Bananas

 

The United States “remains very disappointed” with the new European Union (EU) proposal for import tariffs on bananas from most favored nation (MFN) suppliers from Latin America, according a statement issued by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) December 1, 2005. On November 29, the EU member states agreed to impose an import tariff of 176 euros per metric ton on bananas for MFN suppliers, and also a duty-free annual import quota of 775,000 tons for bananas from the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) group of countries. The measures are set to enter into force January 1, 2006, according to a European Council press release issued that day. Under a 2001 agreement, the European Union agreed to move from a complex import system based on a combination of tariffs and quotas for MFN bananas to a regime based solely on a tariff by January 1, 2006.

2007: U.S. Requests WTO Panel to Review EU’s Banana Import Regime (Jun 29, 2007)

2006: U.S. at WTO on Aircraft Subsidies, Dumping, Geographical Indications and Bananas (Apr 21, 2006)

2005: United States "Disappointed" with EU Banana Tariff Proposal (Dec 2, 2005) | U.S. Displeased with EU Banana Tariff Proposal (Sep 13, 2005)

2004: Senator Grassley Concerned at EU Actions on Trade Dispute (Nov 19, 2004)

2001: As EU Takes Steps on Bananas, U.S. Lifts Sanctions on EU Products (Jul 1, 2001) | Senate Finance Committee Chairman on Resolution of Banana Dispute (April 11, 2001) | U.S.-EU Statement on Resolution of Banana Dispute (Apr 11, 2001)

2000: WTO Rejects EU Claim against U.S. Tariffs in Banana Dispute (Dec 11, 2000) | FSC, Other Trade Legislation Pending When Congress Returns (Nov 6, 2000) | Transcript USTR's Frazier at USEU on Bananas, Beef Disputes (Oct 17, 2000) | Eizenstat on Bill to Remedy WTO Ruling Against FSC (Sep 27, 2000) | USTR on WTO Decision Concerning U.S. Action in Banana Dispute (Jul 17, 2000) | Chronology: U.S. Disputes with EU Over Bananas, Beef Hormones;  "Carousel" retaliation announcements expected (Jul 5, 2000) | "Carousel" Revised Retaliation List in EU Disputes Delayed (Jun 20, 2000) | USTR Request for Comments on Beef and Bananas Measures (May 26, 2000) | USTR Announces Plans To Modify EU Beef, Bananas Measures (May 26, 2000) | Rita Hayes on EU Banana Proposals (Feb 24, 2000)

1999: Arbitrator's Final Report (Apr 6, 1999)