ANNOUNCEMENT 01 Oct 2010

In October 2010, the government of Kyrgyzstan announced a change in export taxation.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



WTO document G/AG/N/KGZ/3, 7 January 2011

"Erkin-Too" No. 91 dated 5 October 2010.


Inception date: 05 Nov 2010 | Removal date: 06 May 2011
Still in force

Export tax

Due to the shortages of agricultural products on the domestic market and low level of income of the population, Kyrgyz Republic adopted the decision on the establishment of customs duties for export of certain agricultural products from the Kyrgyz Republic (Resolution of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic dated 1 October 2010 No. 227) (HS 1004.00; 1005; 1213; 1214; 2301; 2302; 2304; 2306; 2308).This measure was published in the national newspaper "Erkin-Too" No. 91 dated 5 October 2010. The measure is effective from 5 November 2010 to 5 May 2011.
 
According to trade data from UN Comtrade, the Kyrgyz Republic's exports did not exceed the GTA de minimis threshold of USD 1 million in the year prior to the measure in any of the affected tariff lines.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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