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17th March, 2022

17^th 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: 10^th - 16^th March, 2022 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy & Customs

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

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 17/2022-Customs (NT))

Date: 15 Mar 2022

India - Notifies operationalization of new online IT Module for Interest Equalisation Scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2022

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Trade Notice No. 38/2021-22)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

India - Authorises Mewar Chamber of commerce, Rajasthan as issuing authority for Certificate of Origin (Non Preferential)

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public Notice No. 49/2015-2020)

Date: 14 Mar 2022

India - Amends circular No. 31/05/2018-GST on proper officer under the CGST Act, 2017 and the IGST Act, 2017

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Circular No.169/01/2022-GST)

Date: 12 Mar 2022

India - Notifies exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No.16/2022 - Customs (N.T.))

Date: 11 Mar 2022

Trade Remedies & Banking

India - Publishes final findings on anti-dumping duty imposed on "Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding Kitchen Knives and Toilet items" from China

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Date: 11 Mar 2022

India - Publishes final PCN methodology on anti-subsidy investigation into imports of Saturated Fatty Alcohols from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Date: 10 Mar 2022

India - Extends supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 500 million to Sri Lanka

Notification Authority: Reserve Bank of India

Date: 10 Mar 2022

India - Extends supported Line of Credit (LoC) of USD 7.29 million to Guyana

Notification Authority: Reserve Bank of India

Date: 10 Mar 2022

Agircullture

EU - Authorises mandarin essential oil as a feed additive for all animal species

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 14 Mar 2022

EU - Authorises petitgrain bigarade essential oil as a feed additive for all animal species

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 14 Mar 2022

Japan - Proposes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:

Notification Authority: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)

Date: 14 Mar 2022

Canada - Modifies to the list of permitted anticaking agents

Notification Authority: Health Canada

Date: 09 Mar 2022

Switzerland - Amends the regulations pertaining to Production and Marketing of Feedstuffs, Feed Additives and Dietary Feed

Notification Authority: Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)

Date: 09 Mar 2022

EU - Amends regulations regarding maximum levels of ochratoxin A in certain foodstuffs

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 09 Mar 2022

EU - Proposes maximum levels for delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in hemp seeds and products

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 09 Mar 2022

Philippines - Makes various amendments to the biosafety permit

Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture

Date: 09 Mar 2022

Processed Food

India - Revokes suspension of Standard Analytical Laboratory, Delhi

Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Date: 14 Mar 2022

Singapore - Proposes to delete the standards of identity for food products with a few exceptions

Notification Authority: Singapore Food Agency (SFA)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Japan - Includes organic alcoholic beverages in the scope of JAS system

Notification Authority: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Uganda - Proposes standards for the following products:

Notification Authority: Uganda National Bureau of Standards)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Brazil - Adopts technical regulation for milk fat for industrial use

Notification Authority: Concerned Governing Authority

Date: 11 Mar 2022

EU - Proposes regulation on conformity checks of marketing standards for olive oil and methods of analysis of the characteristics of olive oil

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 11 Mar 2022

EU - Proposes regulation on determining whether a product containing 'capsicum oleoresin expeller pressed' is a biocidal product

Notification Authority: European Commission

Date: 11 Mar 2022

EAC - Proposes standards for the following product categories:

Notification Authority: Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

Date: 11 Mar 2022

Chile - Proposes to amend the Food Sanitary Regulations (RSA) requested by companies importing Himalayan salt

Notification Authority: Ministry of Health

Date: 10 Mar 2022

EAC - Proposes standards for the following product categories:

Fortified sugar
Vitamin and mineral supplements
Lipid food supplements
Nutrition labelling of pre-packaged foods
Claims on Foods
Use of nutrition and health claims in food labelling
Pasteurized milk
Dairy ice cream
Ghee
UHT milk
Milk powders and cream powder

Notification Authority: Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)

Date: 10 Mar 2022

Saudi Arabia - Proposes technical regulation for gluten-free foods

Notification Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)

Date: 10 Mar 2022

Chemicals & Medical Supplies

Brazil - Publishes resolution containing provisions on the compassionate use of medical devices

Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Brazil - Publishes resolution containing provisions on technical attributes of medical devices

Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

South Korea - Establishes regulation on the storage & transportation of biological products

Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Canada - Amends the list which names certain antimicrobial active pharmaceutical ingredients that are important in human medicine

Notification Authority: Department of Health

Date: 10 Mar 2022

Indonesia - Amends technical requirement for cosmetics marking

Notification Authority: Concerned governing authority

Date: 10 Mar 2022

South Korea - Proposes amendments to the Korean pharmacopoeia

Notification Authority: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety

Date: 10 Mar 2022

Electronics & Engineering

Saudi Arabia - Establishes standard for general requirements for trailers and semi-trailers ensuring high levels of safety

Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)

Date: 15 Mar 2022

Saudi Arabia - Establishes standards concerned with the maximum allowable length, width, height, etc. for buses, trucks, trailers, semi-trailers and double trailer trucks used on roads

Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)

Date: 14 Mar 2022

USA - Proposes amendments to energy conservation standards for VRF multi-split systems

Notification Authority: Department of Energy

Date: 15 Mar 2022

USA - Proposes amendment to the test procedure for ceiling fan light kits

Notification Authority: Department of Energy

Date: 11 Mar 2022

Canada - Sets out the requirements for the certification of radio apparatus that is used for the general radio service

Notification Authority: Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Date: 10 Mar 2022

EU - Sets out the specific technical requirements for the EU type-approval of vehicles produced in small series and special purpose vehicles