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"Today's announcement that certain tariffs will be levied on U.S. beef in the Mexican market could disrupt the beef market. But joint action by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Mexican cattlemen's group, Confederacion Nacional Ganadera, has kept live cattle exports by U.S. producers from being hit by the tariffs.
"Mexico is the second largest and fastest growing export market for U.S. beef. U.S. cattle producers exported more than $450 million worth of beef to Mexico in 1998. Cattle producers on both sides of the border share a common goal to improve beef marketing and increase demand for beef. Market access is critical to achieving this goal.
"What's more, the various tariffs announced today would levy substantially larger duties on smaller U.S. processing plants, in addition to distorting trade patterns and adding costs. NCBA will be working with other segments of the beef industry and the U.S. government to overturn the duties as the case moves through the process.
"Following work last fall with the Mexican cattlemen's group, both NCBA and that group agreed not to support duties on live cattle trade between the two countries. Open communications and negotiations have resulted in zero tariffs being levied against live cattle."
-- NCBA --
Initiated in 1898, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association is the trade association of America’s cattle farmers and ranchers, and the marketing organization for the largest segment of the nation’s food and fiber industry. NCBA is producer-directed but consumer-focused, with offices in Denver, Chicago and Washington D.C.
RESOLUTION
589.589. The antidumping investigation on imports of live cattle, originating from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff clasification 0102.90.99 of the General Import Duty Law, has concluded without the imposition of compensatory duties.
590.590. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of carcass meat from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classifications 0201.10.01 and 0202.10.01 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No preliminary compensatory duty on import from the companies ConAgra, Inc.; Excel Corporation; and IBP, Inc.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 5.24 percent on imports from any U.S. company other than those mentioned above.
591.591. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of bone-in meat from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classifications 0201.20.99 and 0202.20.99 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No preliminary compensatory duty on imports from the companies ConAgra, Inc.; Excel Corporation; and IBP, Inc.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 7.60 percent on imports from Farmland National Beef Packing Company L.P.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 12.76 percent on imports from any U.S. company other than those mentioned above in A. and B.
592.592. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of boneless meat from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classifications 0201.30.01 and 0202.30.01 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No preliminary compensatory duty on imports from the companies Excel Corporation and Farmland National Beef Packing Company L.P.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 4.14 percent on imports from IBP, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 7.66 percent on imports from ConAgra , Inc.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 74.98 percent on imports from any U.S. company other than those mentioned above in A, B and C.
593.593. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of frozen tongues from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classification 0206.21.01 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No compensatory duty on imports by the supermarket and department stores included in this investigation (Gigante, Aurrera Stores, Sultana Discount Stores, y Coloso Plaza).
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 23.17 percent on imports from Excel Corporation.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 5.29 percent on imports from IBP, Inc.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 16.91 percent on imports from ConAgra, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 8.45 percent on imports from Farmland National Beef Packing Company L.P.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 198.07 percent on imports from any U.S. exporter other than those mentioned above in B, C, D and E.
594.594. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of frozen liver from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classification 0206.22.01 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No compensatory duty on imports by the supermarket and department stores included in this investigation (Gigante, Aurrera Stores, Sultana Discount Stores, y Coloso Plaza).
- No compensatory import duty on imports from Excel Corporation and IBP, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 3.02 percent on imports from Conagra, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 11.02 percent on imports from Farmland National Beef Packing Company L.P.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 106.24 percent on imports from any U.S. exporter other than those mentioned above in B, C and D.
595.595. The antidumping investigation will continue on imports of edible offals from the United States of America, independently of the country of origin, with tariff classification 0206.29.99 of the General Import Duty Law, as follows:
- No compensatory duty on imports by the supermarket and department stores included in this investigation (Gigante, Aurrera Stores, Sultana Discount Stores, y Coloso Plaza).
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 11.42 percent on imports from Conagra, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 36.22 percent on imports from IBP, Inc.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 17.10 percent on imports from Excel Corporation.
- A preliminmary compensatory duty of 2.67 percent on imports from Farmland National Beef Packing Company L.P.
- A preliminary compensatory duty of 214.52 percent on imports from any U.S. exporter other than those mentioned above in B, C, D and E.
596.596. The compensatory duties referred to above will be calculated based on the value declared at Customs on the import document.
597.597. The Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit is responsible for applying the provisional compensatory duties referred to in points 590 to 595 of this resolution independent from the collection of the respective applicable tariff.
598.598. A payment guarantee on the respective compensatory duty may be presented, in accordance with Article 65 of the Foreign Trade Law.
599.599. In accordance with Article 66 the of the Foreign Trade Law, importers of merchandise similar to the investigated products of this Resolution must pay the compensatory duties described in points 590 to 595 unless they can prove that the country of origin is different from the United States of America. The verification of the origin of the merchandise will be in accordance with the Rule which establishes the regulations for the determination of the country of origin of imported merchandise and the methods for certification, relative to compensatory duties, published in the Federal Register on August 30, 1994 and in the (similar) Rule published on October 12, 1998.
600.600. Based on articles 57, last paragraph of the Foreign Trade Law, and 164 of its Regulations, there is a period of 30 business days from the publication date of this Resolution for the interested parties and their affiliates to present relevant complementary arguments and proof, as long as it is not new evidence, which will be considered the best available information in accordance with articles 54 of the Foreign Trade Law and 6.8 of the Rule relative to the application of Article VI of the General Rule on Customs Tariffs and Trade of 1994.
601.601. This Resolution has been communicated to the General Customs Administration of the Tax Administration System of the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit for the corresponding legal purposes.
602.602. The interested parties have been notified.
603.603. This Resolution becomes effective the day after its publication in the Federal Register.
Mexico, D.F., July 13, 1999 - signed by The Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development, Herminio Blanco Mendoza.. |