India’s DGFT Notifies Changes in Import Regulations and Policy for Specific Chemicals and Pesticides
Oct-29-2025
Background On 15 October 2025, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification revising the import policy conditions for certain chemicals and pesticides listed under Chapters 29 and 38...
Read MoreIndia Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Six Fatty Acids and Derivatives
Oct-24-2025
On 22 October 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, officially rescinded six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for various fatty acids and their derivatives, which were...
Read MoreIndia Proposes Ban on PFAS and BPA in Food Contact Materials in Amendment Packaging Regulations
Oct-17-2025
On 6 October 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a draft notification proposing amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Packaging) Regulations, 2018. The draft aims...
Read MoreIndia Issues Draft BIS Standard for Safe Handling Caustic Potash to Prevent Health Risks and Accidents
In a significant move to enhance workplace safety, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a draft revision on 25 September 2025 titled ‘Caustic Potash - Code of Safety (First Revision...
Read MoreIndia’s DGFT Introduces New Policy Condition for Export of Second-Generation Ethanol
Oct-06-2025
The Government of India, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has introduced an additional policy condition governing the export of second-generation (2G)...
Read MoreIndia Extends Implementation Date of Quality Control Orders for HDPE/PP Woven Sacks to January 2026
Sep-22-2025
On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, issued three Gazette notifications amending the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for specific categories of HDPE and...
Read MoreIndia Extends Implementation Dates for Ethylene Dichloride, Polycarbonate, and Vinyl Chloride Monomer Quality Control Orders
Sep-22-2025
The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) has issued three Gazette notifications amending the timelines for the enforcement of the Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for Ethylene Dichloride,...
Read MoreIndia Revises Export Obligation Period for QCO-Exempt Imports
Sep-12-2025
India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a significant policy amendment via Notification No. 28/2025-26, revising the export obligation (EO) period under the Advance Authorization Scheme for imports exempted...
Read MoreIndia Extends Enforcement Date for H Acid and Vinyl Sulphone QCOs to May 2026
Aug-06-2025
On 30 July 2025, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals officially extended the implementation dates for two key Quality Control Orders (QCOs). The following...
Read MoreIndia Notifies Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Aug-04-2025
On 29 July 2025, the Government of India notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, through publication in the Official Gazette. The amendments, which revise select provisions of the Cosmetics Rules, 2020,...
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