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Iraqi Govt Reduces Import Duties on Livestock

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministerial Economic Council has reduced customs duties on live animals, including calves, sheep, and cattle, imported for slaughter or breeding purposes. The duties will be reduced to 2 percent for imported calves, sheep, and cattle intended for slaughter, and to 5 percent for those imported for breeding purposes. This decision will […]

Iraq Cuts Customs Duties on Live Animals

By John Lee. The Ministerial Council for the Economy, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fouad Hussein, has approved a request from the Ministry of Agriculture to reduce customs duties on live animals imported for slaughtering and breeding purposes. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the decision was taken due to the high […]