PAKISTAN STEEL SECTOR PUSHES FOR UNIFORM 20% IMPORT DUTY ON ALL STEEL PRODUCTS
June 1st, 2012
BY RAHIMULLAH YUSUFZAI, IN PESHAWAR
The Pakistan Iron and Steel Merchants Association (PISMA) is continuing to press or a 20% uniform customs duty on Pakistani imports of steel products, despite its calls being ignored in the recent Pakistan budget.
The association says the duty is needed to help protect the domestic industry from international price fluctuations. It also wants a single duty level to end false declarations that can undermine Pakistan's current complex range of duties, varying from product to product. The association's president Shamoon Baker Ali ...
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