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Korea - Canada Free Trade Agreement
The Korea - Canada Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of certain import tariffs, notably for the following goods: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers,…
Jordan - Canada FTA
The Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) entered into force in 2012. It provides for import tariff elimination for a number of products, including: Nickel oxides and hydroxides Aluminum ores and concentrates Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel Heat Pumps Lithium…
Sanctions against Russia
Japan has implemented various sanctions on Russia since 2014. These were upgraded in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Since 2022, Japan has notably implemented a price cap on Russian oil purchases and an export ban for industrial inputs (including steel products and parts thereof, nickel…
Russia Sanctions Act 2022
In 2022, New Zealand announced a range of sanctions and trade measures against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions include export and import prohibitions as well as a 35% tariff on all Russian imports into New Zealand. Export prohibitions are also…
Free Trade Agreement between Turkiye and the States of the European Free Trade Association
The first free trade agreement between Turkiye and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland came into force in 1 Apr 1992 and modernised on 1 Oct 2021. It covers most industrial products across HS sectors 25…
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
The United States - Oman Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of import tariffs for the following goods: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers, and capacitors Motor…
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement provides for the elimination of import tariffs for the following goods: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers, and capacitors Motor…
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into force in 2020 in replacement to the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is meant to boost North America’s trade and economic growth. The USMCA eliminates import tariffs for producers who use…
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States contains tariff rates for all goods imported into the US. First published in 1989, the Schedule is updated monthly, with additional revisions made more frequently if needed. Each update contains a Change Record that tracks…
Bahrain - United States Free Trade Agreement
The Bahrain - United States Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers,…
United States - Jordan Free Trade Agreement
The United States-Jordan Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers, batteries,…
United States - Korea Free Trade Agreement
The United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others: Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery Electric motors, transformers, batteries, and…
Build America Buy America Act
The Build America Buy America Act is a domestic content procurement preference provision enacted as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). It requires all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials (non-ferrous metals, plastic, glass,…
Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)
On July, 2000, the Governments of Vietnam and the United States signed a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), which covers trade in goods, protection of intellectual property rights, trade in services, investment protection, business facilitation, and transparency. The agreement…
Subsidy scheme encouraging the purchase of electric buses and electric heavy weight trucks by transport companies
France introduced a subsidy scheme meant to support the purchase of electric heavy weight trucks, busses and corresponding charging infrastructures by transport companies. Two calls for projects were launched in
Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
The EU and Japan's Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019. When it comes to energy technology trade, the treaty has customs duties elimination for the following prioritized products: iron, metals, steel, aluminum, battery packs and cells, heat…
Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (JICEPA)
The Japan-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (JICEPA) is a bilateral trade agreement which was signed 16 February 2011 and came into force on 1 August 2011. The agreement ratifies base tariffs in a broad number of sectors, including the energy products and…
China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
The China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was signed on April 7, 2008 and came into effect on October 1 of the same year. On April 7, 2022, the Protocol on Upgrading the Free Trade Agreement officially came into effect, to further open the market for both sides. Goods such as…
Electric Vehicle Subsidy Regulatory Guidance
Beginning in 2015, the Korean government has announced annual guidance on electric vehicle purchase subsidies that are aimed at supporting EV adoption. Overall annual budgets and specific guidance on calculating the exact amount subsidies provide per vehicle are announced at the…
Free Trade Agreement between Mexico and the States of the European Free Trade Association
The free trade agreement between Mexico and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, entered into force on 1 July 2001. It covers most industrial products across HS sectors 25 through 97 including most…
Free Trade Agreement between Jordan and the States of the European Free Trade Association
The free trade agreement between Jordan and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland was entered into force in 2002. It covers most industrial products across HS sectors 25 through 97 including most energy…
Korea - Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
The Korea - Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement builds on the Korea - ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (Indonesia is an ASEAN member state) to foster economic cooperation between the two countries by further lowering customs duties, encouraging investment, and…
Korea - India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
The Korea - India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is an agreement between Korea and India that aims to foster economic cooperation between the two signatory states through fostering trade of both good and services through lowering of tariffs and other regulatory…
Korea - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
The Korea - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement aims at creating a free trade agreement between the two signatory nations by eliminating various barriers, including tariffs and regulatory hurdles. The Agreement covers, among others, the elimination of tariffs for the following…
Korea - Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The Korea - Colombia Free Trade Agreement aims to foster stronger economic ties between the two nations by eliminating tariffs and customs duties per the terms of the Agreement. The Agreement covers, among others, the elimination of tariffs for the following goods: Electric…
Free Trade Agreement between Japan and Switzerland
