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NAFTA AGRICULTURE
FACT SHEET:
Processed Fruit/Juices
TREATMENT OF TARIFFS:
The U.S. phase-out schedule is as follows:
Item Base Tariff Phase-out
Strawberries, frozen 14% 10 years
Pears, canned 18% 10 years
Peaches, canned 20%, reduced to 15% 10 years
Grapefruit juice, not frozen or concentrated 5.3 cents/liter 10 years
Grapefruit juice, other 9.25 cents/liter 10 years
Pineapple juice, not concentrated 5.3 cents/liter 10 years
Pineapple juice, other 1.3 cents/liter 5 years 1/
Grape juice, grape must 6.6 cents/liter 10 years
1/ Duty free as of January 1, 1998.
TREATMENT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS:
RULES OF ORIGIN:
U.S. Processed Fruits/Juice Trade with Mexico
Strawberries, Frozen
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
0 |
285 |
235 |
172 |
125 |
266 |
1,255 |
Export Volume |
0 |
349 |
328 |
226 |
153 |
211 |
895 |
Import Value |
23,688 |
21,390 |
16,247 |
17,241 |
17,711 |
23,621 |
16,915 |
Import Volume |
18,537 |
21,054 |
18,259 |
18,360 |
18,393 |
25,623 |
20,727 |
Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.
Peaches, Canned
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
808 |
667 |
1,576 |
1,500 |
402 |
231 |
322 |
Export Volume |
1,095 |
859 |
2,020 |
1,907 |
518 |
270 |
390 |
Import Value |
249 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Import Volume |
1,371 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.
Grapefruit Juice
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
54 |
17 |
55 |
336 |
539 |
471 |
373 |
Export Volume |
75 |
26 |
79 |
425 |
671 |
805 |
499 |
Import Value |
846 |
633 |
1,446 |
630 |
141 |
71 |
11 |
Import Volume |
3,713 |
3,596 |
6,271 |
2,491 |
594 |
163 |
40 |
Value in $1,000; volume in kiloliters.
Pineapple Juice, Concentrate, Frozen
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
179 |
23 |
136 |
96 |
588 |
232 |
53 |
Export Volume |
368 |
34 |
197 |
153 |
954 |
382 |
31 |
Import Value |
4,440 |
4,389 |
1,699 |
283 |
192 |
508 |
126 |
Import Volume |
12,124 |
10,421 |
4,657 |
134 |
356 |
1,978 |
2,424 |
Value in $1,000; volume in kiloliters
Grape Juice
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
149 |
319 |
287 |
566 |
1,042 |
636 |
280 |
Export Volume |
200 |
376 |
306 |
726 |
1,866 |
752 |
345 |
Import Value |
192 |
1,527 |
1,892 |
2,552 |
2,355 |
2,564 |
6,220 |
Import Volume |
1,321 |
2,195 |
2,326 |
4,638 |
3,851 |
4,462 |
13,772 |
Value in $1,000; volume in kiloliters.
Pears, Canned
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
310 |
264 |
308 |
205 |
26 |
3 |
0 |
Export Volume |
358 |
314 |
348 |
207 |
38 |
7 |
0 |
Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons. U.S. imports from Mexico are zero or very small.
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