copper-bearing contraceptive intrauterine devices requirements and tests - Standard is applicable to disposable Copper-bearing contraceptive intrauterine devices and its placers. This standard is not applicable to contraceptive intrauterine devices mainly made of plastic or mainly used for releasing progesterone.
- Hand protection general requirements - Standard specifies the classification, general technical requirements, comfort and adaptability, identification and information of protective gloves.
- Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of dental intra-oral x-ray equipment
- Hygienic requirements of study products for myopia prevention and control for children and adolescents
- Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of x-ray equipment for interventional procedures
- General requirements for fall protection equipment - Standard specifies the classification and marking, technical requirements, identification and information provided by the manufacturer of fall protection equipment
- Administrative measures for cosmetic labelling - The measures stipulate the use of cosmetics labelling to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
- Protective clothing chemical protective clothing - This standard specifies the classification, grading and marking requirements of chemical protective clothing, and establishes the basic technical requirements and test methods thereof
- Flat Glass - This standard specifies the terms and definitions, classifications, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, product identification, packaging, transportation and storage of flat glass.
- Common portland cement - This standard specifies the classification, composition and materials, strength grade, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, packaging, marking, transportation and storage of common portland cement.
- General technical specification for eye and face protectors - This standard specifies the classification, general requirements, geometric optical performance requirements, physical optical performance requirements, physical and mechanical performance requirements and identification of eye and face protection products.
- Limits for human exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones - This standard specifies the limits for human exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones.
- Fall protection personal fall protection systems - This standard specifies the classification and marking, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules, identification and information provided by the manufacturer, etc. of personal fall protection systems for high-altitude operations.
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: Vehicles, boats Other vehicles, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) , Cooled multi-connected air-condition, Protective Clothing, Disposable copper-bearing contraceptive intrauterine devices and its placers, Dental intra-oral X-ray equipment, Study products for children and adolescents, including textbook, teaching-aid book, magazine for education, exercise book, examination paper, newspaper for education, book for learning in preschool children, luminaire for classroom, desk lamp for paper task, and multimedia device for teaching, X-ray equipment for interventional procedures, Mobile phones with Radio frequency exposure in the frequency within 300 GHz, , Personal fall protection systems, Eye and face protection equipments, Fall protection equipment, Cosmetics, Chemical protective clothing, Sodium calcium silicate flat glass with thickness not less than 2mm, Cement
HS code: 840790, 87033, 890310, 8418, 630790, 9018, 3926, 6116, 9022, 482390, 940520, 630720, 33, 621139, 70, 68, 900490, 87, 630720, 900490
55. India - Publishes following Quality Control Orders
Notification Authority: Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: 3 (N, N Di‑Ethyl) Aminophenol, Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane), Red Phosphorus
HS Code 29222914, 29031200
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Date: 16 November 2020
Product Coverage: Children's chairs and stools, Other seats, with metal frames
HS Code: 94016, 94017, 940180
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