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31 December, 2020

31st December, 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: 25th - 31st December, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Policy, Customs & Tariff
 
1.   UK – MFN & preferential tariff under GSP effective from 1 Jan 2021 updated on www.indiantradeportal.in Click here to view tariff
Notification Authority: Government of UK
Date: 31 Dec 2020
 
2.   India – Import Policy: Import of only porcine intestinal mucosa (Guts bladders and stomach of animals (other than fish) whole and pieces thereof, fresh chilled, frozen, salted in brine, dried or smoked) under the HS code 05040039 is free, subject to Sanitary Import Permit from Department of Animal Husbandary and Dairying
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (notification no 52/2015-20)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
3.   India – Publishes preferential tariff applicable under the India-ASEAN FTA
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 45/2020)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
4.   India - Extends the date of enforcement of quality control order on stampings/ laminations/ cores of transformers
Notification Authority: Ministry of Steel
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
5.   India – Publishes notification regarding Online application submission for Registration of importer of Weights & Measures and Manufacturer or Packer or Importer of packaged commodities are under Section 19 of Legal Metrology Act, 2009
Notification Authority: Department of Consumer Affairs
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
6.   India – Publishes exchange rate Turkish Lira equivalent to Indian rupees
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Notification no 114/2020-Customs)
Date: 30 December 2020
 
7.   India – Publishes Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) Amendment Regulations, 2020.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Notification no 115/2020-Customs)
Date: 30 December 2020
 
8.   India – Publishes circular on implementation of PGA eSANCHIT– paperless processing under SWIFT-Uploading of Licenses/Permits/Certificates/Other Authorizations (LPCOs) by PGAs - reg.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Circular no 57/2020)
Date: 30 December 2020
 
9.   India - Extends time limit for furnishing of the annual return specified under section 44 of CGST Act, 2017 for the financial year 2019-20 till 28.02.2021.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Notification no 95/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 December 2020
 
10. India – Publishes circular on Import and Export of vaccines in relation to COVID-19 through courier.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Circular no 56/2020)
Date: 30 December 2020
 
11. India – Amends the Export policy of Rice: Amends to the extent that export of Rice (Basmati and Non-Basmati) to EU member states and other European Countries namely Iceland, Liechtestein, Norway and Switzerland only will require Certificate of Inspection from EIA/EIC. Export to remaining European countries (except Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland will require Certificate of Inspection by Export Inspection Council/Export Inspection Agency for export from 1st July, 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no. 51/2015-20)
Date: 29 Dec 2020
 
12. India - Para 2.54 (Modification of IEC) of the Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020 amended
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 36/2015-20)
Date: 29 Dec 2020
 
13. India – Amends Export Policy of Onions: The export of all varieties of Onions has been made "Free" with effect from 01.01.2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no. 50/2015-20)
Date: 28 Dec 2020
 
14. India - Publishes enlistment of 18 PSIAs in terms of Para 2.55 (d) of HBP (2015-20) in Appendix-2G
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 35/2015-20)
Date: 28 Dec 2020
 
15. India – Publishes Fourteenth amendment (2020) to the CGST Rules.2017.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom ([Corrigendum] Notification no 94/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 28 December 2020
 
16. India - Para 2.14 (Modification of IEC) of Chapter-2 of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020 amended
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice 34/2015-20)
Date: 24 Dec 2020
 
Trade Remedies
 
17. India – Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Polyethylene Terephthalate" (PET) originating in or exported from China PR.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 30 December 2020
Product Coverage: Polyethylene Terephthalate
 
18. India – Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends" from China PR.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 30 December 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blend
 
19. India – Publishes anti-subsidy/countervailing investigation concerning imports of “Clear Float Glass” from Malaysia.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 30 December 2020
Product Coverage: Clear Float Glass
 
20. India - Revoked antidumping duty imposed on "All Fully drawn or Fully Oriented Yarn/ Spin Draw Yarn/ Flat yarn of polyester (non-textured and non-POY)" originating in or exported from China PR and Thailand.
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Custom (Notification no 48/2020-Cus (ADD))
Date: 30 December 2020
 
21. India – Publishes list of registered interested parties in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Hydrofluorocarbons (HCF) component R-32 originating in or exported from China PR
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 29 December 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) component R-32
 
22. India – Publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Flat Rolled Products of Stainless Steel from China PR, Korea RP, European Union, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, USA, Thailand, South Africa, UAE, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Vietnam and Malaysia
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 24 December 2020
Product Coverage: Flat Rolled Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 73269099, 7219, 7220
 
