Operational Note
EV & Lithium Export
Lithium-ion battery exports stand on three evidentiary legs: the UN 38.3 test summary that manufacturers and distributors must make available, the dangerous-goods declaration under the modal codes,…
July 22, 2026·4 min read
Operational Note
EV & Lithium Export
HS 8507.60 lithium-ion batteries are freely exportable and not SCOMET-controlled by default: entry 8A301.e controls bare secondary cells whose energy density exceeds 350 Wh/kg, and its note expressly…
July 22, 2026·4 min read
Operational Note
EV & Lithium Export
The EU Battery Regulation binds Indian HS 8507.60 exporters through their importers today — CE marking, declaration of conformity, technical documentation per Article 41 — while its headline…
July 17, 2026·4 min read
Change Watch
EV & Lithium Export
Between August 2025 and July 2026, the US tariff on Indian-origin goods moved from a stacked 50% to a 10% surcharge, through a trade framework, an Executive Order, and a Supreme Court ruling that…
July 17, 2026·4 min read
Change Watch
EV & Lithium Export
CBAM's definitive regime took effect on 1 January 2026. EU importers of covered iron, steel and aluminium goods above the new 50-tonne annual threshold must be authorised CBAM declarants, and their…
July 17, 2026·3 min read