Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 31
Products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
Description
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:Japan: Promotion of domestic wood
Description
In the New Growth Strategy of Japan (2010), the Japanese government announced that it would promote the use of Japanese wood instead of foreign wood. The target is to cover more than half of domestic demand for wood with domestic supply.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: 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.Australia: Initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of structural timber from Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, and the USA
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On 9 September 2011 the Australian authorities issued a notice of initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of structural timber originating in Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Sweden, and the USA.Viet Nam: Reduction of import duties on petrol products
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Effective 1 January 2011, the government of Viet Nam has reduced the import tariffs for petrol products.Israel: Initiation of antidumping investigation on imports of MDF and plywood coated with melamine from Portugal and Spain
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On 18 April 2010 Israel initiated an antidumping investigation concerning medium-density fibreboard and plywood coated with melamine originating from Portugal and Spain.Colombia: Amendment of MFN import duties applicable to 508 tariff lines.
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On February 23, 2011, the Government of Colombia published a decree that amends the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to products classified under 508 tariff lines of the Colombian Harmonized System (CHS).Thailand: Cancellation of export tax on certain products
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In 2009 Thailand cancelled export tax for buffalo, cow hide and dried processed rubber wood.Tunisia: Import duty reduction on various products
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Effective from 1 January 2011, the government of Tunisia has reduced its import tariffs on a wide range of products.
