2. Introduction
Afghanistan is a landlocked country located in the
center Asia,
Total area 650000 sq.km
Total population 30.6 Million
Natural resource, gas petroleum, coal, cooper,
chromate, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore,
salt, precious and semiprecious stones etc.
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4. Afghan culture
For centuries, Afghanistan has been a mosaic of
people with diverse cultures, religions and
languages. Afghanistan’s ethnically and linguistically
rich and mixed population reflects its location at the
crossroads of Central, South and Southwest Asia.
Communities with separate religions, languages, and
ethnic backgrounds have lived side by side for
generations. Afghanistan still remains a country of
dynamic diversity. The main ethnic groups are
Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aimaq,
Baluch, Nuristani, and Kizilbash. Pashto and Dari
are Afghanistan’s official languages.
5. Afghanistan Trade policy
Afghanistan occupies a key strategic location linking
Central Asia with South Asia, providing China and
the Far East with a direct trade route with the Middle
East and Europe. At the moment, Afghanistan also
faces a security threat that has region-wide
implications and that can only be addressed
effectively by region-wide cooperation”
7. ANDS
To increase and deepen Afghanistan’s participation and
leadership in bilateral and region-wide initiatives
and agreements that facilitate transit, transport, and
investment in the region;
To promote cross-border initiatives for the equitable
exploitation of shared resources of hydro power;
Extend regional cooperation on border management to
better align efforts against
8. CAREC, SAARC & ECO
Central Asian Regional Economic Council
(CAREC)
South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC)
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
signed over 3 dozen agreements, protocols, and
MOUs with other countries and organizations on
trade, commerce, regional cooperation, transit, and
transport.
9. Customs Department
Afghanistan Customs Department (ACD) is a key
department dealing with international trade and
transit, therefore, Customs reforms was high on the
agenda of the government it has two objectives
1. providing protection to society and
2. raising revenue to fund government’s operating
expenses and as a means of achieving fiscal
10. Infrastructure Development
For improvement of international supply chain
and regional trade promotion. Many regional
Customs offices including customs directorate were
the impact assessment of infrastructure
11. New Automated Exemption Module
This module has been developed by UNCTAD this
module allows for web-based it is automated
monitoring process this system aim to eliminated
human interface and disc ration and also reduce the
corruption and decreasing dive ration of customer
revenue
12. Customs Tariff
In 2003 Afghanistan had a highly complicated and
different tariff regime with 27 bands rates unreliable
from 0-150% and an average rate of 43%. In 2004
Afghanistan became a member of World Customs
organization (WCO) and a new law in compliance
with international stander had been passed.
13. Harmonized system (HS) of classification was
introduced with valuation based on transaction
value, with new tariff schedule featuring six tariff
bands with rats varying from 2.5% to 16% (major
bands were with 2.5 and 5%) with some prohibited
goods. Changing in 2006 leaded to a slightly more
complex classification and an increase in number of
tariff rates .Afghanistan currently has 12 tariff bands.
22. Introduction To Saffron
One of the oldest natural pants which have attracted
the world by its significant characteristics such as
color, taste and aroma, saffron is the most expensive
product and pharmaceutical plants in the world
24. Over view of saffron industry & history
Historically the world saffron goes as back as 10000
years, saffron derived from the word “zafaran” in
Dari means a flower its stigma
In Dari , Pashto, Arabic it pronounce zaferan in
English saffron Spanish azafran.
History say that saffron has long back grown in
Greece in Afghanistan growing saffron started about
2000 years back
25. About afghan saffron industry
Cultivated in more than 7 provinces
Total number of farmers 1300
Total number of employees 67500
Strength of production and packaging per day 300
kg
Price per kg $ 1800
Per year total production 20 tons
14 private afghan companies engaged for marketing
of saffron in foreign countries
26. Key competitors Iran, Greece
14 companies & 26 association in Afghanistan. In
term of market share 3 major companies 2 in Herat
and 1 in Kabul.
Export to UK, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland
UAE, Japan, and so on.
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28. SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Most expensive product, favorable climate , less
number of competitor, Afghanistan is labor intensive
Weaknesses
Farmers facing the problem of finance, lack of
technology, lack of proper storage facilities
29. Opportunities
Niche marketing to gain better price , great business
potential for small formers.
Threats
quality and reputation of Iran saffron,
31. CANADA Trade Policy
Total export to US in 2013 $ 300.2 billion, import
from US $332.1 billion, deficit of $ 31.8 billion.
The stock of US (FDI) in Canada is $352.5 billion,
Canada is currently the largest export for US goods.
US exports of private commercial service to Canada
were $61.2 billion in 2012
32. NAFTA
NAFTA singed by the US, Canada & Mexico entered
into force on January 1,1994 was suspended by the
US .
Under the NAFTA Canada & Mexico elimited the
tariff & non tariff barriers to the trade among them.
After that the both countries concluded
supplemental agreement and improve
environmental issue and labor law
33. Import policies
Canada eliminate tariffs on all industrial and many
agricultural product imported from abroad and
that’s favorable for afghan traders
Canada is remaining MFN tariffs on imported
machinery and equipment
35. SWITZERLAND
Import from US in 2013 were $27 billion, export to
US $28.1 billion there is surplus of $1 billion.
US export of commercial services to Switzerland
were $26.6 billion in 2012 .
The stock of US foreign direct investment in
Switzerland was $ 130.3 billion in 2012 up from
113.7 billion in 2011
36. Import policies
Switzerland, along with Norway, Iceland, and
Liechtenstein, is a member of the European free
trade association.
Switzerland does not participate in the European
Union single market through the European economic
area
According to WTO , Switzerland s simple average
applied tariff is 33.5% for agriculture goods
37. Agricultural products
Agriculture product is restricted by high tariff on
certain products.
Import of all agriculture product particularly those
that competed with Swiss product are subject to
seasonal import duties , quota, and import licensing
agriculture product are not products in Switzerland
So we can concluded that afghan saffron will also
face some problem in Switzerland because its
agriculture product.
Notes de l'éditeur
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