AreaEthiopia

Commodity GroupMilk and dairy products

CommodityDairy products

Date06/08/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionRaised import tariff on butter, cheese and yoghurt from 30 percent to 35 percent, while for powder milk, import duty was lowered from 20 percent to 5 percent. The policy aimed to increase domestic producers’ competitiveness by increasing tariffs on products that are produced locally and lowering tariffs on raw materials. The Government introduced the new policy while releasing a revised edition of the customs tariff book, covering more than 8 000 tariff line items.