Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Cook Islands
EC: Suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain goods
Description
On 19 December 2011, the EC decided to suspend the common customs tariff on a multitude of goods, especially agricultural, fishery and industrial products. This tariff liberalisation will enter into force on 1 January 2012.Indonesia: Temporary import regulations for used capital goods
Description
The Minister of Trade Regulation 48/2011, dated 29 Dec 2011, on the imports of used capital goods allows the imports of 306 used capital goods (but not scrap), classified under HS 73 (articles of iron and steel), 84 and 85 (machinery and electricaUnited States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance
Description
Both houses of Congress have approved, and the president will soon sign into law, an untitled bill (H.R.2832) providing for the retroactive rUnited States of America: Expiration and renewal of trade preferences and other programs
Description
On January 1, 2011, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the United States expired.United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent
Description
A bill that was under consideration in the U.S.Nigeria: Fund for restructing and refinancing loans to the manufacturing sector
Description
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of a N500billion power and real sector fund has given N200billion to restructure and refinance existing bank loans to the Nigerian SMEs (Small and medium scale enterprises) or manufacturing sector.United States of America: Renewal of preferential trade programs
Description
The authorizations for two preferential trade programs that extend duty-free treatment to U.S. imports from developing countries were due to expire on December 31, 2009 unless new legislation was approved to renew the programs.Brazil: Public financing for the production of goods for exports by small and medium companies (pre-shipment phase)
Description
Companies with gross annual income up to R$ 60 million will be able to obtain credit from the Export Financing Program - PROEX for the production of goods destined for export.Japan: State endorsement of private initiative to raise food self-sufficiency
Description
“Food Action Nippon” is a citizen movement that aims at raising self sufficiency rate in Japan by providing information about agriculture, domestic food, eating habits and food imports.
