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EEC Eliminates Duties for Certain 'Critical' Food Imports

The Eurasian Economic Commission recently introduced a temporary exemption from import duties for certain “critical food products,” according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service report issued April 17. The exemption applies to a range of food imports,…

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including potatoes, onions, garlic, cabbage, rice, rye and buckwheat, the report said. The measure took effect April 18 and retroactively applies to products imported as of April 1. The measure is set to expire June 30.