WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/BRB/15
11 May 2004
(04-2112)
Committee on Agriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following submission, dated 3 July 2002, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of Barbados . The notification concerns the administration of tariff and other quota
commitments ( Table MA:1 ) for the calendar year 2002 .G/AG/N/BRB/15
Page2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: Barbados
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 2002
Implementation of market access opportunities: tariff and other quota commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s)
encompassed in product
descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule) (from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)
1 2 3
Milk and cream not concentrated nor containing added sugar
or other sweetening matter
Milk and cream concentrated or containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter
Tomatoes (fresh or chilled)
Cabbages (fresh or chilled)
Carrots (fresh or chilled)
Pigeon peas, shelled or unshelled (fresh or chilled)
Sweet potatoes (fresh or chilled)
Lettuce (fresh or chilled)04.01
04.02
07.02.00
07.04.001
07.06.001
07.08.001
07.14.20
07.05.10(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :
(i) Global quota
(ii) The tariff quota is open from 1 January to 31 December
(b) Allocation of licences to importers:
(i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business
Development, based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Import
Licensing Procedures, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer
Affairs and Business Development.
(ii) Any company or individual registered for tax purposes may apply for an import
licence.
(iii) Licences are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, with the amount in two
tranches, and not exceeding 10% to any one importer in any one month. Any quota
amounts remaining unallocated by the end of October in the particular year will be
opened to all importers on an unrestricted basis.
(iv) Licences are valid for three (3) months from the date of issue, but will not be valid
beyond 31 December in the particular calendar year.
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not applicable.
(d) Other relevant information: Entered into force by SI 34 – Customs Tariff (Amendment) Order,
2001, with administrative procedures finalized and published by the Ministry of Commerce,
Consumer Affairs and Business Development in May 2002.
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Page31 2 3
Onions (fresh or chilled)
Birds eggs, in shell, fresh, excluding hatching eggs
Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood,
food preparations based on these products
Jams, jellies, marmalade, fruit puree and pastes
Other orange juice
Other grapefruit juice
Aerated beverages07.03.101
04.07 Ex.
16.01
20.07
20.09.109
20.09.209
22.02.101(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :
(i) Global quota
(ii) The tariff quota is open from 1 January to 31 December
(b) Allocation of licences to importers:
(i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business
Development, based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Import
Licensing Procedures, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer
Affairs and Business Development.
(ii) Any company or individual registered for tax purposes may apply for an import
licence.
(iii) Licences are issued on a first-come, first-served basis, with the amount in two
tranches, and not exceeding 10% to any one importer in any one month. Any quota
amounts remaining unallocated by the end of October in the particular year will be
opened to all importers on an unrestricted basis.
(iv) Licences are valid for three (3) months from the date of issue, but will not be valid
beyond 31 December in the particular calendar year.
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not applicable.
(d) Other relevant information: Entered into force by SI 34 – Customs Tariff (Amendment) Order,
2001, with administrative procedures finalized and published by the Ministry of Commerce,
Consumer Affairs and Business Development in May 2002.
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Other fruits of the genus capiscum or pimenta (hot peppers)
Melon (including water melon)
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood07.09.008
08.07.10 Ex.
16.02(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :
(i) Global quota
(ii) The tariff quota is open from 1 January to 31 December
(b) Allocation of licences to importers:
(i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business
Development, based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Import
Licensing Procedures, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer
Affairs and Business Development.
(ii) Any company or individual registered for tax purposes may apply for an import
licence.
(iii) Licences are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
(iv) Licences are valid for three (3) months from the date of issue, but will not be valid
beyond 31 December in the particular calendar year.
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not applicable.
(d) Other relevant information: Entered into force by SI 34 – Customs Tariff (Amendment) Order,
2001, with administrative procedures finalized and published by the Ministry of Commerce,
Consumer Affairs and Business Development in May 2002.
Live poultry, meat and edible offal of poultry, fresh, chilled or
frozen01.05 Ex., 02.07 Ex. (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :
(i) Global quota
(ii) The tariff quota is open from 1 January to 31 December
(b) Allocation of licences to importers:
(i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business
Development, based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Import
Licensing Procedures, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer
Affairs and Business Development.
(ii) The Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation, a State
Trading Enterprise, has been allocated the quota quantities for these products.
(iii) Licences are issued to the State Trading Enterprise which is involved in the
importation of poultry meat.
(iv) Licences are valid for three (3) months from the date of issue, but will not be valid
beyond 31 December in the particular calendar year.
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not applicable.
(d) Other relevant information: Entered into force by SI 34 – Customs Tariff (Amendment) Order,
2001, with administrative procedures finalized and published by the Ministry of Commerce,
Consumer Affairs and Business Development in May 2002.
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Meat of swine (fresh, chilled or frozen)
Shallots (eschallots)
Cauliflower (fresh or chilled)
Sweet corn (corn on the cob) (fresh or chilled)
Beets (fresh or chilled)
Cucumbers (fresh or chilled)
String beans, shelled or unshelled (fresh or chilled)
Aubergine (egg plant) (fresh or chilled)
Ochroes
Pumpkins
Sweet peppers02.03
07.03.102
07.04.002
07.09.005
07.06.002
07.07.001
07.08.003
07.09.001
07.09.003
07.09.004
07.09.006(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :
(i) Global quota
(ii) The tariff quota is open from 1 January to 31 December
(b) Allocation of licences to importers:
(i) Allocations are made by the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business
Development, based on the recommendations of the Working Group on Import
Licensing Procedures, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce, Consumer
Affairs and Business Development.
(ii) Any company or individual registered for tax purposes may apply for an import
licence.
(iii) Licences are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
(iv) Licences are valid for three (3) months from the date of issue, but will not be valid
beyond 31 December in the particular calendar year.
(c) Details of other arrangements (not involving import licences): Not applicable.
(d) Other relevant information: Entered into force by SI 34 – Customs Tariff (Amendment) Order,
2001, with administrative procedures finalized and published by the Ministry of Commerce,
Consumer Affairs and Business Development in May 2002.
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