Department of Agriculture: Mainland stopped multiple agricultural products zero -tarif

The Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan emphasized that mainland China will stop the exemption of import tariffs on 34 Taiwan agricultural products, which will have limited impact, and said that Taiwan has actively opened up the high consumer market outside China in recent years.

According to the Taiwan United Daily report, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday (September 18) that the mainland China has implemented imported zero tariff measures on many types of Taiwan fruits, vegetables, and aquatic products since 2005.According to the outside world, mainland China has not confirmed the announcement of the period and details of the implementation of zero tariffs in Taiwan. Mainland China may be unilaterally and cancel preferential measures without negotiation.

The Ministry of Agriculture said that Taiwan continued to call on mainland China to conduct consultation with Taiwan, negotiating the implementation period of zero tariffs, the method of rapid customs clearance, etc., and establishing Taiwan's transparency of Taiwan's vegetables and water products exported to mainland China.The trade environment to protect the long -term interests of Taiwan farmers, but it has not been responded to mainland China so far.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan also said that mainland China has already suspended Taiwan's pineapple (yellow pear), mango and lotus fog exports one by one, and has a few discount projects in mainland China.The system affects the registration of Taiwanese operators in mainland China. In fact, mainland China has already taken non -tariff trade obstacles to affect Taiwan ’s agricultural exports.

In addition to the tariffs, the Ministry of Agriculture said that Taiwan's vegetable and fruits have faced high transportation costs, long customs clearance time, high value tax on the mainland, and the prevalence of Taiwan fruits and low -cost fruits.Competition, and from time to time, disputes such as trade payment and quality cannot be resolved immediately.

Mainland China officially announced earlier that since Wednesday (September 25), it has stopped implementing 34 agricultural products such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and aquatic products that are native to Taiwan.Relevant agricultural products import tariffs are implemented in accordance with the current relevant regulations.