Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 8543
Electrical Mach Etc, With Ind Functions Nesoi, Pts
China: Import tax exemption on certain components and raw materials
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On 26 March 2013, the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the General Administration of Customs (GAC) and the General Administration of Taxation (GAT) jointly released a Notice on Adjusting ImportBrazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain capital, information technology and telecommunications goods.
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On 1 April 2013, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duty applicable to certain capital, information technology and telecommunications goods.Italy: State support for super-fast broadband
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On 4 June 2012, the Italian Government notified the European Commission about a support program for a nationwide rollout of access to fast and superfast broadband.South Africa: Additional products brought under local content regulations
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On January 29, 2013, the South African Department for Industry and Trade has designated valves, manual and pneumatic actuators, electrical and telecommunication cables, and components of solar water heaters as subject to the local content regulatiArgentina: Temporary reduction of import tariffs on 1,406 capital goods
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On July 5th, 2012, Argentina introduced (according to decree no. 1026/2012) a temporary reduction of import tariffs on 1,406 capital goods (HS 8-digit products). The period of application is set to the second half of 2012.Serbia: Tariff suspension on certain machinery goods
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On 30 December 2012, Serbia decided to suspend tariffs on a multitude of products that are not produced in Serbia. These goods are mainly machines/ mechanical appliances for industrial or agricultural purpose.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).Italy: Blocked foreign purchase of Ansaldo Energia
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In July 2012, the Italian industrial group Finmeccanica announced its willingness to concentrate its activities in three strategic sectors (helicopters, defence and aerospatial), hereby selling its other civil departments of the group (Ansaldo EneEC: 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.APEC Members: Reduced tariffs on environmental goods
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The 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference agreed at the 2012 Ministerial Meeting held in Vladivostok, Russia, that they would cut tariffs on a list of 54 environmental goods to 5% or less by 2015.
