Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 7108
Gold (Incl Put Plated), Unwr, Semimfr Or Powder
Singapore: Tax exemption for the importation of precious metals
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On 3 September 2012, the Singapore Customs announced in Circular No. 12/2012 that the importation of precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum would be exempt from goods and services taxes (GST).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.India: Increase in import duties on gold and platinum
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On 21 January 2013, the government of India increased the import duties on pure and impure gold and platinum imports. The increase in duties is as follows:India: Suspension of imports of gold from Thailand
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On 20 February 2013, the Indian Ministry of Commerce suspended imports of gold from Thailand.Macedonia: Temporary duty-free import of certain precious metals
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According to a decision of the Macedonian government (Official Journal Nr 4 of January 9, 2013), precious metals with HS codes 7108 12 00 00, 7110 11 00 00, 7110 21 00 00, 7110 31 00 00 may be temporary imported without duties.Iran: Central Bank approval for gold exports
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On 30 October 2012, the Iranian custom official, Mohammed Reza Naderi, reported that Iranians can no longer export gold and coins without the Central Bank's approval.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.India: Tariff Value of Gold, Silver reduced and that of Brass Scrap (All Grades) and Poppy Seeds has increased
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IThe Government has increased the tariff value of the following commodities:India: Tariff changes for Imports by India in the Union Budget 2012
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Indian Government's Union Budget 2012 announced the following changes in the tariff measures HS Chapter-wise: Chapter 5 5.1 Basic customs duty on artemia classified under tariff item 0511 99 11 is being reduced from 30% to 5%.Peru: Widespread import tariff reductions
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On 11 April 2011, the government of Peru annouced a widespread reduction of import tariffs covering 799 products. For 792 products, import tariffs shall be reduced from 13 to 11 percent.
