Decree 456 of 2014, which partially amends the customs tariff and replaces Decree 074 of 2013, will become effective from March 30, the Government of Colombia has announced. As per the new decree, apparel with FOB price of less than or ...
Tags: Apparel Import, Apparel, Import Tariffs
China has made some changes to its leather products’ import tariff, with effect from January 1, 2014. According to the information released by China Leather Network, there is no change in average MFN tariff of 12.6 percent for ...
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Turkish steelmakers saw export volumes fall 7.3% in 2013 to 18.4 million metric tonnes, while revenues dropped 10.6% to $13.9 billion, the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) said Monday. Inroads made into exporting to countries ...
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A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
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More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of ...
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Labelling them a "luxury in coffee," a China Central Television report yesterday said Starbucks coffee and mugs were more expensive in China than in London, Chicago and Mumbai. A cup of 354 milliliters of Latte coffee costs 27 yuan ...
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INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry applauded the July 17 introduction of H.R. 2708, the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB), by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), ...
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China on July 19 announced introduction of preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 57% on polysilicon produced in the US and South Korea from July 24, 2013. REC Silicon was assigned an preliminary anti-dumping duty of 57%. China has ...
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Commenting on the debate which is currently raging1 concerning the European Commission's placing of import tariffs on solar panels Richard Molloy, Renewable Energy spokesperson for Eaton UK said, "Opinion is divided with vehement views on ...
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Indian steel industry think to melt scrap steel and stainless steel scrap a 2.5% import tariff will further lower scrap steel demand, and the revenues of the import duties will be imposed to the final consumers, so they asked for cancel ...
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Japan's solar installations surged by 270% (in GW) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest solar market in terms of revenues in 2013, according to market research institute IHS. ...
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This ground-breaking deal sets a global first for a vertically integrated solar manufacturer to move directly into the residential solar market – a sector currently worth €12bn per year globally and expected to represent 50% of ...
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The denim manufacturers of the US are planning to relocate production base to Mexico since the European Union has tripled the import tariffs on ‘Made in US’ women’s denim trousers. Last Month, European Commission ...
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According to the marketing survey of outlook and situation of wooden furniture, nearly five years of wooden furniture import, the trend of the growth and decline appear alternately. 44.5% growth in 2010 imports of these products, fell ...
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Great Wall could become the first large-scale Chinese automotive brand to go on sale in the US after the company announced its intentions to launch in the market by 2015. Great Wall president Wang Fengying told industry journal Automotive ...
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