WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/STR/N/11/USA 
4 October 2006 
 
 (06-4762) 
Working Party on 
State Trading Enterprises Original:   English 
 
 
   
STATE TRADING 
 
New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a)
 
of the GATT 1994 and Paragr aph 1 of the Understanding  
on the Interpretation of Article XVII  
 
UNITED STATES 
 
   The following communication, dated 26 June 2006,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
_______________ 
 
  Pursuant to Article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the 
Interpretation of Article XVII, the United States ma kes the following full and new notification of its 
state trading enterprises for 2006. 
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  I. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
 
1. Enumeration of State Trading Enterprises 
 
 (a) Identification of state trading enterprise
 
 
 The U.S. Department of Agriculture =s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). 
 
 (b) Description of products affected  
  Commodities eligible for CCC programs are define d in the legislation or regulations for the 
specific program.  Commodities covered by CCC include:   Non-fat dry milk (0402), Butter (0405), 
Cheese (0406), Honey (0409), Dry beans (0713), Wheat (1001), Rye (1002), Barley (1003), Oats 
(1004), Corn (1005), Rice (1006), Sorghum (1007) , Soybeans (1201), Peanuts (1202), Flaxseed 
(1204), Sunflower seeds (1206), Sugar (1212), Cott on (5201), Mohair (5102), Wool (4102), and 
Pulses (0708).   2. Reason and Purpose  
 
 (a) Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise
 
  The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is a government-owned and operated entity within 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  CCC w as created to stabilize, support, and protect farm 
income and prices.   CCC also helps maintain balanced and adequate supplies of agricultural 
commodities and aids in their orderly distribution.     (b) Legal authority
 
 
 CCC was incorporated on 17 October 1933, under a Delaware charter with a capitalization of 
$3 million.  It was initially managed and operated in  close affiliation with the Reconstruction Finance 
Corporation, which funded its ope rations.  On 1 July 1939, CCC w as transferred to  USDA by the 
President's Reorganization Plan I.  It was reinco rporated on 1 July 1948, as a federal corporation 
within USDA by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act  (62 Stat. 1070; 15 U.S.C. 714). 
 3. Description of the Functioning of the State Trading Enterprise 
 
 (a) Summary statement providing overview of operations of the state trading enterprise   The CCC Charter Act, as amended, authorizes CCC to support prices of agricultural 
commodities, including through purchases a nd sales of agricultural commodities.   
  (b) Specification of exclusive or special righ ts or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise  
 
 CCC does not have exclusive right to export or  import, or otherwise market, any product. 
  Organization:   CCC is managed by a Board of Director s, subject to the general supervision 
and direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, who is an ex officio  Director and Chairman of the Board.  
In addition to the Secretary, the Board consists of  seven members who are appointed by the President 
of the United States with the advice and consent of  the Senate.  The members of the Board and the 
Corporation's officers are all officials of USDA.  CCC has no operating personnel.  Its activities are 
carried out primarily through the personne l and facilities of agencies within USDA.  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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 Financing:  CCC has an authorized capital stock of $100 million held by the United States, 
with the authority to have outstanding borrowings of up to $30 billion at any one time.   Funds may be borrowed from the U.S. Treasury and may also be borrowed from private 
lending agencies and others.  Interest on any bo rrowings from the Treasury (and on capital stock) is 
paid at a rate based upon the average interest ra te of all outstanding marketable obligations (of 
comparable maturity date) of the U.S. Government as of the preceding month.  Interest may also be 
paid on other notes and obligations at  a rate prescribed by the CCC and approved by the Secretary of 
the Treasury.  
 
 Export Programs:   CCC is authorized to make sales from its inventories to export markets.  
However, CCC has not done so since 1995.     Import Programs:   CCC has not engaged in import activity. 
 
 (c) Type of entities other than the state trad ing enterprise that are allowed to engage in 
importation/exportation and c onditions for participation  
  As noted, CCC does not have exclusive right to export or import, or otherwise market, any product.  All agricultural commodity import and expor t activities within the customs territory of the 
United States may be freely entered into by privat e sector traders without any special conditions or 
restrictions.   (d) How import/export levels are determined by the state trading enterprise
 
 
 During the notification period, CCC did not import or export any commodities. 
  (e) How export prices are determined
 
  Not applicable (see 3 (d)).  
 
