Here is a comprehensive update of developments from India’s foreign trade during 20 - 27 February.

India

Authority: Directorate General of Foreign Trade

Notification: All Personal Protection Equipment including Clothing and Masks[Coveralls (Class 2/3/4) and N-95 Masks] are prohibited. However, the following items are freely exportable: Surgical Masks/Disposable Masks (2/3 Ply), All Gloves except NBR Gloves.All Ophthalmic instruments and appliances under ITCHS 901850 except Medical Goggles, Surgical Blades, Non-Woven Shoe covers (Disposable), Breathing appliances used by Airmen, Divers,, Mountaineers or Firemen, Gas Masks with chemical absorbent for filtration against poisonous vapour, smoke, gases, HOPE Tarpaulin/Plastic Tarpaulin, PVC conveyor belt, Biopsy Punch

Notification number: Notification No. 48/2015-2020

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver published

Notification number: Notification No. 17/2020-CUSTOMS (N.T.)

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amending notification No. 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 so as to notify rate of GST on supply of lottery.

Notification number: 01/2020-Central Tax (Rate)

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amending notification No. 1/2017- Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 so as to notify rate of GST on supply of lottery.

Notification number: 01/2020-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Amending notification No. 1/2017- Union Territory Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 so as to notify rate of GST on supply of lottery.

Notification number: 01/2020-Union Territory tax(rate)

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Transportation of goods (Through Foreign Territory) Regulations, 2020 published

Notification number: Notification 16/2020-Customs (N.T.)

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Transportation of goods (Through Foreign Territory) Regulations, 2020 published

Notification number: Circular No. 14/2020-Customs

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: Exchange rate of one unit of foreign currency equivalent to Indian rupees

Notification number: Notification No.15/2020 - Customs (N.T.)

Date: 20 Feb 2020

Authority: Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

Notification: 24x7 Customs clearance has been provided at designated Sea ports and Airports across the country

Notification number: Instruction No. 02/2020-Customs

Date: 20 Feb 2020

Authority: Ministry of Steel

Notification: Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2020 published

Notification number: S.O. 756(E)

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Authority: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Notification: Review of foreign direct investment (FDI) policy in Insurance sector published

Notification number: Press note 1

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Authority: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Notification: Battery Waste Management Rules, 2020 published.  The regulation applicable to manufacturer, producer, collection center, importer, re-conditioner, re-furbisher, dismantler, assembler, dealer, recycler, auctioneer, vehicle service center, consumer and bulk consumer etc;

Notification number: S.O. 770(E)

Date: 20 Feb 2020

Authority: Bureau of Indian Standards

Notification: BIS Standards for 26 New Items released with effect from 30 Jan 2020

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Authority: Ministry of Home Affairs

Notification: Arms Act, 1959 and Arms Rules, 2016 amended: Shooters can now keep 12 Additional Weapons as again 7 earlier

Notification number: Press Release

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Authority: Food Safety and Standard Authority of India

Notification: Pre-packaged and non-packaged sweets must  display “Date of Manufacturing" and “Best Before Date" on their label from 1 June 2020

Notification number: Order

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies

Notification: Initiation of Anti-Dumping investigation concerning imports of “Phenol” originating in or exported from Thailand and United States of America.

Notification number: Case No. O.I.02/2020

Date: 26 Feb 2020

ASEAN

Country: Indonesia

Authority: Ministry of Trade

Notification: Sugar import provisions published

Notification number: Regulation No. 14

Date: 17 Feb 2020

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Customs (prohibition of imports) (amendment) order 2020 published : List of Hydrofluorocarbons gas (HFCs) covered under Monteral Protocol amended

Notification number: P.U. (A) 70/2020

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Customs duties (Goods of ASEAN countries origin) (ASEAN harmonised tariff nomenclature and ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement) (Amendment) order 2020 published.

Notification number: P.U. (A) 66/2020

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Customs Duties (Amendment) Order 2020 published. Some Organic chemicals exempted from Customs duty

Notification number: P.U. (A) 65/2020

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Malaysia

Authority: Attorney General’s Chambers

Notification: Control of supplies (marking of scheduled article) (revocation) order 2020

Notification number: P.U. (A) 63/2020

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of certified foreign manufactures of Cosmetics products published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of companies having Certificate of Import for medical & surgical instruments as on 24-02-2020 published.

