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Importers can seek part of duty-free quotas
For The CAFTA Report
(Jan. 12, 2009) Companies that plan to bring potatoes, onions, and other restricted foodstuffs into Costa Rica this year, have to apply for a piece of the quota, according to the Ministerio de Comercio Exterior. While 80 percent of the products imported into Costa Rica from the free trade countries are free of duties after Jan. 1, a number of products still have restrictions on the amount that may be imported duty free. Among these are whole potatoes, which has a limit of 318 metric tons. Frozen cut potatoes for french fries has a limit of 3,046 metric tons. Those companies who wish to take advantage of the duty-free importation of such products have to complete paperwork at the ministry. The rule is first-come, first-serve. Also available are the rights to import up to 1,400 metric tons of pork and 318 metric tons of whole onions. All the products have to have the United states as a point of origin, according to the treaty. Other products involved in the distribution of quotas are ice cream (174 metric tons), powdered milk (232 metric tons), cheese (475 metric tons) and 6,000 metric tons of rice. Under a separate allotment, firms also can import up to 54,000 metric tons of U.S. rice. There also is a provision to import more than 2,070 metric tons of chicken breasts from the Dominican Republic as well as 2,200 metric tons of powdered milk. Details on the importation process are available at the ministry. |
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