Area
Costa Rica
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
06/09/2017
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Safeguard measures
Description
Put in place safeguard measures on selected classes of husked rice imports (SAC codes 100620000091 and 1006200099), originating in countries not party to a preferential trade agreement with Costa Rica. Effective from 6 September 2017 to 31 December 2017, an additional import tariff of 11.67 percent will be levied on these classes, since cumulative imports from 1 January 2017 surpassed a 3 805.2 tonne threshold that activates the measure. The surcharge will be applied on top of a 35 percent import duty accrued by these classes.
