G/MA/W/167  
 
25 February  2021 
(21-1645) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Market Access  Original: English  
 
 
INCREASE IN APPLIED DUTIES AND EXCISE TAX  
COMMUNICATION FROM TAJIKISTAN  
The following communication, dated 23 February 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Tajikistan . 
 
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The Republic of Tajikistan would like to inform Members of three draft Resolutions that seek to 
amend Resolution  No. 302 , of 9 June 2018; and Resolution No. 399 of 8 August  2018, in order to 
increase the applied import customs duties on poultry (HS heading  02.07) and tobacco products 
(HS Chapter 24), as well as the excise tax on tobacco products. The details of the se draft Resolution s 
are contained in the three annexes attached to this communication.  
 
 
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  ANNEX 1 –  
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON POULTRY  
Draft  
 
RESOLUTION  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 
On amending the resolution  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated August 8, 2018, №399  
  
In accordance with Article 56 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Normative Legal A cts", the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan decides:  
 
1. In the third column of group 02 of commodity item 0207 of Annex 1 of the Decree of the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated August 8, 2018, №399 "On the rates of import 
customs dutie s of the Republic of Tajikistan", replace the number "10" with the number "15".  
 
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, in the prescribed manner, inform the 
Secretariat of the World Trade Organization and the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of 
Independent States about the adoption of this resolution.  
 
3. This Resolution shall enter into force one month after its official publication.  
 
 
 
The Chairman of the Government  
of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 
 
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  ANNEX 2 -  
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS  
 
Draft  
 
RESOLUTION  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 
On amending the resolution  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated August 8, 2018, №399  
 
In accordance with article 56 of the Law of the R epublic of Tajikistan “On normative -legal acts”, the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan resolves:  
 
1. In the third column of group 24 of Annex 1 of the Decree of the Government of the Republic of 
Tajikistan dated August 8, 2018, # 399 "On the rates of import customs duties of the Republic of 
Tajikistan", replace the numbers "5", "23", "2.5" and "18", respectively, with the numbers 
"10","30","3.5" and "30".  
 
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan shall inform the Secretariat  of the 
World Trade Organization and Execution Committee of Commonwealth of Independent States under 
the established procedure on adoption of this Resolution.  
 
3. This Resolution should enter into force one month after its official publication.  
 
 
 
Chairman of the Government  
of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 
 
 
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  ANNEX 3 -  
EXCISE TAX ON TOB ACCO PRODUCTS  
Draft 
 
 
RESOLUTION  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan  
 
On amendments the resolution  
of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan dated J une 9, 2018, No. 302  
 
In accordance with Article 56 of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On Normative Legal Acts", the 
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan decides:  
 
1. In the third column of group 24 of Appendix 1 of the Decree of the Government of the Republic 
of Tajikistan dated June 9, 2018, No. 302 "Rates of excise tax on certain goods produced in the 
Republic of Tajikistan and imported into the Republic of Tajikistan", replace the numbers "8.5", "9, 
8 "and" 35 "respectively with the numbers" 17 "," 19 "and" 40 ".  
 
2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, in the prescribed manner, inform the 
Secretariat of the World Trade Organization and the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of 
Independent States about the adopti on of this resolution.  
 
3. The present decree shall enter into force one month after its official publication.  
 
 
 
Chairman of the Government  
Republic of Tajikistan  
 
 
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