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NAFTA AGRICULTURE
FACT SHEET:
Fresh Cauliflower
TREATMENT OF TARIFFS:
Upon enactment of the NAFTA on January 1, 1994, several new U.S. tariff lines were created for cauliflower. For cauliflower reduced in size, the U.S. initial tariff for imports from Mexico was lowered from 17.5 percent to 12.5 percent.
Mexico matched the U.S. tariff line changes and phaseout periods for imports from the United States.
The U.S. phaseout schedule for cauliflower is as follows:
Season Base tariff Phaseout
Jan. 1-June 4 12.5% 10 years
June 5-Oct. 15 5.5% Immediately (GSP)
Oct. 16-Nov. 30 12.5% 5 years 1/
Dec. 1-Dec. 31 12.5% Immediately
Jan 1-Dec 1 for reduced in size 12.5% 1 0 years
1/ Duty free on January 1, 1998.
TREATMENT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS:
There are no quantitative restrictions affecting trade in cauliflower.
U.S. Cauliflower Trade with Mexico
Calendar Year |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Export Value |
110 |
256 |
282 |
415 |
495 |
53 |
492 |
Export Volume |
513 |
450 |
464 |
779 |
947 |
35 |
849 |
Import Value |
1,906 |
1,486 |
838 |
542 |
434 |
444 |
483 |
Import Volume |
8,421 |
6,609 |
3,940 |
1,407 |
1,122 |
1,987 |
1,169 |
Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.
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