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Import duties

Import duties are first and foremost taxes imposed by countries to protect their domestic markets against foreign products. They serve as a trade restriction to provide domestic products with a head start. Import duties on goods are levied on the basis of the statistics code, the country of origin and statistical value or, in case of some agricultural products, per unit (of weight). Please contact your Embassy Freight contact person in order to establish the correct import duty factor.

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