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MEXICO RETALIATION: NAFTA TRUCKING DISPUTE

On Monday, March 16, Mexico announced it would retaliate against the United States for the cancellation of the Cross-Border Trucking
Demonstration Program. The list of 89 products was published on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 and effective the next day.

Background:  Under the NAFTA, the United States and Mexico agreed to phase-out restrictions on cross-border passenger and cargo
services. In 1995, however, the United States announced it would not lift restrictions on Mexican trucks. In 2001, a NAFTA dispute
settlement panel found the U.S. restrictions to be in breach of its NAFTA obligations.

In 2007 Mexico agreed to cooperate in a joint demonstration program as a step towards full NAFTA implementation. It allowed up to
100 trucking firms from Mexico to transport international cargo beyond the commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border and up
to 100 U.S. trucking firms to transport international cargo into Mexico. Bus companies and hazardous material carriers were excluded.
The Trucking Pilot Program began on September 6, 2007, and was originally designed to run for one year. By an exchange of letters
between the U.S. and Mexican Transportation Secretaries on August 4, 2008, the Trucking Pilot Program was extended up to an
additional two years to ensure that it could produce sufficient data to evaluate its safety impact. However, the recently passed
omnibus spending bill ended funding for the program. President Obama signed the bill into law on March 11. The retaliation list
provided by Mexico follows the data caveats.

Data caveats for the reader: the English description of the retaliation products is an unofficial translation; the three-year average
Mexican import data is from World Trade Atlas where full year 2008 data is not yet available; the full year 2008 Mexican import
data is from SIAVI (Mexican Secretariat of Economy).


