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EU: Import restriction changes in October 2017

Announcement

01 Oct 2017

According to the TARIC database of the European Union, in October 2017 the European Union changed its import restrictions for a number of products.

Number of interventions

5

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

2 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Oct 2017

Revocation date:

01 Nov 2017

Announced: 01 Oct 2017
Import tariff
The European Union relaxed the policy instrument ''Import tariff'' for 6 6-digit HS product categories in October 2017 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

342

416

429

433

462

Affected Products

281122

732599

810196

810890

848210

853710

Implementation date

01 Oct 2017

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 01 Oct 2017
Price stabilisation In force
The European Union tightened the policy instrument ''Price stabilisation'' for 10 6-digit HS product categories in October 2017 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

012

013

214

Affected Products

070200

080550

080610

080810

080830

080940

Announced: 01 Oct 2017
Import tariff quota In force
The European Union tightened the policy instrument ''Import tariff quota'' for 19 6-digit HS product categories in October 2017 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

011

211

222

235

Affected Products

020110

020120

020130

020210

020220

020230

020312

020319

020322

020329

020610

020629

[+ 5 more]

Implementation date

01 Oct 2017

Revocation date:

01 Dec 2017

Announced: 01 Oct 2017
Price stabilisation
The European Union relaxed the policy instrument ''Price stabilisation'' for 4 6-digit HS product categories in October 2017 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

013

214

Affected Products

080550

080610

080810

Implementation date

01 Oct 2017

Revocation date:

01 Apr 2018

Announced: 01 Oct 2017
Import tariff
The European Union tightened the policy instrument ''Import tariff'' for 3 6-digit HS product categories in October 2017 compared to the previous month. This number is based on consolidating the monthly changes in the TARIC database, having converted them into GTA intervention types.

Affected Sectors

011

Affected Products

100590

100710

100790

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