Sentence examples for lowered duties from inspiring English sources
The change also lowered duties for companies in Ecuador to 3.3percentt, from 7.3percentt in July; India 9.5percentt, from 14.2percentt; and Brazil 10.4percentt, from 36.9percentt, according to a Commerce Department statement.
The coalition claimed that a lowered duty on wine would boost tourism and further strengthen Hong Kong's image as a wine distribution centre [ 35].
A good agreement would lower duties and trade barriers on most products and services, strengthen labor and environmental protections, limit the ability of governments to tilt the playing field in favor of state-owned firms and balance the interests of consumers and creators of intellectual property.
Japan has agreed to lower duties on Australian beef and raise the duty-free quota on cheese - Australia's biggest dairy export to Japan.
Whereas alcohol taxes have become common practice in many countries as part of public health measures, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government lowered its duties on wine and beer by 50percentt in 2007, and in 2008 removed all duties on alcohol except for spirits.
Whereas taxation on alcohol is becoming an increasingly common practice in many countries as part of overall public health measures, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is bucking the trend and lowered its duties on wine and beer by 50percentt in 2007.
He notes that he, too, will benefit from lower duties on imported raw materials.
Lower duties on machinery will allow him to install another assembly line in his factory.
But firms with local output are allowed lower duties of 35% on imported models.
Since 1992, American presidents have taken advantage of a waiver in the law and granted Russia temporary, normal trade status, which sets lower duties on imports.
In July, the EU readmitted Burma to a scheme allowing it to benefit from lower duties on exports, having been satisfied by the International Labour Organisation of improvement in forced labour conditions.
