Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 36
Rubber and plastics products
Colombia: Temporary elimination of MFN import duties applicable to certain coloring materials, paper, cardboard, plastic and aluminum products
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On May 8, 2013, the Government of Colombia temporarily eliminated the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to certain coloring materials, paper, cardboard, plastic and aluminum products.Israel: Initiation of antidumping investigation on stretch wrap from Saudi Arabia
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On 2 July 2012, the Government of Israel initiated an antidumping investigation on stretch wrap imported from Saudi Arabia. The HS codes in question are: 3920.1000 and 3919.9000.China: Import tax exemption on certain components and raw materials
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On 26 March 2013, the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the General Administration of Customs (GAC) and the General Administration of Taxation (GAT) jointly released a Notice on Adjusting ImportBrazil: Initiation of countervailing duty investigation on propylene copolymers from India and South Africa
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On 23 March 2013, the Government of Brazil initiated an countervailing investigation against imports of propylene copolymers from South Africa and India.Brazil: Initiation of antidumping investigation on propylene resins from South Africa, the Republic of Korea and India.
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On 19 March 2013, the Government of Brazil initiated an antidumping investigation against imports of propylene resins from South Africa, the Republic of Korea and India.Argentina: Higher tax on foreign purchases
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On 31 August 2012, the Federal Administration of Public Investments of Argentina introduced a 15 per cent tax on all purchases made abroad with Argentinian credit-cards.Italy: Aid to compensate for damage caused by the earthquakes of May 2012
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On 14 September 2012, the Italian Government notified the European Commission about an aid measure designed to compensate the damage caused by the earthquakes of 20 and 29 May 2012 in the Regions Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto.Indonesia: Temporary elimination of import tariffs on certain goods
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Under its so-called “Government Borne Import Duty” regime ex Regulation 23/PMK.011/2012 - in which the Indonesian Ministry of Finance can decide to reduce/eliminate the import duties normally payable by importers in order to serve theIndonesia: Local content promotion scheme via import tariffs on goods, machinery, and materials used in the assembly of motorised vehicles
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In Regulation no. 76/PMK.011/2012 of May 21, 2012, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance has eliminated import tariffs on machinery, goods and materials used in the motorised vehicles assembling and components industries.Indonesia: Extended import duty refund scheme
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On 1 April 2012, the Indonesian Government installed a new import duty refund scheme. The initial scheme was introduced in 2008 after the global economic downturn that widely affected the domestic industries
