OJ: EU and USA agree on all the EU’s WTO TRQs following UK’s departure from the EU

12 MAY 2023

On 5 May, the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union was published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Its entry into force was the 02/05/2023, which was the date of the United States’ notified the EU of the completion of its internal procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement.

Tariff quotas to be modified in Part I, Section I-B (Agricultural Products)

TRQ sequence number Description of the TRQ Unit Other terms and conditions ___ Supplying country Current concession in Schedule CLXXV (EU28) Proposed concession for the EU27
050 Mushrooms of the species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved t China 1 450 1 450
050 Mushrooms of the species Agaricus, prepared, preserved or provisionally preserved t Erga omnes 33 980 33 980
051 Dried onions t   12 000 9 696
056 Almonds, other than bitter t   90 000 85 958
b Preserved pineapples, citrus fruit, pears, apricots, cherries, peaches and strawberries t   2 838 2 820
109 Orange juice, frozen, of a density not exceeding 1,33 g/cm3 at 20° C t   1 500 1 500
110 Fruit juices t   7 044 6 436
111 Grape juice (including grape must): t   14 029 0
112 Food preparations t   921 702
113 Food preparations t USA 1 550 831

Tariff quotas to be modified in Part I, Section II-B (other products)

TRQ sequence number Description of the TRQ Unit Other terms and conditions ___ Supplying country Current concession in Schedule CLXXV (EU28) Proposed concession for the EU27
001 Tunas (of the genus Thunnus) and fish of the genus Euthynnus t   17 250 17 221
002 Herring t   34 000 31 888
003 Silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) t   2 000 1 999
004 Fish of the genus Coregonus t   1 000 1 000
005 Fish of the genus Allocyttus and of the species Pseudocyttus maculatus t   200 200
006 Cod of the species Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac Fish of the species Boreogadus saida t   25 000 24 998
007 Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicas, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor t   865 631
008 Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of sardines, bonito, mackerel of the species Scomber scombrus and Scomber japonicas, fish of the species Orcynopsis unicolor t Thailand 1 410 123
009 Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of tuna, skipjack or other fish of the genus Euthynnus t   742 742
010 Prepared or preserved fish (excl. whole or in pieces): of tuna, skipjack or other fish of the genus Euthynnus t Thailand 1 816 1 816
011 Shrimps of the species Pandalus borealis, shelled, boiled, frozen, but not further prepared t   500 474
012 Freshwater crayfish, cooked in dill, frozen t   3 000 2 965

 More information: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A22023A0505%2803%29

 Contact: Lebo Mofolo, lmofolo@frucom.eu