G/AG/N/CRI/ 72 
23 May 2019 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication , dated  15 May 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Costa Rica . The notification concerns imports  subject to tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) 
for the calendar year  2018. 
 
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Table  MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS : COSTA RICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 201 8 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
open1 Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Tariff quota 
fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section I -B (or I-A) 
of Part I  of the 
Schedule)   (derived from Section I -B (or I-A) of Part I  of the Schedule)  Type From To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CRIQ001  Pork 0203110000, 0203120000,  
0203190000, 0203210000, 
0203220000, 0203290000, 
0206301000, 0206309000, 
0206410000, 0206490000, 
0209101000, 0209102000, 
0210110000, 0210120000, 
0210190000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 613.44    
CRIQ002  Poultry and poultry products ; 
Cuts and offal  of poultry  0207139200, 0207139300,  
0207139400, 0207139900, 
0207149200, 0207149300, 
0207149400, 0207149900, 
0207269000, 0207449000, 
0207549000, 0207604900  
 Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 1,284.1 466 36.3%  
CRIQ003  Poultry, not cut in pieces, and 
poultry fat  0207110000, 0207120000,  
0207240000, 0207250000, 
0207279000, 0207410000, 
0207420000, 0209900000, 
0210991000, 0210992000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 642.05    
CRIQ004  Milk and cream,  not concentrated 
nor containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter  0401 
  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 405 0 0%  
CRIQ005  Milk and cream, concentrated or 
containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter (excluding 
condensed and evaporated milk)  0402 
  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 344.2 0 0%    
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
open1 Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Tariff quota 
fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section I -B (or I-A) 
of Part I  of the 
Schedule)   (derived from Section I -B (or I-A) of Part I  of the Schedule)  Type From To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CRIQ006  Evaporated milk  04029110 00  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 1,124.52    
CRIQ007  Condensed milk  04029910 00  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 2,563.13    
CRIQ008  Buttermilk, curdled milk and 
cream, yogurt, kephir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and 
cream, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter 
or flavoured or containing added 
fruit, nuts or cocoa  0403 
  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 50 40.4 80.8%  
CRIQ009  Whey, whether or not 
concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening 
matter ; products consisting of 
natural milk constituents, 
whether or not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening 
matter, not elsewhere specified 
or included  0404  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 253    
CRIQ010  Butter and other fats and oils 
derived from milk  0405 
  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 45 20 44.4%  
CRIQ011  Cheese and curd (excluding 
headings for cheddar -type, 
dehydrated, green - or 
blue-veined and other cheese)  0406101000, 0406109000,  
0406300000  
 Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 375 160.6  42.8%  
CRIQ012  Cheddar -type cheese, d ried 0406201000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 55    
CRIQ013  Other  0406209000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 50    
CRIQ014  Blue-veined cheese  0406400000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 0.06    
CRIQ015  Other cheese  0406902000, 0406909000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 50      
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
open1 Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Tariff quota 
fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section I -B (or I-A) 
of Part I  of the 
Schedule)   (derived from Section I -B (or I-A) of Part I  of the Schedule)  Type From To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CRIQ016  Fertile eggs for reproduction ; 
Ostrich  eggs; Other; Dried; 
Other 0407110000, 0407190000,  
0407210000, 0407291000,  
0407299000, 0407901000,  
0407909000, 0408110000,  
0408190000, 0408910000,  
0408990000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 938.83    
CRIQ017  White pea beans 
(Phaseolus  vulgaris ): 0713331000, 0713332000,  
0713333000, 0713334000,  
0713339000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 1,465    
CRIQ018  Yellow maize (corn)  1005902000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 62,956    
CRIQ019  White maize (corn)  1005903000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 5,761    
CRIQ020  For sowing ; Other; Rice in the 
husk (paddy or rough) ; Husked 
(brown) rice ; Semi-milled or 
wholly milled rice, whether or not 
polished ; or glazed broken rice  1006101000, 1006109000,  
1006200000, 1006301000,  
1006309000, 1006400000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 9,067.36    
CRIQ021  Pig fat (including lard) and 
poultry fat, other than that of 
heading Nos. 02.09 or 15.03 ; 
Lard stearin, lard oil ; Other 1501100000, 1501200000,  
1501900000, 1503001000,  
1503009000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 75    
CRIQ022  Sausages and similar products, 
of meat, meat offal or blood ; 
food preparations based on these 
products ; of poultry of heading 
No. 01.05 ; Other 1601002000, 1602102000,  
1602321000, 1602329000  
 Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 150 0 0%  
CRIQ023  Swine ; Of meat or meat offal of 
swine ; Hams and cuts thereof ; 
Shoulders and cuts thereof ; 
Pigskin, dried, cooked and 
pressed ; Other 1601003000, 1602103000,  
1602410000, 1602420000,  
1602491000, 1602499000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 596.88    
CRIQ024  Sugar: Cane; Beet; Containing 
added flavouring or colouring 
matter ; Other 1701120000, 1701130000,  
1701140000, 1701910000,  
1701990000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 7,698.61    
CRIQ025  Ice cream and other edible ice, 
whether or not containing cocoa  2105000000  
  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 725 31.4 4.3%    
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
open1 Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Tariff quota 
fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note 
(derived from 
Section I -B (or I-A) 
of Part I  of the 
Schedule)   (derived from Section I -B (or I-A) of Part I  of the Schedule)  Type From To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CRIQ026  Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped ; 
Tobacco, partly or wholly 
stemmed/stripped ; Tobacco 
refuse ; Smoking tobacco, 
whether or not containing 
tobacco substitutes in any 
proportion ; "Homogeni zed" or 
"reconstituted" tobacco ; Other 2401101000, 2401102000,  
2401103000, 2401109000,  
2401201000, 2401202000,  
2401203000, 2401209000,  
2401301000, 2401302000,  
2401303000, 2401309000,  
2403110000, 2403191000,  
2403199000, 2403910000,  
2403990000   Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 82.19    
CRIQ027  Woven fabrics of jute or of other 
textile bast fibres of heading 
No. 53.03  5310  Calendar 
year 01-01-18 31-12-18 MT 53.63    
1 The tariff rate quota included in this column has not been opened, as the applied tariff is equal to or lower than the bound in-quota tariff. 
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