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.
Source: WTO ePing (opens in a new tab). Summaries by Expodite, which is independent of the WTO.
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WTO notificationEl SalvadorTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
El Salvador notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 28 August 2026. The comment period closed on 27 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/SLV/243Comment period closed
WTO notificationEcuadorTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Ecuador notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 28 August 2026. The measure was first notified on 28 September 2006. The comment period closed on 27 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/ECU/13/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamSPSUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
1. Scope of Regulation This Law provides for the principles and policies on food safety management; the food safety information system; prohibited acts; the rights and responsibilities of organizations and individuals in ensuring food safety; information, education and communication on food…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/187/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeEmergencyNew
Notification to trading partners, that within the next two months Australia proposes to implement emergency measures to high risk plant products that are hosts of khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) to safeguard Australia against the entry, establishment and spread of this pest. The emergency…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/502/Add.27
WTO notificationAustraliaSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Proposal seeks to amend the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to align the following maximum residue limits (MRLs) for various agricultural and veterinary chemicals so that they are consistent with other national regulations relating to the safe and effective use of agricultural and…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/AUS/641Comment period closed
WTO notificationTürkiyeSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The purpose of this Communiqué is to determine the characteristics of fruit juice and similar products in order to ensure that they are produced, prepared, processed, preserved, stored, transported and marketed in accordance with their specific techniques and under hygienic conditions. This…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/TUR/38/Rev.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationNew ZealandTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport, in New Zealand, has introduced regulations: Waste Minimisation (Agrichemicals and Farm Plastics) Regulations 2026. The regulations provide the legal mechanism to fund and deliver the Rural Recycling Scheme. The draft regulations…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/NZL/158
WTO notificationUnited StatesTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comment - In accordance with the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), this document proposes to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, 'Child restraint systems,' by updating the standard seat assembly on…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/USA/1667/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by GNT USA, LLC., c/o Exponent, Inc., proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) extract as a color additive in various…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3595
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is amending the regulations for food additives permitted in feed and drinking water of animals to provide for the safe use of chromium DLmethionine chelate as a nutritional source of chromium in cattle feed. This action is in response to a…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3593Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers, proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acetone as a solvent in the manufacture of carrot oil…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3594Comment period closed
WTO notificationChileTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Chile notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 27 August 2026. The comment period closed on 26 September 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/CHL/805Comment period closed
WTO notificationUnited StatesSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Gardenia Blue Interest Group (GBIG or petitioner), c/o Exponent, Inc., proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to expand the safe use of gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods at…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/USA/3592
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
1) Addition of KC 62368-1 to the safety requirements for power banks 2) Expansion of the scope of KC 62133-2 to include products weight 18 kg or less
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1378Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
A. Allowing notification of address changes due to administrative district reorganization (Article 8, 24, 35, 37) Where an address change results from administrative district reorganization, the procedures are simplified as follows: - for pharmaceutical manufacturers, importers and contract…
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Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1377Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/77/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/78/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
The cited Technical Regulation (Reglamento Técnico) contemplates the technical characteristics of energy labeling and the different energy efficiency ranges through the energy label, as well as the test methods that shall be complied with for the production, import and marketing of energy equipment.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/79/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Jordanian Standard specifies the requirements that shall be met by whole and/or ground dry spice and seasoning mixtures intended for human consumption and also used in the food industry
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/103Comment period closed
WTO notificationJordanTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Jordanian Standard specifies the requirements for whole and ground dried black cumin (Nigella sativa) seeds, also known as black seed (Qizha).
Symbol: G/TBT/N/JOR/104Comment 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.