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Egypt: New export duty for waste plastic and paper

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09 Sep 2014

On September 2014, the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry announced an export duty on waste plastic and paper for one year. On August 2015, the imposed levels were extended for one more year. On August 2016, the export duty on waste plastic was extended and the export duty on waste paper was increased for one year. 

 

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

14 Sep 2014

Revocation date:

22 Dec 2016

Updated: 09 Sep 2014
Export tax

On 9 September 2014, the Egyptian official gazette published decree no. 671 establishing an export duty for waste plastic (excepted crushed plastic) with 1600 EGP (228.08 USD) per tonne and waste p...

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