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Tanzania Waives Import Duties for Leather Processing Equipment

Tanzania recently issued a waiver for import duties on “machines and materials used for leather processing,” the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported June 7. The country hopes the waiver encourages local leather processing and wants to boost its domestic…

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textile and apparel industries. The government, which has also recently eliminated more than 200 taxes and fees to help domestic producers, also plans to soon introduce trade legislation to “regulate the mass importation of goods” and minimize “market distortions” caused by imports of cheaper, subsidized products from abroad, HKTDC said.