Vietnam-New meat import taxes.

Vietnam Friday will raise the import tax on beef carcasses

and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled, to 33% from 17%, the Ministry of Finance

said Thursday.

The import tax on fresh or chilled beef cuts will be raised to 20% from 17%,

the ministry said in a statement.

The import tax on fresh or chilled carcasses or half-carcasses of hogs, fresh

or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts of pork and fresh or chilled pork will

increase to 28% from 24%, it said

The country will also apply an import tax of 2% on whey and modified whey;

there is currently no import tax.

The tax on shelled beans and peas, whether skinned or not skinned or split,

will be raised to 13% from 10%, it said.