Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 38
Furniture; other transportable goods n.e.c.
Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
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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:Canada: Elimination of tariffs on 70 items
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Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced on November 27, 2011 that the government will eliminate 70 import tariffs on items used in a range of manufacturing and processing industries, including food processingSouth Africa: Increase in the rate of customs duty on artificial turf
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The International Trade Administration of South Africa has increased the general rate of customs duty on artificial turf classifiable under tariff subheading 9506.99.90 from free of duty to the WTO-bound rate of 10% ad valerom.Peru: Initiation of antidumping investigation on imports of zippers from China
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On 4 Abr 2011, Peruvian authorities established the beginning of a procedure to review the anti-dumping duties due to the change of circumstances imposed by Resolution Nº 046-2002/CDS-INDECOPI on imports of zippers from Republic of ChinaChina: 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.Brazil: The "Brasil Maior" plan to advance competitiveness
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On 2 August 2011, the government of Brazil announced its plan "Brasil Maior" through which it intends to strengthen the productivity and competitiveness of Brazilian industry.
