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 notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements for resin-bonded un-faced particleboards. The standard covers the following types of Particleboards: General Purpose boards for use in dry conditions; Boards for interior fitments (including furniture) for use in dry conditions…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2341Comment period closed
WTO notificationNicaraguaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Nicaragua notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 April 2026. The comment period closed on 14 June 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/NIC/294Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the requirements for three grades (clear flooring grade; select flooring grade; and flooring grade) of softwood flooring boards obtained from timber derived from trees of the genera Pinus, Araucaria, Podocarpus, and Cupressus.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2340Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Peru notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 15 April 2026. The comment period closed on 14 June 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PER/1123Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Working Draft Uganda standard provides practical guidance on how to manage the health and safety hazards and risks related to wood processing industry. Wood processing involves transformation of raw wood into sawn timber, veneer, furniture, paper and engineered wood through milling (sawing…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2342Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the limits of dimensions, axle load and masses for motor vehicles, trailers and combination vehicles. This document applies to the motor vehicles, trailers and combination vehicles that run on roads. This document does not apply to the following vehicles: --Special-purpose…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2249Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalawiTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Malawi standard specifies requirements, sampling and methods of test for cassava flour, which is obtained from the processing of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) intended for human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MWI/237Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Draft Ordinance aiming to update the phytosanitary requirements for the importation into Brazil of fresh avocado fruit (Persea americana) produced in Peru.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/BRA/2484Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalawiTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Malawi standard specifies the requirements for ware potato of varieties (cultivars) grown from (Solanum tuberosum L.) and its hybrids of the Solanaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, either packaged or sold loose for human consumption. It does not cover the requirements…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MWI/239Comment period closed
WTO notificationMalawiTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Malawi standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for crisps made from potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MWI/238Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Notice - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of and seeking public comment on draft risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta [g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB) and phthalic…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2271Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Directive (EU) 2018/2001 sets out a specific limit to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops with high ILUC-risk and for which a significant expansion of their feedstock production area into land with high carbon stock is observed. The Commission has set out the…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1202Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Resolution has been developed with the aim of ensuring proper state control over the quality of medicines, medical immunobiological products and blood products manufactured and supplied to Ukraine during the period of martial law, ensuring the re-registration process of medicines, as well as…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/381Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Resolution provides for the adoption of the Procedure for state registration of objects, including, in particular, general requirements for the registration of objects and plastic recycling processes, requirements regarding the form, content and format of documents to be submitted for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/380Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Resolution has been developed to regulate the specific aspects of state registration of substances used in the manufacture of materials and articles, including substances incorporated into active and/or intelligent materials and articles, as well as processes for the recycling of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/263
WTO notificationMacaoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The document establishes the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for manufacturers of biological active substances and medicines. It sets forth the requirements that manufacturers must comply with in terms of production, control, quality, safety, and traceability to ensure the protection of public…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MAC/37
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Notification and request for comments - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons by adding the term 'seedless lemons.' In addition, AMS proposes to incorporate marking requirements for lemons meeting…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2236/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationMacaoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Amendments are made to Table 1 (Standards relating to unleaded gasoline for vehicles) and Table 2 (Standards relating to light diesel for vehicles) of Annex I to Administrative Regulation No. 15/2016 of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Standards for Unleaded Gasoline and Light Diesel for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MAC/35
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Gulf technical regulation is concerned with dried shark fins intended for further processing.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ARE/700Comment period closed
WTO notificationMacaoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Prohibition of import of disposable, plastic cotton swabs, disposable, plastic balloon sticks and disposable, inflatable plastic batons to the Macao Special Administrative Region.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MAC/36
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.