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25 February, 2021

 25th 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: 19th – 25th February, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Policy & Customs
 
1.     India – Publishes trade notice on electronic filing and issuance of preferential certificate of origin (CoO) for India’s exports under India-Mercosur PTA and India-Thailand EHS w.e.f. 25th February 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 43/2020-2021)
Date: 23 February 2021
 
2.     India – Publishes clarification regarding payment of Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) by EOU under various situations
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Export Promotion (Circular No. 07/2021-Customs)
Date: 22 February 2021
 
3.     India - Publishes circular regrading policy and guidelines for setting up of Inland Container Depots (ICDs), Container Freight Stations (CFSs) and Air Freight Stations (AFSs)
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Circular No. 06/2021-Customs)
Date: 22 February 2021
 
4.     India - DGFT's platform will be used for issuing non-preferential certificate of origin from 1 April 2021: Uniform fee of Rs. 100 to be charged
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade notice 42/2020-21)
Date: 22 February 2021
 
5.     Russia - Establishes 0% customs duties for certain types of carbon-graphite products for a period of 1 year
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: aluminum electrolysis
HS Code: 8545190000, 8545909000
 
6.     Russia - Establishes 0% customs duties for certain types of precious and semiprecious stones products for a period of 1 year
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: precious and semiprecious stones
 
7.     India – Publishes exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No.18/2021 - Customs (N.T.))
Date: 18 February 2021

Trade Remedies
 
8.     India - Publishes corrigendum to initiation notification issued in sunset review anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Viscose Staple Fibre originating in or exported from China PR and Indonesia
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 24 February 2021
Product Coverage: Caustic Viscose staple fibre
 
9.     India - Imposes definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aniline originating in or exported from China PR for a period of five years from the date of levy of provisional anti-dumping duty, i.e 29th July, 2020.  
Notification Authority: Department Of Revenue (Notification No. 08/2021 -Customs (ADD) )
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Aniline
HS Code: 292141
 
10.   India – Publishes list of interested parties for anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Caustic Soda” originating in or exported from Japan, Iran, Qatar and Oman
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Caustic Soda
HS Code: 28151101, 28151102 and 28151200
 
11.   India - Publishes timeline for anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of Plastic Processing Machines originating in or exported from China
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Plastic Processing Machines
HS Code: 847730, 8453, 847710
 
12.   India - Initiates sunset review regarding anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R134a of all types originating in or exported from China and Japan
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R134
HS Code: 290333919
 
13.   India - Initiates sunset review regarding anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Seamless tubes, pipes & hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel exported from China
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Seamless tubes, pipes & hollow profiles of iron, alloy or non-alloy steel (other than cast iron and stainless steel),
HS Code: 7304
 
14.   India – Publishes anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Plastic Processing Machines” originating in or exported from China
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 18 February 2021
Product Coverage: Plastic Processing Machines

Animal and Animal Origin Products
 
15.   India – Issued draft order for egg and egg products to be subjected to quality control or inspection or both prior to export
Notification Authority: Ministry of commerce and industry
Date: 22 February 2021
 
16.   USA – Amended directive on ingredients permitted in meat, poultry and eggs
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Inspection Service
Date: 24 February 2021
 
17.   USA – Publishes exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of oxalic acid on honey and honeycomb
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 24 February 2021
 
18.   Brazil – Publishes guidelines on import procedures for non-edible and edible animal products exempt from registration exported to Brazil
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Non edible and edible animal products
HS Code: 15
 
19.   Kenya – Publishes standard for flavoured milk specifies the requirements, methods of sampling and test for flavoured milk
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Milk and processed milk products
HS Code: 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405
 
20.   Kenya – Publishes DKS 2934:2021 Lactose free milk standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for Lactose free milk.
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Date: 23 February 2021
 
21.   Thailand – Publishes methods for analysis of fish oil analysis  
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 23 February 2021
 
