AreaVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date01/07/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionDecided to exempt 46 goods designated as basic necessities, including non-parboiled paddy and parboiled rice, from customs duties, valid for a year starting from 1 July 2015. Entities seeking to import these products will need to secure a certificate of non-production or insufficient production and provide information concerning the origin and purpose of the intended purchases, among others, to benefit from the suspension.