China, Pakistan FTA Tariff Reductions to Take Effect Jan. 1
New tariff rates between China and Pakistan will take effect Jan. 1, 2020, as part of the two countries’ recently signed free trade agreement, China’s Commerce Ministry said in a Dec. 24 press release, according to an unofficial translation. As…
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part of the agreement, China and Pakistan will “gradually increase” the elimination of tariffs, going from waivers on 35 percent of tariff lines to 75 percent, China said. The countries will also implement a 20 percent tariff reduction “on other products that account for 5% of their respective tax items,” China said.