Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 3605
Matches, Except Pyrotechnic Articles
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.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”.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).Turkey: Extension of safeguard measure on imports of matches
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On 16 May 2012, the government of Turkey decided to extend the safeguard measure in force on imports of matches. (HS Code 3604 and 3605) The measure was originally implemented for on 3 November 2009.Egypt: Initiation of anti-dumping investigation against matches from Pakistan
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Egypt initiated an anti-dumping investigation against matches (HS 3605) from Pakistan on 22 December 2011.Indonesia: Mandatory labelling of wide range of imported goods
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From 1 September 2010, a wide range of goods falling under a total of 95 HS Codes (4 digit level) that are imported to be sold within Indonesia must be labeled in the Indonesian language Bahasa.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.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.Mexico: Unilateral tariff elimination.
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On December 24, 2008, the Mexican Ministry of Economy published a decree that unilaterally reduces or eliminates the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to 8,357 tariff codes of the Mexican Harmonized System.Brazil: Public financing for the production of goods for exports by small and medium companies (pre-shipment phase)
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Companies with gross annual income up to R$ 60 million will be able to obtain credit from the Export Financing Program - PROEX for the production of goods destined for export.
