Agri-Food Trade Policy
2013 WTO Special Agricultural Safeguard Trigger Levels
Pursuant to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's July 17, 2008, Canada Gazette Notice of public consultations on proposed price and volume triggers required to operationalize, for supply-managed products, the special agricultural safeguard (SSG) established under Article 5 of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture, notice is hereby given of the SSG price and volume triggers for the 2013 calendar year.
In Canada, Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture was implemented through Section 68 of the Customs Tariff and through the Safeguard Surtax Regulations 1995-(1,2,3). These regulations prescribe the goods that may be subject to an SSG surtax and notably include all supply managed goods. Canada reserved the right to use the SSG in respect of all of its over-access tariff items, including supply-managed products.
Section 68 of the Customs Tariff specifies that the Minister of Finance may, on the basis of a report from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food specifying that the conditions set out in Article 5 of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture have been met, recommend, by Order, that any prescribed agricultural goods specified in the Order be subject to a surtax, at a rate specified in the Order. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food intends to submit such a report only in cases where there has been a significant and sustained surge in over-quota imports.
Please direct any inquiries to:
Marie-Noëlle Desrochers
Deputy Director
Sectoral Issues and Policy Coordination
Strategic Trade Policy Division, Trade
Agreement and Negotiations Directorate
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tel: (613)-773-1760
Fax: (613-773-1755
1341 Baseline Road (T5-6-120)
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
marie-noelle.desrochers@agr.gc.ca
Annex A
| Product Category | Customs Tariff Item | Price Trigger Levels |
|---|---|---|
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0105.11.22 | $0.48/per unit |
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0407.11.12 | $2.05/per dozen |
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0407.11.92 | $0.95/per dozen |
| Fluid Milk | 0401.10.20 | $1.68 |
| Fluid Milk | 0401.20.20 | $2.40 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.10.20 | $1.37 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.21.12 | $1.64 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.21.22 | $3.34 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.29.12 | $1.44 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.29.22 | $2.14 |
| Concentrated or Condensed Milk or Cream | 0402.91.20 | $2.34 |
| Concentrated or Condensed Milk or Cream | 0402.99.20 | $1.55 |
| Yogurt | 0403.10.20 | $1.54 |
| Powdered Buttermilk | 0403.90.12 | $1.67 |
| Other Buttermilk | 0403.90.92 | $1.43 |
| Other Products of Milk Constituents | 0404.90.20 | $1.32 |
| Cheese | 0406.10.20 | $5.71 |
| Cheese | 0406.20.12 | $3.24 |
| Cheese | 0406.20.92 | $3.90 |
| Cheese | 0406.30.20 | $5.62 |
| Cheese | 0406.40.20 | $6.27 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.12 | $2.83 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.22 | $7.42 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.32 | $6.84 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.42 | $4.74 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.52 | $8.26 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.62 | $5.10 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.72 | $5.37 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.82 | $5.69 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.92 | $6.03 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.94 | $7.91 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.96 | $5.17 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.99 | $5.36 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1806.20.22 | $3.24 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1806.90.12 | $2.84 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.20.12 | $1.66 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.20.22 | $1.54 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.32 | $1.39 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.34 | $1.63 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.52 | $1.70 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.54 | $1.86 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2106.90.32 | $1.22 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2202.90.43 | $1.28/per litre |
| Other Dairy Products | 2309.90.32 | $0.26 |
| Ice Cream | 2105.00.92 | $2.32 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0407.21.20 | $0.95/per dozen |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0407.90.12 | $0.95/per dozen |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.11.20 | $4.85 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.19.20 | $1.47 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.91.20 | $4.04 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.99.20 | $1.03 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 2106.90.52 | $3.24 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 3502.11.20 | $1.34 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 3502.19.20 | $0.77 |
| Cream | 0401.30.20 | $2.19 |
| Powdered Whey | 0404.10.22 | $1.06 |
| Butter and Other Fats and Oils Derived From Milk | 0405.10.20 | $1.49 |
| Butter and Other Fats and Oils Derived From Milk | 0405.90.20 | $0.72 |
| Product Category | Customs Tariff Item Within Quota Tariff Item | Customs Tariff Item Over Quota Tariff Item | Volume Trigger (KG Unless otherwise specified) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0105.11.21 | 0105.11.22 | 24,098,445 (UNIT) |
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0407.11.11 | 0407.11.12 | 13,542,835 (DZN) |
