G/AG/N/USA/95  
 
5 February 2014  
(14-0671)  Page: 1/5  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 03 February 2014 , is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States . The notification concerns the use of special safeguard provisions 
(Table MA:5)  for the calendar year 2012 . 
 
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  U.S. price-based safeguards are invoked automatically on a shipment-by-shipment basis. Importers that enter goods under an over-quota tariff line are required to declare which 
pre-established price range is applicable to its prod uct. If there is a safeguard duty associated with 
that price range, the additional charge is a ssessed. Entries where the safeguard duties were 
assessed during the reporting period are summarized in this notification. While not required by the 
format, information on affected quantities is provided for illustrative purposes. Multiple 
transactions involving the same product have been aggregated for the purposes of this notification. 
  
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MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Annual summary of special safeguard actions taken 
Tariff item 
number Description of product Whether volume-based 
action taken during period Whether price-based action 
taken during period 
Affected quantities  
1 2 3 4 
0201308090 Bovine meat cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled, over-quota  None 16  KG  
0202308000 Frozen beef, boneless, over-quota  None 26  KG  
0401402500 Milk and cream, not concentrated, not sweetened, fat content o/6% but not 
o/10% None 7 L  
0402105000 Milk powder under 1.5% fat, over-quota  None 26  KG  
0402295000 Sweetened milk powder, over-quota  None 30  KG  
0402919000 Other evaporated milk, over-quota  None 6  KG  
0402994500 Sweetened condensed milk, airtight cont., over-quota  None 32  KG  
0402999000 Sweetened evaporated milk, over-quota  None 3,898  KG  
0403105000 Dried yogurt, over-quota  None 3  KG  
0405102000 Butter, Nesoi, over-quota  None 191  KG  
0406101800 Fresh blue cheese, over-quota  None 3  KG   
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number Description of product Whether volume-based 
action taken during period Whether price-based action 
taken during period 
Affected quantities  
1 2 3 4 
0406104800 Fresh Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota  None 80  KG  
0406105800 Fresh Italian type cheese, over-quota  None 40  KG  
0406108800 Fresh cheese, NSPF, over-quota  None 13,122  KG  
0406205300 Grated or powdered Italian type cheese, over-quota  None 6  KG  
0406207900 Powdered mixtures of Italian type cheese, over-quota  None 9  KG  
0406209100 Powdered cheese NSPF, over-quota  None 5  KG  
0406302800 Processed Cheddar cheese, over-quota  None 122  KG  
0406304800 Processed Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota  None 28  KG  
0406306700 Processed mixtures of Cheddar cheese, over-quota  None 44  KG  
0406309100 Processed cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 72  KG  
0406407000 Other blue cheese, over-quota  None 138  KG  
0406901200 Other Cheddar cheese, over-quota  None 8,035  KG  
0406901800 Other Edam/Gouda, over-quota  None 35  KG  
0406904200 Other Italian type cheese, over-quota None 278  KG  
0406904800 Swiss/Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, over-quota None 15  KG  
0406906800 Other mixtures of Italian type cheese, over-quota  None 92  KG  
0406907800 Other mixtures of Cheddar cheese, over-quota  None 4  KG   
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number Description of product Whether volume-based 
action taken during period Whether price-based action 
taken during period 
Affected quantities  
1 2 3 4 
0406908400 Other mixtures of American-type cheese, over-quota  None 9  KG  
0406908800 Other mixtures of Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota  None 4  KG  
0406909700 Other mixtures of cheese, NSPF, over-quota  None 2,049  KG  
1202308040 Peanuts (ground-nuts), seed, not roasted or cooked, shelled, over-quota None 60  KG  
1701915800 Flavored sugar over 10% sugar, over-quota  None 100  KG  
1701995025 Refined sugar not for further processing, not flavored or colored, over-quota None 33  KG  
1701995050 Other refined sugar, not flavored or colored, over-quota None 25  KG  
1704905800 Dairy confectionery, over-quota  None 600  KG  
1806203600 Bulk low-fat chocolate under 21% milk ,over-quota  None 3  KG  
1806203800 Bulk low-fat chocolate over 21% milk ,over-quota  None 3,397  KG  
1806208300 Bulk cocoa preparations over 21% milk, over-quota  None 400  KG  
1806327000 Block cocoa preparations under 21% milk, over-quota  None 290  KG  
1806902000 Other chocolate over 21% milk ,over-quota  None 92  KG  
1806903000 Other low-fat chocolate over 21% milk ,over-quota  None 100  KG  
1806905900 Other cocoa preps over 10% sugar, over-quota  None 3  KG  
1901104000 Other infant preparations, over 10% milk, over-quota  None 24  KG  
1901107500 Infant formula under 10% milk, over-quota None 3  KG   
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number Description of product Whether volume-based 
action taken during period Whether price-based action 
taken during period 
Affected quantities  
1 2 3 4 
1901108500 Other infant preparations, under 10% milk, over-quota  None 1,771  KG  
1901904300 Other dairy preparations over 10% milk, over-quota  None 724  KG  
1901904700 Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over-quota  None 30  KG  
2008116000 Otherwise prepared peanuts, over-quota  None 11,956  KG  
2101125800 Coffee preps, >10% sugar, over-quota None 21,197  KG  
2101205800 Tea preparations over 10% sugar ,over-quota  None 204  KG  
2105002000 Ice cream , over-quota  None 26  L  
2105004000 Edible ice containing milk, over-quota  None 30  KG  
2106900900 Low-fat dairy mixtures, over-quota None 20  KG  
2106906600 Other dairy preparations over 10% milk, over-quota None 30  KG  
2106909700 Other food preps >10% sugar under 10% milk, over-quota None 571  KG  
2202902800 Milk based drinks, over-quota  None 460,139  KG  
Notes: 
(1) Tariff item number 0401302500 was deleted from the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule on February 3, 2012. 
(2) Tariff item number 0401402500 was added to the United Stat es Harmonized Tariff Schedule on February 3, 2012. 
(3) Tariff item number 1202208040 was deleted from the United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule on February 3, 2012. (4) Tariff item number 1202308040 was added to the United Stat es Harmonized Tariff Schedule on February 3, 2012. 
 
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