Report No. 2: Nutmeg, mace and their by-products a market overview

ITC

International Trade Centre UNCTAD/GATT

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific

LDC

Least Developed Country (or less developed developing country)

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

EU

European Union

EUROSTAT

Statistical Office of the European Communities, Luxembourg

ASPIN

Asosiasi Pala Indonesia

GCNA

Grenada Cooperative Nutmeg Association

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

FDA

United States Food and Drug Administration

FEMA

Flavor and Extract: Manufacturers Association of the United States

JETRO

Japan External Trade Organization

MNS

ITC's Market News Service - provides price information to subscribers on a regular basis.

MFN

Most Favoured Nation

GSP

Generalized System of Preferences

BS

British Standards

NF

Norme Française (French standards)

ASTA

American Spice Trade Association

BIS

Bureau of Indian Standards

FOB

Free on Board

CIF

Cost, Insurance, Freight

C&F

Cost & Freight

VAT

Value-added tax

SUNS

Sound unsorted nutmegs

GUNS

Grenada unsorted nutmegs

BWP

Broken, wormy and punky

ABCD

Indonesian trading term indicating an assortment of sizes of high quality whole nutmegs.

BIA/ETEZ

Code letters designating volatile oil-content

BSL/AZWI

Code letters designating volatile oil-content

FAQ

Fair average quality

Product description - trade classification systems used:

HS

Harmonized System (harmonised commodity description and coding system of the Customs Cooperation Council)

SITC

Standard International Trade Classification; SITC(3) is the third revision of the classification system.

CN

Combined Nomenclature - 8-digit classification system of the European Union which is based on the 6-digit Harmonized System plus 2 digits.

HSTUSA

Harmonized System Tariff USA - 10-digit classification system of the United States which is based on the 6-digit Harmonized System plus 4 digits.