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Benson Dakay, president of the Philippine Seaweed Industry Association, said the objective is to get China to lower its tariff on carageenan imports which currently stands at 35 percent, as well as its high VAT on such imports.


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PHILIPPINE SEAWEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Benson Dakay, president of the Philippine Seaweed Industry Association, said the objective is to get China to lower its tariff on carageenan imports which currently stands at 35 percent, as well as its high VAT on such imports.


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China urged to cut its tariff on carrageenan

By Marianne V. Go | April 11, 2007 - 12:00am

The Philippine and Indonesian seaweed industries are joining forces to urge their governments to negotiate with China for the lowering of tariffs and value-added tax (VAT) on carageenan imports from the...

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