ANNOUNCEMENT 01 May 2013

On 1 May 2013, the Finance Ministry adjusted the import duties on textile products. Due to the lack of an official statement, the affected tariff lines have been identified through a comparison of official tariff information submitted to the WTO by Israel for the years 2013 with that of 2012.

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

2

  • 1 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE



http://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/DE/Trade/Recht-Zoll/Zoll/_zoll_aktuell,did=827816.html (German)


Inception date: 01 May 2013 | Removal date: open ended

Import tariff

The import of processed clothing was previously duty free. Domestic producers complained about being discriminated against by this scheme and the finance ministry reacted in May 2013 by introducing an uniform 6 per cent duty on all textiles.

AFFECTED SECTORS

 
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AFFECTED PRODUCTS

 
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Inception date: 01 May 2013 | Removal date: open ended

Import tariff

Previously, import tariffs on raw materials in the textile sector were set at 12 per cent. Domestic producers complained about being discriminated against by this scheme and the finance ministry reacted in May 2013 by introducing an uniform 6 per cent duty on all textiles.
 
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