Weekly Trade Alerts for Indian Exporters: 6 - 12 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: 6 - 12 March 2025 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.
Customs & Trade Policy
- CBIC - Publishes amendment to Notification 64/2023-Customs to extend concessional duty on Yellow Peas till 31st May, 2025
- CBIC - Publishes amendment to import duty on Lentils (Mosur)
- DGFT - Publishes Amendment in Export Policy of Broken Rice under HS code 1006 40 00
- DGFT - Publishes Amendment in Export Policy Condition under HSN of Schedule-II(Export Policy), ITC(HS) 2022
Agriculture
- Brazil - Outlines the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of Liatris spp. propagative material
- Kenya - Outlines the requirements, sampling, and test methods for dry lupin beans for human consumption
- Kenya - Outlines the requirements, sampling, and testing methods for linseed (flaxseed) used for oil extraction
- Uganda - Outlines the guidelines for poultry transportation via rail, road, water, and air
- Uganda - Outlines good production practices for dairy cattle farms
Food
- Brazil - Outlines the maximum tolerated limits (LMT) for food contaminants
- Kenya - Outlines the requirements, sampling, and test methods for both concentrated ginger paste and well-blended raw ginger paste
- Nepal - Proposes Quality and Safety Standard of Rolled Oats
- South Korea - Proposes amendment to the Food Sanitation Act includes indicating GMOs
- Turkey - Publishes Food Codex Regulation on Microbiological Criteria
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- EU - Proposes new maximum levels for inorganic arsenic in fish, crustacean, and bivalve molluscs
- EU - Proposes use of propyl gallate as a feed additive for all animal species
- Israel - Outlines performance requirements and test methods for absorbent cotton gauze and absorbent cotton and viscose gauze
- Israel - Proposes guidelines on the use of sterile single-use syringes and needles for insulin administration
- Thailand - Publishes the maximum level of aflatoxin in peanut kernels
Electricals
- Chile - Publishes protocol for analysing and/or testing the electrical product
- Mexico - Outlines energy efficiency and user safety requirements for self-contained commercial refrigeration appliances
Other
- Chile - Proposes exempt to include raw materials, expand packaging options
- Israel - Proposes a standard for dealing with hand-propelled wheelchairs
- Israel - Outlines the use of elastic bandages made from elastomeric and cotton, cotton-polyester, or elastomeric and rayon yarns
- Kenya - Outlines the specifications and testing methods for kraft liner for corrugated board boxes used in packaging
- Switzerland - Publishes an amendment to the Ordinance on Construction Products
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