Government response to Serbian protesters: measure 100 % will not be removed

The Kosovo government, through a statement, rejects, reportedly claims by various acts, both inside and abroad, that the move by 100 percent To products imported from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, they are directed against Kosovo Serb citizens.

These claims, the Kosovo government considers “false, unstable and unacceptable”.

This sovereign decision of Kosovo comes as a result of the continuing obstacles Serbia is making to our country”, the Government's statement said.

The government explains that from this safeguard clause all donations to goods released from customs tax and zero customs tax goods are excluded.

“This implies donations to churches and religious objects; diplomatic or consular missions and their personnel, in addition to the employed local staff, have the right to import goods, released from customs tax, which are for official and exclusive use by the mission or for personal exclusive use of mission personnel, in addition to the personnel employed in the country”, the statement noted.

Also, the “measures do not apply tariffs for imports of goods financed by the revenue of grants provided by governments, government agencies, government or nongovernmental organisations operating outside or within the Republic of Kosovo, data on the Government of the Republic of Kosovo to assist programmes and humanitarian projects, as well as those of reconstruction in Kosovo”, says in the statement.

Once, it is explained that the tariffs are not even valid for remittances and releases for KFOR and EULEX. Similarly, the fee is said to be of no value even to goods carried in the private luggage of travelers.