Vietnam scraps import tax on tanned hides
18/03/2008
Reports from Vietnam suggest the finance ministry there has taken the decision to remove import tax on the tanned hides and skins of goats, pigs and reptiles. The tax-rate previously was 3%.The tariff on raw hides—already at zero—has remained unchanged. Tax on finished leather from the same animal groups stands at between 3% and 5%.Commentators in ...