WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/285
27 November 1998
(98-4782)
General Council
9 - 11 December 1998Original:  English/French
CANADA – CARIBCAN
Report of the Government of Canada
under Decision of 14 October 19961
The following communication, dated 11 November, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Canada.
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1. Introduction
CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance program for the
Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada
at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.
The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export
earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new
investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and co-operation.  The mainfeature of CARIBCAN is the unilateral extension by Canada, beginning on June 15, 1986, of duty free
access to the Canadian market for most commodities originating in Commonwealth Caribbean
countries.
On November 28, 1986, a decision by the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) waived until June 15, 1998, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of
the General Agreement, "only to the extent necessary to permit the Government of Canada to provide
duty-free treatment to eligible imports of Commonwealth Caribbean countries benefiting from the
provisions of CARIBCAN, without being required to extend the same duty-free treatment to like
products of any other contracting party."  (L/6102).  On October 14, 1996, the WTO extended theCARIBCAN waiver until December 31, 2006. (WT/L/185).  The conditions associated with the
CARIBCAN waiver remain unchanged.
This report is being made in accordance with paragraph 3 of the WTO waiver of   October 14,
1996 and Article IX of the WTO Agreement.
                                                     
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2. Country Coverage
The Customs Tariff lists 18 countries or dependent territories which are eligible to receive the
duty-free benefits accorded under CARIBCAN:  Anguilla, Antigua-Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.  No additions or deletions from this list haveoccurred since CARIBCAN was enacted on June 15, 1986.
3. Product Coverage
On February 5, 1998, CARIBCAN product coverage was extended to goods of tariff items
No. 2710.00.20, 2905.11.00, 3403.11.10, 3403.19.10 or 4203.10.00, as well as all goods of HS
heading No. 42.02 and No. 46.02 which included goods previously excluded from  CARIBCAN
coverage.
Today, product exclusions from the du ty-free provisions of CARIBCAN are:
- Goods of HS Chapters 50 to 65 inclusive;
- Goods covered by tariff items with “over access commitment” rates of duty
established in the “tariffication” process .
4. Rules of Origin
The rules of origin for the purposes of the Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff
Treatment are set out in regulations enacted pursuant to Section 24 of the Customs Tariff.
To qualify for the duty free treatment accorded to Commonwealth Caribbean countries, at
least sixty per cent of the ex-factory price of the goods as packed for shipment to Canada mustoriginate in one or more beneficiary countries or Canada.  The sixty per cent qualifying content may
be cumulated from various CARIBCAN beneficiary c ountries or Canada.  The goods must be finished
in the beneficiary country in the form in which they are imported into Canada.  Pursuant to the Proof
of Origin Regulations, either a duly completed Certif icate of Origin, Form A, or a written statement of
origin signed by the exporter, must be presented to Customs at the time of release, accounting orrefund.
5. Trade under CARIBCAN
Canada-CARIBCAN trade statistics are annexed in a series of tables to this report and include
1997 trade data.  In general, these trade statistics indicate that:
- In 1997, more than $510 million or 95 per cent of total Canadian imports from
CARIBCAN beneficiaries entered Canada free of duty.  As shown in Annex III, $460
million of this trade entered under MFN free rates of duty and a further $28 million
entered under General Preferential Tariff (GPT) or British Preferential Tariff (BPT)
free rates of duty.  Imports entering under the preferential CARIBCAN tariffsamounted to CDN $22.5 million in 1997 (Annex V shows the top twenty-five
commodity imports benefiting from the CARIBCAN preference).
- Total Canada-CARIBCAN trade (exports plus imports) has grown from CDN $622
million in 1988 to $880 million in 1997.  This growth in trade is accounted for almostWT/L/285
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entirely by an increase in imports from CARIBCAN countries.  The value of
Canadian imports from the region has risen from $268 million in 1988 to $536
million in 1997.  The value of Canadian exports to CARIBCAN countries has
remained relatively flat over this same period, falling from $355 million in 1988 to
$270 million in 1993 but recovering to a level of $343 million in 1997.
