AreaMexico

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date16/05/2022

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionExempted paddy, along with a host of other products, from import duties. The measure is in line with interventions foreseen under the Programme to Combat Food Price Inflation and Scarcity (Paquete Contra la Inflación y la Carestía – PACIC). The exemption would be effective on 17 May 2022 for one year but could be subject to a one-year renewal.