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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based
Safeguard Trigger Levels
Foreign Agricultural Service,
Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and
trigger levels for safeguard measures
provided for in the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement on
Agriculture.
AGENCY:
This notice lists the updated
quantity-based trigger levels for
products which may be subject to
additional import duties under the
safeguard provisions of the WTO
Agreement on Agriculture. This notice
also includes the relevant period
applicable for the trigger levels on each
of the listed products.
DATES: This notice is applicable on
[Enter date of publication in Federal
Register].
SUMMARY:
Multilateral Affairs
Division, Trade Policy and Geographic
Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop
1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–1070.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sonya Wahi-Miller, sonya.wahi-miller@
usda.gov, 202–649–3870.
Article 5
of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
provides that additional import duties
may be imposed on imports of products
subject to tariffication as a result of the
Uruguay Round, if certain conditions
are met. The agreement permits
additional duties to be charged if the
price of an individual shipment of
imported products falls below the
average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986–88 by a specified
percentage. It also permits additional
duties when the volume of imports of
that product exceeds the sum of (1) a
base trigger level multiplied by the
average of the last three years of
available import data and (2) the change
in yearly consumption in the most
recent year for which data are available
(provided that the final trigger level is
not less than 105 percent of the threeyear import average). The base trigger
level is set at 105, 110, or 125 percent
of the three-year import average,
depending on the percentage of
domestic consumption that is
represented by imports. These
additional duties may not be imposed
on quantities for which minimum or
current access commitments were made
during the Uruguay Round negotiations,
and only one type of safeguard, price or
quantity, may be applied at any given
time to an article.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 405 of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act requires that the
President cause to be published in the
Federal Register information regarding
the price and quantity safeguards,
including the quantity trigger levels,
which must be updated annually based
upon import levels during the most
recent 3 years. The President delegated
this duty to the Secretary of Agriculture
in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763,
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1007
(Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty,
which lies with the Administrator of the
Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR
2.601(a)(42)). The Annex to this notice
contains the updated quantity trigger
levels, consistent with the provisions of
Article 5.
Additional information on the
products subject to safeguards and the
additional duties which may apply can
be found in subchapter IV of Chapter 99
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (2024) and in the
Secretary of Agriculture’s Notice of
Uruguay Round Agricultural Safeguard
Trigger Levels, published in the Federal
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Notice: As provided in Section 405 of
the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,
consistent with Article 5 of the WTO
Agreement on Agriculture, the safeguard
quantity trigger levels previously
notified are superseded by the levels
indicated in the Annex to this notice.
The definitions of these products were
provided in the Notice of Safeguard
Action published in the Federal
Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Elaine Trevino,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGERS
2024 Quantity-based safeguard triggers
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Beef ..........................................................................
Mutton ......................................................................
Cream ......................................................................
Evaporated or Condensed Milk ...............................
Nonfat Dry Milk ........................................................
Dried Whole Milk ......................................................
Dried Cream .............................................................
Dried Whey/Buttermilk .............................................
Butter 1 ......................................................................
Butteroil ....................................................................
Chocolate Crumb .....................................................
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb .........................................
Animal Feed Containing Milk ...................................
Ice Cream .................................................................
Dairy Mixtures ..........................................................
Infant Formula Containing Oligosaccharides ...........
Blue Cheese ............................................................
Cheddar Cheese ......................................................
American-Type Cheese ...........................................
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ANNEX—QUANTITY-BASED SAFEGUARD TRIGGERS—Continued
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Product
Trigger level
Edam/Gouda Cheese ..............................................
Italian-Type Cheese .................................................
Swiss or Emmentaler Cheese with Eye Formation
Gruyere Process Cheese .........................................
Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese ........................
Lowfat Cheese .........................................................
Peanut Butter/Paste .................................................
Peanuts 1 ..................................................................
Raw Cane Sugar 1 ...................................................
Refined Sugars and Syrups 1 ...................................
Articles over 65% Sugar ..........................................
Articles over 10% Sugar ..........................................
Blended Syrups ........................................................
Sweetened Cocoa Powder ......................................
Mixes and Doughs ...................................................
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings ........................
Short Staple Cotton 2 ...............................................
Harsh or Rough Cotton ............................................
Extra Long Staple Cotton .........................................
Medium Staple Cotton .............................................
Cotton Waste 2 .........................................................
Cotton Processed but not Spun 2 ............................
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used for the 12-month period from September to September
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of product coverage and trigger levels for safeguard
measures provided for in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement
on Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists the updated quantity-based trigger levels
for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the
safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice
also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on
each of the listed products.
DATES: This notice is applicable on [Enter date of publication in
Federal Register].
