WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/USA/67 
2 March 2009 
 (09-1046) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 25 February 2009,  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 years 2007  and 2008 . 
 
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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 aggregated for the purposes of this notification.  
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MARKET ACCESS:  United States  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
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 chld., over-quota None 9,445 kg. 
0202208000 Frozen beef, w/bone over-quota None 27,989 kg. 
0202308000 Meat of bovine animals, frozen, b oneless, over-quota None 2,598,195 kg. 
0401307500 Cream over 45% fat, over-quota None 4 kg. 
0402105000 Milk powder under 1.5% fat, over-quota None 5 kg. 0402212500 Milk powder 1.5% - 3% fat, over-quota None 24 kg. 
0402215000 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing adde d sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, 
granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 3 per cent but not exceeding 
35 per cent, over-quota None 330 kg. 
0402295000 Milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other 
solid forms, of a fat content, by wei ght, exceeding 1.5 pe r cent, over-quota  None 438 kg. 
0402994500 Sweetened condensed milk,airtight cont., over-quota None 60 kg. 
0402995500 Other sweetened condensed milk, over-quota None 100 kg. 
0402999000 Milk and cream, not containing added sugar or  other sweetening matter,  over-quota None 30 kg. 
0403907800 Sour Cream over 45% fat, over-quota None 4,425 kg. 0405102000 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk, butter, over-quota None 5,544 kg. 
0405203000 Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% butterfat weight, over-quota None 50 kg. 
0405902020 Butter and other fats and oils derived from m ilk, anhydrous milk fat, over-quota None 46 kg. 
0405902040 Fats, oils from other milk None 36 kg. 
0406101800 Fresh blue cheese, over-quota None 14 kg. 
0406102800 Fresh Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 20 kg.  
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0406105800 Fresh Italian type cheese, over-quota None 18 kg. 
0406108800 Fresh cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 11,009 kg. 
0406301800 Processed blue cheese, over-quota None 7 kg. 0406302800 Processed Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 115 kg. 0406304800 Processed Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 15 kg. 0406305300 Processed Gruyere, over-quota None 820 kg. 
0406307900 Processed mixtures of Italian ty pe cheese, over-quota None 113 kg. 
0406407000 Cheese and curd, Blue-veined cheese, othe r Stilton cheese, over-quota None 5,019 kg. 
0406901200 Cheese and curd, Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 30 kg. 0406901800 Other Edam/Gouda, over-quota None 13 kg. 
0406903200 Goya, over-quota None 20 kg. 
0406904200 Cheese and curd, Romano made from cow's milk, Reggiano, Parmesan, Pr ovolone and Provoletti 
cheeses, made from cow's milk, over-quota None 5,440 kg. 
0406906800 Cheese and curd, other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures, containing 
Romano, Reggiano, Parmesan, Pr ovolone, Provoletti, Sbrinz or Go ya, from cow's milk, over-quotaNone 13 kg. 
0406908400 Cheese and curd, other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures, containing, or 
processed from, American-type cheese (including Colby, washed curd and granular cheese, but not 
including Cheddar), over-quota None 174 kg.
 
0406908800 Other mixtures of Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 77 kg. 
0406909700 Cheese and curd, other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures, not made from 
sheep's milk (excluding goods containing mi xtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63), 
other, containing cow's milk (except so ft-ripened cow's milk cheese), over-quota None 55,072 kg. 
1202208040 Peanuts (ground nuts), not roasted or otherwis e cooked, whether or not shelled or broken, 
over-quota None 227 kg. 
1701914800 Flavored sugar over 65% sugar, over-quota None 6 kg.  
1701995090 Cane/beet sugar & pure sucrose, refined, solid, w/o added coloring or flavoring, over-quota None  43,103 kg.  
1702902000 Sugar syrup, over-quota None 2,000 kg.  
1704905800 Dairy confectionery, over-quota None 831 kg.  
1806101500 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, cocoa powder containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter, containing less than 65  per cent by weight of sugar, over-quota None 27,359 kg. 
1806103800 Cocoa powder, over 65% s ugar, retail, over-quota None  3 kg.  
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1806107500 Cocoa powder, over 90% s ugar, retail, over-quota None  121 kg.  
1806209800 Bulk cocoa preps over 10% sugar, over-quota None  38 kg.  
1806905900 Other cocoa preps over 10% sugar, over-quota None  8,568 kg.  
1901104000 Malt extract;  food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or 
containing less than 40 per cent by weight of cocoa,  calculated on a totall y defatted basis, not 
elsewhere specified or included;  food preparatio ns, not containing cocoa or containing less than 
5 per cent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totall y defatted basis, preparations for infant use, put 
up for retail sale, containing over 10 per cent by weight milk solids, over-quota None 960 kg. 
1901108500 Other infant preparations, under 10% milk, over-quota None  36 kg.  
1901201500 Mixes/doughs  over 25% fat, over-quota None 1,386 kg. 
1901207000 Malt extract;  food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or 
containing less than 40 per cent by weight of cocoa,  calculated on a totall y defatted basis, not 
elsewhere specified or included;  food preparatio ns, not containing cocoa or containing less than 
5 per cent by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, mixes and doughs for the 
preparation of bakers' wares, containing 65 per cent by dry weight sugar, over-quota None 749 kg. 
1901904300 Dairy preparations containing over 10 per cent by weight of milk solids, over-quota None 30,672 kg. 
1901904700 Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over-quota None 300 kg. 2008111500 Peanut butter/paste, over-quota None 18 kg. 
2008113500 Blanched peanuts, over-quota None 2,655 kg. 
2008116000 Prepared peanuts, not peanut butter and past e or blanched peanuts, over-quota None 60,032 kg. 
2101125800 Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or c oncentrates with a basis of coffee, over-quota None 633 kg. 
2105004000 Edible ice containing milk, over-quota None
 9,197 kg. 
2106906600 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or include d, containing over 10 per cent by weight of 
milk solids, over-quota None 9,751 kg. 
2106908700 Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over-quota None 17 kg. 
2106909400 Other food preps >65% sugar under 10% milk, over-quota None 4 kg. 
2106909700 Other food preps  >10% sugar under 10% milk, over-quota None 50 kg. 
2202902800 Milk-based drinks, not c hocolate milk, over-quota None  361,837 kg. 
5201008000 Extra long staple cotton, over-quota None  539 kg. 
 
