AreaPeru

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date05/07/2018

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionIssued new customs tables adjusting the additional duties levied on rice imports under the price band mechanism, and raised the ceiling of these additional tariffs to 20 percent of the imports' Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value. The measure is effective until 31 December 2018. Thereafter, the cap on additional surcharges will revert to a previously applicable level of 15 percent of CIF value.