Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Antigua and Barbuda
China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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On 1 January 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.United States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Both houses of Congress have approved, and the president will soon sign into law, an untitled bill (H.R.2832) providing for the retroactive rNigeria: Raised aged ceiling for the importation of used cars
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On 19 November 2010, the govenrment of Nigeria raised the age limit for the importation of used cars. Imported used vehicles may now be as old as 15 years, while prior to the change only a maximum age of 10 years was allowed.China: Export restriction on Diesel
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On May 13, 2011, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Notice NO.132 [FA GAI DIAN 2011], announcing to halt diesel exports to all countries except to Hong Kong and Macao.United States of America: Proposed fee on travelers from North America and the Caribbean
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A provision in the proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 that President Obama submitted to Congress on February 14, 2011 woulUnited States of America: Expiration and renewal of trade preferences and other programs
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On January 1, 2011, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the United States expired.Germany: Alteration of the innovation aid scheme for shipbuilding
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Germany got approval of an amended scheme (Shipbuilding framework) to be applied from 1 May 2010 until 31 December 2011.India: Incentives for critical export sectors
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On 23 August 2010, India announced a host of export incentive measures to critical sectors as part of the Annual supplement 2010-11 to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14.
