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: 5 - 11 December 2024 are given under. Please click on a notification for the details.

Customs & Trade Policy

• CBIC - Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-3B for the month of October, 2024 for registered persons in the district of Murshidabad in West Bengal
• DGFT - Publishes Export of Broken Rice to Senegal and Gambia through National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL)
• DGFT - Publishes Launch of Revamped Preferential Certificate of Origin (eCoO) 2.0 System
• DGFT - Publishes circular on procedure for implementation of Import Management System for import of restricted IT Hardware (viz. Laptops, Tablets, All-in-one Personal Computers, Ultra small form factor computers and Servers

Agriculture

• Chile - Publishes procedure in the use of the resources of the Agricultural and Livestock Service
• Costa Rica - Proposes phytosanitary measures to mitigate risk of insects of the families Diaspididae and Coccidae in fresh products
• India - Proposes Plant Quarantine regulation on import of Nuts (seeds)
• New Zealand - Proposes amendment to Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds
• Uganda - Proposes specification for Fresh collard greens or broccoli greens

Food

• Chile - Publishes list of additives for animal-formulated foods, supplements, ingredients
• EU - Proposes to reviews existing MRLs for dimoxystrobin, ethephon, and propamocarb in certain food commodities
• Tanzania - Proposes specification for Cocoa press cake
• Tanzania - Proposes specification for Roasted coffee beans and roasted ground coffee

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

• Brazil - Proposes inclusion of active ingredient C92 - Chromobacterium Subtsugae on the Monograph List of Active Ingredients
• Brazil - Proposes review of list of simplified market registration of herbal medicines and traditional herbal products
• Indonesia - Amends the regulation on criteria and procedures for the registration of Health Supplement
• United States of America - Proposes modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities
• United States of America - Seeks comment on proposed updates to mitigation in interim registration review decision for atrazine

Electricals

• Belize - Proposes standard specification for energy labelling and requirements for Air Conditioners
• Belize - Proposes standard specification for energy labelling and requirements for Refrigerating Equipment
• Thailand - Publishes technical standard for radiocommunications equipment operating within the frequency range of 5.925-6.425 GHz
• United States of America - Proposes revision to regulation for testing, evaluation, and approval requirements for electric motor-driven mine equipment and accessories
• United States of America - Publishes rules on Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band

Other

• Australia - Publishes report on importation of zoo hippopotamuses and their semen from approved countries
• Chinese Taipei - Notifies amendments to the legal inspection for Automobile Tyres
• Indonesia - Publishes regulation on contamination limits in Cosmetics
• Japan - Proposes partial amendment of safety regulations of Road Vehicles
• United States of America - Publishes requirements for lifejackets by incorporating new standards to replace existing legacy standards