WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/AG/N/USA/87 
13 September 2012 
 (12-4890) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 10 September 2012, 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 2011 . 
 
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 United States price based safeguards are invoke d automatically on a shipment-by-shipment 
basis.  Importers who enter goods under an ove r-quota tariff line are required to declare which 
pre-established price range is applicable to their pr oduct.  If there is a safeguard duty associated with 
that price range, the additional charge is assessed .  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 aggregat ed for the purposes of this notification.  
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MARKET ACCESS:  United States  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2011 
 
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 
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0202308000 Frozen beef, boneless, over-quota None 163 kg. 
0401302500 Other milk and cream, over 6% fat, not over 45% fat, over-quota None 81 l. 
0402105000 Milk powder, under 1.5% fat, over-quota None 33 kg. 
0402295000 Sweetened milk powder, over 1.5% fat, over-quota None 41 kg. 0402917000 Evaporated milk, airtight cont., over-quota None 6 kg. 
0402994500 Sweetened condensed milk, airtight cont., over-quota None 2,451 kg. 
0402999000 Sweetened evaporated milk, over quota None 900 kg. 
0404109000 Dried whey, over-quota None 3 kg. 
0405102000 Butter, NESOI, over-quota None 24 kg. 0405902020 Anhydrous milk fat, NESOI, over-quota None 1,200 kg. 
0405902040 Fats and oils derived from milk, NESOI, over-quota None 4 kg. 
0406104800 Fresh Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 50 kg. 0406105800 Fresh Italian type cheese, over-quota None 11 kg. 
0406106800 Fresh Gruyere process cheese, over-quota None 3 kg. 
0406108800 Fresh cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 1,164 kg. 0406205300 Grated or powdered Italian type cheese, over-quota None 8 kg. 
0406302800 Processed Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 1,719 kg. 
0406304800 Processed Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 3 kg.  
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0406305300 Processed Gruyere, over-quota None 18 kg. 
0406306300 Processed mixtures of blue cheese, over-quota None 12 kg. 
0406306700 Processed mixtures of Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 18 kg. 0406307100 Processed mixtures of American-type cheese, over-quota None 3 kg. 
0406407000 Other blue cheese, over-quota None 9,771 kg. 
0406901200 Other Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 280 kg. 0406901800 Other Edam/Gouda, over-quota None 1,174 kg. 
0406904200 Other Italian type cheese, over-quota None 135 kg. 
0406904800 Swiss/Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, NESOI, over-quota None 1,461 kg. 0406908800 Other mixtures of Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 11 kg. 
0406909200 Other mixtures of Gruyere, over-quota None 26 kg. 
0406909700 Other mixtures of cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 499 kg. 1202208040 Other shelled peanuts, over-quota None 136 kg. 
1701115000 Raw cane sugar, over-quota None 40 kg. 
1701995010 Specialty sugars, not favoured or colours, over-quota None 49 kg. 1701995020 Refined cane or beet sugar, not flavoured or coloured, over-quota None 10 kg. (1) 
1701995025 Refined sugar not for further processing, not flavoured or coloured, over-quota None 241 kg. (2) 
1701995030 Cane or beet sugar, not raw, not flavoured or coloured, over-quota None 42 kg. 
1806101500 Cocoa powder, over 10% sugar, over-quota  None 3 kg. 
1806103800 Cocoa powder, over 65% sugar, over-quota None 32 kg. 1806202800 Bulk chocolate, over 21% milk, over-quota None 11 kg. 
1806208300 Bulk cocoa preparations, over 21% milk, over quota None 149 kg. 
1806209800 Bulk cocoa preparations, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 276 kg. 1806320600 Chocolate bars, under 21% milk, over-quota None 136 kg. 
1806902000 Other chocolate, over 21% milk, over-quota None 10 kg. 
1806903000 Other low-fat chocolate, over 21% milk, over-quota None 6 kg.  
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1806905900 Other cocoa preparations, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 18 kg. 
1901104000 Other infant preparations, over 10% milk, over-quota None 3 kg. 
1901108500 Other infant preparations, under 10% milk, over-quota None 3 kg. 1901904300 Other dairy preparations, over 10% milk, over-quota None 17,236 kg.
 
2008113500 Blanched peanuts, over-quota None 64 kg. 2008116000 Otherwise prepared peanuts, over-quota None 523 kg. 2101125800 Coffee preparations, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 1,685 kg. 
2103907800 Mixed condiments/seasonings, over-quota None 34 kg. 
2105004000 Edible ice containing milk, over-quota None 97 kg. 2106900900 Low-fat dairy mixtures, over-quota None 144 kg. 
2106902600 Butter substitutes, over 10% milk, over-quota None 9 kg. 
2106906600 Other dairy preparations, over 10% milk, over-quota None 9 kg. 2106909700 Other food preparations, over 10% sugar, under 10% milk, over-quota None 204 kg. 
2202902800 Milk-based drinks, over-quota None 323,207 kg. 
 
Notes: 
(1)  Tariff item number 1701995020 was deleted from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States on 1 July 2011. 
(2)  Tariff item number 1701995025 was added to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States on 1 July 2011. 
 
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