Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 0404
Whey & Milk Products Nesoi, Flavored Etc. Or Not
China: New Tariff Implementation Plan for 2013
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On December 17, 2012, the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China announced the Tariff Implementation plan for 2013.Canada: Enactment of the Safe Food for Canadians Act
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On November 20, 2012, the House of Commons in Canada approved on a unanimous vote Bill S-11, The Safe Food for Canadians Act. The bill will proceed to the Senate for royal assent, but will not come into force until the regulations are completed.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).Belarus: Reimbursement of interest rate to the domestic milk industry
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The Government of the Republic of Belarus (according to Decree #1630 of 1 December 2011) reimburses 50% of the prevailing interest rate (defined to be the refinance rate of the National Bank of Belarus) for loans which firms operating in the milkBelarus: Reimbursement of interest rate to meat and milk company
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The Belorussian Government (according to Decree #581 of 23 June 2012) will reimburse 50% of the prevailing interest rate (defined to be 10.5%, which is lower than the refinance rate of the National Bank of Belarus) for the loans which the meaIndia: Import ban on dairy products
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India introduced an import ban on dairy products including chocolates (HS 0401; 0402; 0403; 0404; 0405; 0406; 1806) in 2010.China: Automatic import license for fresh milk
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China introduced automatic import license for fresh milk, milk powder and whey for statistic purpose of import monitoring.Peru: Widespread import tariff reductions
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On 11 April 2011, the government of Peru annouced a widespread reduction of import tariffs covering 799 products. For 792 products, import tariffs shall be reduced from 13 to 11 percent.Argentina: Elimination of export taxes on certain dairy products
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As notified by the Permanent Delegation of Argentina to the WTO, the government of Argentina has elimnated export taxes on dairy products on 1 January 2009. A tariff of 5 percent had been imposed in August 2006.Sudan: Temporarily waive of taxes and customs duties on selected food items
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On 20 September 2011, a Sudanese official (Khartoum governor Abdulraham al-khidir) has indicated government intends to temporarily waive taxes and customs duties on a range of basic food items such as lentils, milk and cooking oil.
