WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/L/323
22 October 1999
(99-4579)
General Council
3, 4 and 8 November 1999Original:  English
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 18 October 1999, 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 main
feature 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 ofthe 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 the
CARIBCAN waiver until December 31, 2006. (WT/L/185).  The conditions associated with theCARIBCAN 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:
There have been no amendments to CARIBCAN product coverage since the changes made in
February 1998.  Today, product exclusions from  the duty-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 must
originate in one or more beneficiary countries or Canada.  The sixty per cent qualifying content maybe 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 or
refund.
5. Trade under CARIBCAN:
Canada-CARIBCAN trade statistics are annexed in a series of tables to this report and include
1998 trade data.  In general, these trade statistics indicate that:
- In 1998, more than $535 million or 96 per cent of total Canadian imports from
CARIBCAN beneficiaries entered Canada free of duty.  As shown in Annex III, $485
million of this trade entered under MFN free rates of duty and a further $9 million
entered under General Preferential Tariff (GPT).  Imports entering under the
preferential CARIBCAN tariffs amounted to CDN $40.7 million in 1998, an increase
of over $18 million from 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 $631
million in 1989 to $955 million in 1998. The value of Canadian imports from the
region has risen from $291 million in 1989 to an unprecedented amount of $557
million in 1998.  The value of Canadian exports to CARIBCAN countries hasremained relatively stable over this same period, falling from $340 million in 1989 to
$270 million in 1993 but recovering to $397 million in 1998.WT/L/323
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6. Statistical Annexes:
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998
Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998Annex III: 1998 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff TreatmentAnnex IV: Canadian Merchandise Trade Balance and Trade Turnover with CARIBCAN
Beneficiaries 1989-1998
Annex V: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CA RIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered Canada
under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1998WT/L/323
Page 4Total Canadian Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998 Annex I
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Anguilla - - - - - 5 - 11 41 7
Antigua - Barbuda 366 177 200 394 393 368 389 1,857 1,256 2,698
Bahamas 32,598 29,258 38,769 50,097 34,806 44,867 16,715 23,432 8,056 22,002
Barbados 13,254 15,145 13,510 6,025 9,594 14,098 16,990 15,703 13,736 11,722
Belize 8,861 10,639 7,447 6,634 11, 419 17,686 11,688 7,953 12,737 8,263
Bermuda 3,113 9,200 6,366 20,378 4,315 13,988 4,173 2,317 3,751 7,602
British Virgin Islands 70 - 16 10 44 37 91 1,299 199 615
Cayman Islands 35 3 321 489 1,628 586 638 1,968 624 1,070
Dominica 238 53 196 67 206 423 2,381 1,180 1,390 1,910
Grenada 884 85 420 321 337 440 639 559 1,112 1,067
Guyana 19,994 24,568 30,824 39,018 152, 172 203,865 171,208 204,033 203,375 203,107
Jamaica 188,643 157,055 150,509 166,546 181,495 211,328 199,952 239,135 257,507 256,384
Montserrat 163 63 59 120 15 78 18 203 341 28
St. Lucia 423 269 280 350 245 463 1,222 1,602 1,287 1,595
St. Christopher and Nevis 17 34 84 - 225 1,888 2,937 2,958 4,426 4,494
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 646 244 483 387 210 247 183 138 137 200
Trinidad & Tobago 22,176 24,646 40,800 38,101 23,108 16,122 18,469 46,599 26,215 34,157
Turks & Caicos Islands - - - - - 66 17 93 338 686
Total: 291,481 271,439 290,284 328,937 420, 212 526,555 447,890 551,046 536,630 557,608
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.WT/L/323
Page 5Total Canadian Exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998 Annex II
( thousands of Canadian
dollars)Country1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Anguilla 879 509 308 331 272 127 548 588 881 1,007
Antigua - Barbuda 8,826 5,706 8,975 9,326 9,014 6,022 6,160 28,133 9,384 8,492
Bahamas 27,287 46,866 48,336 20,870 16,949 15,170 15,231 19,292 21,610 24,513
Barbados 45,121 33,102 35,385 20,469 20,490 33,459 31,554 35,872 37,193 36,396
Belize 5,114 3,552 3,067 3,532 12, 543 4,776 4,232 2,586 9,847 3,760
Bermuda 36,916 23,784 27,208 38,472 41,891 22,004 34,302 33,453 39,177 40,165
British Virgin Islands 1,596 1,048 625 1,435 1,010 4,551 1,381 898 3,417 2,628
