WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/365
16 October 2000
(00-4258)
General Council
7-8 December 2000Original:  English/
French
CANADA – TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES
Report of the Government of Canada on the
Trade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN
Under the Decision of 14 October 19961
The following communication, dated 15 September 2000, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Canada.
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1. Introduction:
CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance programme 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 cooperation.  The mainfeature of CARIBCAN is the unilateral extension by Canada, beginning on 15 June 1986 of duty free
access to the Canadian market for most commodities originating in Commonwealth Caribbean
countries.
On 28 November 1986, a decision by the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) waived until 15 June 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 14 October 1996, the WTO extended theCARIBCAN waiver until 31 December 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
14 October 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, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and theGrenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.  No additions or deletions from
this list have occurred since CARIBCAN was enacted on 15 June 1986.
3. Product Coverage:
There have been no amendments to CARIBCAN product coverage since the changes made in
February 1998.
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 60 per cent of the ex-factory price of the goods as packed for shipment to Canada must originate
in one or more beneficiary countries or Canada.  The 60 per cent qualifying content may be cumulated
from various CARIBCAN beneficiary countries or Ca nada.  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 Certificate 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 or
refund.
5. Trade under CARIBCAN:
Canada-CARIBCAN trade statistics are annexed in a series of tables to this report and include
1999 trade data.  In general, these trade statistics indicate that:
- In 1999, more than Can$530 million or 96 per cent of total Canadian imports from
CARIBCAN beneficiaries entered Canada free of duty.  Can$65.3 million of this
trade entered under preferential CARIBCAN tariffs, an increase of Can$25 millionfrom 1998 (Annex V shows the top 25 comm odity imports benefiting from the
CARIBCAN preference). As shown in A nnex III, a nother Can$444 million of this
trade entered under MFN free rates while Can$21 million entered under General
Preferential Tariff (GPT).
- Total Canada-CARIBCAN trade (exports plus imports) has grown from
Can$586 million in 1990 to more than Can$1 billion in 1999.  The value of Canadian
imports from the region has risen from Can$271 million in 1990 to Can$549 million
in 1999.  The value of Canadian exports to CARIBCAN countries has remainedWT/L/365
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relatively stable over this same period, falling from Can$315 million in 1990 to
Can$270 million in 1993 but recovering to a level of Can$476 million in 1999.
6. Statistical Annexes:
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1990 - 1999
Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1990- 1999Annex III: 1999 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff treatmentAnnex IV: Canadian Merchandise Trade Balance and Trade Turnover with CARIBCAN
Beneficiaries 1990-1999
Annex V: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered
Canada under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1999WT/L/365
Page 4 Total Canadian Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1990 – 1999 Annex I
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Anguilla - - - - 5 - 11 41 7 8
Antigua - Barbuda 177 200 394 393 368 389 1,857 1,256 2,698 402
Bahamas 29,258 38,769 50,097 34,806 44,867 16,715 23,432 8,056 22,002 25,959
Barbados 15,145 13,510 6,025 9,594 14,098 16,990 15,703 13,736 11,722 10,652
Belize 10,639 7,447 6,634 11,419 17, 686 11,688 7,953 12,737 8,263 14,027
Bermuda 9,200 6,366 20,378 4,315 13,988 4,173 2,317 3,751 7,602 19,689
British Virgin Islands - 16 10 44 37 91 1,299 199 615 614
Cayman Islands 3 321 489 1,628 586 638 1,968 624 1,070 654
Dominica 53 196 67 206 423 2,381 1,180 1,390 1,910 1,642
Grenada 85 420 321 337 440 639 559 1,112 1,067 1,602
Guyana 24,568 30,824 39,018 152,172 203, 865 171,208 204,033 203,375 203,107 192,020
Jamaica 157,055 150,509 166,546 181,495 211,328 199,952 239,135 257,507 256,384 201,074
Montserrat 63 59 120 15 78 18 203 341 28 248
Saint Lucia 269 280 350 245 463 1,222 1,602 1,287 1,595 580
Saint Christopher and Nevis 34 84 - 225 1,888 2,937 2,958 4,426 4,494 5,120
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines244 483 387 210 247 183 138 137 200 152
Trinidad & Tobago 24,646 40,800 38,101 23,108 16,122 18,469 46,599 26,215 34,157 73,688
Turks & Caicos Islands - - - - 66 17 93 338 686 1,823
Total: 271,439 290,284 328,937 420,212 526, 555 447,890 551,046 536,630 557,608 549,954
Source:  Statistics Canada.
