Foreign Trade 



Imports 



CANNED TUNA NOT IN OIL, QUOTA AND IMPORTS, 1995-2004 



(1) Imports have been subject to tariff quotas since April 14, 1956. Dutiable in 1956 to 1967 at 12.5 percent ad valorem; 

 1968, 11 percent; 1969, 10 percent; 1970, 8.5 percent; 1971, 7 percent; and 1972 to 2004, 6 percent. 



(2) Dutiable in 1972 to 2004, 12 5 percent. 



Note: — Data in this table will not agree with tuna import data released by the US. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 



Bureau. 



Source: — U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service. US Department of Homeland Security, US. Customs 



and Border Protection 



600.000 



Canned Tuna Quota and Imports 



Thousand pounds 



Imports of Canned Tuna by Major Exporter, 2004 

 by Volume 



other 

 Indonesia 6% 



9% 



1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 



■ Quota O Over quota 



CANNED TUNA, BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, 2003 AND 2004 



Source:--U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 



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