US National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
Submissions to USTR further to developing the 2000 Foreign Trade Barriers Report identify a wide range of frictions between US exporters and their markets. A review of almost 60 submissions indicates that Canada has been identified by a number of US industries. The following, though not complete, indicates the types of issues raised thus far:
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Agriculture
SPS restrictions on feeder cattle
Distribution restrictions
Anti-dumping duties on Red Delicious Apples
Prohibition on bulk potato shipments
SPS restrictions on potato imports
Prohibition of potato consignment sales
Anti-dumping duties on potato products
Import licenses and SPS chocolate restrictions
Restrictions on the import of research samples
Dairy export pricing system
Dairy tariffs
Dairy export subsidies
Alcoholic beverages
Tariffs on wine
Additional taxes on imported wine
State trading distribution and selling practices
Minimum prices
Bottling regulations
Discriminatory retail rules
Labeling requirements
Pharmaceuticals
Intellectual property rights
TRIPS Violations
Promotion of Generics
Price Controls
Entertainment & Media
Proposed taxes
Proposed subsidies(tax credits)
Film classification procedures
Television content quotas
Investment restrictions
Local dubbing requirements
Lack of ratification of the WIPO agreements
Curiously, the Canada - Chile FTA was also cited as a source of tariff advantage for Canadian exporters of forest and potato products. Canada and the U.S. recently agreed on the implementation agreement arising from the WTO dairy export pricing dispute settlement case. Both the US National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council have expressed satisfaction with the agreement, which occurred subsequent to their submissions to USTR.
ISSN 1492-7187, TRADE POLICY MONITOR, January 2000,
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