Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 2608
Zinc Ores And Concentrates
Indonesia: Export ban on unprocessed metals and minerals
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On February 6, 2012, the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) issued Regulation no. 7/2012, which entered into effect on May 6, 2012.Colombia: Temporary elimination of import duties on 3,095 tariff lines to benefit agricultural and industrial sectors
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On 15 August 2012, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of the Republic of Colombia adopted Decree No.Vietnam: Increased import duties on certain mineral resources
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On 25 April 2013, the Vietnamise Ministry of Finance issued Circular no. 44/2013/TT-BTC increasing import duties on the following mineral resources: Increase of duty from 30 to 40 per cent on:Bolivia: Nationalisation of the tin and zinc mine Colquiri
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On June 20, 2012, the Bolivian government has revoked (with Supreme Decree No 1264) Glencore’s lease of the tin and zinc mine Colquiri. The mining operations were then transferred to the state mining company Comibol.Australia: Extension of export grant scheme with emphasis on East Asian markets
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On February 13, 2013, the amendment to the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) Act 1997 has been introduced. The amendment contains the following effects on foreign commercial interests:Indonesia: Divestment of foreign mining companies
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On 21 February 2012, Indonesia issued a Regulation (No. 24 of 2012) to increase the share of Indonesian firms in foreign mining companies. The new regulation is an revision of a regulation from 2010 (No. 23 of 2010).Indonesia: Export tax on mineral ores
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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.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.Honduras: Reduction of export duty on mining products
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On 19 September 2011, the Congress of Honduras lowered the export tax on mining products to 2 percent. The government of Honduras had implemented an export tax of 5 percent only recently, on 8 July 2011.
