Weekly Trade Alert: 2 – 8 October

Weekly Trade Alert: 2 – 8 October

Trade Alerts

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

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Alerts from the Indian Trade Portal – www.indiantradeportal.in on Tariff/Preferential Tariff/ SPS and TBT measures/GST/Export incentives/Export-Import Policy Conditions etc. during the period: 2 – 8 October, 2020 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

 

POLICY & INCENTIVES

Policy & Incentives

 

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Public notice no 24/2015-20)
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Double Decorative/Single side Laminates with or without Barrier Paper
HS Code: 4011
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 38/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Tyre
HS Code: 4011
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 37/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade (Notification no 36/2015-20)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: N95/FFP2 masks
HS Code: 9020, 392690, 621790, 630790
 

CUSTOMS & GST

Customs & GST

 

Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (Notification No. 36/2020 – Customs)
Date: 5 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 69/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 70/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 71/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 72/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 73/2020-Central Tax)
Date: 1 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Central Tax (Rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Integrated Tax (Rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
 
Notification Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (Notification No. 04/2020-Union Territory tax(rate))
Date: 30 September 2020
 

TRADE REMEDIES

Trade remedies

 

Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Natural Mica Pearl Industries Pigments
HS Code: 320611
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aluminium Foil 80 micron
HS Code: 760711, 76071110 76071190, 760719, 76071910, 760719 91, 760719 92, 760719 93, 760719 94, 760719 95, 760719 99, 760720, 76072010, 76072010
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Self-adhesive Polyvinyl Chloride Film
HS Code: 39191000, 39199010, 39199020, 39199090, 39209919, 39209959, 39209999, 39219099, 39269099
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: Aniline
HS Code: 29214110
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Copper Tubes and Pipes
HS Code: 74112100, 74112200 and 74112900.
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: PVC Suspension Grade Resin
HS Code: 3904
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Soda Ash
HS Code: 283620
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 6 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Décor Paper
HS Code: 48059100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Measuring Tapes
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Glass fibre and articles
HS Code: 7019
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Ceramic Tableware and Kitchenware, excluding knives and toilet items
HS Code: 6912
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Melamine
HS Code: 29336100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: New Pneumatic Radial Tyres of rubber for Buses and Lorries, with or without tubes and/or flap
HS Code: 401120
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Acetone
HS Code: 29141100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cold-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel of width 600 mm to 1250 mm and above 1250mm of non bonafide
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Elastomeric Filament Yarn
HS Code: 54024400, 54041100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Caprolactam
HS Code: 29337100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Decor Paper
HS Code: 48059100
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Blends
HS Code: 38247800
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Methyl Acetoacetate
HS Code: 29146990, 29153910, 29153940, 291 53990, 29183090, 29331990, 29410090 and 29189900
 
Notification Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cold-Rolled Flat Products of Stainless Steel
HS Code: 721931, 721932, 721933, 721934, 721935 and 721990
 

ANIMAL ORIGINATED PRODUCTS

Animal Originated Products

 

Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Goods (products) subject to veterinary control
 
Notification Authority: Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Industry
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Cats and dogs
HS Code(s): 010619
 
Notification Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: fish and crustacean
HS Code: 0306
 

FOOD & FEED

Food & feed

 

Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1419)
Date: 7 October 2020
Product Coverage: ascorbic acid
 
Notification Authority: Government of United Kingdom
Date: 7 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Health Canada
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Citric Acid Esters of Mono- and Diglycerides
 
Notification Authority: Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Unpolished rice and polished rice
HS Code: 1006
 
Notification Authority: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Animal feeding stuffs
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1400)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1399)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1398)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1397)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1396)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1395)
Date: 5 October 2020
Product Coverage: Feed additives
HS Code: 2309
 
Notification Authority: Minister of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
 
Notification Authority: Minister of Food and Drug Safety
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
 
Notification Authority: Food and Drug Administration
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: food additives
HS Code: 210610
 
Notification Authority: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food Products
 
Notification Authority: National Food Commission (CONAL)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Whiskey or Whiskey
HS Code: 2208
 
Notification Authority: Health and Food Safety Directorate-General
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: All food
 
Notification Authority: Ministry of Foreign Relations of Chile
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Food
 

CHEMICAL & LEATHER

Chemical & leather

 

Chemicals

 

57. Vietnam – Publishes national technical regulations on various chemical products
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Products of the chemical industry
 
Notification Authority: Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures
HS Code: 340119
 

Leather footwear

 

Notification Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Footwear made from leather and other materials, personal protective equipment footwear, footwear made from all rubber & all polymeric material and its components
HS Code: 64
 

ENGINEERING & ELECTRONICS

Engineering & Electronics

 

 

Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: electric toys
HS Code: 9503
 
Notification Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: hexagon head bolts, screws and nuts of product grade
HS Code: 731815
 
62.China – Publishes following draft standards on Medical Electrical Equipment
Notification Authority: State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of the P.R.C.)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Medical Electrical Equipment - Peritoneal Dialysis Equipment
HS Code: 9018
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1408)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils
 
Notification Authority: European Commission (Regulation (EU) 2020/1407)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: ceramic tableware and kitchenware
 
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission (Decision no. 118)
Date: 6 October 2020
 
Notification Authority: Eurasian Economic Commission (Decree no 1574)
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: medical goods
HS Code: 9018 to 9025
 
67. Egypt – Publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Heat pumps, Gas cylinders, Refrigerating systems and heat pumps
 
Notification Authority: Israel WTO-TBT Enquiry Point
Date: 6 October 2020
Product Coverage: Household refrigerating appliances
HS Code: 8418
 
Notification Authority: European Commission
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Vehicles and their trailers (M-, N- and O-category vehicles)
 
70. Israel – Publishes following standards
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: smoke detectors, soft carriers, sling carrier, framed back carrier
 
Notification Authority: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Wireless microphone, Digital Camera, Video Camera, Webcam (Finished Product), Smart Speakers (with and without Display), Dimmers for LED products, Bluetooth speakers
HS Code: 8517
 
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Induction Stove
HS Code: 851690
 
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Rice Cooker
HS Code: 851679
 
Notification Authority: Registration Department BIS, HQ
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: Standalone LED Modules for General Lighting
 
Notification Authority: Ministry of Industry (Circular 28/2020 / TT-BTTTT)
Date: 2 October 2020
Product Coverage: digital cable television
 

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