Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Tariff on Pistachios in India

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How to reduce the tariff on pistachios in India?
High tariffs can stagnate an otherwise ripe market. There is no better example than the tariff on pistachios in India, which, until this year, carried one of the highest pistachio tariffs in the world at just over 30 percent.
What happened?
Ultimately the combination of commercial and governmental advocacy, diplomatic efforts, and an India-focused approach paid off, and nearly two months ago Indian leadership reduced the tariff on pistachios from 30 percent to 10 percent. This news resulted in tremendous excitement ...
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Posted by:  The Global Small Business Blog

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