Thai import duties for Japanese steel to be removed

摘要

Import duties Thailand has imposed on Japan-origin steel will be removed from this coming January as per the terms of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry said Monday. The Thai government confirmed the change in the steel industry dialogue the two countries held in Tokyo recently, the official revealed. "So we don't need to argue about the import quota in our annual dialogues anymore," he said. "From the next time we can just focus on sharing information about the market and trade conditions in both countries."