 (f) How the resale prices of imported products are determined
 
  Not applicable (see 3 (d)).  
  (g) Whether long-term contracts are negotiate d by the state trading enterprise.  Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by the 
government . 
  CCC is not authorized to negotiate long-term sales contracts.   (h) Description of market structure
 
 
 Agricultural commodity markets are character ized by numerous independent buyers and 
sellers.  
4. Statistical Information 
 
 Table I:  Import information by product:  Not applicable; no products imported.  
  Table II: Export information by product:  Not applicable; no products exported.  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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   Table III: Domestic activities where state trading enterprise also trades products 
internationally:  Not applicable; no products traded internationally.  
 
5.  Reason why no foreign trade has taken place 
  During the period, CCC did not engage in expor ts or imports because such activity was not 
required to achieve CCC’s mission.   
6. Additional Information   
  None. 
  
II. ISOTOPES PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM 
 
1. Enumeration of the state trading enterprise 
 
 (a) Identification of state trading enterprise
 
  The United States maintains the Isotope Pr oduction and Distribution Program within the 
Department of Energy.  
 
 (b) Description of products affected
 
  The products affected are isotopes under Harmoni zed Tariff System headings 2844 and 2845. 
 
2. Reason and Purpose  
 
 (a) Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise   The Department of Energy, through its laborat ories, provides radioactive and stable isotope 
products and associated services to a wide and varied  domestic and international market.  The Isotope 
Production and Distribution (IP&D) Program produces and sells radioactive and stable isotopes, 
byproducts, surplus materials, and related isotope  services.  These products and services are sold 
worldwide and are used for a variety of resear ch, development, biomedical, and industrial 
applications.  The program's objectives are to produce and distribute isotopes for research and 
development, medical diagnostics and therapy, and other applications that are in the national interest.   
 
 (b) Summary of Basis for Exclusive Rights or Privileges
 
  The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 provides the basi c authority for the Department of Energy to 
produce and distribute isotopes and to support research  and development of ne w isotope products and 
technology. 
 
3. Description of the Functioning of the State Trading Enterprise 
 
 (a) Overview
 
 
 The IP&D Program markets, stores, and distri butes isotopes that are currently produced at 
Department of Energy laboratories.  The Departme nt supplies isotopes for use in medicine, research 
and development, and industry.  Th e Department of Energy is the only U.S. source of many important 
isotopes.  The Department of Energy is involved in isotope production and distribution only where: 
(1) there is no U.S. private sector capability; (2) there is a need for unique government facilities such  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  as nuclear reactors and associated hot cells, particle  accelerators and isotope enrichment facilities; or 
(3) other productive capacity is insufficient to meet pressing U.S. needs.  The specific materials sold 
under the program are listed in Annex I.     The program also develops improved means of producing and separating isotopes that are 
needed to serve the national inte rest.  Such services include, but are not limited to, irradiation 
services, target preparation and processing, source encapsulation and other special preparations, analyses and separations, services related to shipping, and processing returned isotopes. 
  The program's mission is to maintain the infr astructure required to support the national need 
for a reliable supply of isotope products, services, a nd related technology used in medicine, industry, 
and research.  This assures that critical isotope prod uction infrastructure is operated in a safe, secure, 
environmentally compliant and cost-effective manner, thus ensuring that the facilities are available to 
users who need DOE-produced isotopes. To this e nd, the Isotope Program functions as a business and, 
therefore, focuses attention on the quality of products and services, customer satisfaction, cost control, 
marketing, pricing stability, a nd revenue and cash collections.  
  The IP&D sells isotopes to government en tities, domestic purchasers, and to foreign 
purchasers.   The Department coordinates its activities with  commercial producers to ensure the continued 
availability of essential isotopes.  The Department is streamlining its activiti es by consolidating or 
privatizing wherever possible to reduce the cost to U.S. taxpayers.   (b) Specification of exclusive or special righ ts or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise  
 
 See (a) above.   (c) Type of entities other than the state trad ing enterprise that are allowed to engage in 
importation/exportation and c onditions for participation  
 
Private companies and universities engaged in the production and distribution of isotopes are 
permitted to import and export isotopes.  
(d) How import/export levels are determined by the state trading enterprise
 
 
 The program forecasts future trends through fre quent interactions between isotope customers 
and program staff, site visits, attendance at professional meetings, and coordination of program 
activities with stakeholders in the isotope commun ity.  Research on market sizes, pricing pressures, 
and customer feedback is also obtained through i ndependent surveys and studies, as well as program 
management assessments.  
 (e) How export prices are determined
 
 
 Prices charged for the program =s products are based on production costs, market value, and 
research needs. 
  (f) How the resale prices of imported products are determined
 
 
 Import prices are determined by production costs and market value. 
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   (g) Whether long-term contracts are negotiate d by the state trading enterprise.  Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by the 
government . 
  Long-term contracts are negotiated often with price discounts for quantity purchases. 
 