6. Statistical Annexes
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1988 - 1997
Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1988 - 1997Annex III: 1997 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
2
Annex IV: Canadian Merchandise Trade Balance and Trade Turnover with CARIBCAN
Beneficiaries 1988-1997
Annex V: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered
Canada under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1997
                                                     
2 The British Preferential Tariff (BPT) treatment, which offers reduced rates for most goods originating
in Commonwealth countries other than the United Kingdom and Ireland, was terminated on January 1, 1998.WT/L/285
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Total Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1988 - 1997 Annex I
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Anguilla 118 - - - - - 5 - 11 41
Antigua – Barbuda 452 366 177 200 394 393 368 389 1,857 1,256
Bahamas 20,950 32,598 29,258 38,769 50,097 34,806 44,867 16,715 23,432 8,056
Barbados 6,593 13,254 15,145 13,510 6,025 9,594 14,098 16,990 15,703 13,736
Belize 13,168 8,861 10,639 7,447 6, 634 11,419 17,686 11,688 7,953 12,737
Bermuda 991 3,113 9,200 6,366 20, 378 4,315 13,988 4,173 2,317 3,751
British Virgin Islands 71 70 - 16 10 44 37 91 1,299 199
Cayman Islands 93 35 3 321 489 1,628 586 638 1,968 624
Dominica 3,377 238 53 196 67 206 423 2,381 1,180 1,390
Grenada 1,193 884 85 420 321 337 440 639 559 1,112
Guyana 15,866 19,994 24,568 30,824 39, 018 152,172 203,865 171,208 204,033 203,375
Jamaica 150,594 188,643 157,055 150,509 166,546 181,495 211,328 199,952 239,135 257,507
Montserrat 398 163 63 59 120 15 78 18 203 341
St. Lucia 260 423 269 280 350 245 463 1,222 1,602 1,287
St. Christopher and Nevis 90 17 34 84 - 225 1,888 2,937 2,958 4,426
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 820 646 244 483 387 210 247 183 138 137
Trinidad & Tobago 52,848 22,176 24,646 40,800 38,101 23,108 16,122 18,469 46,599 26,215
Turks & Caicos Islands 9 - - - - - 66 17 93 338
Total: 267,891 291,481 271,439 290,284 328, 937 420,212 526,555 447,890 551,046 536,630
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.WT/L/285
Page 5Total Canadian Exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1988 - 1997 Annex II
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Anguilla 509 879 509 308 331 272 127 548 588 881
Antigua - Barbuda 10,544 8,826 5,706 8,975 9,326 9,014 6,022 6,160 28,133 9,384
Bahamas 36,397 27,287 46,866 48,336 20,870 16,949 15,170 15,231 19,292 21,610
Barbados 40,074 45,121 33,102 35,385 20,469 20,490 33,459 31,554 35,872 37,193
Belize 7,355 5,114 3,552 3,067 3, 532 12,543 4,776 4,232 2,586 9,847
Bermuda 38,996 36,916 23,784 27,208 38,472 41,891 22,004 34,302 33,453 39,177
British Virgin Islands 6,584 1,596 1,048 625 1,435 1,010 4,551 1,381 898 3,417
Cayman Islands 3,194 2,868 2,003 1,725 4,601 1,885 4,483 11,490 7,281 1,369
Dominica 3,730 8,257 2,488 1,027 1,368 1,672 1,613 1,891 2,238 1,840
Grenada 4,225 4,274 3,809 4,264 2,656 3,863 1,936 3,789 4,649 3,321
Guyana 5,539 4,393 10,144 13,592 6, 034 9,118 5,517 8,144 11,171 10,671
Jamaica 126,529 126,075 107,120 73,259 64,940 85,549 89,578 96,645 90,784 86,937
Montserrat 865 962 646 312 301 248 208 128 185 149
St. Lucia 12,786 6,742 7,037 7,229 6,811 7,400 10,425 12,521 5,426 8,729
St. Christopher and Nevis 2,819 3,048 5,065 1,348 1,531 1,680 4,098 2,498 2,560 2,011
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2,885 3,510 3,250 2,357 3,277 2,630 3,015 2,815 3,116 4,063
Trinidad & Tobago 51,707 54,123 59,380 56,168 55,646 53,023 65,192 94,658 83,913 102,544
Turks & Caicos Islands - - - 201 1,287 557 387 654 514 537
Total: 354,738 339,991 315,509 285,386 242, 887 269,794 272,561 328,641 332,667 343,680
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.  Includes Canadian domestic exports only.WT/L/285
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Annex III (i)
Duty Free 1997 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
(in Canadian dollars)
Country
MFNCARIBCAN General
Preferential
TariffBritish
Preferential
TariffTotal Free Total Free as % of
Total Imports from
each country(Annex 1)
Anguilla 901 0 0 0 901 2.2 %
Antigua - Barbuda 830 426 0 0 0 830 426 66.0 %
Bahamas 7 497 844 0 595 0 7 498 439 93.0 %
Barbados 2 879 361 6 147 795 163 684 47 490 9 238 330 67.3 %
Belize 3 268 183 364 410 23 193 8 606 302 12 262 088 96.3 %
Bermuda 3 674 398 720 9 994 0 3 685 112 98.2 %
British Virgin
Islands190 027 0 0 0 190 027 95.6 %
Cayman Islands 286 347 0 80 2 666 289 093 98.5 %
Dominica 588 922 0 595 0 589 517 95.5 %
Grenada 198 595 143 19 055 2 646 034 0 201 260 232 46.3 %
Guyana 1 071 577 22 291 1 899 0 1 095 767 42.4 %
Jamaica 229 435 360 9 100 526 7 580 724 43 736 246 163 827 21.7 %
Montserrat 74 260 0 0 0 74 260 80.1 %
St. Lucia 87 126 944 581 0 0 1 031 707 98.0 %
St Christopher and
Nevis675 191 30 492 3 073 0 708 756 16.0 %
Saint-Vincent and
the Grenadines110 977 11 004 0 0 121 981 88.3 %
Trinidad &
Tobago11 163 231 5 946 346 84 198 8 481 003 25 674 778 51.5 %
Turks and Caicos
Islands174 541 0 0 0 174 541 99.0 %
Total: 460 909 815 22 587 220 10 514 069 17 181 197 510 889 782 % Total:  95 %
Source:  Statistics Canada
Note: CARIBCAN treatment includes trade valued at approximately $1.5 million subject to excise taxes (e.g.
