ANNOUNCEMENT 24 Oct 2010

In October 2010, the government of Viet Nam announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



Ministry of Finance. (2010). Increased Import Tariffs on Many Kinds of Food. Available at http://www.mof.gov.vn/portal/page/portal/mof_en/18362785?p_page_id=18362785&pers_id=3802299&item_id=20161324&p_details=1


Inception date: 24 Oct 2010 | Removal date: open ended

Import tariff

As of 24 October 2010, the government of Viet Nam raised import tariffs on a range of food items. According to the Ministry of Finance's website, the following tariff changes have been implemented:

  • grapefruit, meat, edible meat byproducts and curried chicken are subject to an import tariff of 40 percent;
  • meat-mixed products and meat byproducts now face an import tariff of 38 percent; and
  • canned food made from buffalo meat and beef, and sheep curry one of 37 percent.

 

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