Weekly Trade Alerts for Indian Exporters: 13 - 19 March 2025
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: 13 - 19 March 2025 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Customs & Trade Policy
- CBIC - Seeks to impose Anti-dumping duty on Vaccum Flasks from China PR
- CBIC - Seeks to impose provisional ADD on Aluminium Foil upto 80 microns, excluding Aluminium Foil below 5.5 micron for non-capacitor application from China PR
- CBIC - Seeks to impose provisional ADD on Soft Ferrite Cores from China PR
- DGFT - Publishes amendment in import policy condition of Urea [Exim Code 31021010]
Agriculture
- EU - Proposes amendment to legal act regarding import and internal movement requirements for Anoplophora glabripennis
- France - Proposes entry and import of fresh fruits and vegetables from non-European Union countries
- Indonesia - Proposes National Standard for Fertilizer
- Japan - Proposes revisions to the Plant Protection Act
- New Zealand - Proposes maximum residue levels for Agricultural Compounds
Food
- EAC - Outlines general hygienic requirements and practices for street food preparation
- EAC - Outlines the specifications, sampling, and test methods for dog foods
- EU - Proposes to limit health claims on foods, focusing on illness risk reduction
- South Korea - Proposes Revision of the Food Sanitation Act
- Thailand - Proposes to revise the "Nutrition Labelling" notification
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- EU - Proposes repeals the postponement of the approval of metofluthrin for use in biocidal products
- Malawi - Proposes Standard provides recommendations for safety in the sampling of chemical products
- Malawi - Outlines the requirements and sampling methods for analytical reagent (AR) grade ethanol
- Sweden - Publishes prohibits the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide to individuals under the age of 18
- United Kingdom - Publishes amendment of the GB MRL Statutory Register by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
Electricals
- China - Outlines technical requirements, marking, and test methods for laser eye protectors
- Thailand - Proposes Industrial Standard for Electric Toilet Seat for Water Closet
Other
- Argentina - Outlines the essential quality and safety requirements and characteristics for construction materials
- China - Outlines the terms, definitions, models, designations, technical requirements for fire safety sign products
- Israel - Proposes Prohibition of advertising and restriction of marketing of tobacco products and smoking
- United States of America - Proposes the classification of miscellaneous gas products as a covered consumer product
- Viet Nam - Proposes technical regulation on bogies of locomotives and railroad cars
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