MEXICO RETALIATION LIST
(In actual U.S. dollars)
HS Number (Mexico's Schedule) Informal HS Description MX Imports from US
(Ave. 2005-07)
MX Imports from US (2008) MX Imports from World
(Ave. 2005-07)
US Share of MX Imports
(Ave. 2005-07)
Retaliatory Duties
06049102 Christmas Trees 17,097,115 20,228,873 17,298,954 98.83% 20%
07031001 Onions, fresh or chilled 28,864,285 37,781,748 29,203,017 98.84% 10%
07051101 Head Lettuce, fresh or chilled 20,769,757 22,558,247 20,770,258 100.00% 10%
08021201 Almonds, shelled 30,655,158 26,634,540 32,445,234 94.48% 20%
08041001 Dates, fresh 540,434 313,070 540,525 99.98% 20%
08041099 Dates, dried 264,329 221,587 365,312 72.36% 20%
08061001 Grapes, fresh 63,799,735 69,910,457 108,432,804 58.84% 45%
08082001 Pears, Fresh 62,147,394 79,767,977 77,435,028 80.26% 20%
08091001 Apricots, fresh 2,292,436 3,910,561 2,617,779 87.57% 20%
08092001 Cherries, fresh 2,019,373 3,957,285 3,200,344 63.10% 20%
08101001 Strawberries, fresh 23,029,675 30,959,706 23,029,675 100.00% 20%
08135001 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits 4,362,653 5,974,798 4,951,701 88.10% 20%
19021999 Otherpasta, not cooked or stuffed, or otherwise prepared 1,578,769 2,115,315 7,360,151 21.45% 10%
20041001 Potatoes, prepared or preserved, frozen 75,591,685 83,976,428 106,868,999 70.73% 20%
20054001 Peas, prepared or preserved, otherwise by vinegar, not frozen 456,426 373,660 465,356 98.08% 20%
20081101 Peanuts, shelled 1,562,275 5,519,062 1,702,243 91.78% 20%
20081199 Peanuts, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar 3,072,508 2,151,888 3,248,127 94.59% 20%
20081901 Almonds, prepared or preserved 2,096,288 2,938,075 4,682,524 44.77% 20%
20081999 Other fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved 68,056,664 60,705,319 68,736,562 99.01% 20%
20086001 Cherries, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar 7,666,741 6,648,527 8,482,313 90.39% 20%
20098001 Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable 4,461,314 8,134,052 6,080,812 73.37% 20%
20099001 Mixture of juice of any vegetable 230,532 204,936 244,861 94.15% 20%
20099099 Other mixtures of juice. 6,140,877 19,148,213 10,756,573 57.09% 20%
21031001 Soy sauce 4,784,670 5,529,074 5,705,590 83.86% 20%
21039099 Other sauces and preparations thereof, mixed condiments and mixed seasoning 100,790,965 112,936,859 110,638,977 91.10% 20%
21041001 Soups and broths and preparations thereof 196,976,514 178,183,212 210,373,085 93.63% 10%
21069006 Juice concentrate of any single fruit or vegetable, fortified with minerals or vitamins 957,594 201,655 1,197,722 79.95% 15%
21069007 Mixture of juice concentrate of fruit or vegetable, fortified with minerals or vitamins 981,984 1,908,015 1,235,612 79.47% 15%
21069008 Other food preparations containing over 10% milk solids by weight 7,577,610 17,181,618 9,839,981 77.01% 15%
22011001 Mineral water 881,490 4,003,716 4,298,620 20.51% 20%
22041099 Other sparkling wine 246,412 1,377,276 1,524,406 16.16% 20%
22042102 Red, rose, claret or white wine, of an alcoholic strength by volume up to 14% vol in a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, in containers of clay, ceramic or glass 5,158,389 6,522,139 88,896,635 5.80% 20%
22060099 Other fermented beverages (i.e., cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, 12,375,886 13,021,773 12,920,720 95.78% 20%
23063001 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seeds 733,314 990,751 733,314 100.00% 15%
23064999 Oilcake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils 50,432 195,787 66,985 75.29% 15%
23091001 Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale 95,160,430 83,219,727 104,422,154 91.13% 10%
32131001 Artists', students' or signboard painters' colors, modifying tints, amusement colors and the like, in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pans or in similar forms or packings; colors in sets 323,377 1,238,157 1,408,148 22.96% 15%
33043001 Manicure or pedicure preparations 9,094,544 9,182,810 12,337,296 73.72% 15%
33049999 Other beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin including sunscreen or sun tan preparations. 82,741,369 92,353,725 188,275,408 43.95% 15%
33051001 Shampoos 15,276,755 10,714,634 22,883,812 66.76% 15%
33053001 Hair lacquers 2,334,503 2,057,554 3,037,636 76.85% 15%
33059099 Other preparations for use on the hair 42,800,702 44,587,942 64,259,041 66.61% 15%
33061001 Dentrifices 5,577,720 4,525,972 13,867,323 40.22% 15%
33062001 Filament nylon yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss) 117,105 50,702 3,382,287 3.46% 15%
33062099 Other yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss) 214,032 1,113,111 267,225 80.09% 15%
33069099 Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including denture fixative pastes and powder, in individual retail packages 11,264,045 12,308,699 23,669,437 47.59% 15%
