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: 2 - 8 May 2024 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs & Trade Policy

• CBIC - Publishes Exchange Rate Notification No. 34/2024-Cus (NT) dated 02.05.2024
• CBIC - Publishes notification on amendments to all industry rates of Duty Drawback effective from 03.05.2024
• DGFT - Publishes notification on amendment in the Export Policy of Onions
• DGFT - Publishes notice on Suspension of inoperative SIONs
• DGFT - Publishes notification on export of food commodities through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL)

Agriculture

• EAC - Proposes specification for Milled maize (corn) products
• EU - Proposes phytosanitary import and internal movement requirements for plants, plant products and other objects
• Kenya - Proposes specification for Almond kernels
• New Zealand - Publishes import requirements for ornamental plants for planting
• Peru - Establishes phytosanitary import requirements for Tomato Seeds

Food

• Brazil - Proposes technical requirements for statement of nutrition labelling for packaged food
• Colombia - Establishes phytosanitary requirements for importation into Colombia of oven-dried senna (Cassia angustifolia) leaves of Indian origin and provenance
• EAC - Publishes specification for Honey butter
• Japan - Amends specifications and standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc.
• Uruguay - Proposes regulation for Dietary Supplements

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

• Brazil - Establishes criteria for active pharmaceutical ingredients, Cannabis products for medicinal purposes, medicines and biological products
• EU - Proposes amendment to regulation on maximum residue levels for thiacloprid in or on certain products
• Japan - Proposes additional designation of 1 substance and 3 substance groups as Shitei Yakubutsu, and their proper uses
• Philippines - Publishes guidelines on importation and exportation notification for Pharmaceutical Products and Raw Materials
• United States of America - Amends the procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

Electricals

• Argentina - Amends the regulation on Halogen Lamps
• Brazil - Proposes technical requirements for conformity assessment of secondary lithium accumulators for stationary applications
• Ukraine - Proposes amendment to technical regulation on restriction of use of certain hazardous substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• United States of America - Publishes energy conservation standards for consumer Water Heaters
• United States of America - Proposes energy conservation standards for miscellaneous refrigeration products

Other

• Canada - Publishes amendment to regulations concerning the disclosure of Cosmetic Ingredients
• Chile - Establishes health requirements for importation of queen bees
• EU - Proposes regulation for type-approval of heavy-duty motor vehicles
• Japan - Revises regulation on control of household products containing harmful substances
• United States of America - Proposes fuel specifications and labeling of Natural Gas