Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/ GST  in Exports/ Export incentives/ Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 30 June - 5 July 2023 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Trade Policy

• DGFT publishes procedure for allocation of quota for export of broken rice on humanitarian and food security grounds, based on requests received from Governments of other countries
• DGFT amended in import policy condition for HS 07019000
• DGFT amended in import policy HS 08028010
• DGFT publishes procedure for allocation of quota for export of broken rice on humanitarian and food security grounds, based on requests received from Governments of other countries
• DGFT amended amnesty scheme for one time settlement of default in export obligation by Advance and EPCG authorization holders
• DGFT amended import Policy Cigarette lighters moved from “Free” to “Prohibited” fall under CTH 9613

Customs

• CBIC issued instruction on amendment in import policy condition of Cigarette lighters Covered under CTH 9613 of Chapter 96 of Schedule-I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022
• CBIC publishes notification of Authorised Officers under of Food Safety Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulation 13 (1) of FSS (Import) Regulation, 2017
• CBIC publishes implementation under India-Japan CEPA
• CBIC seeks to increase the standard tariff for LPG in 1st Schedule of Customs Tariff Act, 1975
• CBIC seeks amendment to Notification No.18/2023 Customs (NT) dated 30.03.2023
• CBIC seeks amendment to Notification No.19/2022 Customs (NT) dated 30.03.2022

Trade Remedies

• DGTR initiates of anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of “Pentaerythritol” originating in or exported from China PR, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan
• DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "aluminium frame for solar panels/modules" originating in or exported from China PR
• DGTR initiates of sunset review investigation of anti-dumping duty on import of "Meta Phenylene Diamine (MPDA)" originating in or exported from China PR
• DGTR initiates anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of "aluminium frame for solar panels/modules" originating in or exported from China PR
• DGTR initiates Safeguard (Quantitative Restrictions) investigation concerning imports of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke into India

Agriculture

• Australia - Seeking comments on changes to the Australian Consumer Law to introduce mandatory country of origin labelling (CoOL) for seafood in hospitality
• Canada - Publishes maximum residue limits (MRLs) for Fenhexamid
• EU - Establish MRL for ketoprofen in chicken tissues and to extrapolate it to other poultry species, but not to poultry eggs
• United States of America - Establishes tolerances for residues of trifloxystrobin in or on multiple crops

Processed Food

• Canada - Food Directorate amended List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of beta
• Chinese Taipei - Publishes Use Restrictions and Labeling Requirements of trans-Resveratrol Produced by GM Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain EFSC4687 as a Food Ingredient
• EU - Proposes regulations on specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for aromatised wine products
• Singapore - Proposes amendment to Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023 and Sale of Food (Freshly Prepared Nutri-Grade Beverages - Exemption) Order 2023
• United States of America - Establishes a tolerance for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on coffee, green bean

Chemicals

• India - Proposes use compulsory use of Standard Mark under Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• Brazil - Proposes inclusion of active ingredient M54 - Mandestrobin
• Canada - PMRA proposes maximum residue limit (MRL) for ethalfluralin (PMRL2023-28)
• Colombia - Establishes the maximum limits of phosphorus and biodegradability
• EU - Proposes Maximum residue levels for phosmet in or on certain products
• United Kingdom - Seeking to make technical amendments to Annexes II and III of the Great Britain Biocidal Products

Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

• Philippines - Publishes Order on Updated Guidelines on the Application for License to Operate
• of Health Product Establishments with the Food and Drug Administration
• Spain - Seeks to Regulate the Distribution, Prescription, Dispensation and Use of Veterinary Drugs
• South Korea - Amended to the Regulations on Safety of Pharmaceuticals, etc
• Uganda - Publishes Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for disposable bouffant caps also known as disposable hairnets, medical head caps, head covers and mobcaps

Electronics

• India - Extends start date for mandatory Security Testing for WiFi CPE and IP Router from 01.07.2023 to 01.01.2024
• India - Publishes Self-Contained Drinking Water Coolers (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• Chile - Establishes the safety certification procedure for electric clothes dryers for drying textiles
• Chile - Establishes the security certification procedure for Decoder
• Chinese Taipei - Publishes ‘Restrictions and Labeling Requirements of trans-Resveratrol Products’
• Japan - Amendment to the regulation for the above WLAN System
• Japan - Partial rectification towards the ‘Allowable deviation of Antenna Power’

Engineering

• India - Publishes Rubber Gaskets for Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• India - Publishes Drums and Tins (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• India - Publishes Bottled Water Dispensers (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• India - Publishes Steel Wires/ Strands, Nylon Wire and Wire Mesh (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• EU - Exempt for cadmium and lead in plastic profiles in electrical and electronic windows and doors containing recovered rigid polyvinyl chloride
• Saudi Arabia - Proposes Technical Regulations for Electromagnetic Compatibility
• Thailand - Publishes Ministerial Regulation on Hot-Rolled Flat Steel for Machine Structural

Other

• India - Proposes Agro Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023
• Brazil - Publishes rectification on the maximum quantity for the element Nickel
• Canada - Proposes amendment on make safety recall information available faster and more accessible
• Chile - Publishes regulation on sanitary conditions of registration, manufacture, import, storage, distribution, sale
• South Korea - Amended technical regulations of rolling stocks
• United States of America - Publishes National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants