Notice 28 on import duty reduction for ethanol

Country	China
Year Implemented	2010
Policy Status	In force
Agency	•State Council
Policy Type	•Financial   •Taxes and Tax Incentives     •Tax Reduction
Policy Target	•Bioenergy   •Biofuels for Transport
Policy Sector	•Transport
Description	The Customs Tariff on Import & Export Commodities of the People Republic of China used to apply a 30% duty on imported ethanol. To further comply with the WTO standards regarding import duties, the Committee on Custom Tariff decided to reduce the import duty on denatured ethanol, for fuel use also, from 30% to 5% starting from January 1st, 2010.
URL	www.gov.cn/english/