Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Hong Kong
Argentina: media denounces de facto prohibition on bovine meat exports
Description
Argentinean local media reported a de facto prohibition on bovine meat exports.There is no record of any formal act of the Government embodying the measure.
Australia: Reduction of foreign work permits
Description
On 16 March 2009, the Rudd Government announced that it would cut the total amount of permanent work visas and the eligible occupations for 2009.
Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus
Description
On December 15th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced the creation of new exceptions for 260 tariff lines which led to tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty from 14% to 2% for capital goods (machinery and equipment) and from 12% to
Brazil: Tariff increase on copper foil imports.
Description
On March 26, 2009, the Brazilian government announced a tariff increase from 0 to 12% on the ad-valorem import duty on copper foil of a thickness not exceeding 0.04 mm, Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code 7410.11.13 (CAMEX Resolution n&
Mexico: Unilateral tariff elimination.
Description
United States of America: Reclassification subjecting certain solar panels to a 2.5% tariff
Description
A ruling issued by U.S.
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.
Argentina: Safeguard measure on imports of compact discs recordable (CD R) from Hong Kong
Description
On April 17, 2009 Argentina imposed a safeguard measure on imports of recordable compact discs from Hong Kong.
Russia: Export tariff increase on timber
Description
On 1 January 2009 export duties on timber were raised up to 10 - 25 percent of customs price. From 1 January 2010 export duties will be raised even more - up to 80 percent of customs price.
