Temporary elimination of import tariffs on precious metal ores and concentrates; on silver, on gold; on platinum; on fish and crustaceans; on cocoa paste; on cocoa butter, etc

Temporary elimination of import tariffs (from 3%) on precious metal ores and concentrates (effective 24 June 2018 to 30 June 2020); (from 12.5%) on silver (effective 24 June 2018 to 30 June 2020), (from 12%-12.5%) on gold (effective 24 June 2018 to 30 June 2020); (from 12%-15%) on platinum (effective 24 June 2018 to 30 June 2020); (from 3%-8%) on fish and crustaceans (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 3%) on cocoa paste (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 5%) on cocoa butter (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 15%) on waste and scrap of precious metals (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 5%) on compressors used in refrigerating equipment (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 5%) on sultanas, veneer sheets, magnetrons (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 May 2019); (from 7.5%) chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 May 2019); (from 85%) cases of base metal (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 May 2019); (from 10%) on dials (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 May 2019); (from 5%) on photographic plates and film, cruise ships (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2018); (from 5%) on natural calcium phosphates, natural aluminium calcium phosphates and phosphatic chalk (effective 1 September 2018 to 4 January 2019); (from 3%) on lead ores and concentrates (effective 1 September 2018 to 24 May 2019); (from 5%) on parts of railways or tramways locomotive or rolling-stock (effective 1 September 2018 to 30 June 2020); (from 3%) on parts suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 5%) turbo-propellers jets (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 5%) on paints and varnishes, stamping foils, turbines for aircraft (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019); (from 14%) on rods of optical glass (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019); (from 6.5%) on organic surface-active agents (other than soap); surface- active preparations, washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, whether or not containing soap (effective 1 September 2018 to 28 February 2019); (from 5%) on frames (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020); (from 8%) on cases, clock or watch parts (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 May 2019); (from 5%) on nuts (effective 2 September 2018 to 31 August 2021); (from 5%) on industrial fatty alcohols (effective 2 September 2018 to 31 August 2021); (from 6.5%) on acrylic polymers in primary forms (effective 28 July 2018 to 31 August 2021); (from 6.5%) on certain articles of plastic (effective 17 August 2018 to 31 August 2019); (from 8%) on transformers (effective 31 August 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 6%) on fish and crustaceans (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 5%) on hydrides and nitrides, terephthalic acid and its salts, halides and halide oxides of non-metals, artificial staple fibres (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 3%) on organo-inorganic compounds (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 8%) on military transport aircraft (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); (from 10%) on fruit or nut purée (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2018); (from 5%) on fluoride of aluminium (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 6.5%) on super-absorbents (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 7%) on pressure-reducing valves (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 8%) on transformers (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 December 2020); (from 5%) on ether-alcohols (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 March 2019); (from 5%) on inorganic tanning substances and tanning preparations (effective 1 September 2018 to 30 June 2019); (from 6.2%) on polyethylene (effective 1 September 2018 to 30 September 2018); (from 6.5%) on cylinders (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2019); (from 5%) on high-tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides (effective 1 September 2018 to 31 July 2019); (from 10%) on vessels (effective 23 September 2018 to 31 December 2019); and on certain furskins and artificial fur; manufactured thereof (HS 4301; 4302) (effective 12 October 2018 to 30 September 2020); 01/06/2018:

Source

Trade Monitoring Database
TMDB/5684

Products

Precious metal ores and concentrates; (excluding silver) (261690), Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form (711041), Waste and scrap of precious metals; of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals (711292), Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder (710811), Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) (710812), Silver ores and concentrates (261610), Metals; silver powder (710610), Waste and scrap of precious metals; waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds (711299), Fluorides; of aluminium (282612), Metals; rhodium, unwrought or in powder form (711031), Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) (710691), Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form (711011), Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form (711021), Lead ores and concentrates (260700), Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds (711230),