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 part of Draft African Standard specifies the requirements for the materials, sizes, make, packaging, sampling, care-labelling and marking for trousers and shorts. This Draft Standard shall be used in conjunction with DARS 1568-1.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2245Comment period closed
WTO notificationChinaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This document specifies the energy efficiency grades, energy efficiency minimum allowable values and testing methods for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and photovoltaic grid-connected inverters. This document applies to crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and photovoltaic…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHN/2131Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This part of DARS 1567 covers the requirements and test methods for fabrics suitable for use in the manufacture of school-wear blazers.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2250Comment period closed
WTO notificationColombiaSPSIn force, according to its latest noticeNew
Colombia issued an addendum on 27 October 2025 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/COL/375. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 24…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/COL/375/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4SPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This technical regulation addresses the requirements for the packaging and wrapping of all types of feed and feed products, including the use of materials such as metal, glass, plastic, paper, cardboard, wood, and any other substances used for this purpose.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/SAU/581Comment period closed
WTO notificationUruguayTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The draft Resolution establishes the prohibition of the import, renewal, and registration of plant protection products based on Carbosulfan, granting a period of 180 days from the date of entry into force for the commercialization of stocks that have been duly declared.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/URY/109Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited Arab Emirates,Bahrain,Kuwait+4TBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This technical regulation addresses the hygienic practices to be observed during the transportation of feed.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1409Comment period closed
WTO notificationUruguaySPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Uruguay notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 24 October 2025. The comment period closed on 23 December 2025.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/URY/100Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for Tilsiter cheese intended for direct human consumption or for further processing. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1430Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This part of DARS 1568 specifies the requirements for the materials, size, and make of school sweaters and cardigans. This draft standard shall be used in conjunction with DARS 1568-1.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2239Comment period closed
WTO notificationSaudi ArabiaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This regulation aims to determine the basic requirements for personal care products within its scope and to outline the conformity assessment procedures that suppliers must adhere to in order to ensure product compliance, maintain consumer health and safety, and contribute to environmental…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SAU/1355/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationUruguayTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The proposal seeks the approval of a new MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on the labeling of packaged foods, which modernizes and replaces previous standards in order to ensure that consumer information is truthful, clear, legible, and sufficient. The draft Technical Regulation establishes…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/URY/107Comment period closed
WTO notificationUruguayTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
It is proposed to approve a new MERCOSUR Technical Regulation on nutritional labeling of packaged foods, which updates and replaces previous standards, defining which nutritional information shall be mandatorily declared, under what formats and legibility criteria, in which cases the declaration…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/URY/108Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Technical modification for the Hexabromocyclododecan and formaldehyde limits as updated and adding notes for the testing requirements for phthalates and DBT, PAH's and modify its testing method to EN 17132 and modifying Table 11- heavy metals extractable
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/74Comment period closed
WTO notificationJapanSPSEmergency measure, may already applyEmergencyNew
In order to prevent the introduction of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF has taken import suspension measures based on Articles 37 and 44 of the 'Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Disease Control' and other relevant requirements.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/JPN/1377
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for cottage cheese intended for direct human consumption or for further processing. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1431Comment period closed
WTO notificationUgandaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This part of Draft African Standard specifies the requirements for the materials, sizes, make, packaging, sampling, care labelling and marking for skirts. This draft standard shall be used in conjunction with DARS 1568-1
Symbol: G/TBT/N/UGA/2241Comment period closed
WTO notificationBahrainTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The purpose of this Ministerial Order is to ban single-use plastic bags with the thickness of less than 57 microns in the Bahraini market, with exempting the following: · Bags for collecting household waste (garbage) and hazardous healthcare waste. · Bags for packaging, whether directly in contact…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BHR/751Comment period closed
WTO notificationTanzaniaTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
This African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for Feta cheese intended for direct human consumption or for further processing.. Note: This Draft Tanzania Standard was also notified under SPS committee.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/TZA/1432Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) has updated import conditions in the department’s Biosecurity Import Condition database (BICON) for fresh whole mangosteens from Indonesia to include the option of an approved systems approach to manage ants, mealybugs and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/623
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.