20th May, 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: 14th – 20th May, 2021 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
COVID -19 Updates
Date: 18 May 2021
Date: 18 May 2021
Date: 18 May 2021
Date: 18 May 2021
Date: 18 May 2021
Date: 17 May 2021
Date : 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: District Disaster Management Authority, Thiruvananthapuram
Date: 16 May 2021
Date: 16 May 2021
Notification Authority: Government of West Bengal
Date: 15 May 2021
Notification Authority: Government of West Bengal
Date: 15 May 2021
Date: 13 May 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Instruction No. 10/2021-Customs)
Date: 13 May 2021
Logistics
Notification Authority: JNPT
Date: 16 May 2021
Notification Authority: CMA CGM
Date: 16 May 2021
Notification Authority: Maersk
Date: 13 May 2021
Policy & Customs
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice 05/2020-21)
Date: 19 May 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 15/2021-Central Tax)
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular No. 148/04/2021-GST)
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue (Circular No.10/2021-Customs)
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Revenue
Date: 16 May 2021
Product Coverage: Tur/Pigeon Peas, Moong and Urad
Notification Authority: Ministry Of Finance (Notification No 47/2021 – Customs (NT) )
Date: 30 April 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
Trade Remedies
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: solar cells whether or not assembled into modules or panels
HS Code: 85414011
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Hot-Rolled flat products of alloy or nonalloy steel
HS Code: 7208, 7211, 7225 and 7226.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Cold Rolled/cold reduced flat steel products of iron or Non-Alloy Steel, or other Alloy Steel, of all width and thickness, not clad, plated or coated
HS Code: 7208, 7211, 7225 and 7226.
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 13 May 2021
Product Coverage: Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber
HS Code: 40025900
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 13 May 2021
Product Coverage: PVC Flex Film
HS Code: 39201019, 39201012, 39204900, 39219026, 39219029, 39269099, 39199090, 39181090, 39189090, and 39269080
Animal Origin Products
Notification Authority: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: frozen bovine semen
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in yogurt
HS Code: 0403
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 17 May 2021
Plants & Plant Products
Notification Authority: Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: Foods in general
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: fruits
Notification Authority: Gambia Standards Bureau
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Department of Consumer Protection
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: Foods
Notification Authority: Ministry of Public Heath
Date: 13 May 2021
Processed Food
Notification Authority: Directorate Inspection Services
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: Marine Vessels
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, incl. white chocolate (excl. chewing gum)
HS Code: 170490
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Wine products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: Mongolian Agency for Standards and Metrology
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Sugar
Chemicals & Paper
49. Burundi – Publishes following standard regarding papers
- Thermal-sensitive paper roll for printers - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for thermal-sensitive paper used in places where information has to be printed out quickly and economically
- Exercise books and related items - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for exercise books and related items.
- Diaries - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for diaries.
- Paper sacks for packaging of cement - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for valve sewn-gusseted and valve-pasted ends paper sacks for packaging of cement
- Newsprint - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for newsprint
Notification Authority: Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: Paper products in general
50. Uganda – Publishes following standards for Primer
- DUS DEAS 1052:2021, Two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer - Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer.
- DUS DEAS 1051:2021, Two-pack epoxy primer - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for a two-pack epoxy solvent based primer used for protection of iron, steel and galvanized iron and steel against atmospheric corrosion in an industrial or marine environment.
- DUS DEAS 1054:2021, Black bituminous paints for cold application - Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for black bitumen solutions, without pigments or fillers, for cold application, which will yield by brushing, spraying or a suitable dipping process, effective coatings for protection of substrates.
- DUS DEAS 1053:2021, Etch primer (single pack and 2-pack) - Specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods, for single pack and two-pack etch primers intended for pre-treating metal surfaces to improve the adhesion of paint system applied to them.
Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: Australian Building Codes Board
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of plastics, with a capacity of > 300 l
HS Code: 392510
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Date: 17 May 2021
53. Burundi - Publishes standard for paints & chemicals
- Water based undercoat - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for water based undercoat used on buildings after surface preparation and priming wherever necessary.
- Air Quality Vehicular exhaust emission limits - Standard specifies permissible limits for common pollutants found in exhaust emissions of motor vehicles, namely carbon monoxide, particulate matter (PM), oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and hydrocarbons.
- Two-pack epoxy primer - Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for a two- pack epoxy solvent based primer used for protection of iron, steel and galvanized iron and steel against atmospheric corrosion in an industrial or marine environment.
- Two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer - Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for two-pack epoxy zinc phosphate weldable primer.
- Black bituminous paints for cold application - Standard specifies requirements, methods of sampling and test for black bitumen solutions, without pigments or fillers, for cold application, which will yield by brushing, spraying or a suitable dipping process, effective coatings for protection of substrates.
- Air Quality- Standard gives permissible limits of some common pollutants found in polluted air, namely sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), dust in terms of suspended particulate matter as TSP, PM10 and PM2.5, oxides of nitrogen (NO, NO2 and NOX), hydrocarbons (HCs), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Ozone (O3) and particulate lead (Pb).
Notification Authority: Burundi Bureau of Standards and Quality Control (BBN)
Date: 17 May 2021
Engineering & Electronics
Notification Authority: Gambia Standards Bureau
Date: 18 May 2021
Product Coverage: compressed earth blocks
55. USA – Publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date: 18 May 2021
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: oil packaging
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: bottle nipple
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology
Date: 17 May 2021
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: Parts and accessories for instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases, n.e.s
HS Code: 902690
Notification Authority: National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Date: 17 May 2021
Product Coverage: articles of iron or steel
HS Code: 73
Notification Authority: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Date: 17 May 2021
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