UMA engages in consultative meetings. The outcomes of these meetings have seen several members exempted from payment of import duty through stay of application of Common External Tariff (CET) on certain raw materials and intermediate products.  In addition products which we have a competitive advantage have been protected though an increment in the CET. UMA continues to have consultative meetings with all the major sectors to understand their issues and challenges with the view to develop stronger policy positions to be submitted to Government.