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Duties will be reduced to boost non-traditional exports

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  • To boost non-traditional exports like wooden furniture, duties will be reduced
  • To save Pakistan's forests while safeguarding the furniture industry, duty on imported wood will be reduced from 100pc to 3pc
  • Steel duties will also be reduced to 5pc to help razor exporters
  • Duties will also be reduced on several domestic goods, printing and solar panels and chemical industry
  • Hydrocracker plant machinery to also be exempted from duty
  • Medicinal ingredients will be given a 3pc import duty exemption
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