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 notificationKenyaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Kenya Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for denatured ethanol suitable for industrial use. The standard shall apply to denatured hydrous ethanol which has been produced by the fermentation of cereals, potatoes or molasses. It does not apply to material for medical and…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KEN/2025Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The draft Resolution proposes, in particular, to adopt the Technical Regulation for approval of the design of vehicles, their parts and equipment, which will establish safety requirements for wheeled vehicles of categories M, N, O, L, new parts and equipment that can be installed and/or used on…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UKR/324/Rev.2/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 7 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/730. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 20 May 2025…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/730/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft of the Egyptian standard applies to every single-deck, double-deck, rigid or articulated vehicle of category M2 or M3. Worth mentioning is that this Draft standard adopts the technical content of Addendum 106: UN Regulation No. 107 / 2024 + Revision 9 - Amendment 1/2022.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/571Comment period closed
WTO notificationSingaporeTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Singapore's Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS) and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) are policies that aim to raise the average energy efficiency of common, energy intensive regulated goods in Singapore. Under the Energy Conservation Act, suppliers, retailers, importers and…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SGP/77Comment period closed
WTO notificationMexicoSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The notified draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Mexico of impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) seeds for sowing, originating in Guatemala and coming from the United States of America, were determined by SENASICA, pursuant to the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/MEX/468Comment period closed
WTO notificationSri LankaSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
These Draft regulations on Food (Labelling and Advertising) set out several requirements: - Any food contained in a package or container should be labelled in accordance with these regulations otherwise, no person can transport, distribute, store, sell, offer for sale, expose or keep for sale or…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/LKA/38/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Chile issued an addendum on 7 April 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CHL/733. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 June…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/733/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Kiwifruit Administrative Committee (Committee) to update the handling regulations for kiwifruit grown in California. Consistent with the Committee's proposal, this rulemaking seeks to amend the Size Designation and Size…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1879/Rev.1/Corr.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The notified Protocol establishes the certification procedure for electric dry or steam irons, including those with a separate water reservoir or boiler having a capacity not exceeding 5 litres, for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V, including direct…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/734/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 31 December 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Côtes-d’Armor in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/611/Add.1
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 18 December 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Calvados in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/609/Add.1
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 25 November 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Deux-Sèvres, Ain and Maine-et-Loire in France. In compliance with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/604/Add.3
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 23 October 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Vendee in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the Kingdom of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/600/Add.1
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaSPSWithdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Following the WOAH report dated 16 October 2025, a Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak has occurred in Loire-Atlantique in France. In compliance with the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), Terrestrial Animal Health Code Chapter 10.4, it is deemed necessary for the…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/583/Add.1
WTO notificationKenyaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This draft Kenya Code of Practice provides guidelines and best practices for processing of edible vegetable oil from various oil crops (oilseeds, nuts and fruits) to achieve food safety and quality, compliance to standards and regulatory requirements while ensuring industry sustainability and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/KEN/364Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Proposed rule - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to establish a new area source category to address chemical manufacturing process units (CMPUs) using ethylene oxide (EtO). The EPA is proposing to list EtO in table 1 to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/2185/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The 'Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Dry Cell Batteries' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Announcement') was first promulgated on 27 March 2006, and has been revised three times, most recently on 2 March 2015. To strengthen domestic mercury management and align with the United…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/590Comment period closed
WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 2 April 2026. The comment period closed on 1 June 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/562Comment period closed
WTO notificationBurundi,Kenya,Rwanda+2SPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for full-fat/regular mayonnaise, reduced-fat/light mayonnaise, and low-fat mayonnaise. This standard does not apply to emulsified sauces covered by RS 586.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/KEN/363Comment 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.