Cayman Islands 2,868 2,003 1,725 4,601 1,885 4,483 11,490 7,281 1,369 12,266
Dominica 8,257 2,488 1,027 1,368 1,672 1,613 1,891 2,238 1,840 3,236
Grenada 4,274 3,809 4,264 2,656 3,863 1,936 3,789 4,649 3,321 4,901
Guyana 4,393 10,144 13,592 6,034 9, 118 5,517 8,144 11,171 10,671 9,968
Jamaica 126,075 107,120 73,259 64,940 85,549 89,578 96,645 90,784 86,937 98,032
Montserrat 962 646 312 301 248 208 128 185 149 81
St. Lucia 6,742 7,037 7,229 6,811 7,400 10,425 12,521 5,426 8,729 11,493
St. Christopher and Nevis 3,048 5,065 1,348 1,531 1,680 4,098 2,498 2,560 2,011 5,675
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3,510 3,250 2,357 3,277 2,630 3,015 2,815 3,116 4,063 3,676
Trinidad & Tobago 54,123 59,380 56,168 55,646 53,023 65,192 94,658 83,913 102,544 129,703
Turks & Caicos Islands - - 201 1,287 557 387 654 514 537 1,379
Total: 339,991 315,509 285,386 242,887 269, 794 272,561 328,641 332,667 343,680 397,371
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  A dash (-) indicates that an amount is nil or negligible.  Includes Canadian domestic exports only.WT/L/323
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Annex III (i)
1. Duty Free 1998 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
2. (in Canadian dollars)
II. COUNTRYMFNGeneral
Preferential
TariffCARIBCAN Total FreeTotal Free as % of Total
Imports from each
country (Annex 1)
Anguilla 7,046 0 0 7,046 100 %
Antigua - Barbuda 2,669,500 0 0 2,669,500 100 %
Bahamas 14,246,463 90 6, 392,613 20,639,166 93.8 %
Barbados 2,580,017 214,835 4,569,843 7,365,704 62.8 %
Belize 1,079,013 0 6,766,016 7,845,029 95 %
Bermuda 7,501,032 32,097 2,530 7,535,659 99 %
British Virgin Island s 575,753 0 9,509 585,262 95 %
Cayman Islands 1,011,181 0 26,450 1,037,631 97 %
Dominica 1,328,813 0 41,173 1,369,986 71.7 %
Grenada 971,661 1,569 15,425 988,655 92.5 %
Guyana 199,233,166 2,255,282 163,945 201,652,393 99.3 %
Jamaica 227,458,769 6,419, 789 10,573,366 244,451,924 95 %
Montserrat 14,778 0 0 14,778 50 %
St. Lucia 438,790 0 941,794 1,380,584 86.5 %
St Christopher and
Nevis4,327,450
13,2903,469 4,344,209 96.7 %
Saint-Vincent and the
Grenadines105,370 94,948 0 200,318 100 %
Trinidad & Tobago 21,490,898 204,244 11,216,587 32,911,729 96.3 %
Turks and Caicos
Islands207,825 0 0 207,825 30 %
Total: 485,246,714 9,262,604 40,696,270 535,205,588 % Total:  96%
Source:  Statistics CanadaWT/L/323
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Annex III (ii)
Dutiable 1998 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
( in Canadian dollars)
Country MFN General
Preferential
TariffCARIBCANTotal
DutiableDutiable as % of
Total Imports
from each country
(Annex 1)
Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0
Antigua - Barbuda 28,786 0 0 28,786 1 %
Bahamas 1,147,664 176,918 37,795 1,362,377 6.2 %
Barbados 3,388,611 783,841 185,238 4,357,690 37.2 %
Belize 404,824 0 13,555 418,379 5 %
Bermuda 65,687 956 0 30,158 0.1 %
British Virgin Islands 30,158 0 0 30,158 4.9 %
Cayman Islands 32,394 0 0 32,394 3 %
Dominica 501,230 38,914 0 540,149 28.3 %
Grenada 77,406 0 0 77,406 7.2 %
Guyana 1,153,821 274,900 26,143 1,454,864 0.7 %
Jamaica 10,507,675 1,002,648 421,897 11,932,220 4.7 %
Montserrat 13,168 0 0 13,168 47 %
St. Lucia 214,204 0 0 214,204 13.4 %
St. Christopher and
Nevis149,366 0 0 149,366 3.3 %
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines00 0 0 -
Trinidad & Tobago 771,445 142,290 331,996 1,245,731 3.6 %
Turks & Caicos Islands 477,682 0 0 477,682 70 %
Total: 18,964,931 2,420,472 1,016,624 22,402,027 % Total:  4 %
Source:  Statistics CanadaWT/L/323
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Annex IV
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Anguilla 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 1,007 7 1,000 1,014
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Antigua - Barbuda 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 10,640
1998 8,492 2,698 5,794 11,190WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bahamas 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 24,513 22,002 2,511 46,515
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Barbados 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 50,929
1998 36,396 11,722 24,674 48,118WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Belize 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 3,760 8,263 -4,503 12,023
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bermuda 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 42,928
1998 40,165 7,602 32,563 47,767WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with British Virgin Islands 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 2,628 615 2,013 3,343
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Cayman Islands 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 1993
