ANNOUNCEMENT 25 Mar 2013

In March 2013, the government of Egypt announced a change in import duties.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 0 liberalising

SOURCE



Press Release:
http://www.sis.gov.eg/en/Story.aspx?sid=67314

List of HS codes extracted from:
http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/Recht-Zoll/Zoll/_zoll_aktuell,did=806386.html

Secondary sources:
http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2013/03/26/morsi-raises-customs-tariffs-on-luxury-goods/


Inception date: 26 Mar 2013 | Removal date: open ended
Still in force

Import tariff

On 25 March 2013, Egypt announced a heavy increase in theimport duties on a variety of 'unnecessary consumer goods'. Around 150products are affected, including food products like bananas or sea foodbut also luxury products like watches and boats
 
 
On average import tariffs increased by 210 percent.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
013 032 212 214 236 385 389 483 484 494

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
030616 030617 030749 080111 080132 080211 080212 080221 080222 080231 080232 080251 080252 080390 080410 080420 080610 080620 080810 080910 080921 080929 080930 080940 081050 081190 081210 081310 081320 081340 140120 160413 160414 160415 160416 160529 170410 170490 360500 890392 900410 910211 910219 910521 910529 950450 950510
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