Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - British Virgin Islands
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.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 rEC: Temporary suspension of customs duties on certain cereal products for the 2010/2011 marketing year
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On 24 February 2011 the European Commission announced to temporarily suspend import duties on certain cereal products for the marketing year 2010/2011.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 woulRepublic of Korea: Export financing scheme to encourage imports by Mexican firms
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On 1 July 2010 the Export-Import Bank of Korea signed a US$50 million export financing deal with Bancomex. The press release published by the former agency states:Brazil: Temporary import tariff reduction on capital goods
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On 19 October 2010, the Brazilian government announced tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty to 2% for certain capital goods classified under the chapters 80, 84, 85, 89, 90 and 94 of Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.Brazil: Temporary import tariff reduction for some auto parts
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On September 14th 2010, the Brazilian government announced tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty from 18%, 16% and 14% to 2% for many tariff lines (HS code 8-digit level) classified as auto parts under the chapters: 39, 40, 73, 76,Brazil: Tariff reduction for capital goods
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On September 2nd 2010, the Brazilian government announced tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty to 2% for many capital goods classified under the chapters: 73, 84, 85, 86 and 90 of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.