The free trade agreement between Japan and Switzerland was signed on 19 February 2009. The agreement was entered into force on 1 September 2009. It covers most industrial products across HS sectors 25 through 97 including most energy products and its constituents including but…
Free Trade Agreement between Tunisia and the States of the European Free Trade Association
The free trade agreement between Tunisia and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, was signed on 17 Dec 2004. The Agreement entered into force on 1 June 2005 for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 1 August…
Free Trade Agreement between Lebanon and the States of the European Free Trade Association
The free trade agreement between Israel and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland was entered into force on 1 Jul 2007. It covers most industrial products across HS sectors 25 through 97 including most…
Establishment of a hydrogen-based economy through the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley
The Government of Croatia's is allocation new funds to projects contributing to decarbonise the transport sector of the North Adriatic region : converting five diesel locomotives to hydrogen and setting up charging stations for buses, trains and/or maritime
Promoting the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in transport
The Government of Slovenia is earmarking additional funding to decarbonise the transport sector. It is financing the testing of electric or hydrogen-fuelled bus lines, implementing a zero-emission vehicle purchase subsidy scheme and funding the deployment of recharging and…
Railway electrification
The Government of Hungary was investing in the electrification of railway sections to contribute to the development of electrified cargo and passenger transport network in the
VAT exemption for electric cars
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has approved in December 2020 an extension of the VAT exemption for electric cars until
GX: Green Transformation Policy: Carbon Levy
Through its GX (Green Transformation) Basic Policy, Japan aims to introduce a carbon levy on fossil fuel imports on power, gas and oil companies. The introduction of this levy will start in 2028, along with a mandatory national
Energy Fund - Charging Infrastructure
The Icelandic Energy Fund funded projects related to transportation charging infrastructure in
National recovery and sustainability plan / Green transition / Recharge and Refuel
The recharge and refuel axis of the Green transition sector of the Recovery and Resilience plan is designed to provide investments towards green, smarter, safer and fairer urban mobility. The relevant investments aim at improving transportation through electrification, and are…
Fuel Economy Standards on Light-Duty Vehicles
The efficiency requirements are based on the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the market. Manufacturers and importers of these vehicles are required to meet these vehicle efficiency standards on a corporate average basis. The latest set of fuel economy standards on light duty…
(California) Air Resources Board Cap and Trade Regulation
California's Cap-and-Trade Regulation was issued in 2012 to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in different sectors and enforce the Greenhouse Gas Cap-and Trade Program. Its main objective is to continually incentivise investment in efficient technologies and processes that…
Law 1819/2016 on Structural Tax Reform
The Colombia carbon tax (Impuesto Nacional al Carbono) was adopted as part of a structural tax reform and launched in 2017. It is a tax on the carbon content of liquid and gaseous fossil fuels, including all petroleum derivatives, used as propellant, in stationary combustion, or…
(British Columbia) Carbon Tax Act
B.C.’s broad-based carbon tax puts a price on greenhouse gas emissions. This provides an incentive for sustainable choices that produce fewer emissions. The escalating tax was phased in on July 1, 2008. Beginning April 1, 2018, B.C.'s carbon tax rate is $35 per tonne of carbon…
Quebec Cap & Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances
In 2009 Quebec established Cap and Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances system in order to limit the emissions and encourage energy saving and growing shares of renewables in the consumption in the highest emitting sectors (i.e. transportation, industry and…
New FDI Screening Regime
Lxembourg established its foreign direct investment (FDI) on 1 Sep 2023 to restrict critical activities that could impact security or public order. This law aligns with EU Regulation 2019/452. It excludes portfolio investments but include the production, exploitation, and sale…
Free Trade Agreement between China and Iceland
The free trade agreement between China and Iceland entered into force in 2014. It provides for the reduction or elimination of import tariffs on most industrial and energy sector products, including : Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including…
Investment Screening Act
The Danish Business Authority administered the Danish Investment Screening Act which was entered into force on July 2021, to be applicable for foreign direct investments entering after 1 Sep 2021. The act applies to foreign enterprise possessing or controlling over at least 10…
Decree 441/021 - Uruguay CO2 tax
In June 2021, a draft bill presented to parliament included a proposal for a carbon tax on gasoline, indicating an initial carbon rate of UYU 5,286 per tonne CO2. The draft bill intended to replace part of the existing fuel excise charges applied to gasoline through the Specific…
2011 Tax Code - Ukraine carbon tax
The Ukraine carbon tax was introduced in the Ukrainian Tax Code as a part of environmental tax on air pollution from stationary sources. Source: World Bank Carbon Pricing
Regulation on environmental levy for air pollution with carbon dioxide emissions
Slovenia introduced in 1997 an environment tax to tacke air pollution resulting from CO2 emissions. The government initially set the price per unit of load at one tolar per unit of
Law No. 82-D/2014 - Green Tax Reform
The Portugal carbon tax is an excise tax under the special taxes on consumption (Codigo dos Impostos Especiais de Consumo). The tax rate is determined annually based on the average EU ETS allowance in the preceding year. For EU ETS-covered coal generators their carbon tax rate…
Mexico carbon tax
The Mexican carbon tax is an excise tax under the special tax on production and services (Ley del Impuesto Especial sobre Producción y Servicios). The tax applies to the sale throughout the national territory or the import of fossil fuels, with the exemption of natural gas. It…
Tax for climate change mitigation
The Japan carbon tax (official name: Tax for Climate Change Mitigation) aims to put an economy-wide and fair burden for the use of all fossil fuels based on their CO2 content to realize a decarbonized society and strengthen climate change mitigation. Source: World Bank Carbon…
Law on environmental and natural resources taxes
The Iceland carbon tax (official name: Kolefnisgjald á kolefni af jarðefnauppruna) is part of the Environmental and Resource tax. The tax was introduced as part of the government's tax reform on vehicles and fuels to encourage the use of environment-friendly vehicles, save…