July 1951 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



23 



Trade Agreements 



BENELUX . CANADA . FRANCE . AND DCMINICAN REPUBLIC SIW TORQUAY PROTOCOL : As a 

 result of Benelux, Canada, France, and the Dominican Republic signing the Torquay 

 Protocol, the President signed on June 2, 1951, a proclamation to give effect to 

 the United States concessions negotiated at Torquay vdth those countries and also 

 sent a letter to the Secretary of Treasury identifying concessions in Schedule XX 

 (U.S.) to the Torquay Protocol to be put into effect on June 6. The follovdng 

 changes in tariff rates on fishery and certain chemical items of the United States 

 tariff thereby result: 



Sodium Alginate , reduced from 20^ to 12js8. 



Drugs of animal origin : Fish oils , n.e.s, (in- 

 clude principally fish viscera oils) a reduc- 

 tion in the Internal Revenue Tax from 1 4/5 

 cents to ij cents per pound. The duty will 

 remain at 5^. 



Halibut-liver oil , reduced from 10^ to 5?. 



Drugs of animal origin, n.e.s. (include princi- 

 pally concentrated shark-liver, vrtiale-liver, 

 and hake-liver oils) bound at 5^» 



Logwood extract, reduced from 10^ to '7^%, 



Seal oil . Internal Revenue Tax reduced from 

 2.7 cents to 1^ cents per pound. The duty vdll 

 remain at 3 cents per gallon. 



Marine animal and fish oils , n.s.p.f . (covers 

 miscellaneous marine-animal and fish body and 

 liver oils, not specifically provided for, such 

 as salmon, mackerel, tuna, swordfish, redfiah, 

 and hake oils), reduced from 20 percent plus 3 

 cents per pound Internal Revenue Tax to 10 per- 

 cent plus ij cents per pound. 



Fresh mackerel , reduced from 3/4 cent to ^ cent I Fish oils , n.e.s. (no imports under this item in 

 per pound. 1950) Bound free and Internal Revenue Tax re- 



duced froml 4/5 cents to ij cents per pound. 

 Concurrent with the United States giving effect to concessions in its tariffs 

 on June 6, the protocol provides that Benelux, Canada, France, and the Dominican 

 Republic will give effect to any of their concessions to the United States and to 

 the other countries with which they negotiated who have signed the protocol. 



Canned salmon , reduced from 25^ to 15^. 



Pickled or salted herring (including sprats, 



pilchards, anchovies) ; 



Those in containers, not airtight, vreigh- 

 ing with contents , not more than 15 pounds 

 each, reduced from 15^ to 12^^. 



Those in containers, weighing with contents, 

 more than 15 pounds each and containing 

 each not more than 10 pounds of herring, 

 reduced from ^ cent per pound to 3/8 cents 

 per pound net weight. 



Canned razor clams , reduced from 10^ to 7i%' 



Clam chowder , clam Juice, and clam .juice in 

 combination with other substances, reduced from 

 35^ to 17i^. 



Caviar and other fish roe ( except sturgeon) , not 

 boiled, or net packed in airtight containers , 

 reduced frcm 10 cents to 5 cents per pound. 



Fatty acids . derived frcm animal or fish oils or 

 animal fats and greases, n.e.s., reduced fran 

 15^ to 10^. 



CANADA: United States negotiations with Canada resulted in the following 

 consessions in Canadian import duties on fishery products effective June 6: 



Fresh herring, bound free . 



Canned salmon , reduced frcm 27 J^ to 1^%. The 

 British Preferential rate was also eliminated. 



Fresh and frozen shrimp , reduced from 20^ to 

 12if7 The British Preferential rate was also 

 eliminated . 



Menhaden oil, reduced frcm 20^ to 175^. 



All other articles , the produce of the fisheries, 

 not enumerated in the tariff reduced from 20^ 

 to 17i?. 



