NAFTA AGRICULTURE
FACT SHEET:
Wheat
TREATMENT OF TARIFFS:
- The United States is phasing out its
tariff of 0.77 cent per kilogram on durum wheat imports
from Mexico over 10 years. For non-durum wheat from
Mexico, the U.S. tariff of 0.77 cent per kilogram was
eliminated on January 1, 1998.
TREATMENT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS:
- Upon enactment of the NAFTA on January 1,
1994, Mexico converted its import licensing regime for
wheat imported from the United States (and Canada) to
tariff-only treatment.
- U.S. wheat exports to Mexico were
initially subject to a 15-percent tariff, which is being
reduced to zero in equal installments over a 10-year
transition period. The 1998 Mexican tariff on wheat is
7.5 percent.
- Canada eliminated its import licensing
requirement for wheat imported from Mexico.
- Canadian import licensing requirements on
imports from the United States were eliminated as part of
the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
U.S. Wheat Trade with Mexico
Calendar
Year
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
|
Export Value
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51,494
|
39,170
|
61,824
|
134,449
|
91,597
|
144,897
|
324,998
|
Export Volume
|
358,808
|
312,508
|
409,432
|
967,100
|
625,203
|
791,473
|
1,553,792
|
Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons. U.S.
imports from Mexico are zero.
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Last modified:
Friday, November 18, 2005
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