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Orange Juice Imports

Volume 20: debated on Monday 15 March 1982

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Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing imports of concentrated orange juice in 1980 from (a) the European Economic Community, (b) countries enjoying a preferential tariff and (c) other countries, together with details of the tariff and the level to which they are to be reduced in the Tokyo round of tariff negotiations.

Mr. Peter Rees

The information is as follows:

Imports of concentrated orange juice, 1980
£ thousand cif
Area whence consigned:
European Community191
Countries enjoying a preferential tariff16
Other countries42

Notes:

  • 1. Concentrated orange juice has been taken as orange juice with a specific gravity greater than 1·33 at 15°C (SITC (R2) Item 058.51 (part)).
  • 2. The present Common Customs Tariff (CCT) on this commodity is 42 per cent.; the Community did not bind itself to reduce this rate as part of the Tokyo round of GATT negotiations. Currently, preferential tariff terms are accorded to Turkey (29·4 per cent.) and Cyprus, Zimbabwe, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Israel and ACP and OCT countries (all 12·6 per cent.).
  • 3. The European Community is defined as currently constituted (including Greece).