distilled spirits)WT/L/285
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Annex III (ii)
Dutiable 1997 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
(in Canadian dollars)
Country MFN General
Preferential
TariffBritish
Preferential
TariffTotal
DutiableDutiable as % of
Total Imports from
each country (Annex
1)
Anguilla 40,796 0 0 40,796 97.8 %
Antigua - Barbuda 426,058 0 0 426,058 34 .0%
Bahamas 163,102 185,457 173,999 557,957  7.0 %
Barbados 3,364,523 595, 419 0 3,959,942 32.7 %
Belize 474,798 0 0 474,798  3.7 %
Bermuda 65,841 0 0 65,841  1.8 %
British Virgin Islands 8,953 0 0 8,953  4.5 %
Cayman Islands 304,702 27,068 3,594 335,364 53.7 %
Dominica 601,682 198,745 0 800,427 57.4 %
Grenada 16,350 0 0 16,350  1.5 %
Guyana 1,895,810 218,740 0 2,114,550  1.0 %
Jamaica 9,863,123 385,184 330,095 11,343,466  4.4 %
Montserrat 266,526 0 0 266,526 78.3 %
St. Lucia 255,704 0 0 255,704 19.9 %
St. Christopher and
Nevis3,717,311 0 0 3,717,311 84.0 %
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines4,836 0 10,681 15,517 11.7 %
Trinidad & Tobago 257,677 163,799 0 421,476  2.0 %
Turks & Caicos Islands 163,322 0 0 163,322 48.5 %
Total: 21,891,114 1,774,412 518,369 24,984,858 Total %: 5 %
Source:  Statistics CanadaWT/L/285
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Annex IV
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Anguilla 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 509 118 391 627
1989 879 - 879 879
1990 509 - 509 509
1991 308 - 308 308
1992 331 - 331 331
1993 272 - 272 272
1994 127 5 122 132
1995 548 - 548 548
1996 588 11 577 599
1997 881 41 840 922
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Antigua - Barbuda 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 10,544 452 10,092 10,996
1989 8,826 366 8,460 9,192
1990 5,706 177 5,529 5,883
1991 8,975 200 8,775 9,175
1992 9,326 394 8,932 9,720
1993 9,014 393 8,621 9,407
1994 6,022 368 5,654 6,390
1995 6,160 389 5,771 6,549
1996 28,133 1,857 26,276 29,990
1997 9,384 1,256 8,128 10,640WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bahamas 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 36,397 20,950 15,447 57,347
1989 27,287 32,598 -5,311 59,885
1990 46,866 29,258 17,608 76,124
1991 48,336 38,769 9,567 87,105
1992 20,870 50,097 -29,227 70,967
1993 16,949 34,806 -17,857 51,755
1994 15,170 44,867 -29,697 60,037
1995 15,231 16,715 -1,484 31,946
1996 19,292 23,432 -4,140 42,724
1997 21,610 8,056 13,554 29,666
II. CANADIAN MERCHANDISE TRADE WITH BARBADOS 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 40,074 6,593 33,481 46,667
1989 45,121 13,254 31,867 58,375
1990 33,102 15,145 17,957 48,247
1991 35,385 13,510 21,875 48,895
1992 20,469 6,025 14,444 26,494
1993 20,490 9,594 10,896 30,084
1994 33,459 14,098 19,361 47,557
1995 31,554 16,990 14,564 48,544
1996 35,872 15,703 20,169 51,575
1997 37,193 13,736 23,457 50,929WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Belize 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 7,355 13,168 -5,813 20,523
1989 5,114 8,861 -3,747 13,975
1990 3,552 10,639 -7,087 14,191
1991 3,067 7,447 -4,380 10,514
1992 3,532 6,634 -3,102 10,166
1993 12,543 11,419 1,124 23,962
1994 4,776 17,686 -12,910 22,462
1995 4,232 11,688 -7,456 15,920
1996 2,586 7,953 -5,367 10,539
1997 9,847 12,737 -2,890 22,584
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bermuda 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 38,996 991 38,005 39,987
1989 36,916 3,113 23,803 40,029
1990 23,784 9,200 14,584 32,984
1991 27,208 6,366 20,842 33,574
1992 38,472 20,378 18,094 58,850
1993 41,891 4,315 37,576 46,206
1994 22,004 13,988 8,016 35,992
1995 34,302 4,173 30,129 38,475
1996 33,453 2,317 31,136 35,770
1997 39,177 3,751 35,426 42,928WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with British Virgin Islands 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 6,584 71 6,513 6,655
