The importer thus pays only a fraction of the import taxes he owes the state.
First it slapped import taxes on Serbian goods.
On the Cayman Islands, import taxes push the price up to $200.
Many nations, including Ethiopia, Jamaica and Morocco, waive sizable import taxes on goods brought back.
In Britain, import taxes are based on alcohol content, absinthe's primary component.
It would cost $150,000, including transport and installation but not import taxes.
Assembling vehicles inside the European Union will allow the company to avoid steep import taxes.
The Nissan Infiniti, for example, faces import taxes, as well as unfavorable currency rates because of the strong yen.
Even President Lula now denounces protectionism, though many foreign governments, noting Brazil's still fairly high import taxes, are unconvinced.
The import taxes were announced two months ago, but many passengers at Havana's international airport on Monday said they were taken by surprise.
In September, an appeals panel of the World Trade Organization upheld a 35 percent increase in import taxes on Chinese-made tires.
