Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Saint Kitts and Nevis
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.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 rBrazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain telecommunications, IT, and capital goods.
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On August 10, 2011, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duties applicable to certain telecommunications, information technology, and capital goods.Brazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain telecommunications, IT, and capital goods.
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On May 6, 2011, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duty applicable to certain telecommunications, information technology, and capital goods.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 woulUnited States of America: Expiration and renewal of trade preferences and other programs
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On January 1, 2011, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the United States expired.Argentina limits entry points for certain goods
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Argentina: Subsidized export credits for capital goods and related services
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On May 14, 2010 the Bank of Investment and Foreign Commerce (BICE), second largest public bank in the country, launched a subsidized export credits program of USD 5 millions (20 millions of Argentinean pesos), aimed at boosting domestic prodUK: Visa Waiver Test for seven Eastern Caribbean countries
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On March 30, 2010 the The Secretary of State for the Home Department, Alan Johnson announced the final stage of the Visa Waiwer Test, the UK's first global review of visa regimes.United States of America: Bill to renew trade preferences for the Caribbean Basin and to expand them for Haiti
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President Obama signed into law on May 24, 2010 a bill that extended and expanded trade benefits offered to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010.