Note:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.WT/L/365
Page 5Total Canadian Exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1999 Annex II
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Anguilla 509 308 331 272 127 548 588 881 1,007 673
Antigua - Barbuda 5,706 8,975 9,326 9,014 6,022 6,160 28,133 9,384 8,492 11,402
Bahamas 46,866 48,336 20,870 16,949 15,170 15,231 19,292 21,610 24,513 26,301
Barbados 33,102 35,385 20,469 20,490 33,459 31,554 35,872 37,193 36,396 41,087
Belize 3,552 3,067 3,532 12,543 4, 776 4,232 2,586 9,847 3,760 3,332
Bermuda 23,784 27,208 38,472 41,891 22,004 34,302 33,453 39,177 40,165 42,973
British Virgin Islands 1,048 625 1,435 1,010 4,551 1,381 898 3,417 2,628 28,743
Cayman Islands 2,003 1,725 4,601 1,885 4,483 11,490 7,281 1,369 12,266 8,127
Dominica 2,488 1,027 1,368 1,672 1,613 1,891 2,238 1,840 3,236 5,560
Grenada 3,809 4,264 2,656 3,863 1,936 3,789 4,649 3,321 4,901 4,839
Guyana 10,144 13,592 6,034 9,118 5, 517 8,144 11,171 10,671 9,968 14,655
Jamaica 107,120 73,259 64,940 85,549 89,578 96,645 90,784 86,937 98,032 96,699
Montserrat 646 312 301 248 208 128 185 149 81 83
Saint Lucia 7,037 7,229 6,811 7, 400 10,425 12,521 5,426 8,729 11,493 12,524
Saint Christopher and Nevis 5,065 1,348 1,531 1,680 4,098 2,498 2,560 2,011 5,675 10,646
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines3,250 2,357 3,277 2,630 3,015 2,815 3,116 4,063 3,676 4,633
Trinidad & Tobago 59,380 56,168 55,646 53,023 65,192 94,658 83,913 102,544 129,703 161,936
Turks & Caicos Islands - 201 1,287 557 387 654 514 537 1,379 2,357
Total: 315,509 285,386 242,887 269,794 272, 561 328,641 332,667 343,680 397,371 476,570
Source:  Statistics Canada.
Note:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.  Includes Canadian domestic exports only.WT/L/365
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Annex III(i)
Duty Free 1999 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
(in Canadian dollars)
Country MFN General
Preferential
TariffCARIBCAN Total Free Total Free as %
of total imports
from each
country
(Annex 1)
Anguilla 2,593 0 0 2,593 35 %
Antigua - Barbuda 358,037 13,668 0 371,705 92 %
Bahamas 17,484,298 61,744 5,872,925 23,418,967 90 %
Barbados 2,355,071 78,132 4,214,306 6,647,509 62 %
Belize 5,163,311 73,943 8,472,456 13,709,710 98 %
Bermuda 9,602,209 9,993,146 356 19,595,711 99 %
British Virgin Islands 212,060 329,210 0 541,270 88 %
Cayman Islands 587,734 6,233 1,751 595,718 91 %
Dominica 1,158,925 15 0 1,158,940 71 %
Grenada 1,582,073 14,474 377 1,596,924 99 %
Guyana 189,048,098 1,915,650 89,111 191,052,859 99 %
Jamaica 173,469,616 8,239,028 11,065,219 192,773,863 96 %
Montserrat 246,340 0 0 246,340 99 %
Saint Lucia 277,298 1,001 35,487 35,265 54 %
Saint Christopher/Nevis 5,009,207 0 3,111 5,012,318 98 %
Saint Vincent/Grenadines 149,406 0 1,602 151,008 99 %
Trinidad & Tobago 36,095,389 331,812 35,105,760 71,532,961 97 %
Turks/Caicos Islands 1,804,778 0 0 1,804,778 99 %
Total: 444,606,443 21,058,056 64,862,461 530,248,439 96 %
Source:  Statistic Canada.
Note:  CARIBCAN treatment includes trade valued at approximately Can$3.5 million subject to excise taxes (e.g. distilled
spirits).WT/L/365
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Annex III (ii)
Dutiable 1999 imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
(in Canadian dollars)
Country MFNGeneral
Preferential
TariffCARIBCANTotal
DutiableDutiable as %
of Total
Imports from
each Country
(Annex 1)
Anguilla 4,908 0 0 4,908 65 %
Antigua – Barbuda 30,373 0 0 30,373 8 %
Bahamas 1,717,885 822,205 0 2,540,090 10 %
Barbados 2,812,905 935,231 257,069 4,005,205 38 %
Belize 317,473 0 0 317,473 2 %
Bermuda 92,751 966 0 93,717 1 %
British Virgin Islands 73,564 0 0 73,564 12 %
Cayman Islands 15,640 41,642 1,685 58,967 9 %
Dominica 461,245 2,228 20,353 483,826 29 %
Grenada 5,216 0 0 5,216 1 %
Guyana 700,131 267,579 0 967,710 1 %
Jamaica 6,224,360 1,269,778 806,264 8,300,402 4 %
Montserrat 2,073 0 0 2,073 1 %
Saint Lucia 266,856 0 0 266,856 46 %
Saint Christopher/Nevis 107,868 0 0 107,868 2 %
Saint Vincent/Grenadine 1,634 0 0 1,634 1 %
Trinidad & Tobago 1,743,967 63,264 348,074 2,155,305 3 %
Turks/Caicos Islands 18,993 0 0 18,993 1 %
Total 14,597,842 3,402,893 1,433,445 19,434,180 4 %
Source:  Statistic Canada.WT/L/365
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Annex IV
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Anguilla 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 1,007 7 1,000 1,014
1999 673 8 665 681
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Antigua - Barbuda 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 10,640
1998 8,492 2,698 5,794 11,190
1999 11,402 402 11,000 11,804WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bahamas 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 24,513 22,002 2,511 46,515
1999 26,301 25,959 342 52,260
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Barbados 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 50,929
1998 36,396 11,722 24,674 48,118
1999 41,087 10,652 30,435 51,739WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Belize 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 3,760 8,263 -4,503 12,023
1999 3,332 14,027 -10,695 17,359
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bermuda 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 42,928
