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 notificationPeruTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Peru issued an addendum on 14 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/PER/122. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 24 June…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/122/Add.2Comment period closed
WTO notificationPeruTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Peru notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 14 August 2026. The comment period closed on 13 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PER/181Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for coated peanuts intended for human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1478Comment period closed
WTO notificationPhilippinesTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This DAO aims to strictly ensure that aluminum products to be manufactured, imported, distributed, sold or used in the Philippines meet the specified quality requirements prescribed by this Technical Regulation.
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Symbol: G/TBT/N/PHL/374Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for cake mixes used in manufacturing of cakes complying with RS 78, intended for human consumption. It applies to both lean cake mixes and high-ratio or complete cake mixes.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1477Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This aims to ensure an internationally recognized level of safety for lighting devices in Korea by harmonizing the domestic vehicle safety regulations for lighting devices with the restructured and revised international regulatory framework and amendments (01 series of UN Regulation No.148, 149…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1375Comment period closed
WTO notificationVietnamSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The draft Circular provides comprehensive rules on the management of veterinary drugs, including marketing authorization; veterinary drug testing, trials; manufacture for export; import and export; quality inspection, management of veterinary drugs and veterinary drug raw materials containing…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/VNM/189Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptSPSProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft standard specifies the requirements for nicotine pouches intended exclusively for oral use—whereby nicotine is absorbed through the oral mucosa over a period of time—and for their subsequent disposal after use.
Symbol: G/SPS/N/EGY/184Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The draft Notification proposes to amend the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Rules, Procedures, and Conditions for the Sale of Dental Medical Devices B.E. 2567 (2024), as follows: • Dental medical devices as specified herein shall be sold only to dental hospitals, dentists…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/821Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This draft standard specifies the requirements for nicotine pouches intended exclusively for oral use—whereby nicotine is absorbed through the oral mucosa over a period of time—and for their subsequent disposal after use. Worth mentioning is that this draft standard complies with the following…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/598Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The draft Notification proposes to amend the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health Re: Medical Devices that Require a Controller of Manufacturing, Import or Sale, Including the Qualifications, Number, and Duties of the Controller B.E. 2567 (2024). The draft Notification additionally…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/820Comment period closed
WTO notificationBrazilTBTProposed measure, may since have been adoptedNew
Establishes specifications for biomethane intended for vehicular use and for residential, industrial, and commercial installations, as well as quality control requirements to be met by economic agents marketing the product within the national territory. The following are hereby revoked: I - ANP…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/BRA/1637
WTO notificationMexicoTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
Mexico notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 August 2026. The comment period closed on 12 October 2026.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/MEX/577Comment period closed
WTO notificationEuropean UnionTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
It is proposed to list the combinations of high-risk organic products and a third country in which it originates which should be subject to additional controls. Two percentages of consignments of the products to be subject to additional controls are proposed for each combination. One percentage…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EU/1232Comment period closed
WTO notificationRwandaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for instant blended flour primarily obtained from the processing of Biofortified Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato from varieties of Ipomoea batatas Lam intended for human consumption.
Symbol: G/TBT/N/RWA/1476Comment period closed
WTO notificationPanamaTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
Panama issued an addendum on 13 August 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/PAN/162. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 10 June…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/PAN/162/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationEgyptTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in forceNew
This draft of Egyptian standard specifies the requirements for the fuel/energy efficiency label for new M1 category vehicles, the data contained in the label and the tests that are performed to obtain that data. The purpose of this label is to specify procedures and methods for measuring…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/EGY/465/Add.3Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandTBTAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) is proposing a draft notification to establish specific standards for the regulation of quality, safety, and labeling. This notification prescribes definitions, sterilization processes, quality and composition standards, microbiological safety…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/THA/800/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationThailandSPSAdopted, according to its latest noticeNew
Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) is proposing a draft notification to establish specific standards for the regulation of quality, safety, and labeling. This notification prescribes definitions, sterilization processes, quality and composition standards, microbiological safety…
Symbol: G/SPS/N/THA/806/Add.1Comment period closed
WTO notificationSouth KoreaTBTProposed measure, not in force yetNew
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is amending the 'Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia' as follows: [Appendix 3. Part 1 of the Monographs] Change item 3) of the purity test for 'Moschus' to a 'Preservatives' test reflecting a quantitative analytical method [Appendix 4. Part 2 of the Monographs]…
Symbol: G/TBT/N/KOR/1373Comment 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.