Export regulation updates
Draft rules on food safety, animal and plant health (SPS) and on technical product requirements (TBT) that markets notify to the WTO before adopting them.
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WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard is applicable to the Food Additives Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) prepared by fermentation and synthesis method. This version establishes the indicator of related substances and lead and commercialization description.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1368Comment period closed
WTO notificationGhanaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard sets out the framework for cannabis operations in Ghana. It defines the essential elements for the cultivation, harvesting, storage and processing of cannabis production. It also defines the minimum standards for operating a cannabis production system to meet quality and safety…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GHA/63Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard is applicable to food additive nickel. Food additive nickel is divided into sponge nickel and supported nickel. Sponge nickel is made from metal nickel and metal aluminum as raw materials, through smelting, grinding, activation, and washing processes. Supported nickel is prepared by…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1370Comment period closed
WTO notificationGhanaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard gives guidelines used in collection of a representative field sample of bulk hempseed intended for human/animal use. This Standard applies to plant breeders, hempseed producers/farmers, seed cleaners, storage facilities, laboratories, and processors who handle bulk hempseed.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GHA/60Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Proposed rule and announcement of public hearing on 10 June 2025 – The California DMV (department) proposes to remove its current prohibition on the operation of autonomous vehicles with a gross vehicular weight rating of 10,001 pounds or greater and create a regulatory path for manufacturers to…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2194/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This standard applies to the technical indicators for nutritionally complete food for diabetes mellitus patients. It is applicable for nutritionally complete food for diabetes mellitus patients over 10 years of age.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1086/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The standard applies to food nutrient fortifier L-aspartic acid magnesium produced by fermentation using starch or sugar as raw materials; or produced by enzymatic method using organic acid as raw materials; or produced by chemical synthesis using L-aspartic acid obtained from fermentation or…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1376Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Physicochemical indexes: the Table 2 note 'Commercial palmitate (vitamin A palmitate) product must use palmitate (vitamin A palmitate) in accordance with this standard as raw material, may added edible vegetable oil, starch, dextrin, sucrose, antioxidant, antitackiness agent and thickener that…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1384Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard specified the safety requirements including scope, term definition, raw materials, general requirements, technical requirements and others of regenerated cellulose materials and articles for food contact use.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1385Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the dimensions, design local pressures, mechanical properties and design stresses for the scantlings determination of monohull small craft with a hull length (LH) or a load line length (see NOTE 1) of up to 24 m. It considers all parts of the craft that…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/586Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Minister of Public Health hereby issues the draft Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Dermal Fillers B.E..... This draft Notification repeals the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Hyaluronic Acid Filler B.E. 2562 (2019). It provides definitions of ‘dermal…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/804Comment period closed
WTO notificationGhanaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard gives guideline for the visual assessment of spoilage in hemp seed intended for human/animal use. Additional recognized laboratory tests can be completed as necessary to augment this standard. This standard applies to plant breeders, hemp seed producers, storage facilities…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/GHA/61Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 12 May 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1124
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard applies to Food nutritional fortifier zinc oxide obtained by calcining basic zinc carbonate or oxidizing zinc ingots after melting. It specifies the technical requirements and test methods for Zinc Oxide.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1380Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard is applicable to the food nutrition fortifier L-tryptophan produced from starch or sugar as the main raw material through fermentation, extraction, and refining.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1375Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard applies to food nutrition fortifier inositol (cyclohexanol) produced by hydrolysis of calcium and magnesium phytate (phytin) or potassium phytate, and mainly specifies the technical parameters and detection methods of inositol.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1382Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Commission Delegated regulation is adding new product categories to the existing list in Article 11(2) of the Batteries Regulation for which portable batteries only need to be made removable and replaceable by independent operators.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1207Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 12 May 2026. The comment period closed on 11 July 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1125Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard applies to ergocalciferol (vitamin D2), a food nutrient fortifier produced from ergosterol as the raw material through processes including ultraviolet irradiation and purification.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1383Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This standard specifies to the technical indicators for nutritionally complete food for sarcopenia patients. It is applicable for nutritionally complete food for sarcopenia patients.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CHN/1365Comment period closed
Food safety, animal and plant health
Rules that protect people, animals and plants from risks carried by food, feed, pests and diseases: maximum residue limits, additives and contaminants, quarantine and inspection, and the certificates that go with them.
Technical product rules
Technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment for products: specifications, labelling and marking, packaging, and the tests and certificates a product needs before it can be sold.
Comments on a notification go from government to government. If a draft affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS or TBT enquiry point before the comment deadline, quoting the document symbol; it forwards them to the member that notified the measure.
Enquiry points are listed on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Expodite matches each notification to the markets you export to and the HS codes of your products, and puts the ones that concern you in your Updates centre, with the date comments close.