Taiwan: Reopening Of Market To U.S. Beef Within Sight
Taiwan
Reopening Of Market To U.S. Beef Within Sight
The 18-strong committee of experts, assembled under the auspices of Taiwan's Department of Health to examine the risks of
reopening Taiwan's market to U.S. beef imports, completed its risk assessment process at a closed door meeting in Taipei on October 20. According to statements made by Taiwanese officials at a press conference on Friday, Taiwan is satisfied with the BSE prevention measures implemented by the U.S. and will reopen its market to U.S. beef once a technical team travels to U.S. to observe BSE risk-mitigation measures in action. An official also stated that the market will reopen as long as the U.S. does not find additional BSE cases.
USDA officials are expected to engage with the Taiwan government quickly to arrange the technical team's travel to the U.S. Higher-level government-to-government talks may take place as early as this week. The official told the media that a resumption of imports of U.S. beef later this year or early next year was within reason.
As a consequence of the U.S.-Taiwan agreement on Taiwan’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), quotas for both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports to Taiwan end on January 1, 2005. Imports of most beef variety meats were fully liberalized upon Taiwan’s WTO entry and pay only a 15 percent duty. Full details of Taiwan import tariffs for meat are on the USMEF Web site.
Pork Quotas End January 1
The high out-of-quota duty strongly discouraged U.S. pork variety meat exports to Taiwan above the quota level but it ends on January 1, 2005. Most pork items will pay a 12.5 percent duty beginning Jan. 1. Pork bellies and pork offal are subject to a special safeguard (SSG) regime, based on Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Under the SSG, Taiwan can add a 33 percent surcharge when import volume surges above a trigger volume or if local prices fall below a trigger price determined before WTO accession. Taiwan has calculated its volume trigger levels at 125 percent of the tariff rate quota. Full details of Taiwan import tariffs for meat are on the USMEF Web site.
Taiwan
Reopening Of Market To U.S. Beef Within Sight
The 18-strong committee of experts, assembled under the auspices of Taiwan's Department of Health to examine the risks of
reopening Taiwan's market to U.S. beef imports, completed its risk assessment process at a closed door meeting in Taipei on October 20. According to statements made by Taiwanese officials at a press conference on Friday, Taiwan is satisfied with the BSE prevention measures implemented by the U.S. and will reopen its market to U.S. beef once a technical team travels to U.S. to observe BSE risk-mitigation measures in action. An official also stated that the market will reopen as long as the U.S. does not find additional BSE cases.
USDA officials are expected to engage with the Taiwan government quickly to arrange the technical team's travel to the U.S. Higher-level government-to-government talks may take place as early as this week. The official told the media that a resumption of imports of U.S. beef later this year or early next year was within reason.
As a consequence of the U.S.-Taiwan agreement on Taiwan’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), quotas for both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports to Taiwan end on January 1, 2005. Imports of most beef variety meats were fully liberalized upon Taiwan’s WTO entry and pay only a 15 percent duty. Full details of Taiwan import tariffs for meat are on the USMEF Web site.
Pork Quotas End January 1
The high out-of-quota duty strongly discouraged U.S. pork variety meat exports to Taiwan above the quota level but it ends on January 1, 2005. Most pork items will pay a 12.5 percent duty beginning Jan. 1. Pork bellies and pork offal are subject to a special safeguard (SSG) regime, based on Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. Under the SSG, Taiwan can add a 33 percent surcharge when import volume surges above a trigger volume or if local prices fall below a trigger price determined before WTO accession. Taiwan has calculated its volume trigger levels at 125 percent of the tariff rate quota. Full details of Taiwan import tariffs for meat are on the USMEF Web site.