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Panel: Biden needs to consolidate trade ties across North America

President-elect Joe Biden must build a common agenda and set up policies that simplify trade among the United States, Canada and Latin America, according to Shunko Rojas, Argentina’s former undersecretary for international trade.

“Next year we have the Summit of the Americas [hosted by the U.S.]; it will provide a unique opportunity for the Biden-Harris administration to build a constructive and common agenda for the region,” Rojas said. “They can discuss and agree upon key guiding principles,...

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VAT Exemption and Duties Rebate for Essential Goods: Covid-19 National Disaster

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The magnitude and severity of the COVID-19 outbreak led the South African Government to declare a national disaster under the Disaster Management Act 2002 on 15 March 2020. As a result, Item 412.11 of Schedule 1 of the Value Added Tax Act 1991 (VAT Act) came into effect. Item 412.11 provides that goods imported for the relief of distress of persons in cases of famine or a national disaster will be exempt from VAT on importation.  The ultimate question is which goods actually qualify for this...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/04/09/vat-exemption-and-duties-rebate-for-essential-goods-covid-19-national-disaster/