Egypt-Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) FTA

The Free Trade Agreement between Egypt and MERCOSUR countries entered into force in 2017.  It provides for the reduction of import tariffs, notably for 

• Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
• Alloy Steel
• Cathodes
• Nickel Alloys
• Nickel Waste and scrap
• Aluminium and Alumnium alloys
• Generators
• Motors
• Primary Batteries
• Alkaline cells
• Battery carbons

Rules of origin restrict preferential tariff treatment to goods wholly obtained in one of the signatory countries, or those which underwent sufficient change in tariff classification there; with a total value of non-originating material not exceeding  45% of the total price of the final product.

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