1998 40,165 7,602 32,563 47,767
1999 42,973 19,689 23,284 62,662WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with British Virgin Islands 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 2,628 615 2,013 3,343
1999 28,743 614 28,129 29,357
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Cayman Islands 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 1993
1998 12,266 1,070 11,196 13,336
1999 8,127 654 7,473 8,781WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Dominica 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 3,236 1,910 1,326 5,146
1999 5,560 1,642 3,918 7,202
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Grenada 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 4,433
1998 4,901 1,067 3,834 5,968
1999 4,839 1,602 3,237 6,441WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Guyana 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 9,968 203,107 -193,139 213,075
1999 14,655 192,020 -177,365 206,675
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Jamaica 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 -170,570 344,444
1998 98,032 256,384 -158,352 354,416
1999 96,699 201,074 -104,375 297,773WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Montserrat 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 81 28 53 109
1999 83 248 -165 331
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Saint Lucia 1990 – 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 10,016
1998 11,493 1,595 9,898 13,088
1999 12,524 580 11,944 13,104WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Saint Christopher & Nevis 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 5,675 4,494 1,181 10,169
1999 10,646 5,120 5,526 15,766
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Sain t Vincent & the Grenadines 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 4,200
1998 3,676 200 3,476 3,876
1999 4,633 152 4,481 4,785WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Trinidad & Tobago 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 129,703 34,157 95,546 163,861
1999 161,936 73,688 88,248 235,624
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Turks & Caicos Islands 1990 – 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 537 338 199 875
1998 1,379 686 693 2,065
1999 2,357 1,823 534 4,180WT/L/365
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with All CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1990 - 1999
(thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 397,371 557,608 -160,237 954,979
1999 476,570 549,954 -73,384 1,026,524
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/365
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Annex V
Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIB CAN Beneficiaries which entered Canada
Under CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1999 (in Canadian Dollars)
HS
Tariff ItemsDescriptionImports Under
CARIBCAN Tariff
Treatment
26011100 Non-agglomerated iron ores 19,540,517
72139999 Other (bars and rods) 8,913,968
17011150 Cane sugar exceeding 98° but not exceeding 99° of polarization 8,409,609
03061100Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus
spp.)4,961,070
22071010Undenatured ethyl alcohol for use as a spirituous or alcoholic beverage or
for use in the manufacture of spirituous or alcoholic beverages2,345,615
72159000 Other (bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel) 1,668,824
20089930Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit,
carambolas, chayotes, etc1,648,691
07099090Other (Bamboo shoots, cactus leaves (nopales), capers, cardoons, cilantros,
jicama, leaf chervils, tamarillos (t ree tomatoes), tarragons, tomatillos,
topedos and verdolagas1,252,488
07142000 Sweet potatoes 1,185,735
94059990 Other lighting fittings 1,138,020
19019020 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract 1,061,487
39233090Other carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles employed in the
processing, storing or insemination of animal semen967,774
85369091Junction boxes;
Receptacle boxes of metal959,274
08129010Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit,
carambolas, chayotes, etc942,250
20059020Artichokes (globe or Chinese), bamboo shoots, cactus leaves ( nopales),
cardoons, chickpeas (garbanzos), cilantro (Chinese or Mexican parsley or
Yen Sai), jicama, leaf chervils, malanga, okra, peas (Angola, catjang, no-
eye, pigeon), spinach, tamarillos (t ree tomatoes), tarragons, tomatillos,
topedos, verdolagas,
and water chestnuts830,632
39031100 Expansible polystyrene 774,501
72143090 Other forged flat bars of iron or non-alloy steel 660,657
22021000Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured523,177
07149090 Other sago pith, fresh and dried arrowroot, frozen water chestnuts 446,204
19059049 Other special dietary biscuits, soda biscuits 414,388
22084010 Rum 413,000
21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 408,456
22084010 Rum 375,562
220330000 Beer made from malt 348,074
19053099 Other sweet biscuits, waffles and wafers 321,214
Leading 25 entries under CARIBCAN Tariff Treatment 60,511,187
All other entries under CARIBCAN Tariff 5,427,906All other Tariff Treatments 484,021,987
Total Imports from CARIBCAN beneficiaries 549,954,080
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