Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Saudi Arabia
South 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:Japan: Reduction of MFN tariffs on petroleum products
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In 2009 and 2010 Japan reduced the applied MFN tariffs on petroleum products.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.China: VAT rebate of 15 percent for textile products
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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.China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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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.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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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.China: Increased VAT rebates for exports of food, mineral, chemical and wood products
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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.Turkey: Initiation of safeguard investigation on imports of polyethylene terephthalate
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On 11 March 2011 the Turkish Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade initiated a safeguard investigation concerning imports of polyethylene terephthalate.China: Import tariff reduction for 33 products
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Effective 1 July 2011, the government of China lowers import tariffs for a list of designated commodities. Among the affected products are gasoline and fuel oils, woven fabrics, tents, zinc, and chestnuts.India: Partial replacement of export licensing requirement for organic sugar
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On 3 June 2011, the government of India exempted limited amounts of organic sugar export from the sugar export licensing requirement.