 (h) Description of market structure
 
  The worldwide isotope market has three major components: medical, industry (including homeland security), and scientific (non-medical) re search.  This market is characterized by high 
barriers to entry, production facilities that are pr imarily government owned a nd operated, and demand 
driven by a few major commercial customers.  The number of suppliers for selected major isotopes is 
growing due to a shortage of suppliers for these ke y isotopes used in hospitals and the private sector. 
 
4. Statistical Information 
 
 2005: Table I.  The State Trading Enterprise (Isotope Production and Distribution CIP&D) is 
engaged in the primary production and distribution of stable (enriched) and ra dio-isotopes, not their 
importation.  In 2005, however, several targets with a total activity of 1,025,000 MBq were irradiated 
in foreign facilities and imported in to this country by IP&D to augment domestic supply where IP&D 
could not meet demand.  These irradiated targets we re chemically processed by IP&D with the result 
that significant value was added to the product by IP &D prior to being sold in a form required by the 
customers. 
 
 2005: Table II.  Cobalt-60 (HS 2844.40.0010) no t sold to foreign customers during this 
reporting period.  Heavy water (HS 2845.10.0000)  not exported during this reporting period. 
  2005: Table III:  Because IP&D is engaged in the primary production of these isotopes for 
distribution, no domestic purchases of these materials were made by IP&D during 2005. Cobalt-60 
(HS 2844.10.0000) and heavy water (HS 2845.10.00 00) were not sold domestically in 2005. 
 
5. Reason why no foreign trade has taken place  
 
 Not applicable.  
 
6. Additional Information 
 
 None.  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  ANNEX 1 
 
List of isotopes sold  
 Actinium-225 
Aluminium-26 
Americium-241, -243 Arsenic-73 Beryllium-7 Bismuth-207 
Calcium-42, -43, -44, -46, -48 
Californium-252 Cadmium-109, -112 Cesium-137 Chromium-50, -53 
Cobat-60 
Copper-67 Curium-244, -248 Dysprosium-163 Gadolinium-148 Gallium-69 
Germanium-68 
Helium-3 Holmium-166 Hydrogen-2, -3 Iodine-125, -131 
Iridium-192 
Iron-54, -55, -57, -58 Krypton-78, -86 Lead-204 Lithium-6, -7 Lutetium-176, -177 
Magnesium-28 
Molybdenum-99 Nickel-61, -62, -63 Palladium-103 Phosphorous-32 
Platinum-195m 
Plutonium-238, -239, -240, -242 Polonium-209 Rubidium-85, -87 Samarium-152 Selenium-75 
Silicon-29, -32 
Sodium-22 Strontium-82, -84, -85, -88, -89, -90 Technetium-95m,99 Tellurium-124 
Thallium-203 
Thorium-229, -230 Titanium-44 Tungsten-188/Rhenium-188 Uranium-234, -235, -238 G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  Xenon-124, -126, -127, -133 
Yttrium-88, -90 Zinc-65, -66, -68, -70 Zirconium-90, -92, -94, -96  III. POWER ADMINISTRATIONS 
 
1. Enumeration of the state trading enterprises 
 
 (a) Identification of state trading enterprises
 
 
 The United States maintains the Bonneville Power Administration and Western Area Power 
Administration within the Department of Energy.    (b) Description of product affected
 
 
 The product affected is Electrical Energy, Harmonized Tariff System Number 2716.  
2. Reason and Purpose  
 
