Announcement
24 Dec 2014
In December 2014, the government of Pakistan announced an altered export quota, a change in import duties on sugar and potato and extended a subsidy on sugar exports.
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Number of interventions
5
3 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
2 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
25 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 24 Dec 2014
Other import charges
In force
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of Pakistan lifted a regulatory duty of 25% valid on potato imports.
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Implementation date
24 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 24 Dec 2014
Export price benchmark
In force
The ECC approved a minimum export price of USD 450 per metric tonne on exports of sugar to Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics.
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Implementation date
24 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
16 Jun 2015
Announced: 24 Dec 2014
Other import charges
The Economic Coordination Committee extended a 20% regulatory duty imposed on the imports of jaggery and white crystalline sugar to the imports of raw and beet sugar as well. The duty was imposed on 1...
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Implementation date
24 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
15 Jul 2015
Announced: 24 Dec 2014
Export subsidy
The Economic Coordination Committee also approved an inland freight subsidy of Rs. 2 per kg. (~USD 0.02) and a cash subsidy of Rs. 8 per kg. (~USD 0.08) for the sugar exports.
The total subsidy is e...
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Implementation date
24 Dec 2014
Revocation date:
15 Jul 2015
Announced: 24 Dec 2014
Export quota
On 24 December 2014, Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee increased the sugar export quota from 500,000 tonnes, announced in November 2014, to 650,000 metric tonnes. Also, the validity of the qu...
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