33071001 Pre-shave, shaving, or after-shave preparations 5,750,013 4,418,835 9,399,564 61.17% 15%
33072001 Personal deodorants or anti-perspirants 23,374,630 31,264,239 56,886,312 41.09% 15%
39241001 Tableware andkitchenware of plastics 54,699,587 129,036,249 108,610,190 50.36% 20%
39249099 Other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics 26,950,808 31,611,240 54,407,992 49.53% 20%
39264001 Statuettes and other ornamental articles 3,851,703 2,772,758 41,223,981 9.34% 20%
48162001 Self-copy paper 48,569,216 58,502,810 50,303,088 96.55% 10%
48181001 Toilet paper 9,629,547 7,561,421 19,095,582 50.43% 10%
48202001 Notebooks (exercise books) 913,873 1,271,618 24,209,933 3.77% 10%
49019999 Other Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets 60,815,760 51,727,349 69,208,246 87.87% 20%
49111099 Other trade advertising materials, commercial catalogs and the like 93,248,672 74,190,654 120,141,380 77.62% 20%
49119902 Raffle, lottery, event, train, and other transportation service tickets 5,042,595 5,688,849 8,089,347 62.34% 20%
49119903 Printing materials with blank spaces to write on 14,449,580 7,015,730 15,349,702 94.14% 20%
49119905 Plastic credit and ID cards, without magnetic bands 3,608,460 2,873,843 5,556,064 64.95% 20%
49119999 Other printing materials 62,278,696 96,316,935 73,413,842 84.83% 20%
55111001 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers put up for retail sale, of synthetic staple fibers containing 85 percent or more by weight of such fibers 789,585 36,777 2,169,494 36.39% 15%
55113001 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibers; of synthetic staple fibers; of artificial staple fibers 816,659 777,063 862,334 94.70% 15%
57049099 Other carpets and other textile floor covering of felt 17,963,437 14,418,694 19,905,652 90.24% 20%
57050099 Other carpets and other textile floor covering of wether or not made up 25,017,882 27,887,278 35,226,180 71.02% 20%
70134903 Glassware of a kind used for table (other than drinking glasses) or kitchen, except vitroceramic, of soda-lime glass 2,015,638 6,459,030 3,453,005 58.37% 20%
71131999 Other articles of jewelry and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal 237,916,970 195,844,365 306,577,008 77.60% 20%
83024101 Fittings for Venetian blinds 1,469,335 1,225,190 2,066,637 71.10% 20%
83024102 Curtain racks 1,440,236 698,379 3,061,542 47.04% 20%
83024104 Locks without keys, door handles or bolts, of base metal 4,010,971 5,089,328 8,283,211 48.42% 20%
83024199 Other mountings, fittings and similar articles, and parts thereof, of base metal suitable for buildings 103,912,529 57,684,111 125,453,408 82.83% 20%
83040099 Desktop filing or card index cabinets, paper trays, paper rests, pen trays, office-stamp, stands and similar office and or desk equipment of base metal 162,541 133,259 1,674,797 9.71% 20%
84181099 Combined refrigerator-freezers fitted with separated external doors, over 200 kgs per unit weight 3,074,116 3,556,955 3,123,396 98.42% 15%
84182101 Refrigerators, household use, compression type 11,777,493 10,706,135 18,517,008 63.60% 20%
84198101 Coffeemakers 5,067,917 5,956,613 14,382,463 35.24% 20%
84213999 Other filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for gases 115,893,762 110,182,845 165,699,795 69.94% 10%
84221101 Dishwashing machines, household types 3,202,066 4,894,346 7,133,611 44.89% 15%
84501201 Other laundry machines with centrifugal dryer, for home use 2,134,590 1,801,806 4,476,906 47.68% 20%
84501299 Other laundry machines, with built-in centrifugal dryer 119,729 74,058 126,334 94.77% 20%
85167999 Other electrothermic appliances 1,739,691 2,012,973 20,720,602 8.40% 20%
85171101 Line telephone sets with cordless handsets and microphone incorporated 15,019,872 1,098,210 87,782,845 17.11% 20%
85481001 Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric storage batteries, spent primary batteries and spent electric storage batteries 71,602,976 170,216,782 71,699,853 99.86% 20%
90041001 Sunglasses 2,023,171 1,937,696 56,548,656 3.58% 15%
94032099 Other metal furniture 83,168,023 25,849,455 153,111,463 54.32% 15%
95043099 Other arcade games operated by coins or banknotes 60,091,346 39,937,864 74,105,917 81.09% 15%
96081001 Ball Point Pens of base metal 720,220 240,078 19,746,553 3.65% 20%
96081099 (Other) Ball Point Pens 4,463,848 4,474,491 51,690,799 8.64% 20%
96082001 Felt tip pens and other porous tipped pens and markers 8,530,676 14,997,336 25,945,490 32.88% 20%
96089999 Duplicating styli, pen-holders, pencil-holders, and similar holder (including caps and clips) 43,072,971 29,345,358 48,811,200 88.24% 20%
96091001 Pencils 4,723,242 6,574,637 23,843,922 19.81% 20%
TOTAL   2,268,300,896 2,345,902,874 3,436,255,870 66.01%  

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