23. India – Publishes list of registered interested parties in the anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends" from China
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 24 December 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends
HS Code: 290339
Plants & Plant Products
 
24. Vietnam – Publishes national technical regulations on requirements for plant quarantine subject to imports
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture
Date: 23 December 2020
Product Coverage: Plant products
 
25. USA - Certain Pesticide Registrations of Tetrachlorvinphos cancelled
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Date: 30 December 2020
 
26. India - Publishes order related to Enforcement drives to check on sale of adulterated spices 
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
27. India - Publishes relaxation of fumigation regulations for import of agricultural commodities.
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Date: 18 December 2020
Food
 
28. India - Extends implementation timeline upto 1 July 2021 for the compliance of Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019 dated 30th October 2019 related to the standards of Packaged Drinking Water (other than Mineral Water) 
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 30 Dec 2020
29. Lao's - Temporarily suspended imports of seafood (fresh, frozen) from countries affected by the outbreak of disease.
Notification Authority: Ministry of Commerce
Date: 25 December 2020
 
30. India – Publishes order related to related to guidelines for the disposal of seized and rejected food items
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 24 December 2020
Product Coverage: Food
 
31. India – Issued letter related to improving vigilance administration: Increasing transparency in the departments of food safety (DoFS) of States / UTs 
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 24 December 2020
Product Coverage: Food
32. Cambodia - Temporarily suspend imports of seafood (fresh, frozen) from countries affected by the outbreak of COVID-19.
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
Date: 23 December 2020
Product Coverage: seafood (fresh, frozen)
Chemicals & Industrial Products
 
33. India - Issued a notification for the utilization of the spent generated from the processed residue/ waste containing chloride from the catalyst manufacturing industries for recovery of Titanium Dioxide. 
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
34. India - Issued a notification for the utilization of the spent sodium hypo Chlorite along with fresh/ spent caustic solution for manufacturing of sodium hypo chloriteui. 
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
35. India - Issued a notification for the utilization of the ETP sludge from textile industry for energy recovery. 
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
36. Russia - Establishes the features of laboratory research in the field of plant quarantine.
Notification Authority: Russian Government
Date: 30 Dec 2020
Product Coverage: Plant products
 
37. Russia – Publishes technical regulation on the safety of light industry products
Notification Authority: Russian Government
Date: 30 Dec 2020
Product Coverage: Light industry
 
38. Australia – Publishes Poisons Standard February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
Date: 23 December 2020
Product Coverage: Chemicals
 
39. India – Publishes standard operating procedure for epidemiological surveillance and response in the context of new variant of SARS-CoV-2 Virus detected in UK
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Date: 23 December 2020
Engineering & Electronics
 
40. India – Specifies the time limit for the importers and manufacturers to obtain a license for the import/ manufacture of the medical devices such as nebulizers, blood pressure monitoring devices, digital thermometer, and glucometer. 
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW)
Date: 30 Dec 2020
 
41. South Korea – Publishes rules for importation of construction machinery
Notification Authority: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Date: 23 December 2020
Product Coverage: Construction Machinery
 
42. India – Publishes Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2020
Notification Authority: Ministry of Steel
Date: 24 December 2020
Product Coverage: Food
 
43. Vietnam - Publishes national technical regulations on requirements for phytosanitary objects imported.
Notification Authority: Ministry of agriculture and rural Development
Date: 28 December 2020
 
44. Kenya - Publishes notice to importers on used/ second hand motor vehicles
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 27 December 2020
 
45. Sri Lanka – Publishes Imports and Exports Control Regulation No. 11 of 2020; Amendments to the Gazette No. 2184/21 dated July 16, 2020.
Notification Authority: Department of Imports and Exports Control
Date: 24 December 2020
Regulatory Developments in India
 
46. India - Issued the Goa Excise Duty (Amendment) Rules, 2020 to further amend the Goa, Daman and Diu Excise Duty Rules, 1964. 
Notification Authority: Government of Goa
Date: 17 Dec 2020
 
47. India - Issued a notification for the introduction of single online application. To ease the process and enable business entities to obtain a single certificate for Trade License and registration of Shop License the government has allowed single online application & issuance of a single registration certificate for the aforesaid two services after payment of requisite fees.
Notification Authority: West Bengal Labour Department 
Date: 17 Dec 2020
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