1989 1,596 70 1,526 1,666
1990 1,048 - 1,048 1,048
1991 625 16 609 641
1992 1,435 10 1,425 1,445
1993 1,010 44 966 1,054
1994 4,551 37 4,514 4,588
1995 1,381 91 1,290 1,472
1996 898 1,299 -401 2,197
1997 3,417 199 3,218 3,616
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Cayman Islands 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 3,194 93 3,101 3,287
1989 2,868 35 2,833 2,903
1990 2,003 3 2,000 2,006
1991 1,725 321 1,404 2,046
1992 4,601 489 4,112 5,090
1993 1,885 1,628 257 3,513
1994 4,483 586 3,897 5,069
1995 11,490 638 10,852 12,128
1996 7,281 1,968 5,313 9,249
1997 1,369 624 745 1993WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Dominica 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 3,730 3,377 353 7,107
1989 8,257 238 8,019 8,495
1990 2,488 53 2,435 2,541
1991 1,027 196 831 1,223
1992 1,368 67 1,301 1,435
1993 1,672 206 1,466 1,878
1994 1,613 423 1,190 2,036
1995 1,891 2,381 -490 4,272
1996 2,238 1,180 1,058 3,418
1997 1,840 1,390 450 3230
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Grenada 1988- 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 4,225 1,193 3,032 5,418
1989 4,274 884 3,390 5,158
1990 3,809 85 3,724 3,894
1991 4,264 420 3,844 4,684
1992 2,656 321 2,335 2,977
1993 3,863 337 3,526 4,200
1994 1,936 440 1,496 2,376
1995 3,789 639 3,150 4,428
1996 4,649 559 4,090 5,208
1997 3,321 1,112 2,209 4,433WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Guyana 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 5,539 15,866 -10,327 21,405
1989 4,393 19,994 -15,601 24,387
1990 10,144 24,568 -14,424 34,712
1991 13,592 30,824 -17,232 44,416
1992 6,034 39,018 -32,984 45,052
1993 9,118 152,172 -143,054 161,290
1994 5,517 203,865 -198,348 209,382
1995 8,144 171,208 -163,064 179,352
1996 11,171 204,033 -192,862 215,204
1997 10,671 203,375 -192,704 214,046
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Jamaica 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 126,529 150,594 -24,065 277,123
1989 126,075 188,643 -62,568 314,718
1990 107,120 157,055 -49,935 264,175
1991 73,259 150,509 -77,250 223,768
1992 64,940 166,546 -101,606 231,486
1993 85,549 181,495 -95,946 267,044
1994 89,578 211,328 -121,750 300,906
1995 96,645 199,952 -103,307 296,597
1996 90,784 239,135 -148,351 329,919
1997 86,937 257,507 -170,570 344,444WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Montserrat 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 865 398 467 1,263
1989 962 163 799 1,125
1990 646 63 583 709
1991 312 59 253 371
1992 301 120 181 421
1993 248 15 233 263
1994 208 78 130 286
1995 128 18 110 146
1996 185 203 -18 388
1997 149 341 -192 490
Canadian Merchandise Trade with St. Lucia 1988 – 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 12,786 260 12,526 13,046
1989 6,742 423 6,319 7,165
1990 7,037 269 6,768 7,306
1991 7,229 280 6,949 7,509
1992 6,811 350 6,461 7,161
1993 7,400 245 7,155 7,645
1994 10,425 463 9,962 10,888
1995 12,521 1,222 11,299 13,743
1996 5,426 1,602 3,824 7,028
1997 8,729 1,287 7,442 10,016WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with St. Christopher & Nevis 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 2,819 90 2,729 2,909
1989 3,048 17 3,031 3,065
1990 5,065 34 5,031 5,099
1991 1,348 84 1,264 1,432
1992 1,531 - 1,531 1,531
1993 1,680 225 1,455 1,905
1994 4,098 1,888 2,210 5,986
1995 2,498 2,937 -439 5,435
1996 2,560 2,958 -398 5,518
1997 2,011 4,426 -2,415 6,437
Canadian Merchandise Trade with St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 2,885 820 2,065 3,705
1989 3,510 646 2,864 4,156
1990 3,250 244 3,006 3,494
1991 2,357 483 1,874 2,840
1992 3,277 387 2,890 3,664
1993 2,630 210 2,420 2,840
1994 3,015 247 2,768 3,262
1995 2,815 183 2,632 2,998
1996 3,116 138 2,978 3,254
