G/AG/N/USA/111  
 
2 March 2017  
(17-1275) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 16 August 2016, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States of America . The notification concerns the use of special 
safeguard provisions ( Table MA:5 ) for the calendar year 2015 . 
 
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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 product. If th ere is a safeguard duty associated with that price range, the 
additional charge is assessed. U.S volume -based safeguards are invoked when annual imports of a 
product subject to the volume safeguard exceed a pre -determi ned trigger level, and the 
U.S. Secret ary of Agriculture , in consultation with the United States Trade Representative,  makes 
a determination to invoke the safeguard.  Entries where the safeguard duties were assessed during 
the reporting period are summarized in this notification. While not requ ired 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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- 2 - Table MA:5  
MARKET ACCESS: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
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 (KG) 
1 2 3 4 
0201308090  Bovine meat cuts, boneless, fresh or ch illed., over -quota  None 14 
0202308000  Frozen beef, boneless, over -quota  None 72 
0401507500  Milk and cream, not concentrated or sweetened, over 45% fat  None 10 
0402295000  Sweetened milk powder, over -quota  None 5,324  
0402999000  Sweetened evaporated milk, over -quota  None 267 
0403105000  Dried yogurt, over -quota  None 2,639  
0403906500  Dried sour cream over 35% fat, over -quota  None 49 
0404101500  Modified whey, over -quota  None 610 
0404109000  Dried w hey, over -quota  None 100 
0405102000  Butter, Nesoi, over -quota  1,234,3581 kg 1,8152 
0405902020  Anhydrous milk fat, nesoi, over -quota  None 16,800  
0405902040  Fats and oils derived from milk, nesoi, over -quota  None 240,009  
0406102800  Fresh Cheddar chees e, over -quota  None 4 
0406104800  Fresh Edam/Gouda cheese, over -quota  None 1,088  
0406105800  Fresh Italian type cheese, over -quota  None 42 
0406106800  Fresh Gruyere process cheese, over -quota  None 9,007  
0406108800  Fresh cheese, NSPF, over -quota  None 3,051 
0406205300  Grated or powdered Italian type cheese, over -quota  None 6 
0406305300  Processed Gruyere, over -quota  None 4 
0406306700  Processed mixtures of Cheddar cheese, over -quota  None 12 
0406307500  Processed mixtures of Edam/Gouda cheese, over -quota  None 508 
0406307900  Processed mixtures of Italian type cheese, over -quota  None 8 
0406309100  Processed cheese, NSPF, over -quota  None 9 
0406407000  Other blue cheese, over -quota  None 112 
                                                
1 Actions applied from 5  October  2015 through 31  December  2015.  
2 Actions applied from 1  January  2015 through 4  October  2015.    
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- 3 - Tariff item number  Description of product  Whether volume -based action 
taken during period  Whether price -based action taken 
during period  
Affected Quantities (KG) 
1 2 3 4 
0406901200  Other Cheddar cheese, over -quota  None 412 
04069 01800  Other Edam/Gouda, over -quota  None 1,332  
0406904200  Other Italian type cheese, over -quota  None 746 
0406904800  Swiss/Emmenthaler cheese with eye formation, nesoi, over -quota  None 115 
0406906800  Other mixtures of Italian type cheese, over -quota  None 93 
0406909200  Other mixtures of Gruyere, over -quota  None 37 
0406909700  Other mixtures of cheese, NSPF, over -quota  None 5,462  
1517906000  Dairy spreads, over -quota  None 409 
1701913000  Colored sugar, over -quota  None 1,000  
1701995010  Specialty suga rs, refined, not flavored or colored, over -quota  None 3608 
1701995050  Specialty sugars, raw, not flavored or colored, over -quota  None 6 
1704905800  Dairy confectionery, over -quota  None 673,184  
1806202800  Bulk chocolate over 21% milk, over -quota  None 25 
1806208300  Bulk cocoa preparations over 21% milk, over -quota  None 14,000  
1806328000  Block cocoa preparations over 21% milk, over -quota  None 3 
1806900800  Other cocoa preparations under 21% milk, over -quota  None 23,296  
1901107500  Infant formula unde r 10% milk, over -quota  None 3 
1901108500  Other infant preparations, under 10% milk, over -quota  None 266 
1901201500  Mixes/doughs over 25% fat, over -quota  None 11,052  
1901205000  Mixes/doughs under 25% fat, over -quota  None 1,350  
1901207000  Doughs over  10% sugar, under 25% milkfat, over -quota  None 172 
1901904300  Other dairy preparations over 10% milk, over -quota  None 105 
1901904700  Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over -quota  None 1,497  
1901905800  Starch preparations over 10% sugar, over -quota  None 60 
2008111500  Peanut butter/paste, over -quota  None 11,253  
2008113500  Blanched peanuts, over -quota  None 56 
2008116000  Otherwise prepared peanuts, over -quota  None 2,004  
2101125800  Coffee preps, >10% sugar, over -quota  None 21,665  
2103907800  Mixed condiments/seasonings, over -quota  None 5 
2105004000  Ice cream, over -quota  None 21 (L)  
2105004000  Edible ice containing milk, over -quota  None 15,000  
2106900900  Low fat dairy mixtures, over -quota  None 25 
2106906600  Other dairy preparations over  10% milk, over -quota  None 70,168  
2106908700  Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over -quota  None 62 
2106909700  Other food preps >10% sugar under 10% milk, over -quota  None 41 
2202902800  Milk based drinks, over -quota  None 795,721  
 
 
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