Pakistan Raises Tariffs To Import Leather Goods And Shoes And Clothing Prices Up

To encourage local industries, the Pakistan government decided this year to apply 5% sales tax to local products and raise the tax rate to 17%. Leather goods , footwear The prices of many imported products, including garments, have gone up.

The industry believes that Pakistan It is the only country in the world that applies different sales tax rates depending on the origin. This will hinder the introduction of international brands and even increase the illegal activities such as smuggling, low invoicing and false declaration.

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Citing the relevant provisions of the Russian federal government, from September 1st, the Russian government departments and other public procurement departments shall not purchase light industrial products, raw materials or semi-finished products produced by countries other than customs allies. (PS:2010) since January 1st, the customs union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Kazakhstan launched the unified import tariff.

Since July 6th, customs union Customs Law has entered into force. Since July 1, 2011, the three countries have established a unified customs space, unified certification, abolished customs clearance, and formed a customs union. )

The ban covers all textiles and some non-woven goods, including 18 commodities, including clothing, shoes, ropes, harnesses, rubber soles and so on.

If the federal government procurement department wants to purchase foreign products, it must first submit a statement to the Ministry of industry, which must specify the name, code, quality requirements, and suppliers of products abroad and suppliers in Russia. The Ministry of industry and Commerce will review the documents submitted by purchasers within one month under the supervision of trade unions. There is no doubt that these regulations increase the difficulty of avoiding the ban.

The document also pointed out that the ban was not related to the recent "war sanction", but recent developments may accelerate the implementation of the injunction law. It is reported that the draft ban was raised in the spring, and there were other incentives in May, that is, President Putin asked the government to make an industrial and agricultural import substitution plan.

In July this year, the government had banned relevant departments from purchasing foreign made cars and public transport facilities, and restricted the import of large medical equipment. Last week, the Ministry of Finance announced the latest requirement of the bill, that is, foreign companies can not participate in government tenders which have been invited by two Russia Company.

This measure does not violate the rules of WTO that allow preferential conditions for domestic producers to be allowed in government procurement. Russia has not yet signed a supplementary document on "equal competition in government tenders" in the government procurement agreement, so under such circumstances, the restricted countries can not sue Russia in WTO.