The Ministry of Finance has issued a circular to adjust the preferential import tax rate applied to milk under its Preferential Import Tariff system.

Accordingly, as of September 25, import taxes applied to a number of milk categories will be reduced from 3-7 percent to 3-5 percent.

Condensed milk and cream with added sugar or other sweeteners will enjoy an import tax rate of 3 percent.

Condensed milk and cream of the same kind in packs or cans, each of 20kg and above, will be subject to a tax rate of 5 percent.

The tax rate is also applied to nutritional products and others made of soybeans used in health sector./.