Import protections put on milk and automobiles

March 30, 2011 | 09:13

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The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a list of nearly 100 products that should not be imported, including milk and certain vehicles.

Milk import value surged in the first quarter of this year

The import of fresh and powder milk, butter, automobiles, including golf cars and vehicles that are not within the range of 1,800cc to 2,500cc, have been discouraged.

Other products on the list include poultry, meat, fish, crustaceans, vegetables and many others.

This is a reaction by the local government to protect the national foreign currency reserves which have been at a low level.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in the first two months of this year, the import value of products, which also include tobacco, wine and cosmetics, has reached nearly $1.1 billion. The figure accounted for 7.4 per cent of the country’s total import value during the period. This is a rise of 24.8 per cent year-on-year.

The trade deficit in the first quarter of this year was reduced to $3.028 billion, compared $3.5 billion in the same period last, said the General Statistics Office.

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