Weekly Trade Alerts for Indian Exporters: 14 - 20 March 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: 14 - 20 March 2024 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Customs & Trade Policy
- CBIC - Seeks to amend notification No. 22/2022- Customs dated 30.04.2022, in order to notify third tranche of India-UAE CEPA
- CBIC - Seeks to amend notification No. 25/2021- Customs dated 31.03.2021, in order to notify fourth tranche of India-Mauritius CECPA
- DGFT - Publishes notification on imposition of Minimum Import Price on Synthetic Knitted Fabrics up to 15th September 2024
- DGFT - Publishes notification on amendment in Import Policy Condition for Duck Meat under Chapter 2 of ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule -I (Import Policy)
- DGFT - Amends import policy condition of Urea [Exim Code 31021010] in the ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule - I (Import Policy)
Agriculture
- Brazil - Proposes phytosanitary requirements for importation of anigozanthos (Anigozanthos spp.) propagative material
- Brazil - Amends phytosanitary requirements for import of alfalfa seeds (Medicago sativa)
- Costa Rica - Proposes phytosanitary measures for importation of Durian root plants (Durio zibethinus) for planting
- Turkiye - Publishes quality criteria and labelling requirements of lentils
- Uganda - Proposes specification for dried tomatoes
Food
- Bangladesh - Proposes Food Safety (Advertisement and claims) Regulations, 2024
- Costa Rica - Publishes regulation on nutritional labeling of Prepackaged Food Products
- El Salvador - Establishes requirements on nutritional labeling of prepackaged food products for human consumption for the population from 3 years of age
- Tanzania - Publishes specification for raw milk of Cow milk (Bos spp.); Goat (Capra spp.); Sheep (Ovis spp.); Camel (Camelus dromedarius)
- Turkiye - Publishes food codex communiqué on Cream and Kaymak
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Australia - Proposes amendment to the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals
- Brazil - Publishes essential requirements applicable to medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices
- Brazil - Publishes provisions for registering pre-pandemic influenza vaccines
- Costa Rica - Establishes maximum levels of chemical contaminants allowed in products of animal origin for human consumption
- United States of America - Proposes labeling requirements for approved or conditionally approved new animal drugs
Electricals
- Canada - Publishes general requirements for compliance of Interference-Causing Equipment
- El Salvador - Establishes procedure on certification services or electronic document storage services
- United States of America - Publishes energy conservation standards for Walk-In Coolers and Freezers
- United States of America - Seeks comments on proposed rule to address the risk of injury associated with electric bicycles (e-bikes)
- United States of America - Publishes energy conservation standards for Residential Clothes Washers
Other
- Brazil - Establishes procedures and technical requirements for registry of furniture paint with sanitizing action
- Bolivia - Proposes guidelines for determination of predominant materials of footwear
- Colombia - Modifies technical regulation on labeling of Footwear, Leather Goods, Travel Articles and Similar Items
- Finland - Proposes amendment to the Tobacco Act
- Kenya - Publishes requirements for inspection and acceptance of used textile products
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