| Broiler hatching eggs and chicks | 0407.11.91 | 0407.11.92 | 1,525,410 (DZN) |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0105.94.91 | 0105.94.92 | 83 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0207.11.91 | 0207.11.92 | 7,720 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0207.12.91 | 0207.12.92 | 16,933 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0207.13.91 | 0207.13.92 & 0207.13.93 | 47,792,720 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0207.14.21 | 0207.14.22 | 193 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0207.14.91 | 0207.14.92 & 0207.14.93 | 28,304,363 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0209.90.10 | 0209.90.20 | 23 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 0210.99.11 | 0210.99.12 & 0210.99.13 | 204,787 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 1601.00.21 | 1601.00.22 | 96,397 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 1602.20.21 | 1602.20.22 | 197 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 1602.32.12 | 1602.32.13 & 1602.32.14 | 13,661 |
| Chicken, live, meat and products | 1602.32.93 | 1602.32.94 & 1602.32.95 | 11,273,025 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0105.99.11 | 0105.99.12 | 10,058 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.24.11 | 0207.24.12 | 174,526 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.24.91 | 0207.24.92 | 818,256 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.25.11 | 0207.25.12 | 34 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.25.91 | 0207.25.92 | 52,890 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.26.10 | 0207.26.20 & 0207.26.30 | 1,100,737 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.27.11 | 0207.27.12 | 0 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0207.27.91 | 0207.27.92 & 0207.27.93 | 2,226,204 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0209.90.30 | 0209.90.40 | 0 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 0210.99.14 | 0210.99.15 & 0210.99.16 | 14.675 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 1601.00.31 | 1601.00.32 | 22.906 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 1602.20.31 | 1602.20.32 | 0 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 1602.31.12 | 1602.31.13 & 1602.31.14 | 2.501 |
| Turkey, live, meat and products | 1602.31.93 | 1602.31.94 & 1602.31.95 | 218.167 |
| Fluid Milk | 0401.10.10 | 0401.10.20 | 6,321 |
| Fluid Milk | 0401.20.10 | 0401.20.20 | 111,716 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.10.10 | 0402.10.20 | 501,250 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.21.11 | 0402.21.12 | 31,479 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.21.21 | 0402.21.22 | 4,666 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.29.11 | 0402.29.12 | 8,473 |
| Powdered Milk or Cream | 0402.29.21 | 0402.29.22 | 491 |
| Concentrated or Condensed Milk or Cream | 0402.91.10 | 0402.91.20 | 34,899 |
| Concentrated or Condensed Milk or Cream | 0402.99.10 | 0402.99.20 | 5,868 |
| Yogurt | 0403.10.10 | 0403.10.20 | 3,247,685 |
| Powdered Buttermilk | 0403.90.11 | 0403.90.12 | 411,372 |
| Other Buttermilk | 0403.90.91 | 0403.90.92 | 101,100 |
| Other Products of Milk Constituents | 0404.90.10 | 0404.90.20 | 5,018,253 |
| Cheese | 0406.10.10 | 0406.10.20 | 622,041 |
| Cheese | 0406.20.11 | 0406.20.12 | 27,957 |
| Cheese | 0406.20.91 | 0406.20.92 | 882,627 |
| Cheese | 0406.30.10 | 0406.30.20 | 1,506,518 |
| Cheese | 0406.40.10 | 0406.40.20 | 1,300,711 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.11 | 0406.90.12 | 2,382,189 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.21 | 0406.90.22 | 387,768 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.31 | 0406.90.32 | 1,464,017 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.41 | 0406.90.42 | 4,591,167 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.51 | 0406.90.52 | 181,613 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.61 | 0406.90.62 | 1,743,135 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.71 | 0406.90.72 | 3,504,198 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.81 | 0406.90.82 | 877,456 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.91 | 0406.90.92 | 407,400 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.93 | 0406.90.94 | 3,892,912 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.95 | 0406.90.96 | 735,453 |
| Cheese | 0406.90.98 | 0406.90.99 | 3,967,904 |
| Other Dairy Products | 0405.20.10 | 0405.20.20 | 173 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1806.20.21 | 1806.20.22 | 5 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1806.90.11 | 1806.90.12 | 370 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.20.11 | 1901.20.12 | 3,971 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.20.21 | 1901.20.22 | 28 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.31 | 1901.90.32 | 650 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.33 | 1901.90.34 | 7,552 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.51 | 1901.90.52 | 16,816 |
| Other Dairy Products | 1901.90.53 | 1901.90.54 | 578 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2106.90.31 | 2106.90.32 | 138 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2106.90.33 | 2106.90.34 | 25 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2106.90.93 | 2106.90.94 | 267,972 |
| Other Dairy Products | 2202.90.42 | 2202.90.43 | 249 (L) |
| Other Dairy Products | 2309.90.31 | 2309.90.32 | 0 |
| Ice Cream | 2105.00.91 | 2105.00.92 | 1,000,954 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0407.21.10 | 0407.21.20 | 27,779,431 (DZN) |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0407.90.11 | 0407.90.12 | 14,013 (DZN) |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.11.10 | 0408.11.20 | 44,830 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.19.10 | 0408.19.20 | 678,378 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.91.10 | 0408.91.20 | 136,504 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 0408.99.10 | 0408.99.20 | 1,798,977 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 2106.90.51 | 2106.90.52 | 1,660,218 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 3502.11.10 | 3502.11.20 | 138,407 |
| Eggs and Egg Products | 3502.19.10 | 3502.19.20 | 1,704,733 |
| Cream | 0401.30.10 | 0401.30.20 | 542,019 |
| Powdered Whey | 0404.10.21 | 0404.10.22 | 3,172,610 |
| Butter and Other Fats and Oils Derived From Milk | 0405.10.10 | 0405.10.20 | 4,516,593 |
| Butter and Other Fats and Oils Derived From Milk | 0405.90.10 | 0405.90.20 | 275,921 |
*The current volume trigger levels are provisional. Canada retains the right to update trigger levels in order to reflect any statistical adjustments.
Imports entering under the import for re-export program (IREP) have not been included in the calculation of the volume trigger.