Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 1605
Crustaceans Molluscs Etc Prepared Or Preserved
Egypt: Increase in import tariffs on certain luxury goods and foodstuffs
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On 25 March 2013, Egypt announced a heavy increase in the import duties on a variety of “unnecessary consumer goods”.Egypt: Possible increase of import duties on luxury items
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On 14 February 2012, the Egyptian cabinet approved a draft proposal to raise import duties on 100 luxury items; among other in the following categories: watches, boats, shrimps and sunglasses.Indonesia: Import requirements on more than 800 products
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On 29 December 2012, the Minister of Trade has issued Regulation No. 83/M-DAG/PER/12/2012, which follows the reasoning of the initial Regulation No. 56/M-DAG/PER/12/2008 (see related measure).United States of America: CVD investigation of shrimp imports from seven countries
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The Coalition of Gulf Shrimp Industries filed a countervailing duty petition on December 28, 2012 against shrimp imported from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The first step in the investigation was the U.S.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).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).Argentina: Temporary export tariff reduction on certain fish products
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In a measure confirmed by the Permanent Delegation of Argentina to the WTO, the government of Argentina had temporarily reduced export tariffs on fish and crustaceans in various forms.
