Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Bhutan
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 rIndia: Partial replacement of export licensing requirement for organic sugar
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On 3 June 2011, the government of India exempted limited amounts of organic sugar export from the sugar export licensing requirement.India: Increased import price for worked monumental or building stone
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On 4 August 2011, the government of India raised the minimum import prices of worked monumental or building stone. Goods falling under this clasification may now be imported freely only if their value exceeds $ 60 (cif).India: Partial removal of export duty on basmati rice
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On 19 July 2011, the government of India declared that 12'500 tons of Basmati rice may be exported duty free. However, eligibilty for this export quota is limited and includes the requirement of a minmum export prics of USD 400.India: Removal of import tariff exemption for electrical energy
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On 10 May 2010, the government of India removed the favorable treatment of electrical energy imports. Only on 27 February 2010 it had declared energy imports duty free.India: Adjustment of export taxes
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On 1 March 2011, the government of India announced the adjusment of various export taxes with immediate effect.India: Trade implications of 2011-2012 budget
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On 28 February 2011, the Indian government announced its budget for the fiscal year of 2011-2012. Among other initiatives, the budget withholds a number of changes to the Indian customs code as well as general export promotional measures.United 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.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.India: Removal of export ban on organic non-Basmati rice
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On 9 September 2011, the government of India has lifted a ban on exports of non-Basmati rice (notification 71/2010).