 (a) Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprises
 
 
 The Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) market wholesale electricity generated at hydroelectric dams owned and managed by the Unite d States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and 
the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamat ion).  The federal government began to market 
electricity after the Congress authorized the cons truction of the dams and established major water 
projects by the Corps and Reclamation, primarily in the 1930s through the 1960s.  The Corps and the 
Reclamation operate these projects to provide or manage water fo r such multiple purposes as 
irrigation, flood control, navigation, recreation, water supply, and environm ental enhancement.  These 
agencies also generate electricity at hydropower plan ts located at federal water projects.  The PMAs 
sell the power that is not used for projects = purposes to cooperatives and public bodies, such as 
municipal utilities, irrigation districts, military installations, and to other utilities. 
  The self-financed Bonneville is obligated to me et requesting electric utility, non-generating, 
electric loads in its Pacific Northwest marketing area, encourage conservation, develop renewable 
energy resources and to protect, mitigate and enhance the fish and wildlife of the Columbia River and 
its tributaries.  Bonneville sells at wholesale th e electric power produced at 31 operating federal 
hydroelectric projects operated by the Corps and Reclamation and acquires and sells non-Federal 
electric power and conservation resources sufficient to meet the net, non-generating, requirements of 
Bonneville customers.  Bonneville 's Administrator and the Corps = Division Engineer, Northwestern 
Division, are directed by Executive Order to be the U.S. Entity overseeing the execution of the 1961 
Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada. 
  (b) Legal authority
 
  The Department of Energy is responsible for the regionally based PMAs, which operate 
pursuant to their enabling legislation, including the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977.   
 
 The Bonneville Project Act of 1937 ( AProject Act @) established the Bonneville Power 
Administration within the Department of the Interi or (later incorporated into the Department of 
Energy).  The Bonneville Project Act, the Federa l Columbia River Transmission System Act of 1974,  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act of 1980, and other federal laws, 
contain provisions that define Bonneville =s mission and/or affect the way it is carried out.   
 
 The authority for Western Area Power Administration =s operations derives from the federal 
reclamations laws, in particular section 9(c)  of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.  
 
3. Description of the Functioning of the State Trading Enterprises 
  (a) Overview
 
  The PMAs sell electric power that is not used by the Reclamation or the Corps to provide or 
manage water for such multiple purposes as irriga tion, flood control, navigation, recreation, water 
supply, and environmental enhancement.  
 (b) Specification of exclusive or special righ ts or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprises  
  The Bonneville Power Administration is self-financed.  The Western Area Power Administration is funded primarily by annual appropriations to the Department of Energy, and most 
of the revenue generated is deposited in the Mi scellaneous Receipts account and the Reclamation 
Fund in the U.S. Treasury.  The PMAs are exempt from Federal income taxation and from state and 
local taxation.   The Federal Government has invested capital in to the power features of the federal generating 
agencies and the PMAs, through annual appropriatio ns, and also borrowing authority in the case of 
the self-financed Bonneville, which the PMAs are requi red to repay with interest.  The interest rates 
are set by law, administrative order pursuant to law, or administrative policies.     To finance its capital programs, Bonneville is  authorized by the Federal Columbia River 
Transmission System Act of 1974, as amended, to is sue to the U.S. Treasury up to $4.45 billion of 
interest-bearing bonds with terms and repaymen t conditions comparable to debt issued by 
U.S. government corporations.  B onneville is statutorily treated ( 16 USC 838i (c)) as a wholly owned 
U.S. Government corporation under provisions of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 USC 9106) for purposes of its  financial and budget operations. 
 
 (c) Type of entities other than the state trad ing enterprises that are allowed to engage in 
importation/exportation and c onditions for participation  
  More than 3,000 private investor-owned, lo cal government-owned, and cooperatively-owned 
utilities engaged in the generation, transmission and di stribution of electricity are permitted to import 
and export electricity. 
 
 (d) How import/export levels are determined by the state trading enterprises
 
  The PMAs may export electricity as authorized  by each PMA’s legislative authority and by 
its management.  Western imports  and exports only nonfirm power.  A portion of the firm power 
output generated at federal a nd nonfederal mid-Columbia River projects is owned by Canada 
(ACanadian Entitlement @) under the terms of the Columbia River Treaty, and Bonneville delivers that 
power to Canada primarily at the U.S./Canada borde r and is obligated to do so through September 16, 
2024.  Additionally, from time to time, Bonneville ma y export short-term nonfirm or firm energy or 
capacity.  G/STR/N/11/USA 
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   The PMAs are not required to obtain export au thorizations.  Import and export levels are 
determined by supply and demand.   (e) How export prices are determined
 
 
 Western and Bonneville export surplus power at market based rates.   
  (f) How the resale prices of imported products are determined
 
  The cost Bonneville and Western incur to pur chase imported power is incorporated into the 
power-related production costs for these agencies.  The resale price of all firm power sales 
(approximately 80 percent of the total sales) is ma de at cost-based firm power rates.  The remaining 
20 percent (surplus sales) is sold at a market rate.  This market price can vary significantly, depending 
on market conditions.  Any excess revenue derived from  the sale of surplus power is used to reduce 
future firm power rates, insuring that the agencies do not recover more than their full power-related 
costs. 
  (g) Whether long-term contracts are negotiated by the state trading enterprises.  Whether 
the state trading enterprises are used to fulf il contractual obligations entered into by 
the government . 
 
