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Kabul: The Ministry of Finance said that based on the decision of their leadership, import duties on basic food items have dropped by between 50 and 70 percent in the last solar year.
As a result of this decision customs duties have been reduced to the value of 6.7 million afghanis this year, the ministry said.
The decision to decrease customs duties on the food items that include flour, wheat, cooking oil, rice, and sugar, was to keep the prices down on local markets.
Afghanistan imports the majority of its food items from Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian nations. Experts believe that clearing delays in the border areas reduces prices of food items.
