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Ref : EIC 401/1/3
13 November 2015
Dear Sirs,
Further to Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 172/2015 of 9 March 2015 regarding the
extension of tariff rate on toys, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) issued Decision No. 28/2015 on 1 July 2015
to extend until 31 December 2021 the application of tariff rate up to the WTO bound rates of 35% on toys classified
under Mercosur Common Classification (NCM) codes 9503.00.10, 9503.00.21, 9503.00.22, 9503.00.31, 9503.00.39,
9503.00.40, 9503.00.50, 9503.00.60, 9503.00.70, 9503.00.80, 9503.00.91, 9503.00.97, 9503.00.98 and
9503.00.99.
2. For details, traders are advised to consult their
importers in Mercosur member countries and/or the relevant Mercosur Decision (in Spanish) available at:
http://gd.mercosur.int/SAM/GestDoc/PubWeb.nsf/OpenFile?OpenAgent&base=SAMGestDocDocOfic0Arch.nsf&id=C1219C70B711772483257E890053DE9F&archivo=DEC_028-2015_ES_AEC%20Juguetes.pdf.
3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
1. The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
Uruguay and Venezuela.