1998 12,266 1,070 11,196 13,336WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Dominica 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 3,236 1,910 1,326 5,146
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Grenada 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 4,433
1998 4,901 1,067 3,834 5,968WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Guyana 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 9,968 203,107 -193,139 213,075
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Jamaica 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 -170,570 344,444
1998 98,032 256,384 -158,352 354,416WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Montserrat 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 81 28 53 109
Canadian Merchandise Trad e with St. Lucia 1989 – 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 10,016
1998 11,493 1,595 9,898 13,088WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with St. Christopher & Nevis 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 5,675 4,494 1,181 10,169
Canadian Merchandise Trade with St . Vincent & the Grenadines 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 4,200
1998 3,676 200 3,476 3,876WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with Trinidad & Tobago 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 129,703 34,157 95,546 163,861
Canadian Merchandise Trade with Turks & Caicos Islands 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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 537 338 199 875
1998 1,379 686 693 2,065WT/L/323
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Canadian Merchandise Trade with All CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
YearCanadian
ExportsCanadian
Imports Balance Turnover
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
1998 397,371 557,608 -160,237 954,979
Source:  Statistics Canada
Notes:  (1)  Balance is Exports minus Imports.
            (2)  Turnover is Exports plus Imports.
            (3)  A dash (-) indi cates that an amount is nil or negligible.WT/L/323
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Annex V
Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which
entered Canada Under CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1998  ( in Canadian Dollars)
HS
Tariff Item DescriptionImports Under
CARIBCAN
Tariff
Treatment
17011150 Cane sugar exceeding 98° but not exceeding 99° of polarization 5,580,144
39031100 Expansible polystyrene 3,185,288
72139190 Conaining by weight less than 0,25% of carbon (bars & rods) 2,871,541
03061100 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) 2,755,846
72139110 Of a diameter not exceeding 9.525 mm, for use in the manufacture of wire 2,404,984
94059990 Other (lighting fixtures) 2,359,935
72139910 Of a diameter not exceeding 9.525 mm, for use in the manufacture of wire 1,828,634
22071010 For use as a spirituous or alcoholic beverage or for use in the manufacture of
spirituous or alcoholic beverages1,596,134
22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter or flavoured1,541,289
07019000 Other (potatoes) 1,491,096
03061100 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.) 1,132,651
07099090 Other (parsley) 944,553
20089930 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, banana chips (thin
banana slices fried or otherwise prepared whether or not salted…)905,613
19019020 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract 865,419
85369091 Junction boxes;
Receptacle boxes of metal858,110
80070000 Other articles of tin. 712,643
04063010 Within access commitment (processed cheeze) 592,400
07142000 Sweet potatoes 509,809
08129010 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit,
carambolas, chayotes, cherimoyas (Jamaica apples), citrus fruit, dates, durians…492,251
20089210 Consisting of two or more of akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados,
bananas, bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes, cherimoyas (Jamaica apples)…443,722
19059049 Other (soda biscuits) 395,119
21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 384,890
07149090 Other ( than sago pith, arrowroot, waterchestnuts) 343,083
22084010 Rum 340,390
21039090 Other sauces and preparations therof:  mixed condiments and mixed seasonings,
mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard, mayonnaise and sald dressing, suce
based on fish products337,996
Leading 25 entries under CARIBCAN Tariff Treatment
34,873,540
All other entries under CARIBCAN Tariff            6,389,798
All other Tariff Treatments
516,344,277
Total Imports from CARIBCAN
557,607,615
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