China: certain tariff further cut on leather sector in 2011

The improved tariffs of imports and exports announced and take effects from January 1, 2011, and the changes in leather sector are summarized as followings:
China has completed the adjustment of most-favored-nation import tariffs in leather sector as per the rules of WTO, the import tariffs on semi-finished leather for two HS codes dropped slightly compared with that in 2010. The average most-favored-nation import tariffs on leather sector is 12.06%.
China imposes the conventional tariffs on FTA areas, the import tariffs on leather and leather goods continue to be cut for Pakistan, New Zealand and Peru, the tariffs on certain leather goods from Taiwan Island further reduced as the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement singed.
In addition to cutting of import tariffs on eight HS codes of semi-finished leather, the cow semi-finished leather with HS codes of 41041111 and 41041911 also further reduced by 2%.
The Preferential tariffs to 36 least developed countries in Africa will continue to impose on certain leather goods in 2011.
20% tariff will remain to levy on export of goal raw skins in 2011.

For the detail please refer to Table of Leather Products Tariff update 2011