Notification number: NIL

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Myanmar

Authority: Food and Drug Administration, Myanmar Quality, Safety and Protection

Notification: List of companies having Certificate of Import for pharmaceutical products as on 24-02-2020 published.

Notification number: NIL

Date: 26 Feb 2020

Country: Philippines

Authority: NIL

Notification: Creating a National Task Force to prevent the entry of animal-borne diseases, contain and control the transmission thereof, and address issues relating thereto

Notification number: Executive Order No. 105

Date: 27 Feb 2020

Country: Vietnam

Authority: NIL

Notification: Detailing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harms from Alcohol and Beer

Notification number: Decree No. 24/2020 / ND-CP

Date: 24 Feb 2020

European Union

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Amending Decision (EU) 2019/1202 as regards explosion prevention and protection

Notification number: Decision (EU) 2020/260

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Register of Feed Additives: Annexure – I and Annexure – II are published.

Notification number: NIL

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Authorising erythrosine as a feed additive for dogs and cats

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2020/228

Date: 19 Feb 2020

Authority: European Commission

Notification: Authorising L-tryptophan as a feed additive for all animal species

Notification number: Regulation (EU) 2020/229

Date: 19 Feb 2020

Australia & Belarus

Country: Australia

Authority: Department of Agriculture

Notification: Revises import conditions are for Coffea spp. (coffee) notified

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Country: Belarus

Authority: Council of Ministers

Notification: Government approved Regulations on the control of radioactive contamination

Notification number: Resolution No. 102

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Canada, Mexico & USA

Country: Canada

Authority: Pest Management Regulatory Agency

Notification: Establishes Pethoxamid MRLs

Notification number: NIL

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Country: Canada

Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Notification: Notice against using the Single Window Initiative (SWI), Integrated Import Declaration (IID) to obtain release of goods imported via the postal stream

Notification number: Customs Notice No. 20-04

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: Mexico

Authority: Federal Commission for Sanitary Risks,

Notification: List of Food additives amended

Notification number: NIL

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: USA

Authority: Environmental Protection Agency

Notification: Issued final significant new use rules (SNURs) in the Federal Register of November 25, 2019 for 22 chemical substances

Notification number: Rule No. 2019-02906

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Jordan & Saudi Arabia

Country: Jordan

Authority: NIL

Notification: Use of Code (403) for coffee, nuts and spices production inputs

Notification number: Circular No. 294

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Country: Jordan

Authority: NIL

Notification: Bases for storing exempted goods under the laws of investment in private warehouses

Notification number: Circular No. 280

Date: 23 Feb 2020

Country: Jordan

Authority: NIL

Notification: The material of glycerite (Transit)

Notification number: Circular No. 266

Date: 20 Feb 2020

Country: Jordan

Authority: NIL

Notification: The principles and criteria for exemption from customs fines in the event of disposal of exempted materials

Notification number: Circular No. 265

Date: 20 Feb 2020

Country: Saudi Arabia

Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority

Notification: Guidance for naming of Medicinal products published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Country: Saudi Arabia

Authority: Saudi Food and Drug Authority

Notification: Guidance for graphic design of medication packaging published

Notification number: NIL

Date: 24 Feb 2020

Lebanon & South Africa

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Pharmacy and medicines

Notification: Extending the time period for applying barcodes to some pharmaceutical products.

Notification number: Note No. 132-2020

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Pharmacy and medicines

Notification: Exempting some pharmaceutical products from applying the barcode.

Notification number: Note No. 133-2020

Date: 25 Feb 2020

Country: Lebanon

Authority: Food and water safety

Notification: A memorandum related to stopping the implementation of Resolution 1/2548 of 11/12/2019 related to setting a tariff for selling milk to the infant

Notification number: Note 7-2020

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Notification: Agricultural Product Standards Act: Regulations: Departmental fees: Amendment.

Notification number: G43033RG11044GoN 179

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Notification: Plant Breeders’ Rights Act: Regulations: Amendment.

Notification number: G43035GoN 182

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Notification: Genetically Modified Organisms Act: Regulations: Amendments.

Notification number: G43035GoN 183

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Notification: Genetically Modified Organisms Act: Regulations: Amendments.

Notification number: G43035GoN 183

Date: 21 Feb 2020

Country: South Africa

Authority: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Notification: Customs and Excise Act: Invitation to submit applications for DAFF quota import permits.

Notification number: G43035GoN 186

Date: 21 Feb 2020

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