# Tax Increases Cause Port Strikes

> Over a thousand clearing and forwarding agents protested at the Port of Mombasa after Kenya Revenue Authority raised duties on commodity cargo including rice and powdered milk without notice, leaving about 1,200 containers uncleared. The article also notes earlier strikes disrupted South Korean ports.

- Date: 2016-11-01 · published 2016-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region East Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73859-tax-increases-cause-port-strikes
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher duties and clearance delays at Mombasa slow East African imports of rice and dairy, which can reduce near-term demand and build port backlogs in the region.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2024-07-09 | [Swelling granaries may prompt India to ease rice export curbs \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29225-swelling-granaries-may-prompt-india-to-ease-rice-export-curbs-mint.md) | -13.9% | -10.5% |
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| RICE | 2024-10-03 | [Global rice price declines to its lowest since 2008 as India eases export restrictions   - Nairametrics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12947-global-rice-price-declines-to-its-lowest-since-2008-as-india-eases-export.md) | +0.0% | -3.9% |
| RICE | 2024-10-11 | [BMI cuts rice futures forecast for 2025 after India eases export restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27915-bmi-cuts-rice-futures-forecast-for-2025-after-india-eases-export-restrictions.md) | -0.5% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- porttechnology.org: https://www.porttechnology.org/news/automation-and-optimisation/tax_increases_cause_port_strikes/

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