India: Effects of Tariffs and Nontariff Measures on U.S. ... - USITC
India: Effects of Tariffs and Nontariff Measures on U.S. ... - USITC
India: Effects of Tariffs and Nontariff Measures on U.S. ... - USITC
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exports to <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g> have existed for some time, but the eliminati<strong>on</strong> or easing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> NTMs to<br />
promote smoother trade flows has occurred <strong>on</strong>ly for a few select products. A summary <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the NTMs facing U.S. agricultural exports to <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g> is presented in table 6.1.<br />
TABLE 6.1 <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>: <str<strong>on</strong>g>N<strong>on</strong>tariff</str<strong>on</strong>g> measures facing certain U.S. agricultural exports, 2009<br />
Measure Applicati<strong>on</strong> Products<br />
Sanitary/phytosanitary measures<br />
Health st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards<br />
C<strong>on</strong>taminati<strong>on</strong> st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards<br />
Rules for genetically modified<br />
organisms<br />
Exceed internati<strong>on</strong>ally accepted st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards<br />
Inc<strong>on</strong>sistent with internati<strong>on</strong>al practices<br />
Effectively ban imports because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
burdensome approval process<br />
Poultry, swine, dairy<br />
Wheat, barley<br />
Corn, certain processed foods<br />
Fumigati<strong>on</strong> requirements Require destructive or unavailable Pulses, certain fruits<br />
treatment processes<br />
Quality st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards Exceed internati<strong>on</strong>ally accepted st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards Certain processed foods,<br />
hides <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> skins, bovine<br />
semen<br />
Labeling <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> packaging rules Preclude agricultural product distributi<strong>on</strong> Processed foods<br />
without m<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ated disclosures<br />
Bans, m<strong>on</strong>itoring, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> licensing Place restricti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> free movement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Beef, poultry, edible oils,<br />
requirements<br />
imports<br />
grains, nuts, corn<br />
State trading enterprises<br />
Restrict imports to certain statesancti<strong>on</strong>ed<br />
Food grains<br />
entities<br />
Customs procedures<br />
Create uncertainty regarding paperwork All<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> valuati<strong>on</strong><br />
Notice <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> comment procedures Hinder informati<strong>on</strong> disseminati<strong>on</strong> about All<br />
rules affecting imports<br />
Corrupti<strong>on</strong> Raises costs through payment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> bribes All<br />
Source: Compiled by Commissi<strong>on</strong> staff.<br />
Following identificati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the NTMs, Commissi<strong>on</strong> staff c<strong>on</strong>ducted ec<strong>on</strong>omic modeling<br />
simulati<strong>on</strong>s to estimate possible increases in certain U.S. agricultural exports to <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g> if<br />
the NTMs specifically affecting those products were removed. Using 2007 data, the<br />
estimated increase in U.S. agricultural exports would be $187–391 milli<strong>on</strong>, the majority<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> which would be from exports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> wheat.<br />
Sanitary <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Phytosanitary Issues<br />
Use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sanitary <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> phytosanitary (SPS) restricti<strong>on</strong>s to manage the flow <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> agricultural<br />
imports, including those from the United States, has been a c<strong>on</strong>sistent tool <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n<br />
government since the general import licensing system was eliminated in 2001. <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n<br />
SPS measures have substantive <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> implementati<strong>on</strong> shortcomings stemming from several<br />
factors: (1) the n<strong>on</strong>transparent process for issuing SPS st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards; (2) a lack <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> expertise<br />
<strong>on</strong> the part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n government bureaucracy issuing the st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards, which can<br />
produce unintended c<strong>on</strong>sequences such as overly broad restricti<strong>on</strong>s or unclear<br />
benchmarks; <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (3) unequal enforcement <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>India</str<strong>on</strong>g>n SPS st<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>ards <strong>on</strong> domestic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
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