GARDEN TRADE SECTOR BENEFITS FROM EU-SOUTH KOREA DEAL
October 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has unveiled details of how the new South Korean-European Union (EU) trade agreement will benefit the garden trade sector in Europe. Notably, upon ratification of the agreement, duties on EU imports of South Korean orchids will disappear: they are currently 9.6%, as are duties for hyacinths, narcissi and tulips imported from that country. Other EU import duties on South Korean imports being scrapped include those imposed on:
*Bulbs and tubers of gladioli, hyacinths, narcissi and tulips - which currently attract tariffs ...
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