El Salvador: El Salvador lowers tariffs and streamlines import procedures through March 2023

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This report provides initial analysis and a courtesy translation of El Salvador’s Transitory Law to Combat Price Inflation in Basic Products, published March 11, 2022, with an import duties comparison added for reference. The law reduces import tariffs for a wide range of food and agricultural products and inputs and streamlines import procedures. The Salvadoran government's stated goal is to reduce costs for imported food and agricultural products. The temporary law will be in effect until March 31, 2023.

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