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Market access
Gaining increased market access for US potatoes and potato products is just as important as promotional activities that increase demand. While it can be a lengthy process, the upside potential of opening completely new markets represents continued growth and profitability for the entire US potato industry.
The USPB works cooperatively with the National Potato Council (NPC) and state organizations to assist the US government in removing phytosanitary barriers. In some instances, market access barriers take the form of quotas, tariffs or excessive government regulations, both on fresh and processed products. The USPB works with the NPC and the American Potato Trade Alliance (APTA) to remove or reduce these barriers through bilateral, as well as multilateral, trade discussions.
Market Access Priorities
Adopted March 14, 2007
- Full and proper
implementation of the protocol with Mexico allowing the
entry of fresh potatoes from all 50 US states beginning
with access for US potatoes below 26 kilometers to the
full northern states and eventual access to all of Mexico
- Establish a
free, fair, transparent and equivalent trading relationship
between the US and Canada on potatoes. Specifics to include:
the elimination of the anti-dumping duty imposed by British
Columbia on fresh US potatoes, the elimination of the Ministerial
Exemption (Bulk Easement) restriction on bulk fresh potato
exports to Canada and full access for US seed potatoes
to Canada
- Increased access
for US potatoes and products to Korea including the elimination
of the tariff rate quotas for dehydrated potatoes, the
elimination of the tariff on frozen potatoes and the significant
expansion of the TRQ for fresh potatoes
- Establishment
of a protocol allowing the import of US fresh potatoes
into China
- Expansion of
the protocol allowing the import of US chip-stock for processing
into Japan, to include additional processing plants in
Japan, shipments from additional states in the US and the
reinstatement of Idaho as an eligible shipping state
- Access for US
seed potatoes into Venezuela & Sri Lanka through the
establishment of import protocols
- Removal of the
US from the Japanese list of countries producing GM potatoes
for commercial use and thereby elimination of the GM labeling
requirements imposed on US potatoes
- Increased access
for US fresh potatoes around the world initially focused
on Taiwan (field certification & additional states),
Korea (additional states & CRKN), Thailand (quota,
dates, phyto issues), Philippines (quota, phyto issues)
andRussia (phyto issues)
- Full access
for US seed potatoes into the Dominican Republic and Thailand
through the establishment of import protocols
- Improve maximum residue level
tolerances, food additive regulations, quality standards
and other food safety regulations for potatoes and potato
products around the world. For instance, reclassifying
frozen potato imports in Japan so shipments are not held
to a zero coliform standard
- Comprehensive access for all
potato products including tariff rate reductions under
the Thailand FTA, the Korean FTA, the Malaysia FTA and
all other bilateral trade agreements entered into by the
United States
- During the Doha Round of WTO
negotiations, the reduction of import tariffs on all potato
products for all countries down to US levels and the elimination
of production and export subsidies for potato producers
in all countries
Staff Contact:
John Toaspern
Direct Dial: (303) 873-2328
E-mail: Johnt@uspotatoes.com
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