The General Directorate of Customs has reduced the customs tariff on raw materials by 1.5% to support and develop the industry and to facilitate industrialists.

The directorate said in a statement that before, the customs tariff on raw materials was from 1% to 2.5%, but after this, only a 1% customs tariff will be taken from industrialists.

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, said: "One of the problems was the issue of tariffs, which was reduced from 2.5% to 1%, and exemptions are still being made. before, they [Directorate of Customs] had imposed fines and their issues remained unresolved."

At the same time, the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce & investment (ACCI) said that currently, more than 6,000 factories are active in the country and import most of their raw materials from other countries.

Officials of the chamber emphasized that in addition to reducing tariffs, attention must also be paid to the challenges of factory owners in the electricity supply sector.

"Industries play an important role in the prosperity of the country, so it is necessary to create facilities for the progress of industries and to work on infrastructure projects for this purpose," Mohammad Yunus Momand, the first deputy of ACCI, said.

Meanwhile, for the past more than two and a half years, officials of the Islamic Emirate have repeatedly committed to supporting domestic production and have also ordered government agencies to use domestic products.