EGA negotiations upgrade LED lighting products or zero tariff

Vice Minister of economic affairs Zhuo Shizhao yesterday (27) said that the environmental goods WTO under the "agreement" (EGA) the second phase of the negotiations will enter the next month, the future is a chance to make LED lighting products listed in the list of tariff free, will help Taiwan LED good commodity marketing around the world.

At present, LED lighting products exported to the mainland China tariff of about 5% to 20%, the Ministry of economy that, if included in the EGA project will be duty-free, a cross-strait cargo trade association is completed, step back to let the LED lighting can be zero or low tariff exports to the mainland.

Zhao zhuos yesterday made the remarks in reply KMT legislator Ding Shouzhong question EGA progress.

He also mentioned that there are many lighting industry intends to invest in Malaysia, hoping to use the mainland, ASEAN has entered into a free trade agreement zero tariff treatment in the mainland and ASEAN market layout.

WTO's EGA currently has 17 member countries, including Mainland China, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Hongkong, Costa Rica, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United States and Turkey; covers environmental goods reached 54. EGA fifth round of talks held in Geneva in mid 3.

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