 Western does not sign long-term contracts for the exportation or importation of nonfirm 
power.  Bonneville and Western sign long-term cont racts for the sale of federally-generated power 
within the United States.  Bonneville concluded on April 1, 2003 35-year contracts with a consortium 
of Northwest utilities ( ACanadian Storage Power Exchange @) to deliver Canadian Entitlement 
purchased by them under Columbia River Treaty agre ements for that time period.  The Columbia 
River Treaty provides for the delivery, through Se ptember 16, 2024, of approximately 4.6 Terawatt 
hours annually. 
 
 (h) Description of market structure  
  The structure for the electricity market is co mpetitive.  Private investor-owned utilities, both 
U.S. and foreign-owned, government instrume ntalities and government-owned providers of 
electricity, are engaged in the generation, transmissi on and distribution of electricity in the U.S.  The 
regional electric grids are interconnected with Cana da and Mexico.  There is no tariff on electricity. 
 
4. Statistical Information 
 
 See attached tables. 
 
5. Reason why no foreign trade has taken place 
 
 Not applicable.  6. Other information   
 
 None.    G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  IV. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
 
1. Enumeration of the state trading enterprise 
 
 (a) Identification of state trading enterprise  
 
 The United States maintains the Strategic Petroleum Reserve within the Department of Energy.   (b) Description of product affected
 
 
 The product affected is Crude Petroleum, Harmonized Tariff System Number 2709. 
 
2. Reason and Purpose  
 
 (a) Reason or purpose for establishing and/or maintaining state trading enterprise  
 
 The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is a cr ude oil stockpile, managed by the Department 
of Energy (DOE).  The SPR mission is to reduce vulnerability to economic, national security, and foreign policy consequences of supply interruptions.  
  (b) Legal authority
 
 
 The SPR was created pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 22 December 1975 (Public Law 94-163), as amended, to  reduce the impact of disruptions in supplies 
of petroleum products and to carry out obligati ons of the United States under the Agreement on an 
International Energy Program. 
 
3. Description and Functioning of the State Trading Enterprise 
 
 (a) Overview
 
  The United States, through the Strategic Petrol eum Reserve of the Department of Energy, 
owns and operates four underground storage facilitie s for crude oil with a combined storage capacity 
of 727 million barrels.  SPR acquires both domest ic and imported crude oil through purchase and 
exchange, and as well as production and royalties from Federal lands.  In recent years, oil has been 
obtained primarily through the competitive exchange of Federal offshore royalty oil for domestic or 
imported oil to be delivered to the SPR. 
 
 During an emergency "drawdown" of crude oil from the reserve, the Department of Energy is 
to competitively sell and distribute the crude oil to  purchasers primarily through commercial pipelines 
and marine terminals.   As of December 31, 2005, the SPR held about 685 million barrels of crude oil.  Together, the 
facilities and crude oil represent more than a $20 billion national investment. 
  (b) Specification of exclusive or special righ ts or privileges enjoyed by the state trading 
enterprise  
 
 The Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, is an agency of the United States 
Government funded by annual appropriations for th e Strategic Petroleum Reserve Account and the 
SPR Petroleum Account.  During an emergency draw down and sale of crude oil, the SPR Petroleum 
Account is the source of funding the incremental costs of withdrawing oil from the storage caverns and transporting it to the point where purchasers take title.  If additional funds are required for G/STR/N/11/USA 
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  drawdown, they may be transferred from the St rategic Petroleum Reserve Account or other 
Department of Energy offices.  The Federal Gove rnment deposits to the account an amount equal to 
receipts realized from sales resulting from an emerge ncy drawdown to create additional funding to fill 
the SPR.  In recent years, funds in the SPR Petroleu m Account have been transferred to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve Account. 
 
