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Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Panama


Colombia: Additional export tax on hydrocarbon and mining exports

Measure #2857 | Published 21 Oct 2011 | Inception 9 May 2011 ▲

Description

On 9 May 2011, the government of Colombia introduced an export tax on hydrocarbon and mining products.  

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China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products

Measure #2781 | Published 12 Oct 2011 | Inception 3 Jan 2009 ▲

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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.

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China: VAT rebate of 15 percent for textile products

Measure #2777 | Published 12 Oct 2011 | Inception 1 Feb 2009 ▲

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On 1 February 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports.

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China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products

Measure #2774 | Published 12 Oct 2011 | Inception 1 Jan 2009 ▲

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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.

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China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery

Measure #2764 | Published 12 Oct 2011 | Inception 1 Dec 2008 ▲

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On 1 December 2008, 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.

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[+ 7 more sectors]

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China: Increased VAT rebates for exports of food, mineral, chemical and wood products

Measure #2762 | Published 12 Oct 2011 | Inception 1 Nov 2008 ▲

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On 1 November 2008, 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.  

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[+ 4 more sectors]

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United States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance

Measure #2714 | Published 14 Sep 2011 ▲

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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 r

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Venezuela: Announced expropriation of gold mining sector

Measure #2695 | Published 29 Aug 2011 | Inception 23 Aug 2011 ▲

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On 18 August 2011, the Presidency of Venezuela announced its intention to expropriate the domestic gold industry. The Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed the necessary decree on 23 August 2011.  

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Argentina announces import-export-balance policy in the automotive industry

Measure #2628 | Published 7 Aug 2011 | Inception 10 Mar 2011 ▲

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On March 10th, 2011, the Argentinean Ministry of Industry announced that imports of cars and inputs used by local car producers will be limited to the value of local production that they export.

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Belarus: Export restrictions on petrol

Measure #2525 | Published 5 Jul 2011 | Inception 10 Jun 2011 ▲

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In order to stabilize the situation at the domestic fuel (HS 2710) market as well as to prevent the illegal export of fuel under the cover of personal use, the Belorussian Government introduced the Decree #753 from 10 June 2011.

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