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20 April 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 268/2015
Argentina : Establishment of Tariff Rate Quota on Certain Chemicals
The Argentine government issued Decrees No. 80/2015 and No. 84/2015 to establish tariff rate quotas on certain chemicals. A summary is set out as follows:
Item |
Mercosur NCM Code |
Product | Quota (tonnes) | Tariff Rate (%) | Out of Quota Tariff Rate (%) | Effective Period |
(i) | 2921.19.23 | monoisopropylamine and its salts | 26,282 | 2 | 4 |
12 months from 3 February 2015 |
(ii) | 2921.11.21 | dimethylamine | 12,226 | 2 | 8 |
12 months from 4 February 2015 |
2.For details of the Argentine measures and the products involved, traders are advised to consult their importers in Argentina and/or the relevant Argentine Decrees (in Spanish) which are available at:
Decree No. 80/2015 (relevant to item (i) above):
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/240000-244999/241556/norma.htm
Decree No. 84/2015 (relevant to item (ii) above):
http://www.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/240000-244999/241582/norma.htm.
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3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.