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 |
Other pasta, 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 and kitchenware 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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