Despite being a so called a front-line ally, why is Pakistan is facing 13 percent anti-dumping duty?
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Pakistan still facing anti-dumping duty
Saturday April 16, 2005 (2039 PST)
**ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Online): Pakistan is still facing 13 percent anti-dumping duty despite being a major alley of America in anti-terrorism war. **
With the definitive 13.1 per cent anti-dumping duty, Pakistani bedlinen attracted customs duty at the rate of 25 per cent (13.1 per cent anti-dumping duty and 12 per cent normal duty earlier exempted under the GSP scheme) from January 1, 2005 in the EU markets.
This high duty has not only affected the export of bedlinen to the EU, but also increased the prices of Pakistani bed linen in the EU market. The EU had earlier given an assurance to Pakistan that it had the power to suspend the anti-dumping duty on Pakistani bedlinen until the review process was completed by end of 2004. However, later it linked the suspension of anti-dumping duty of 13.1 per cent with the signing of a readmission agreement with Pakistan, added the sources. It May also be recalled that Bangladesh and Srilanka are enjoying the duty free exports of bed linen and Pakistan is still facing 13 percent anti-dumping duty despite being a major alley of America in anti-terrorism war.
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