Taxonomy: Type of Measure - Tariff measure
Uzbekistan: Anti Crisis Action Programme 2009-2012
Description
A stimulus package titled "Anti Crisis Action Programme 2009-2012" was introduced in January 2009.
Morocco: New tariffs for barley and corn imports, except those from the USA
Description
The state grains agency, Office National Interprofessionnel des Cereales et des Legumineuses (ONICL), announced that the tariffs on barley and corn imports are 35% and 17% respectively. Imports of these grains from the USA are exempted.
Morocco: Reduction of tariffs on wheat imports.
Description
Morocco's state grains agency, Office National Interprofessionnel des Cereales et des Legumineuses (ONICL) has announced the reduction of wheat import tariffs to 90% and from 90% to 80% for durum wheat.
Indonesia: More industry protection announced
Description
On 21 January 2010, President Susila Bambang Yudhoyono said to reporters that the government would protect businesses, while pursuing talks with China to avoid negative impacts of the free trade deal between ASEAN and China (the ACFTA).
Benin: 2010 budget measures
Description
The draft 2010 budget for Benin has mixed implications for discrimination against foreign commercial interests. On the one hand, the tax charged on transit trade (that is, goods re-exported) will fall from 8% to 4%.
Iran: 20% discount for imports through Bushehr Custums
Description
On 23 July 2009, the Council of Ministers with its decree Number 210/1403 (dated 4 July 2009) increased the discount of the Commercial Benefit Tax (CBT) for imports through the customs of the Persian Gulf port city of Bushehr from 15% to 20%.
Iran: Increase of import tariffs on rice
Description
According to the declaration of the Ministry of Commerce dated 13 September 2009 the Iranian government has increased the import tariff on rice.
Zambia: 2010 Budget measures.
Description
In the 2010 budget of Zambia, the following trade-related measures were proposed;
i) Removal of import duty and zero-rate insecticide-treated curtains for VAT purposes.
Gambia: Taxes on imported rice restored in 2010 budget
Description
One of the measures contained in the state budget announced for 2010 is the restoration of a 5% sales tax on imported rice. This measure was said to encourage local production after a period of high food prices.
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
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