  
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MARKET ACCESS:  United States  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2008 
 
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 chld., over-quota None 21 kg. 
0202308000 Frozen beef, boneless, over-quota None 34,006 kg. 
0401302500 Other milk and cream, n/ov 45% fat , over-quota None 363,637 l. 
0402105000 Milk powder under 1.5% fat, over-quota None 47 kg. 0402215000 Dried milk 3-35% fat over-quota None 270 kg. 
0402295000 Sweetened milk powder, over-quota None 11 kg. 0402999000 Sweetened evaporated milk, over-quota  None 19,546 kg. 0405102000 Sweetened condensed milk,airtight cont., over-quota None 5 kg. 0405902020 Other sweetened condensed milk, over-quota None 1,205 kg. 
0405902040 Milk and cream, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, over-quota None 1,455 kg. 
0406101800 Fresh blue cheese, over-quota None 4 kg. 
0406103800 Fresh American type cheese, over-quota None 5 kg. 0406105800 Fresh Italian type cheese, over-quota None 42 kg. 0406108800 Fresh cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 64 kg. 
0406209100 Powdered cheese NSPF, over-quota None  19 kg. 0406301800 Processed blue cheese, over-quota None 5 kg. 0406306700 Processed mixtures of Chedda r cheese, over-quota None 102 kg. 
0406307100 Processed mixtures of American -type cheese, over-quota None 331 kg. 
0406407000 Other blue cheese, over-quota None 75 kg. 
0406901200 Other Cheddar cheese, over-quota None 136 kg.  
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0406901800 Other Edam/Gouda, over-quota None 42 kg. 
0406904200 Other Italian type chees e, over-quota None 206 kg. 
0406904800 Swiss/Emmenthaler cheese with eye forma tion, not elsewhere specified None 65 kg. 
0406906800 Other mixtures of Italian type  cheese, over-quota None 5 kg. 
0406907400 Other mixtures of blue cheese, over-quota None 10 kg. 0406908400 Other mixtures of American-typ e cheese, over-quota None 12 kg. 
0406908800 Other mixtures of Edam/Gouda cheese, over-quota None 24 kg. 
0406909700 Other mixtures of cheese, NSPF, over-quota None 1,112 kg. 
1202208040 Other shelled peanuts, over-quota None 340 kg. 
1701915800 Flavored sugar over 10% sugar, over-quota None 2,965 kg. 1806101500 Cocoa powder, over 10% sugar, over-quota None 4 kg. 
1806202600 Bulk chocolate under 21% milk, over-quota None                           19 kg.
 
1806320800 Chocolate bars over 21% milk, over-quota None 3kg. 
1806900800 Other cocoa preparations under 21% milk, over-quota None 3 kg. 
1806902800 Other lowfat chocolate under 21% milk, over-quota None 186kg. 
          1806903000 Other lowfat chocolate over 21% milk ,over-quota None 7 kg. 
1806905900 Other cocoa preps over 10% sugar, over-quota None  46 kg.  
1901103000 Infant formula over 10% milk , over-quota  None 14 kg.  
1901104000 Other infant preparations, over 10% milk, over-quota None  12 kg.  
1901108500 Other infant preparations, under 10% milk, over-quota None 35 kg. 
1901205000 Mixes/doughs under 25% fat, over-quota None 2,016 kg.  
1901207000 Doughs over 10% sugar, under 25% milkfat, over-quota None 61kg. 
1901904300 Other dairy preparations over 10% milk, over-quota None 725kg. 
1901904700 Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over-quota None 1,750 kg. 
2008116000 Otherwise prepared peanut s, over-quota None 9,680 kg. 
2101125800 Coffee preps, >10% sugar, other None 1,407 kg. 
2103907800 Mixed condiments/seasonings, over-quota None 450kg. 
2105002000 Ice cream, over-quota None 590l.  
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2105004000 Edible ice containing milk, over-quota None 2,230 kg. 
2106900900 Lowfat dairy mixtures, over-quota None 200 kg. 
2106907200 Other syrups over 10% milk, over-quota None 435 kg. 2106908700 Other dairy preparations under 10% milk, over-quota None 5 kg. 2202902800 Milk based drinks, over-quota None 326,637 kg. 
 
 
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