China halves tariffs on imports of wet blue
A series of changes to China’s tariff regime took effect on January 1. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced reduced tariffs on a total of 935 products.
Countries exporting wet blue bovine hides to China will now face tariff levels of 3%, instead of the previous levels of 6%.
Imports of semi-processed sheep and goat skins will also face lower tariffs now, with the levels for this material falling from 14% to 10%.