4th February, 2021
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: 29th January – 4th February, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Policy & Customs
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 13/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.))
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No. 03/2021-Custom)
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 02/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 03/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 04/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 05/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 06/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification no 07/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 08/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 09/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 10/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 11/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 12/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 13/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 14/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification no 15/2021)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 09/2021 - Customs (N. T.))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 10/2021 – Customs (N.T.)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 11/2021 – Customs (N.T))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 12/2021 – Customs (N.T.))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 08/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.))
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver
HS Code: 15111000, 15119010, 15119090, 1511100, 15119020, 15119090, 15071000, 740400, 12079100
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 1/2021-Customs)
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: polybutadiene rubber
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 56/2015-20)
Date: 28 January 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification no 03/2021-Cus (ADD))
Date: 28 January 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Date: 28 January 2021
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Isopropyl Alcohol
HS Code: 29051220
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 01/2021-Cus (CVD))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 02/2021-Cus (CVD))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 05/2021-Cus (ADD))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 06/2021-Cus (ADD))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Notification No. 07/2021-Cus (ADD))
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)
HS Code:3901
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: Phenol
HS Code: 290711
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: Toluene DiIsocyanate
HS Code: 29291020
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: l-Phen1'l-3-trleth1l-5- Pyrazolone
HS Code: 2933
Animal Originated Products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Date: 3 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Date: 3 February 2021
Notification Authority: Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario – ICA
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Veterinary medicines such as finished products and additives used in animal nutrition, which contain arsenic or arsenic compounds
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 29 January 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: pork and chicken products
Notification Authority: Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (TFDA)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Meat, meat products and other animal produce (ICS 67.120)
Notification Authority: Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: honey
HS Code: 0409
Plants and Plant Products
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy and Industry
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Frozen vegetables and fruits
HS Code: 0710, 0811, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
Notification Authority: The Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to phytosanitary control
Notification Authority: The Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Live plants, including their roots, cuttings, slims and mushroom spawn
HS Code: 0602
48. Thailand – Proposes import conditions for following
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 29 January 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Alpha-cypermethrin (pesticide active substance)
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Grain and grain products
51. Thailand – Publishes following measures related to Cannabis and Hemp products
- Prescribing forms, preparing accounts, receiving payments and reporting on production, import, export, distribution and possession of narcotics
- Prescription of labels on containers or packages of hemp and extract of hemp as narcotics of category 5 produced, imported or exported
- Rules, methods and conditions for requesting a adjustment of the plan for production, import, export, distribution or utilization of hemp (hemp)
- Application form for license and license substitute for production, import, export, distribution or have in possession which drugs are punishable in category 5 only hemp (hemp)
- Application for permit and permission to manufacture, import or export of narcotics
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 28 January 2021
Food & Feed
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Pesticides
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2021/120)
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: SUE "Khurokvori" (Food) under the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Beverages, Spirits And Vinegar
HS Code: 22
Notification Authority: Department of Food Safety
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Foods, food additives, food utensils, food containers or packaging
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage Food
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage Food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 3 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: Plant and plant products
63. Paraguay – Publishes Mercosur technical regulation for following
Notification Authority: National Institute of Food and Nutrition (INAN) - Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Animal Feed
HS Code: 230990
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: food
Notification Authority: European Commission (Decision (EU) 2021/103)
Date: 29 January 2021
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Food
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Alpha-cypermethrin (pesticide active substance)
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 28 January 2021
Chemicals & Textiles
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Medicinal products
Notification Authority: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: clothes
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Safety of paintwork materials
Notification Authority: Department of Chemicals
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 27 January 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of the Environment
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: chemical substances
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 28 January 2021
Engineering & Electronics
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC)
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: Household appliances and similar
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: ceramic tiles
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 2 February 2021
Product Coverage: hot-dip metallic-coated and pre-painted galvanized steel
Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Date: 1 February 2021
Product Coverage: Ultra Wide Band (UWB) Radio system
Notification Authority: Federal Telecommunications Institute
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Malawi Bureau of Standards
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Cement
HS Code: 2523
88. Saudi Arabia – Publishes following technical regulation
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Domestic electrical appliances in general, Laundry appliances
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 29 January 2021
Product Coverage: Industrial products
Notification Authority: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Date: 25 January 2021
Regulatory Developments in India
Notification Authority: Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Central Pollution Control Board
Date: 2 February 2021
Notification Authority: Labour and Employment Department of Tripura
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Labour department of Delhi
Date: 1 February 2021
Notification Authority: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)
Date: 29 January 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Date: 25 January 2021
Notification Authority: Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB)
Date: 25 January 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change
Date: 25 January 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Date: 25 January 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Date: 25 January 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Goods and Service Tax of Maharashtra
Date: 20 January 2021