Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 42
Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
Chile: Elimination of import duties by 2015
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On 27 April 2012, the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Felipe Larraín, announced that Chile will eliminate all import tariffs by 2015 (as a part of its tax reform which entered into force on 4 September 2012).Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Tariff reduction on base metal products
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On October 18, 2012, the Eurasian Economic Commission of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (according to Decision Nr 186) has approved the reduction of tariffs for base metal goods with the following codes from the Commodity NomChina: Temporary changes in export taxes on certain products
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As from 1 December 2008, China made a series of adjustments to export tariffs on certain goods. The changes were announced in the General Administration of Customs Report 84, 2008. The following adjustments were announced:Viet Nam: New tariffs for 2012
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Circular 157/2011/TT-BTC was enacted by the Ministry of Finance on 14 November 2011 and took effect from 1 January 2012. Around 945 import tariffs are cut in line with Vietnam's WTO commitments.EC: Suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain goods
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On 19 December 2011, the EC decided to suspend the common customs tariff on a multitude of goods, especially agricultural, fishery and industrial products. This tariff liberalisation will enter into force on 1 January 2012.Viet Nam: New automatic license regime
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Automatic licensing regimes for imports of key consumer goods were re-introduced by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in January 2009 (Circular 17/2008/TT-BCT).EC: imposition of antidumping duties of certain iron and steel fastners from China
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On January 29, 2009, the European Commission imposed definitive antidumping duties on certain iron or steel fastener imported from the People's Republic of China.Indonesia: Temporary import regulations for used capital goods
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The Minister of Trade Regulation 48/2011, dated 29 Dec 2011, on the imports of used capital goods allows the imports of 306 used capital goods (but not scrap), classified under HS 73 (articles of iron and steel), 84 and 85 (machinery and electricaMexico: Initiation of antidumping investigation on flat cold-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel from South Korea.
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On 1 October 2012, the Government of Mexico initiated an antidumping investigation on flat cold-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel from South Korea. The investigation was requested by Ternium México, S.A. de C.V.Brazil: Tariff increases applicable to 100 goods, including: iron, steel, machinery, plastics, chemicals, and paper, among others.
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On October 1st, 2012, the Government of Brazil implemented an increase of the Common External Tariff (AEC, the acronym in Spanish) applicable to 100 goods, such as iron, steel, machinery, plastics, chemicals, and paper, among others.
