Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 44
Special purpose machinery
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 ImportRussian Federation: State subsidies for agricultural machinery acquisitions of Russian farmers
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The Russian Government (according to Resolution Nr. 1432 of 27 December 2012) introduced a subsidy scheme for the acquisition of agricultural machinery by Russian farmers.Russian Federation: State support program for the development of foreign economic activities of Russian firms
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On March 18, 2013, the Russian Government (according to Order №378) approved the state programme "Development of the Foreign Economic Activity" 2013-2018.China: Exclusion of foreign made and joint-venture made vehicles from the 2012 Chinese Government procurement list
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On 24 February 2012, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People’s Republic of China released the 2012 Official Vehicles Procurement List (Draft Version for soliciting public opinions).Nigeria: Smoother customs procedures
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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.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Temporary elimination of import tariffs on certain types of machine tools for forging, bending and stamping
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On January 30, 2013, the Council of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (according to Decision № 8) has temporarily eliminated import duties on certain machine tools for forging, bending and stamping with the following codes from tRussian Federation: Simplified visa regime for big international investors
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On December 30, 2012, the Russian President, Mr Vladimir Putin, signed amendments (№ 303-FZ) to Articles 25 and 25.6 of the Federal Law "On the Procedure for Exit from the Russian Federation and Entry into the Russian Federation".Indonesia: 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.Sri Lanka: Elimination of value added tax on certain imported items
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On 1 January 2013, amendments to the VAT act of 2002 of Sri Lanka entered into force. Imports of the following items are excluded from VAT as from 1 January 2013 (HS codes in parenthesis):
