Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 2805
Alkali Metals Etc, Rare-Earth Metals Etc, Mercury
China: Export quota on Rare Earths for 2012
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On 22 August 2012, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the 2012 second batch of export quota on rare earths. The 2012 second batch of 9,770 tons is 37 per cent lower compared to the 2011 second batch quota.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.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.Algeria: 1,260 products excluded in Arabic Free Trade Area
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The Chambre Algérienne de Commerce et d' Industrie has published a "negative list" of 1,260 products which, in the context of the Arabic Free Trade Area (Zone Arabe de Libre Echange, ZALE), will be excluded from impoIndonesia: Import duty adjustments for raw materials, consumption and capital goods
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On 13 April 2011, the government of Indonesia announced an adjustment of the import duty on a wide range of raw materials, consumption and capital goods. The measure included trade-enhancing as well as discriminatory elements.China: Export tax adjustments for 2011
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On 16 December 2010, the government of China announced its new export taxes for 2011. A total of 340 products (HS Code 8 digit level) are now subject to an export tax. In 2010, only 329 products had been listed.Canada: Elimination of import tariffs on all manufacturing inputs, machinery and equipment
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As an accompanying measure to its 2010 budget, the Canadian government announced on 9 March 2010 that it intends to eliminate all remaining tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery and equipment in the near future.Nigeria: Deliberate devaluation of the Naira
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According to numerous and consistent press reports, the Central Bank of Nigeria has deliberately devalued the local currency at the end of 2008.Russia: Preferences to domestic producers in ammendments to Government Procurement Law
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Changes have been made in state procurement legislation.Ukraine: Support of steel and chemical sectors
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The Government, seeking to support the steel and chemical sectors, has extended until the end of 2009 a number of preferences which were originally granted in Government Resolution No 925 of 14 October 2008 and in a Memorandum signed between metal
