Baghdad and Erbil agree to remove customs points between the region and the center and south of the country

Sunday, November 20, 2016 12:39

BAGHDAD / Baghdadi News / .. the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government agreed, on Sunday, the removal of customs points between the region and the center and south of the country.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce Dohuk Iyad Hussein said in remarks followed up / Baghdadi News /, "The instructions were issued by the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan region has been circulated to all the competent authorities, including chambers of commerce in the region, requires imposing new duties on imports of goods up to 25% of the value of Item, in line with the fees imposed by the Iraqi federal government on imports of goods declined for the region implemented earlier. "

Hussein added, "The new procedures will apply to 222 items in the first phase before you include other goods, in response to the request of the federal government unification of customs duties on imports of goods fees."

He explained that "the application fee increases would lead to the abolition of customs points of the Iraqi government, which will raise prices in the Kurdistan region, and expected increase in the movement of goods from Alaqilm to various parts of Iraq, especially coming from Turkey goods."

The central government has raised duties on imported goods to 25% of the value of the item, but the KRG authorities have refused to impose an increase on fees and kept them at a level of 5%, which prompted the federal government to develop a point to meet the new tariffs in areas that separates the provinces of Region Kurdistan and the central and southern Iraq, which has led to increased prices of goods in the region compared to the rest of Alarac.anthy 21 / t zones

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