22.   Ukraine – Proposes maximum residue limits (levels) of veterinary active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Date: 23 February 2021
 
23.   Ukraine - Publishes law on veterinary medicine and animal welfare
Notification Authority: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Veterinary drugs, animals, animal feed, animal by-products
 
24.   Australia – Reduces waiting period for cat and dog reservations at the Post Entry Quarantine (PEQ) facility
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water & Environment
Date: 19 February 2021
 
25.   South Korea – Publishes enforcement rule of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Date: 19 February 2021
 
26.   South Korea – Publishes enforcement decree of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Date: 19 February 2021
 
27.   South Korea – Publishes enforcement decree of the Fisheries Act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Date: 19 February 2021
 
28.   South Korea – Publishes enforcement decree of the Local Tax Act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Administration and Security
Date: 19 February 2021

Plants & Plant Products
 
29.   EU - Publishes regulation ensuring traceability and compliance in organic production and the labelling of organic products
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2021/279)
Date: 22 February 2021
 
30.   Australia – Publishes changes to import conditions for the following:
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Date: 24 February 2021
Product Coverage: bulbs for nursery stocks
 
31.   USA – Publishes tolerances for residues of tetraniliprole in or on multiple commodities.
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 24 February 2021
 
32.   Switzerland - Establishes conditions for placing phytosanitary products in the market
Notification Authority: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Date: 22 February 2021
 
33.   Uruguay – Publishes technical regulation on identity and quality of pepper
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: pepper
 
34.   Australia - 600 units for sampling and inspection methodology is being implemented for imported bulbs used in nursery stocks from 1 April 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: bulbs for nursery stocks
 
35.   Canada – Publishes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for thiabendazole
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Pesticide thiabendazole in or on bananas, mangoes and papayas
 
36.   Nepal – Publishes pesticide residue MRL of fruits and vegetable
Notification Authority: Department of food Technology and Quality Control
Date: 19 February 2021
 
37.   United Kingdom – Publishes Official Controls and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Notification Authority: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Plants for planting of Coffea, Lavandula sp. Nerium oleander, Olea europaea
 
38.   USA - Establishes tolerances for residues for following chemicals
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 19 February 2021

Food
 
39.   Taiwan - Publishes regulation for the use restriction and labeling requirement of guayusa leaves (ilex guayusa) as food ingredients
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: guayusa leaves
 
40.   Thailand - Publishes methods for oil and fat analysis methods    
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Health
Date: 23 February 2021
 
41.   Uruguay – Publishes technical regulation on inclusion of the use of food additives
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Jams, cereals and / or cereal-based products
 
42.   Canada – Publishes notice of modification to the list of permitted food additives with other accepted uses to enable the use of potassium polyaspartate in wine
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: wine
HS Code: 2204
 
43.   Taiwan – Publishes standards for specification, scope, application and limitation of food additives
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 23 February 2021
 
44.   Japan - Publishes revision of the test method for substances that are components of pesticides, feed additives or veterinary drugs remaining in food
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: food
 
45.   South Korea – Publishes enforcement decree of the Food Sanitation Act
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 19 February 2021
 
46.   Uruguay – Publishes technical regulation on inclusion of the use of food additives
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: food additives
 

Chemicals
 
47.   EU - Publishes conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
Notification Authority: European Commission (Directive 94/22/EC)
Date: 22 February 2021
 
48.   Brazil – Publishes conformity assessment requirements for Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC) for the land transportation of dangerous products
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 23 February 2021
 
 
49.   Panama – Publishes executive decree on medicines and other products for human health
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Pharmaceutical products
HS Code: 30
 
50.   South Korea - Concentration of Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) have been included in safety criteria of children's product
Notification Authority: Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Children's product
 
51.   Denmark - Publishes order regarding a new registration-obligation for a number of companies dealing with commercial use of pesticides
Notification Authority: Ministry of environment
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Pesticides
HS Code: 38
 
