NAFTA AGRICULTURE FACT SHEET:
Dried Fruits and Nuts

TREATMENT OF TARIFFS:

U.S. Import Tariffs

• Upon enactment of the NAFTA on January 1, 1994, the United States eliminated the import tariffs on raisins, prunes, and dried apples imported from Mexico.
• All U.S. tariffs on fresh/dried nuts imported from Mexico were also eliminated upon enactment.

Mexican Import Tariffs

• Mexico eliminated the 20-percent tariff on imports of U.S. raisins and prunes.
• Mexico's 20-percent tariff on dried apples imported from the United States is being phased out over 10 years. The 1998 tariff on dried apples is 10 percent.
• Mexico's tariffs on fresh/dried nuts imported from the United States, which varied from 15 to 20 percent, was eliminated upon enactment of the NAFTA.

TREATMENT OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS:

• There are no quantitative restrictions affecting U.S.-Mexico trade in dried fruits and fresh/dried nuts.

U.S. Dried Fruit and Nut Trade with Mexico

Prunes, Dried

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.

Apples, Dried

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.

Raisins

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.

Pecans

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons.

Almonds

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons. U.S. imports from Mexico are zero or very small.

Walnuts

Value in $1,000; volume in metric tons. U.S. imports from Mexico are zero or very small.

Last modified: Friday, November 18, 2005