1997 4,063 137 3,926 4,200WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Trinidad & Tobago 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 51,707 52,848 -1,141 104,555
1989 54,123 22,176 31,947 76,299
1990 59,380 24,646 34,734 84,026
1991 56,168 40,800 15,368 96,968
1992 55,646 38,101 17,545 93,747
1993 53,023 23,108 29,915 76,131
1994 65,192 16,122 49,070 81,314
1995 94,658 18,649 76,009 113,307
1996 83,913 46,599 37,314 130,512
1997 102,544 26,215 76,329 128,759
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Turks & Caicos Islands 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 - 9 -9 9
1989 - - 0 0
1990 - - 0 0
1991 201 - 201 201
1992 1,287 - 1,287 1,287
1993 557 - 557 557
1994 387 66 321 453
1995 654 17 637 671
1996 514 93 421 607
1997 537 338 199 875WT/L/285
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with All CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1988 - 1997
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
1988 354,738 267,891 86,847 622,629
1989 339,991 291,481 48,510 631,472
1990 315,509 271,439 44,070 586,948
1991 285,386 290,284 -4,898 575,670
1992 242,887 328,937 -86,050 571,824
1993 269,794 420,212 -150,418 690,006
1994 272,561 526,555 -253,994 799,116
1995 328,641 447,890 -119,249 776,531
1996 332,667 551,046 -218,379 883,713
1997 343,680 536,528 -192,848 880,208
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  (1)  Balance is Exports minus Imports.
            (2)  Turnover is Exports plus Imports.
            (3)  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.WT/L/285
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Annex V
Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries whichentered Canada Under CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1997  ( in Canadian Dollars)
HS
SubheadingDescriptionImports Under
CARIBCAN
Tariff
Treatment
03061100 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Jasus spp.) 4,173,542
94059990 Other parts (lighting fixtures) 3,689,582
72139100 Of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter 2,364,829
20089992 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes,
cherimo yas (Jamaica a pples), citrus fruit , dates , durians , feijoas, figs, fu quas (balsam pears),2,355,692
22071010 For use as a spirituous or alcoholic beverage or for the manufacture of spirituous or alcoholic
bevera ges2,062,425
22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter or flavored1,619,537
22084010 Rum 899,760
80070000 Other articles of tin 882,810
85369020 Junction boxes 658,800
07149091 Fresh Jerusalem artichokes 651,953
07142000 Sweet potatoes 650,494
07101000 Potatoes 577,251
19019021 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, in packages of a weight not exceeding
11.34 k g each483,620
96034090 Other paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes 410,248
07141000 Manioc (cassava) 389,708
21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 374,120
07099020 Marrows, pumpkins and squash 365,119
19059029 Other biscuits (soda), products made without flour and bakery products leavened with yeast 351,129
08129010 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes,
cherimo yas (Jamaica a pples), citrus fruit , dates , durians , feijoas, figs, fu quas (balsam pears),343,942
18061090 Other cocoa powder 291,315
22030000 Beer made from malt 270,133
19053099 Other sweet biscuits; waffles and waters 224,523
07099091 Bamboo shoots, cactus leaves (nopales), capers, cardoons, cilantro (Chinese or Mexican parsley or
Yen Sai ), jicama , leaf chervils , okra , olives , tamarillos (tree tomatoes ), tarra gons, tomatillos ,223,830
08109090 Other fruit, fresh 219,249
Leading 25 entries under CARIBCAN Tariff Treatment   24,533,611
All other entries under CARIBCAN Tariff     3,615,451All other Tariff Treatments  500,666,050Total Imports from CARIBCAN  528,815,112
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