Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/3/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** MX5089

MX0000

**Mexico**

**Sugar**

**Mexico to Issue Import Permits for U.S. Fructose**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Suzanne E. Heinen

U.S. Embassy Mexico City

**Prepared by:**

Dulce Flores

**Report Highlights:**

The Secretariat of Economy announced on September 30, 2005, the criteria
to issue import permits for a maximum of 250,000 MT of U.S. fructose
products with HTS numbers; 1702.40.99, 1702.60.01, 1702.60.02, and
1702.60.99. These permits will be issued from October 1, 2005 to
September 30, 2006.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Mexico \[MX1\]

\[MX\]

**Introduction:** This report summarizes an announcement from the
Secretariat of Economy (SE) regarding the issuing of import permits for
U.S. fructose published in Mexico's "*Diario Oficial*" (Federal
Register) on September 30, 2005.

**Disclaimer:** This summary is based on a *cursory* review of the
subject announcement and therefore should not, under any circumstances,
be viewed as a definitive reading of the regulation in question, or of
its implications for U.S. agricultural export trade interests. In the
event of a discrepancy or discrepancies between this summary and the
complete regulation or announcement as published in Spanish, the latter
shall prevail.

**Title:** Agreement that modifies the notification that establishes the
criteria to issue previous permits by the Secretariat of Economy to the
definite imports of fructose originating in the U.S.

**FAS/Mexico's Executive Summary:** The Secretariat of Economy (SE)
announced in the *Diario Oficial* (Federal Register), on September 30,
2005, the criteria that will be used to issue import permits for U.S.
fructose. The announcement indicates that since the United States has
granted Mexico access of 250,000 MT of sugar to the U.S. market,
complying with its NAFTA commitments, Mexico will grant reciprocal
access to U.S. fructose. Mexico will issue import permits up to a
maximum of 250,000 MT of fructose products with the following HTS
numbers; 1702.40.99, 1702.60.01, 1702.60.02, and 1702.60.99. These
permits will be issued from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006. This
announcement is effective from October 1, 2005 until September 30, 2006.

**Additional Information:** The notification states that since the
United States has granted Mexico access of 250,000 MT of sugar to the
U.S. market, complying with its NAFTA commitments, and in the spirit of
establishing a more amicable environment in which to resolve ongoing
bilateral sweeteners issues, Mexico will grant reciprocal market access
to U.S. fructose. The SE will issue permits up to a maximum of 250,000
MT of fructose from October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006.

In order to be eligible for fructose import permits, the importer must
furnish the name of the U.S. company from which fructose is being
purchased in the import request. The U.S. Government must also provide
the SE with a list of companies that will be exporting fructose to the
Mexican market. This list must be provided within 5 days of the
effective date of the notification.

The import permits will be valid for 30 calendar days, starting the day
of issuance, but not beyond September 30, 2006. Importers may request a
maximum of 10,000 MT per permit at a time. Subsequent permits will be
allowed only when the companies have imported the total quantity
requested in the previous permit, or the previous permit has expired.

**Important Dates**

**1. Publication Date:** September 30, 2005

**2. Effective Date:** October 1, 2005 and until September 30, 2006

**For More Information:**

AgMexico@usda.gov

*Fax:* 011-52-55-5080-2532

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***Useful Mexican Web Sites:*** Mexico\'s equivalent of the Department
of Agriculture (SAGARPA) can be found at
[www.sagarpa.gob.mx](http://www.sagarpa.gob.mx/) and Mexico\'s
equivalent of the Department of Commerce (SE) can be found at
[www.economia.gob.mx](http://www.economia.gob.mx/). These web sites are
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