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 notificationColombiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 8 October 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/COL/255. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 7 April…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/COL/255/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The objective of the notified document PMRL2026-12 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for cyprodinil that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD). MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 4.0 Sugar apples…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1650Comments until 13 December 2026
WTO notificationCanadaSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The objective of the notified document PMRL2026-11 is to consult on the listed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for fludioxonil that have been proposed by Health Canada’s Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD). MRL (ppm)1 Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity 20 Tropical and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/CAN/1649Comments until 13 December 2026
WTO notificationChinese TaipeiTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The standards used for testing and inspection of ready mixed paint (synthetic resin type), enamel, emulsion paint, solvent-base masonry paint, and fire-retardant paints for buildings have been revised. The BSMI proposes to adopt the revised standards, including the relevant errata, to ensure that…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TPKM/599/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Ecuador notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
No products listed by the notifying member
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/560Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationEl SalvadorSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
El Salvador notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SLV/154Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationEl SalvadorTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
El Salvador notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 7 October 2026. Comments are open until 6 December 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SLV/245Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationMexicoTBTEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
Mexico notified this emergency TBT measure on 7 October 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/586
WTO notificationKuwaitTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This part of IEC 62368 is a product safety standard that classifies energy sources, prescribes safeguards against those energy sources, and provides guidance on the application of, and requirements for, those safeguards. The prescribed safeguards are intended to reduce the likelihood of pain…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KWT/783Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationKuwaitTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This part of IEC 61347 specifies safety requirements for electronic controlgear for LED light sources for use on DC supplies up to 1 500 V or on AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. This document is applicable for electronic controlgear for LED light sources with an output voltage (RMS)…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KWT/782Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationKuwaitTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This part of IEC 61347 specifies general safety requirements for controlgear for electric light sources for use on DC supplies up to 1 500 V or AC supplies up to 1 000 V at 50 Hz or 60 Hz. NOTE 1 In the remainder of this document 'light source' is used instead of 'electric light source'. This…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KWT/781Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationKuwaitTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Clause 1 of IEC 61058-1:2016 is applicable except as follows: Addition: This document applies to cord switches (mechanical or electronic) for appliances actuated by hand, by foot or by other human activity, to operate or control electrical appliances and other equipment for household or similar…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KWT/780Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationKuwaitTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
This document applies to circuit-breakers, intended to be installed and operated by instructed or skilled persons, the main contacts of which are intended to be connected to circuits, the rated voltage of which does not exceed 1 000 V AC or 1 500 V DC; it also contains additional requirements for…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KWT/779Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The Ministerial Decree No. 208/2026 gives the producers and importers a twelve - month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 5813 that deals with the safety of electrical appliances for heating liquids for household and similar purposes, their rated voltage being not more than…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/599Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationCanadaTBTProposed measure, open for commentsNew
Notice is hereby given by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada has amended the following standard: RSS-199, issue 5, 'Broadband Radio Service (BRS) Equipment Operating in the Band 2500–2690 MHz'. This standard sets out the requirements for the certification of…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CAN/783Comments until 4 December 2026
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4TBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This standard is concerned with the single & double reduced three piece round steel cans (tin coated or tin free steel) used for canning food stuffs
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BHR/683/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUkraineSPSProposed measure, open for commentsNew
The draft Order proposes to amend the Requirements for milk, dairy products and spreadable fats intended for human consumption, approved by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine No. 801 'On Approval of Requirements for Milk, Dairy Products and Spreadable Fats' of…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/UKR/281Comments until 6 December 2026
WTO notificationTürkiyeSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
During the import of plants, plant products and other substances to Türkiye; The Phytosanitary Certificate - issued by the official plant protection service of the exporting country addressed to Türkiye and in accordance with the ISPM 12 (International Phytosanitary Measures-Phytosanitary…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TUR/164
WTO notificationPhilippinesSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
The Circular institutes emergency measures concerning the importation of live cattle, skeletal meat and meat products, and bovine processed animal proteins originating from the United Kingdom. It temporarily bans the importation of these commodities; immediately suspends the processing…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/546
WTO notificationPhilippinesSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
The Circular institutes emergency measures for the importation of FMD-susceptible animals, their products and by-products originating from the specified countries. It bans the importation of FMD-susceptible animals, their products and by-products. It also sets conditions for commodities that…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/PHL/545
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.