18th March, 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: 12th – 18th March, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Policy & Customs
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice No. 43/2015-20)
Date: 17 March 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice No. 42/2015-20)
Date: 17 March 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 29/2021-CUSTOMS (N.T.))
Date: 15 March 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 Customs
Date: 16 March 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular No. 147/03//2021-GST)
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification 59/2015-20)
Date: 11 March 2021
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 11 March 2021
Animal & Animal Originated Products
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Date: 17 March 2021
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor)
Date: 12 March 2021
Products Coverage: Live sheep and goats their products
HS Codes: 0104, 0106, 0204, 0206, 0210, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 0506, 0507, 1502, 150300, 150500, 150600000 0, 151610, 151800, 160100, 1602, 160300, 190220)
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
Date: 11 March 2021
Product Coverage: Fish and fishery products
Plant & Plant Products
13. Argentina – Publishes Mercosur technical regulation on following
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Health
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Citrus fruits, pome fruits, stone fruits, table olives, kiwi fruits, bananas, mangoes papayas and pineapples, berries and small fruits, tree nuts, radishes, tropical roots and tubers, parsley roots, turnips, beetroots, celeriac, bulb vegetables (except garlic), fruiting vegetables, brassica vegetables, leafy vegetables (except spinaches and similar leaves, mustard seedlings and fresh herbs), legume vegetables, stem vegetables, fungi, pulses, oilseeds (except soy beans), rye, barley, rice , quinoa, wheat bran, wheat gluten, durum wheat, young child formula, drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such and salt
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Organic products; Food products in general
Notification Authority: Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Watermelons; Melons, incl. watermelons, and papaws "papayas", fresh
HS Code: 0807
19. Uganda – Publishes following standards
- DUS DEAS 799:2018, Edible full fat soya flour
- DUS DEAS 758:2018, Finger millet grains
- DUS DEAS 757:2018, Sorghum grains
- DUS DEAS 331:2018, Green grams
- DUS DEAS 921, Green tea
- DUS DEAS 922, Flavoured black tea
- DUS DEAS 28, Black tea
- DUS DEAS 923, Instant tea
- DUS DEAS 919:2018, Pilau masala
- DUS DEAS 920:2018, Tea masala
- DUS DEAS 917:2018, Turmeric
- DUS DEAS 918:2018, Cloves
- DUS DEAS 916:2018, Ginger
- DUS DEAS 147-1:2018, Vinegar
- DUS DEAS 147-2:2018, Vinegar
- DUS DEAS 55: 2018, Compounded pig feeds
- DUS DEAS 902: 2018, Compounded fish feeds
- DUS DEAS 456: 2018, Organic production standard
- DUS DEAS 769: 2017, Fortified edible fats and oils
- DUS DEAS 768: 2017, Fortified milled maize (corn) products
- DUS DEAS 767: 2017, Fortified wheat flour
- DUS DEAS 948:2019, Fruit drinks
- DUS DEAS 77-1:2019, Fruit juices and nectars
- DUS 2092:2018, Vegetable juices
Notification Authority: Uganda Bureau of Standards
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The Health and Safety Executive
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Cereals
HS Codes: 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Corn, field, forage; Corn, field, grain; Corn, field, stover; Corn, pop, grain; Corn, pop, stover; Corn, sweet, forage; Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed; Corn, sweet, stover; Soybean, forage; Soybean, hay; Soybean, seed
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
Date: 12 March 2021
Product Coverage: Zucchini seeds (Cucurbita pepo)
Notification Authority: Department of Health
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 11 March 2021
Processed Food
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 17 March 2021
Notification Authority: National tax Agency
Date: 16 March 2021
Notification authority: Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
Date: 15-03-2021
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Infant formulae marketed as powder, processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children, foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children marketed as powder, drinks for infants and young children labelled and sold as such, offal, wild fungi, fresh turmeric, fresh ginger, wine, aromatised wine, aromatised wine-based drinks and aromatised wine-product cocktails, liqueur wine made from grapes, dried spices, salt
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
Date: 11 March 2021
Product Coverage: Food products in general
Chemicals & Textiles
Notification Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency
Date: 17 March 2021
Notification Authority: National Health Surveillance Agency
Date: 16 March 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Cosmetic products
HS Code: 33, 3401
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Abamectin
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: All products and commodities subject to mandatory standards
39. Brazil – Following active ingredient approved for use in for pesticides, household cleaning products and wood preservers
Notification Authority: Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA)
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 11 March 2021
Product Coverage: Famoxadone
Notification Authority: Department of Chemical
Date: 11 March 2021
Engineering & Electronics
Notification Authority: Department of Telecommunication Notification
Date: 10 March 2021
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards Jamaica
Date: 15 March 2021
Product Coverage: Transportable gas containers
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Date: 11 March 2021
Notification Authority: Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Date: 11 March 2021
Regulatory Developments in India
Notification Authority: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Date: 15 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Civil Aviation
Date: 15 March 2021
Date: 12 March 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
Date: 12 March 2021