Weekly Trade Alerts for Indian Exporters: 10 - 16 October 2024
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: 10 - 16 October 2024 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Customs & Trade Policy
- CBIC - Publishes Clarifications regarding applicability of GST on certain services
- CBIC - Publishes Clarification of various doubts related to Section 128A of the CGST Act, 2017
- CBIC - Publishes Guidelines for Retrospective issue of certificates of origin under India-UAE CEPA
- DGFT - Publishes Amendment in import policy of parts of lighter Covered under CTH 9613 of Chapter 96 of Schedule –I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022
- DGFT - Publishes Applicability of Para 4.08 (ii) of HBP in case of inputs being procured by Advance Authorisation Holders from Units located in SEZ
Agriculture
- Madagascar - Publishes technical regulations on vanilla for the local and/or export markets
- Russia - Proposes amendments to the common quarantine phytosanitary requirements for quarantinable products and quarantinable objects
- Rwanda - Outline the process of producing organic fertilizer and soil amendments from municipal solid waste
- Rwanda - Outlines the requirements for the cypermethrin Ultra Low Volume liquids (ULV) for plant protection purpose
- Ukraine - Proposes Law on Grapes, Wine and Viticulture Products
Food
- EAC - Outlines requirements, sampling, and test methods for dairy-based desserts for human consumption
- EAC - Outlines requirements, sampling, and test methods for canola oil
- Georgia - Outlines rules for food safety, GMO release, feed safety, veterinary and plant protection
- Thailand - Publishes a Health Notification titled "The Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods"
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Ecuador - Propose a substitute approach for obtaining sanitary registration, control, and surveillance of medicines for human use
- EU - Publishes maximum residue levels for 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene, DFA, fluopyram, and flupyradifurone in certain products
- Japan - Publishes amendment to the Minimum Requirements for Radiopharmaceuticals
- Kyrgyz Republic - Outlines the sanitary-epidemiological and hygienic requirements for chemical and petrochemical industrial products
- Philippines - Outlining general rules, regulations, and guidelines for covered generic pharmaceutical products
Electricals
- Australia - Proposes security standards for smart devices
- Colombia - Proposes new technical regulation to plain steel wire, graphite and electro welded mesh
- Czech Republic - Outlines the metrological and technical requirements for specified instruments
- United States of America - Outlines certification, labelling, and enforcement provisions for certain consumer and commercial products and equipment
Other
- Belgium - Publishes amendment to extend the standardised packet to all tobacco products, herbal smoking products and devices
- Chile - Proposes amendment to the emission standard for off-road machinery
- Colombia - Outlines the Technical Regulation for workshops, equipment, and fuel conversion processes for vehicular use
- Ecuador - Publishes technical regulations for safety and protection helmets
- United States of America - Publishes Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats
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