52.   Russia – Proposes rule set the procedures of formation and maintenance of the register of chemicals and mixtures in the Eurasian Economic Union
Notification Authority: Department for Technical Regulation and Accreditation
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Chemical substances and mixtures
 
53.   Singapore – Publishes Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2021: Proposes amendment to the control of lead in paints
Notification Authority: National Environment Agency (NEA)
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: paints
 

Engineering and Electronic
 
54.   Brazil – Publishes technical quality regulation and conformity assessment requirements for tires of adult use bicycles
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: tires
HS Code: 4011
 
55.   Brazil – Publishes technical quality regulation and conformity assessment requirements for gas lighters
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 23 February 2021
 
56.   Brazil - Publishes conformity assessment requirements for disposable plastic cups
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 23 February 2021
 
57.   Myanmar – Publishes notification concerning permission of importation of used bicycles entered into force on 11 February 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Trade
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: used bicycles
HS Code: 8712
 
58.   Kenya – Publishes standard specifies minimum requirements of non-woven disposable surgical caps mainly used during surgical procedures and other infection prevention control practices
Notification Authority: Kenya Bureau of Standards
Products Coverage:  Surgical instruments and materials
HS Code: 9018
 
59.   Ukraine – Extended enforcement date of technical regulation for noise emission by equipment for use outdoors
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Equipment for use outdoors
 
60.   Ukraine – Proposes technical regulation on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
Notification Authority: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
Date: 23 February 2021
Product Coverage: Electrical and electronic equipment
 
61.   Argentina - Publishes quality and safety requirements applicable to wood-derived boards
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 22 February 2021
 
62.   Brazil – Publishes quality regulation and conformity assessment requirements for polyurethane flexible foam mattresses
Notification Authority: Ministry of Trade
Date: 22 February 2021
 
63.   Ecuador – Publishes regulation on lead acid batteries for automotive vehicles
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: acid batteries
 
64.   South Korea – Publishes regulation prohibiting import or sale and use of extracorporeal circuit including phthalates such as DEHP, DBP or BBP
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 22 February 2021
 
65.   Taiwan – Publishes requirements for fans and 6 other electrical appliances
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Fans, Vacuum cleaners & Water-suction cleaners, Electric food grinders, Electric food mixers . Electric juice extractors/ fruit squeezers, Electric hair setting curlers, Electric massage appliances
 
66.   Taiwan - Publishes regulations governing the inspection of the medical device quality management system and the issuance of the manufacturing license
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: medical device
 
67.   Uruguay – Publishes technical regulation on the metrological control of premeasured or prepackaged products marketed in units of length or number of units of equal nominal content
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Date: 22 February 2021
Product Coverage: Pre-measured or prepackaged products with equal nominal content, expressed in units of length or number of units
 
68.   USA - Proposes procedures for use in new or revised energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial/industrial equipment
Notification Authority: Department of Energy
Date: 22 February 2021
 
69.   Brazil – Publishes regulation for school furniture - set of chairs and tables
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: set of chairs and tables
 
70.   Brazil – Publishes regulation for high visibility safety vest
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: safety vest
 
71.   Denmark - Proposes rules establish requirements for biomass fuels produced from wood if used in installations producing electricity, heating, cooling or fuel
Notification Authority: Danish Energy Agency
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Fire wood, wood briquettes, wood pellets, wood chips and other materials of wood used to produce energy; Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
HS Code: 4401
 
72.   USA - Proposes rule for enhancement of public awareness of the chemicals used in vapor products and electronic cigarettes
Notification Authority: Department of Health
Date: 19 February 2021
Product Coverage: Vapor products

Regulatory Development in India
 
73.   India - Publishes Delhi Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2020” to further amend the “Delhi Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017Notification Authority: Finance Department of Delhi
Date: 22 February 2021
 
74.   India - Publishes draft Madhya Pradesh Industrial relations Code, 2020
Notification Authority: Madhya Pradesh Government
Date: 22 February 2021

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