According to the office of Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, China had decided to remove tariffs on 4,762 commodities imported from 33 of the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Commodities with zero tariffs include wood products. The zero tariff treatment came into effect on 1 July 2010.
The countries involved are 26 African countries and 7 other countries, including Ethiopia, Benin, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Maldives, Nepal and Bangladesh.
For some time, China has not been imposing tariffs on imports of logs, sawnwood, fuelwood, wood chips, paper pulp and waste paper from all countries. However, tariffs are levied on plywood (15%), paper products (20%) and furniture (22%). These tariff regulations were applied to all countries, before the zero treatment came into effect.
Since 2001, China has imposed zero tariff for 41 of the world's LDCs...... [más...]