ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

Brazilian authorities have announced the addition of 327 items to a list of foreign capital goods and IT and telecom goods that benefit from duty-free treatment under the Ex-Tarifario regime, down from 14 or 16 percent. Additionally, the import duties on various other items have either fallen or risen. More

Although China and the US are trying to negotiate a trade agreement, electronics industry players have reported increasing pressure on their export performance during the Autumn Edition of the 2019 Hong Kong Electronics Fair (13-16 October) against a backdrop of lingering China-US trade tensions. Survey respondents told HKTDC Research of heightening concerns about the prospects of most traditional markets over the near term. More

Colombia is providing unlimited duty-free treatment to electric vehicles and certain household appliance inputs as well as a reduced five percent duty to motor vehicles fuelled exclusively by natural gas. More

The DOE is seeking input by 30 December on whether to amend the current energy conservation standards for consumer refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers. Input may also be provided by 13 January on a separate proposal to amend the existing energy test procedure for microwave ovens. More