ADDRESSES: Multilateral Affairs Division, Trade Policy and Geographic
Affairs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Stop 1070, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1070.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Wahi-Miller, [email protected], 202-649-3870.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on
Agriculture provides that additional import duties may be imposed on
imports of products subject to tariffication as a result of the Uruguay
Round, if certain conditions are met. The agreement permits additional
duties to be charged if the price of an individual shipment of imported
products falls below the average price for similar goods imported
during the years 1986-88 by a specified percentage. It also permits
additional duties when the volume of imports of that product exceeds
the sum of (1) a base trigger level multiplied by the average of the
last three years of available import data and (2) the change in yearly
consumption in the most recent year for which data are available
(provided that the final trigger level is not less than 105 percent of
the three-year import average). The base trigger level is set at 105,
110, or 125 percent of the three-year import average, depending on the
percentage of domestic consumption that is represented by imports.
These additional duties may not be imposed on quantities for which
minimum or current access commitments were made during the Uruguay
Round negotiations, and only one type of safeguard, price or quantity,
may be applied at any given time to an article.
Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires that the
President cause to be published in the Federal Register information
regarding the price and quantity safeguards, including the quantity
trigger levels, which must be updated annually based upon import levels
during the most recent 3 years. The President delegated this duty to
the Secretary of Agriculture in Presidential Proclamation No. 6763,
dated December 23, 1994, 60 FR 1007 (Jan. 4, 1995). The Secretary of
Agriculture further delegated this duty, which lies with the
Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (7 CFR 2.601(a)(42)).
The Annex to this notice contains the updated quantity trigger levels,
consistent with the provisions of Article 5.
Additional information on the products subject to safeguards and
the additional duties which may apply can be found in subchapter IV of
Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(2024) and in the Secretary of Agriculture's Notice of Uruguay Round
Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels, published in the Federal
Register at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Notice: As provided in Section 405 of the Uruguay Round Agreements
Act, consistent with Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the
safeguard quantity trigger levels previously notified are superseded by
the levels indicated in the Annex to this notice. The definitions of
these products were provided in the Notice of Safeguard Action
published in the Federal Register, at 60 FR 427 (Jan. 4, 1995).
Elaine Trevino,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
Annex--Quantity-Based Safeguard Triggers
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2024 Quantity-based safeguard triggers
Product ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trigger level Unit Period
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Beef................................... 372,197 MT....................... Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Mutton................................. 4,684,007 MT....................... Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Cream.................................. 7,086,865 Liters................... Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Evaporated or Condensed Milk........... 7,112,159 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Nonfat Dry Milk........................ 2,348,461 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Dried Whole Milk....................... 4,073,804 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Dried Cream............................ 33,373 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Dried Whey/Buttermilk.................. 217,643 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Butter \1\............................. 143,993,327 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Butteroil.............................. 23,654,977 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Chocolate Crumb........................ 13,743,686 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Lowfat Chocolate Crumb................. 934,573 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Animal Feed Containing Milk............ 145,324 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Ice Cream.............................. 17,305,958 Liters................... Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Dairy Mixtures......................... 32,277,853 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Infant Formula Containing 15,376,570 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Oligosaccharides.
Blue Cheese............................ 3,811,994 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Cheddar Cheese......................... 13,341,643 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
American-Type Cheese................... 107,494 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
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Edam/Gouda Cheese...................... 11,890,220 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Italian-Type Cheese.................... 24,695,010 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Swiss or Emmentaler Cheese with Eye 21,694,163 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Formation.
Gruyere Process Cheese................. 4,253,517 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese...... 47,626,850 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Lowfat Cheese.......................... 75,681 Kilograms................ Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Peanut Butter/Paste.................... 4,532 MT....................... Jan 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2024.
Peanuts \1\............................ 5,525 MT....................... April 1, 2023-Mar 31,
2024.
9,514 MT....................... April 1, 2024-Mar 31,
2025.
Raw Cane Sugar \1\..................... 828,297 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
754,409 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Refined Sugars and Syrups \1\.......... 619,938 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
312,628 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Articles over 65% Sugar................ 964 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
1,252 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Articles over 10% Sugar................ 18,624 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
25,719 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Blended Syrups......................... 572 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
758 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder................. 671 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
578 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Mixes and Doughs....................... 4,340 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
3,943 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Mixed Condiments and Seasonings........ 798 MT....................... Oct 1, 2023-Sep 30, 2024.
786 MT....................... Oct 1, 2024-Sep 30, 2025.
Short Staple Cotton \2\................ 13,415 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2023-Sep 19,
2024.
9,964 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2024-Sep 19,
2025.
Harsh or Rough Cotton.................. 0 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
6 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2024-July 31,
2025.
Extra Long Staple Cotton............... 747,139 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
621,260 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2024-July 31,
2025.
Medium Staple Cotton................... 163 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2023-July 31,
2024.
741 Kilograms................ Aug 1, 2024-July 31,
2025.
Cotton Waste \2\....................... 1,385,381 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2023-Sep 19,
2024.
788,489 Kilograms................ Sep 20, 2024-Sep 19,
2025.
Cotton Processed but not Spun \2\...... 18,752 Kilograms................ Sep 11, 2023-Sep 10,
2024.
18,803 Kilograms................ Sep 11, 2024-Sep 10,
2025.
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\1\ Includes change in consumption
\2\ Data used for the 12-month period from September to September
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