USDA International Egg and Poultry
04 May 2012
International Egg and Poultry Review: Colombia
The United States (U.S.)-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement
will take effect May 15, 2012 since both countries have now
exchanged letters confirming they had completed applicable legal
requirements and procedures. The U.S.-Columbia Trade
Promotion Agreement implementing bill was approved on October
12, 2011.
Currently, poultry meat ranks highest in per-capita consumption for
Columbia when compared to beef and pork meat. Throughout the
negotiating process Columbia had been seeking lenient agriculture
positions resulting in the U.S. agreeing to give the most sensitive
sectors longer tariff phase out periods and poultry is one of these.
Columbia currently places a 20% import duty on U.S. chicken leg
quarters. When the agreement is implemented Columbia will
provide the U.S. an immediate duty-free 27,040 metric ton (MT)
tariff-rate quota (TRQ) that increases 4% annually. The 164.4%
over-quota tariff for fresh, chilled and frozen leg quarters and the
70% over quota tariff for processed leg quarters will be phased out
over 18 years with no reduction happening the first 6 years of the
agreement. Columbia will also have access to a safeguard on
chicken leg quarters in case of an annual import surge during the
18 year tariff phase-out period.
Columbia will provide a 412 MT spent fowl TRQ. The TRQ will
increase 3% annually and the 45% over-quota tariff will phase out
over 18 years. Spent fowl will also have access to an annual
import surge safeguard during the phase-out period. Also, duties
on eggs for consumption will phase out over 10 years, tariffs on
turkey products over 5 years, and immediately on poultry products
such as breast meat and wings.
Sources: Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; USDA, Foreign
Agricultural Service, March 15, 2012 Columbia Grain and Feed Annual;
USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion
Agreement Benefits for Agriculture; ThePoultrySite
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