Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 3006
Pharmaceutical Goods (Specified Sterile Prod Etc.)
China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.Argentina extends its import-export-balance policy to the pharmaceutical industry
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On March 10th, 2011, the Argentinean Ministry of Industry adopted a “verbal” measure, whereby imports of cars and inputs used by local car producers would be limited to the value of local production that they export (see GTA Measure N&India: Exemption from additional import duty for patent or proprietary medicines
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On 1 March 2011, the government of India exempted all patented or proriertary medicines from the additional import duty levied upon them.Colombia: Amendment of MFN import duties applicable to 508 tariff lines.
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On February 23, 2011, the Government of Colombia published a decree that amends the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to products classified under 508 tariff lines of the Colombian Harmonized System (CHS).Tunisia: Import duty reduction on various products
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Effective from 1 January 2011, the government of Tunisia has reduced its import tariffs on a wide range of products.Republic of Korea: Export financing scheme to encourage imports by Mexican firms
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On 1 July 2010 the Export-Import Bank of Korea signed a US$50 million export financing deal with Bancomex. The press release published by the former agency states:Vietnam: Fifth devaluation of the Dong
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On 17 August 2010, the State Bank of Vietnam has devalued the national currency, the Dong, for the fifth time since 2008.United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent
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A bill that was under consideration in the U.S.Tunisia: Reduction of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products
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On 21 December 2009, Tunisia issued the finance law 2010 (Loi no 2009-71) that introduces reductions of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products. The law entered into force as from 1 January 2010.
