Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 43
General purpose machinery
South Africa: Removal of import duty on pistons
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On 23 December 2011, the government of South Africa removed the import duty on certain pistons. Pistons with a diameter of less than 155 mm may now be imported free of charge.Liberia: Elimination of customs duties on selected items used by water and sewer corporation
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On 7th December 2011, the government of Liberia lifted customs duties on a number of items exclusively used by the Liberia water and sewer corporation to facilitates it operation.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:Thailand: Import duty exemption for flood-damaged machinery
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand accepts applications for an import duty exemption for machinery damaged by flooding.Thailand: Promotion of machinery upgrades to counter the strengthening Baht
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand introduced new investment incentives to upgrade production machinery. The stated purpose of these incentives is to counter the effects of a strengthening Baht.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 processingChina: Adjusted import tariff and import value-added taxation on key technological units
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On 15 July 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), General Administration of Taxation (GAT) and General Administration of Customs (GAC) jointly announced the Notice on Adjusting Import TChina: 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.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Introduction of import tariffs on some machines and mechanical appliances
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The Customs Union Commission (Decision # 736 from 16 August 2011) has introduced an import tariffs at 5 percent level on machines and mechanical appliances (HS 8479, HS 8428) from 1 September 2011.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.
