Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - India
Ukraine: Implementation of non-automatic import licensing requirement for insecticides
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Ukraine implemented non-automatic import licensing requirement for insecticides (except veterinary medicines), fungicides, herbicides, means of prevention sprouting and growth regulators, rodenticides (except veterinary medicines) and other similaSouth Africa: Removal of import tariff on aluminium products, paper and polymers
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Effective 1 January 2012, the government of South Africa removed import duties on a range of products. The prior rates were:South Africa: Removal of import duty on pistons
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On 23 December 2011, the government of South Africa removed the import duty on certain pistons. Pistons with a diameter of less than 155 mm may now be imported free of charge.Egypt: Temporary ban on cotton imports
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The ministry of Trade and Industry of Egypt has temporarily ban imports of raw cotton until the local crops has been sold.Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
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Effective 13 September 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand allows the employment of foreign workers under restrictive conditions in the projects its promotes. These conditions are:Thailand: Import duty exemption for flood-damaged machinery
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand accepts applications for an import duty exemption for machinery damaged by flooding.Thailand: Promotion of machinery upgrades to counter the strengthening Baht
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand introduced new investment incentives to upgrade production machinery. The stated purpose of these incentives is to counter the effects of a strengthening Baht.Canada: Elimination of tariffs on 70 items
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Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced on November 27, 2011 that the government will eliminate 70 import tariffs on items used in a range of manufacturing and processing industries, including food processingArgentina: Reference prices on imports of baby carriages from certain Latin-American countries.
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On December 7, 2011, the Government of Argentina adopted reference prices applicable to the importation of certain types of baby carriages (including strollers) from Brazil and other Latin-American countries.South Africa: Duty Rebate on certian Textile Yarns
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The International Trade Administration of South Africa has recommeded full duty rebate on the following textil yarns:
