Koto . Because of the various forpis in which these fish are 

 prepared, it is impossible to estimate the actual net v/eight 

 of the fish alone. 



There are no imports of fresh or frozen fish. 



(2) Experts . 



There are no experts of fish from Uruguay 



'b. Foreig n ccm-gctition. including analysis and trends of imports, inr^rt 

 tari . t?f s a nd other regulations . 



Foreign competition with the local industry exists only in the crses of 

 canned products in general and dry or brine salt fish, especially those tyrx'S 

 v/hich are not found in Uruguayan coastal v;aters, e.g., codfish, sardines, salmon, 

 tiina, and herring. Since the local canning industry is still in an elementary 

 stage of development, it is unable to offer effective quality competition to 

 the imported products. Proponents of the national industry hope that the 

 adoption of modern r.othcds and the accurailation of manufactiiring experience 

 will eventually enable the Uruguayan factories to rrcduce canned fish on a par 

 with the at present superior foreign product. 



All impcrts are subject to exchange control. The import tariffs for fish 

 are as follows: 



Fresh fish: 79 per cent ad-valoren. 



Frozen fish: 12 per cent ad-valorem 



Dry sa lted , smoked and k ippere d fish 



Herring: $0.26 (Uruguayan pesos) per 100 kilograms, 



including container. 



Codfish: 



a) Bcne-in: fO.ll (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram, gross weight 



b) Boneless: $0.21 (Uruguayan pesos) perkilogram gross weight 

 Anchovies: ^0.16 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram gross weight 

 Sardines: 



a) Erensadas: t'0.11 (Uru^oir^yan pesos) vbt kilogram, gross weight 



b) In other conditions: ?0.l6 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram gross weight. 

 Other species: |:0.l6 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram gross weight. 



Ca nned fish prepared in different forms or styles, n^'t spec ified above . 



In brine: ?0.,^2 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram including container. 

 Dry: $0.1^ (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram including container. 



Anchovies in oil: $0,70 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilof^am including container. 

 Sardines in oil: f.O.JU, (Uruguaj'-an pesos) per kilogram including container. 

 , Others: f0.70 (Uruguayan pesos) per kilogram, including container. 



All impcrted foodstuffs are subject to chcrdcal analysis. This safegu.ard 

 is designed to protect the consunor from, impure or tainted food. 



c. Other principal factors lir.iting im'oorts or exports . 



There is no law which specifically limits exports or imports of fish as 

 such. However, all international trade is controlled by the Office rf Export and 

 Import Contro^. and the Bank of the Republic, \7hich respectively authorize and 

 sell the required foreign exchange. 



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