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3rd March, 2022

3^rd March, 2022

Dear Madam/ Sir,

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: 24^th February- 2^nd March, 2022 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

India - Allows importers to import Moong (HS Code: 07133190) for contracts entered before 11-02-22

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 37/2021-2022)

Date: 28 Feb 2022

India - Fixes tariff value of edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 12/2022-CUSTOMS (N.T.))

Date: 28 Feb 2022

India - DGFT helpdesk for Russia-Ukraine related international trade issues established

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 36/2021-2022)

Date: 25 Feb 2022

India - Issued circular on implementation of automation in the Customs (Import of Goods at Concessional Rate of Duty) Rules, 2017 with effect from 01.03.2022

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Circular No. 04/2022-Customs)

Date: 27 Feb 2022

India - Import policy: Items falling under HS 8524 and 8525 shifted to ‘Free’ from ‘Restricted’ category

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification No. 55/2015-20)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

India - Export Policy: Export of Remdesivir Injection and API, Amphotericin-B Injections, Enoxaparin (Formulation and API) and Intra-Venous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) (Formulation and API) is freely

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification No. 56/2015-20)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

India - Mandatory filing/issuance of Registration Cum Membership Certificate (RCMC)/ Registration Certificate (RC) through the DGFT common digital platform from 01.04.2022

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 35/2021-2022)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

India - Implements e-invoicing for the taxpayers having aggregate turnover exceeding Rs. 20 Cr from 01 st April 2022

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 01/2022-Central Tax)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Trade Remedies & Banking

India - Publishes final findings on anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Melamine” from EU, Japan, Qatar and UAE

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Date: 02 Mar 2022

India - Notifies online hearing regarding anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Stainless-Steel Seamless Tubes & Pipes” from China

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Date: 25 Feb 2022

India - Extends the levy of antidumping duty on jute products originating in or exported from Nepal and Bangladesh

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 10/2022-Customs (ADD))

Date: 24 Feb 2022

India - Impose anti dumping duty on imports of "Glazed/Unglazed Porcelain/Vitrified Tiles in polished or unpolished finish with Iess than 3% water absorption" from China PR for a period of 5 years

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 09/2022-Customs (ADD))

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Agircullture

Russia - Proposes amendments of the import requirements for zoo and circus animals, and sets out the import requirements for in vitro produced cattle and small ruminants embryos

Notification Authority: The Eurasian Economic Commission

Date: 01 Mar 2022

USA - Amends organic regulations by prohibiting fourteen nonorganic ingredients and also prohibits vitamin B1 and procaine from organic crop and livestock production

Notification Authority: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Russia - Amends tolerances for residues of fluopyram in or on cereal grain crop

Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Date: 28 Feb 2022

Brazil - Establishes the zoosanitary requirements for the import of lagomorphs

Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply

Date: 25 Feb 2022

Chile - Establishes sanitary requirements for the entry into Chile of processed meat products from cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry

Notification Authority: Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG)

Date: 25 Feb 2022

Brazil - Establishes the Technical Regulation defining the official classification standard of soybean and its derived products

Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA

Product covered: Soya beans, whether or not broken (HS 1201); Cereals, pulses and derived products

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Israel - Revises mandatory standards: SI 1075, SI 1130, SI 1295, and SI 1312 dealing with dried or semi-dried fruits, to be replaced with SI 1295

Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Product covered: Dried or semi-dried fruits; (HS: 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0813)

Date: 23 Feb 2022

South Africa – Develops eCertification system that allows for the receipt of ePhytos sent via the IPPC hub

Notification Authority: National Plant Protection Organisation of South Africa (NPPOZA): Directorate Inspection Services

Product covered: All plants and plant products requiring a phytosanitary certificate

Date: 23 Feb 2022

Processed Food

India - Clarifies regarding hypoallergenic infant milk substitutes

Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Date: 25 Feb 2022

India - Publishes validity of FSSAI recognized Food Testing Laboratories as on 24th February 2022

Notification Authority: Food saftey and standards authority of India

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Mexico - Publishes standards pertaining to prepackaged non-alcoholic flavored beverages

Notification Authority: Concerned Governing Authority

Date: 01 Mar 2022

China - Prohibition of import and transit of disposable, non-biodegradable plastic drinking straws and disposable, non-biodegradable plastic beverage stirrers into and via the Macao Special Administrative Region

Notification Authority: Environmental Protection Bureau

Date: 25 Feb 2022

Saudi Arabia - Proposes technical regulation for gluten free foods

Notification Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

Date: 25 Feb 2022

USA - Birch and Maple Syrup Processing and License Fees to Manufacture and Sell Food and Beverages amended

Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, State of Maine [1867]

Product covered: Birch syrup and birch products; Processes in the food industry, Spices and condiments. Food additives

Date: 23 Feb 2022

Chemicals & Medical devices

Chinese Taipei - Proposes amendments to the legal inspection requirements for cement

Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Korea - Proposes amendments to the regulation on safety standards etc. of cosmetics

Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Israel - Revises mandatory standard dealing with finger paints

Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Israel - Makes mandatory standard, SI 388, dealing with liquid carbon dioxide shall be declared voluntary

Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Israel - Revision of the mandatory standard dealing with tampons for menstruation

Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Date: 25 Feb 2022

South Korea - Revises the Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia content of 'Grape Leaf Dry Extract' and 'Grape Leaf Dry Extract Capsules'

Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Product covered: Pharmaceuticals; PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS 30)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Costa Rica - Proposes to prohibit the importation, manufacture, marketing or use of veterinary medicines that contain active ingredients or substances that belong to the pharmacological group of Rifamycins

Notification Authority: National Animal Health Service (SENASA), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Product covered: Rifampicin classified as one of the antimicrobial agents for veterinary medical use

Date: 23 Feb 2022

Electronics & Engineering

Israel - Revises mandatory standard dealing with audio/video, information and communication technology equipment

Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point

Date: 01 Mar 2022

USA - Proposes to amend the test procedures for commercial warm air furnaces

Notification Authority: Department of Energy (DOE)

Date: 01 Mar 2022

Australia - Reviews mandatory standard for toys for children up

Notification Authority: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Date: 25 Feb 2022

EAC - Establishes technical requirements for the following products:

Notification Authority: Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Date: 25 Feb 2022

Chile - Publishes technical report for the establishment of the energy efficiency standard for light motor vehicles

Notification Authority: The Ministry of Energy

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Denmark - Publishes executive order regulates construction and marking of toys. The executive order contains among others chemical requirements on toys

Notification Authority: Danish Safety Technology Authority

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Chinese Taipei - The inspection requirements for protective helmets for drivers and passengers of motorcycles and mopeds; pedal cyclists and for users of skates, skateboards and roller skates amended

Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Chinese Taipei - Publishes legal inspection requirements for printing or copying machines and 30 other commodities

Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Chinese Taipei - Publishes legal inspection requirements for electric pencil sharpeners and 21 Other Commodities

Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Chinese Taipei - Publishes Legal Requirements for Headphones

Notification Authority: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)

Date: 24 Feb 2022

Chinese Taipei - Proposes to the legal requirements for wireless charger