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China: Adjustments to the import tariff rates of several products

Announcement

24 Feb 2014

On 24 February 2014, the Chinese government announced plans to change certain import tariffs on equipment. The measure will come into effect on 1 March 2014 and its aim, according to the state news agency Xinhua, is to improve resource exploration, control air pollution, push the development of new energy sources and increase railway safety.

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Number of interventions

2

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Mar 2014

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Last action: 24 Feb 2014
Import tariff In force
In the same statement, the Central Government announced to increase tariffs on engineering machinery, urban railway transit facilities and nuclear electricity equipment, because Chinese leadership wan...
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Implementation date

01 Mar 2014

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Last action: 24 Feb 2014
Import tariff In force
It abolished import tariffs and import value-added taxes on semi-submersible drilling rigs, liquefied natural gas tankers and other facilities used for the exploration of natural resources and high-en...
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