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Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and China

The Free Trade Agreement between Ecuador and China establishes rules to promote bilateral trade through tariff barrier reduction, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, sanitary a...

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Resolution 96/2024

Argentine government resolution related to agri-food and commercial regulations with implications for competitiveness and supply conditions.

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Removal of Urea Import Tariffs in Argentina

Measure implemented by the Government of Argentina to eliminate import tariffs on urea in order to reduce fertilizer costs, strengthen agricultural competitiveness, and improve access to strategic inp...

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Brazil includes meat in tax-exempt basic food basket

Brazilian government measure including meat products in the tax-exempt basic food basket, with impacts on food security, food access and lower consumer costs.

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Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the Republic of Singapore

The Free Trade Agreement between MERCOSUR and the Republic of Singapore establishes a comprehensive framework to deepen economic and trade relations between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and S...

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Tax Regime for Phosphate Fertilizers in Uruguay

Technical and regulatory document published by the General Tax Directorate of Uruguay regarding the tax treatment applicable to phosphate fertilizers, aimed at facilitating access to strategic agricul...

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Under discussion in the House of Assembly - The Bahamas government intends to eliminate tariffs on some three dozen food...

Most of the food products that are to be exempted from taxes were taxed at a rate of 5%. These items include cheese, lettuce, salad beets, turnips, cucumbers, cucumbers, peas and beans, asparagus, cel...

Argentina: economic measures to counter rising prices

A set of measures ordered by the Ministry of Economy to stabilize exchange rates, favor placements in pesos, accelerate agreements with multilateral organizations and sustain the level of consumption ...

Executive Decree No. 43750-MAG-MEIC- COMEX for the authorization of bean imports due to shortages in the domestic market...

This decree authorizes the importation of 5,231 metric tons of beans, with a zero percent (0%) import tariff rate.

Executive Decree No. 43642-MAG-MEIC-COMEX modifying the tariff duties on imports of rice in grain and milled form

This decree modifies the Import Tariff Duties (DAI) for paddy and milled rice contemplated in the Central American Import Tariff. Therefore, a tariff of 3.5% is applied to tariff code 1006.10.90.00 (p...

Moldovan agricultural products: Council adopts temporary trade liberalisation measures

The Council adopted a regulation temporarily liberalising trade in the seven Moldovan agricultural products that are not already fully liberalised: tomatoes, garlic, table grapes, apples, cherries, pl...

Partial modification to the Customs Tariff on the import of wheat (Decree No. 1774 of 2022)

By which the Customs Tariff for the import of wheat is partially modified and the application of the Andean Price Band System for wheat is suspended