"Import restrictions" refers to rules and regulations put in place by a country's government to control or limit the amount of goods or products that can be brought into the country from other nations.
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With a federal election looming on July 2, the Australian creative industries, including publishing, are roiled by the Productivity Commission's draft report on intellectual property, with copyright terms, fair use, and
parallel import restrictions in debate.
After all, Canada is oil independent, yet refineries in Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, lacking access to western Canadian oil, import crude from Algeria and the U.K. Subject to no tariffs and few
other import restrictions, raw energy is a freely traded commodity that follows the dictates of the market.
Physical demand in the large consumer gold market of India has been weaker than expected because the newly elected government has not yet reduced
gold import restrictions despite the trade balance having improved.
(If you're traveling from abroad, that's a different story of course —
food import restrictions may apply, especially when entering the U.S.)
However, if country that's being shipped to has
wood import restrictions, you'll need to use either plastic pallets or wood pallets that meet the country's requirements.
You can get the set empty and ready for planting, or to work around
plant import restrictions they are teaming up with U.S. based bonsai growers who will fulfill orders with mature bonsai plantings using native plants.
Unfortunately, company president and CEO Bob Morrison says that
Canadian importing restrictions mean the Taurus guns are only available in the United States.
The possibility of Venezuelan
oil import restrictions has divided White House advisors, and now is pitting Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources and energy advisor during President Trump's campaign, against U.S. refiners that import Venezuelan crude to process at their refineries.
Stock markets have since risen as Chinese President Xi Jinping has eased investor fears of a trade war by promising to
cut import restrictions.
The benefit to US textile and apparel producers of TPL elimination would be marginal at best, but the rationale for the demand lies in the significant impact that the elimination of MFA -
sanctioned import restrictions has had on textile and apparel markets.
When LBJ sought to retaliate against
European import restrictions on U.S. frozen chicken, a United Auto Workers chief caught his ear with complaints about a Volkswagen pickup truck (based on the VW microbus) then arriving on U.S. shores.
Exporters can use such arrangements when dealing with countries
where import restrictions prevent the buyer from purchasing foreign equipment outright.
As China's
import restrictions see levels of waste plastic rise in the UK, Keith Freegard, Director of Axion Polymers, argues that low - grade materials should be landfilled rather than burnt for energy.
Users have identified easy cleaning, insect resistance, lack of splinters and
limited import restrictions as advantages of plastic pallets over wooden models.
The City was also sold in Australia (in two seater «van» form, to circumvent
Australian import restrictions and design regulations on passenger vehicles at the time) and New Zealand (where it was locally assembled).
Be aware of
import restrictions like plants and seeds, cigars and cigarettes (up to 20 packs per person), liquor and wine (up to 3L), film and videocassettes (up to 12 per person), medication (must have prescription), and firearms (hunting allowed with valid permit from Mexican consulate).
But there is one thing that both supporters and opponents of punitive tariffs and
import restrictions agree on: policymakers have failed and urgently need to create reasonable conditions for a more positive development of the European solar market.
The US argued unsuccessfully that their prohibition on Mexican tuna was consistent with GATT exceptions for environmental purposes, but the GATT ruled that Mexican and US tuna are «like products», regardless of the level of harm caused to dolphins, and that
US import restrictions were illegal.
The terms of reference for the inquiry provide that the Productivity Commission is to have regard to the findings and recommendations of the Harper Review in the context of the Government's response, including recommendations related to
parallel import restrictions in the Copyright Act 1968 and the parallel importation defence under the Trade Marks Act 1995.
Terms of reference included consideration of «the findings and recommendations of the Harper Competition Policy Review in the context of the Australian Government's response, including recommendations related to parallel
import restrictions in the Copyright Act 1968 and the parallel importation defence under the Trade Marks Act s1995».
According to Robert Budway, president of the Can Manufacturers Institute, CMI is disappointed that the US Commerce Department did not recommend to president Trump the exclusion of aluminium can sheets, aluminium ingot and tinplate steel from tariffs and
other import restrictions.
However, he notes that the weak rupee — which has declined over 4 percent against the dollar in the past four months — and
gold import restrictions will limit buying in India — the world's second largest gold consumer after China.
Among the hot spots: political turmoil in South Africa and Turkey; corruption investigations in South Korea and Brazil; rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia; and the potential for Donald Trump to impose
import restrictions on places like China and Mexico.
All
the import restrictions imposed by the MFA bilateral agreements are now gone.
The effect of the elimination of
the import restrictions has been dramatic, as the above figures indicate.
Carrier is affected by
import restrictions on steel, copper tubing and aluminum extrusions and can escape those U.S. government - imposed costs simply by moving production across the border.
In the May 23 piece, Pearson argues, «The real cost of
import restrictions is the harm they do to manufacturers of value - added products that use steel as an input.»
More specifically, the law is designed to deal with bilateral trade —
import restrictions and export subsidies that make it hard for US companies to sell their goods in that country.
The Slovakian prime minister has warned of
import restrictions its country would take in response to the quality of products sold in the region.
Changes to
import restrictions are listed as a risk in the pathfinder document as is a food safety event.
Since the Iranian government has lifted
the import restrictions on food products in 2003, imports of food products have become a major business.
Consistent with the recommendations of recent Productivity Commission reviews, parallel
import restrictions on books and second hand cars should be removed, subject to transitional arrangements as recommended by the Productivity Commission.
China is among nine countries and regions that still have
import restrictions in place.
CEOs from some of America's leading food and beverage companies and trade associations have joined the American Beverage Association, Beer Institute, and Can Manufacturers Institute in sending a letter to president Donald Trump requesting that he refrain from imposing tariffs or
import restrictions on cansheet, primary aluminium, and scrap.
(rare earth export restrictions, a broad range of
import restrictions and other controversial protectionist policies)
«If the United States lifts
its import restrictions on Brazilian beef, the United States and Brazil should agree publicly that all beef exported by Brazil to the United States must be sustainable and legal,» he said.
Here the problems have been exacerbated by «parallel
import restrictions» and a tax on books.
The demise has been variously blamed on the online book market, a strong Australian dollar,
import restrictions, high rentals, bad management and overpriced books.
From understanding customs and
import restrictions to taking a pet abroad, this guide will provide you with all the important information you need to know.