 (c) Type of entities other than the state trad ing enterprise that are allowed to engage in 
importation/exportation and c onditions for participation  
  Private companies engaged in the exploration, production, refining, storage and distribution 
of crude oil are permitted to import and export crude oil. 
  (d) How import/export levels are established for state trading enterprise
 
  Oil is imported in accordance with Reserve fill plans as determined by legislative or 
administration direction.  
  (e) How export prices are determined
 
  The Department of Energy Strategic Pe troleum Reserve does not export crude oil. 
 
 (f) How the resale prices of imported products are determined
 
  Imported and domestic crude oil is commingled in the underground storage facilities.  The price 
of SPR crude oil sold is determined through compe tition open to all financially responsible offerors. 
 
 (g) Whether long-term contracts are negotiate d by the state trading enterprise.  Whether 
the state trading enterprise is used to fulfil contractual obligations entered into by the 
government . 
  The Department of Energy Strategic Petr oleum Reserve has competitively negotiated six-
months' term royalty exchange contracts to fill the Reserve. 
 
 (h) Description of market structure
 
  The structure of the crude oil market is inte rnational and competitive.  Vertically-integrated 
oil companies and independent companies, both U.S. and foreign-owned, are engaged in the 
exploration, production, refining, storage and distribu tion of crude oil in the U.S.  The tariffs on crude 
oil are 5.25 cents per barrel for crude oil testi ng under 25 degrees API and 10.5 cents per barrel for 
crude oil testing 25 degrees API or more.   
4. Statistical Information 
  See attached tables. 
 
5. Reason why no foreign trade has taken place 
 
 Not applicable. 
 
6. Additional Information 
 
 None.   
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TABLE I 
       
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution 
       
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS FY2005  
       
Description of Product 
Including HS Number Total Quantity 
Imported Quantity Imported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise Average Import 
Price Average Representative 
Domestic Sales Price Mark-up National Production 
Element, Isotope & Compound 
with Radioactivity only –  
HS 2844.40.0010 Unknown 0 $0 Unknown Not applicable Unknown 
Radioactive Element, Isotope 
& Compound, nesoi –  
HS 2844.40.0020 Unknown 1,025,000 MBq* $0.63/MBq* Unknown Not applicable Unknown 
Heavy Water  
(deuterium oxide) –  
HS 2845.10.0000 Unknown 0 $0 Unknown Not applicable Unknown 
Isotopes, except heading 2844; 
compound inorganic/organic, 
nesoi - HS 2845.90.0000 Unknown 0 $0 Unknown Not applicable Unknown 
 
  
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TABLE II  
       
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution  
       
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 2005  
       
Description of Product 
Including HS Number Total Quantity 
Exported Quantity Exported 
by State Trading 
Enterprise Average 
Procurement 
Price Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales Price Average Export 
Price National Production 
Element, Isotope & 
Compound with 
Radioactivity only –  
HS 2844.40.0010 Unknown 0 $0 Unknown $0 Unknown 
Radioactive Element, 
Isotope & Compound, nesoi 
- HS 2844.40.0020 Unknown 1,187,495 MBq* $0 Unknown $0.12/MBq* Unknown 
Heavy Water (deuterium 
oxide) - HS 2845.10.0000 Unknown 0 $0 Unknown $0 Unknown 
Isotopes, except heading 
2844; compound 
inorganic/organic, nesoi - 
HS 2845.90.0000 Unknown 15.113 kg $0 Unknown $8,980/kg Unknown 
 
  
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TABLE III  
     
STATE TRADING:  Isotopes Production and Distribution  
     
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 2005  
     
Description of Product Including 
HS Number Domestic Purchases By 
State Trading Enterprises National Production Domestic Sales By State Trading 
Enterprise National Consumption 
Element, Isotope & Compound 
with Radioactivity only - HS 
2844.40.0010 $0 Unknown $0 Unknown 
Radioactive Element, Isotope & 
Compound, nesoi - HS 
2844.40.0020 $0 Unknown 7,407,407 MBq* 
($0.69/MBq)* Unknown 
Heavy Water (deuterium oxide) 
- HS 2845.10.0000 $0 Unknown $0 Unknown 
Isotopes, except heading 2844; 
compound inorganic/organic, 
nesoi - HS 2845.90.0000 $0 Unknown 2.651 kg 
($1,027,816/kg) Unknown 
 
