Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 8701
Tractors (Other Than Works Trucks) Of Heading 8709
Thailand: Import duty exemption for flood-damaged machinery
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand accepts applications for an import duty exemption for machinery damaged by flooding.Thailand: Promotion of machinery upgrades to counter the strengthening Baht
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand introduced new investment incentives to upgrade production machinery. The stated purpose of these incentives is to counter the effects of a strengthening Baht.China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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On 1 January 2009, 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.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Elimination of import tariff on track-laying tractors
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The Customs Union Commission (Decision # 761 from 16 August 2011) has removed the import tariff on certain track-laying tractors from 1 September 2011. Before the change, the import tariff rate of 15 percent applied.Brazil: Temporary increase of internal taxes applicable to imported vehicles
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On September 15, 2011, the Brazilian government announced an increase from 25 to 30 percentage points of Brazil’s industrialized products tax for vehicles.Brazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain telecommunications, IT, and capital goods.
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On March 16, 2011, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duties applicable to certain telecommunications, information technology, and capital goods.Colombia: Elimination of MFN import duties applicable to more than 3,000 tariff codes.
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On November 5, 2010, the Government of Colombia published two decrees that eliminate the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to products classified under 3,995 tariff codes of the Colombian Harmonized System (CHS).Brazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain capital and integrated systems goods.
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On February 17, 2011, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) import duties applicable to certain capital and integrated systems goods.Russia: Local content requirement in exchange of state aid in agricultural sector
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The Order from the Russian Ministry of Agriculture # 82 from 3 March 2009 introduces a discrimination in granting subsidized loans to farmers depending on the origin of agricultural equipment and primary agricultural products they purchase.Philippines: The comprehensive vehicle development programme
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On 23 April 2010, the government of the Philippines announced its "comprehensive vehicle development programme".
