The U.S. Trade Representative announced an agreement that will keep new products from being added to the list of products subject to 100 percent duties in the beef hormone dispute. That means the additions to the list that were announced in January will not take place.
The language of the announcement was vague but we have since confirmed the products removed from the list as of March 23 are no longer subject to duties. We spoke and e-mailed with several members individually but, in order to avoid any confusion, waited until confirmation from the USTR office before sending out a notice.
To our understanding, the following products remain subject to duties of 100 percent. We are expecting confirmation today and will notify members if the information is different than what’s listed below:
Products of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, or Sweden:
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (provided for in heading 0201):
9903.02.21 - Articles of subheading 0201.10.05, 0201.10.10, 0201.20.02, 0201.20.04, 0201.20.06, 0201.20.10, 0201.20.30, 0201.20.50, 0201.30.02, 0201.30.04, 0201.30.06, 0201.30.10, 0201.30.30 or 0201.30.50
9903.02.22 - Articles of subheading 0201.10.50, 0201.20.80 or 0201.30.80
Meat of bovine animals, frozen (provided for in heading 0202):
9903.02.23 - Articles of subheading 0202.10.05, 0202.10.10, 0202.20.02, 0202.20.04,
0202.20.06, 0202.20.10, 0202.20.30, 0202.20.50, 0202.30.02, 0202.30.04, 0202.30.06, 0202.30.10, 0202.30.30 or 0202.30.50
9903.02.24 - Articles of subheading 0202.10.50, 0202.20.80 or 0202.30.80
9903.02.25 - Meat of swine, fresh or chilled (provided for in subheading 0203.11, 0203.12 or 0203.19)
9903.02.26 - Carcasses and half-carcasses of swine, frozen (provided for in subheading 0203.21)
9903.02.27 - Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in, of swine, frozen (provided for in subheading 0203.22)
9903.02.28 - Edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (provided for in subheading 0206.10)
9903.02.29 - Edible offal of bovine animals, frozen (provided for in subheading 0206.21, 0206.22 or 0206.29)
9903.02.30 - Roquefort cheese (provided for in subheading 0406.40.20 or 0406.40.40)
9903.02.32 - Truffles, fresh or chilled (provided for in subheading 0709.59.10)
9903.02.34 - Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood, of liver of any animal (provided for in subheading 1602.20)
Products of France:
9903.02.43 - Hams, shoulders and cuts of meat of swine, with bone in, salted, in brine, dried or smoked (provided for in subheading 0210.11)
9903.02.44 1/ Wool grease (other than crude wool grease) and fatty substances derived from wool grease (including lanolin) (provided for in subheading 1505.00.90)
9903.02.45 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2 kg or less each (provided for in subheading 1806.31)
9903.02.46 - Lingonberry and raspberry jams (provided for in subheading 2007.99.05)
Products of Austria or France:
9903.02.83 - Juice of any other single fruit, not elsewhere specified or included, not fortified with vitamins or minerals, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (provided for in subheading 2009.80.60)
Please contact the AFI office with any questions.