  
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 TABLE I 
        
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration 
        
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 2005  
        
 Description of 
Product 
Including HS 
Number Total Quantity 
Imported Quantity Imported by State 
Trading Enterprise Average Import Price Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Mark-up National Production 
Western Electrical Energy 
- HS 2716 44.527 billion 
KWH  520.8 million KWH $0.046/ KWH  8.09 cents per 
KWH N/A 4,038 billion KWH 
Bonneville Electrical Energy 
- HS 2716 44.527 billion 
KWH Op Agrmnts: .8 billion KWH.  
Energy: .1 billion KWH Op Agrmnts: n/a.  
Energy: $.0395/KWH 8.09 cents per 
KWH N/A 4,038 billion KWH  
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TABLE II  
       
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration  
       
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 2005  
        
 Description of 
Product 
Including HS 
Number Total Quantity 
Exported Quantity Exported by State 
Trading Enterprise Average Procurement 
Price Average 
Representative 
Domestic Sales 
Price Average Export 
Price National Production 
Western Electrical Energy 
- HS 2716 19.803 billion 
KWH 132.5 million KWH $.0292/KWH 8.09 cents per 
KWH $..0272/KWH 4,038 billion KWH 
Bonneville Electrical Energy 
- HS 2716 19.803 billion 
KWH Op Agrmnts: 4.6 billion 
KWH.  Energy: 1.4 billion 
KWH N/A 8.09 cents per 
KWH Op Agrmnts: 
n/a.  Energy: 
$.0288/KWH 4,038 billion KWH 
 
  
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TABLE III  
     
STATE TRADING:  Power Marketing Administration  
     
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 2005  
      
 Description of Product 
Including HS Number Domestic Purchases By State 
Trading Enterprises National Production Domestic Sales By State 
Trading Enterprise National Consumption 
Western Electrical Energy - HS 2716 11.2 billion KW H 4,038 billion KWH 35.3 billion KWH 3,813 billion KWH 
Bonneville Electrical Energy - HS 2716 15,000 million KWH 4,038 billion KWH 87,918 million KWH 3,813 billion KWH 
 
  
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TABLE I 
       
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
       
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, IMPORTS 2005  
       
Description of 
Product Including HS 
Number Total Quantity 
Imported*  Quantity Imported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise Average Import 
Price**  Average Representative 
Domestic Sales Price Mark-up**** National Production  
Crude Oil - HS 2709 3,670,403(1,000 
Barrels)*  18,878(1,000 Barrels) $ 50.41 $50.26 (Per Barrel)*** N/A  1,868,990(1,000 
Barrels)***** 
 
 * Source:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/stb0503.xls  
 ** Average import price:  Total cost of imports by the S TE (c.i.f. basis) divided by the total quantity imported by the STE 
 *** Source:  EIA Monthly Energy Review, Table 9.1 
 **** Members may report either under column 4 and 5 or under column 6 
 ***** Source:  http://www.eia. doe.gov.emeu/aer/txt/stb0502.xls  
   
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TABLE II  
       
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve  
       
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, EXPORTS 2005  
       
Description of 
Product Including 
HS Number Total Quantity 
Exported*  Quantity Exported by 
State Trading 
Enterprise** Average Procurement 
Price*** Average Representative 
Domestic Sales Price  Average Export 
Price National Production  
Crude Oil - HS 
2709 15,089 
(1,000 Barrels)* 0 N/A $50.26 
 (Per Barrel)**** N/A 1,868,990 
(1,000 Barrels)***** 
 
 * Source:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/stb0505.xls  
 ** In cases where no exports have taken place under the column "Q uantity Exported by State Trading Enterprise", an explanation  is provided under 
Section V, paragraph 5 of this questionnaire. 
 *** Average export price:  Average sales price of exports (f.o. b. basis) by the state trading enterprise (total value by total  quantity) 
 **** Source:  EIA Monthly Energy Review, Table 9.1 
 ***** Source:  http://www.eia. doe.gov.emeu/aer/txt/stb0502.xls 
 
  
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TABLE III  
     
STATE TRADING:  Strategic Petroleum Reserve  
     
STATISTICAL INFORMATION, DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES 2005  
     
Description of Product 
Including HS Number Domestic Purchases By 
State Trading Enterprises National Production  Domestic Sales By State 
Trading Enterprise  National Consumption 
Crude Oil - HS 2709 8,406 (1,000 Barrels) 1,868,990 (1,000 Barrels)* 0 20,656 
(1,000 Barrels/Day 
Average)** 
 
 * Source:  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/stb0502.xls   ** Source:   http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/pages/sec5_5.pdf   
 
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