Belize-Taiwan Partial Scope Agreement

The Belize-Taiwan Partial Scope Agreement (PSA), having been ratified by the Senate last week, provides Belizean exporters of close to 200 class of goods with preferential access to the Taiwanese market.

The products benefiting from the preferential treaty under the PSA are listed under ANNEX I of the AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) AND THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE (The Agreement).

Among the goods receiving complete duty-free entry (dubbed “Category A” goods) we find crude soy bean oil (HS 15071000), cheese (0406), lobster (0306), and more. The full list can be viewed starting on page 30 of the Agreement or via the Annex extract provided HERE.

The agreement also provides “non-Category A” goods with preferential benefits, albeit relatively less than those grouped under Category A. For instance, the tariffs for Category B products are to be phased out over a three-year period, while Categories C and D are phased out over a five- and ten-year period, respectively.

The fifth category, “Category E“, effectively establishes a tariff-rate quota for sugar exports to Taiwan, with exports of up to 35,000 Metric Tons having duty-free access. That quota represents close to twenty-percent (20%) of Belize’s sugar production in 2019.

For convenience the full ANNEX I is listed below.

List of Products  
HS Code (version) Product Description Categories Note
01069000 Other live animals A  
02011010 Special quality carcasses and half-carcasses of bovine animals, fresh or chilled A  
02011090 Other carcasses and half- carcasses of bovine animals, fresh or chilled A  
02012010 Special quality beef quarter-carcasses and cuts of steaks (rib, loins, sirloins, rump), of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled A  
02012020 Prime or choice grade shin/shank, short plate, brisket, ribs, rib finger, of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled A  
02012090 Other cuts of bovine animals, with bone in, fresh or chilled A  
02013010 Special quality beef quarter-carcasses and cuts of steaks (rib, loins, sirloins, rump), of bovine animals, boneless, fresh or chilled A  
02013020 Prime or choice grade shin/shank, short plate, brisket, ribs, rib finger, of bovine animals, boneless, fresh or chilled A  
02013090 Other meat of bovine animals, boneless, fresh or chilled A  
02021010 Special quality carcasses and half-carcasses of bovine animals, frozen A  
02021090 Other carcasses and half-carcasses of bovine animals, frozen A  
02022010 Special quality beef quarter-carcasses and cuts of steaks (rib, loins, sirloins, rump), of bovine animals, with bone in, frozen A  
02022020 Prime or choice grade shin/shank, short plate, brisket, ribs, rib finger, of bovine animals, with bone in, frozen A  
02022090 Other cuts of bovine animals, with bone in, frozen A  
02023010 Special quality beef quarter-carcasses and cuts of steaks (rib, loins, sirloins, rump), of bovine animals, boneless, frozen A  
02023020 Prime or choice grade shin/shank, short plate, brisket, ribs, rib finger, of bovine animals, boneless, frozen A  
02023090 Other meat of bovine animals, boneless, frozen A  
02031100 Carcasses and half-carcasses of swine, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
02031200 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine, with bone in, fresh or chilled B
02031919 Other meat of swine, boneless, fresh or chilled B
02031999 Other meat of swine, with bone in, fresh or chilled B
02032100 Carcasses and half-carcasses of swine, frozen B
02032200 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, of swine, with bone in, frozen B
02032919 Other meat of swine, boneless, frozen B
02032999 Other meat of swine, with bone in, frozen B
02041000 Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled B
02042100 Carcasses and half-carcasses of sheep, fresh or chilled B
02042200 Other cuts of sheep, with bone in, fresh or chilled B
02042300 Meat of sheep, boneless, fresh or chilled B
02043000 Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, frozen B
02044100 Carcasses and half-carcasses of sheep, frozen B
02044200 Other cuts of sheep, with bone in, frozen B
02044300 Meat of sheep, boneless, frozen B
02061010 Bone with meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled A  
02061090 Other edible offal of bovine animals, fresh or chilled A  
02062100 Tongues of bovine animals, frozen A  
02062200 Livers of bovine animals, frozen A  
02062910 Bone with meat of bovine animals, frozen A  
02062990 Other edible offal of bovine animals, frozen A  
02063010 Bone with meat of swine, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
02063090 Other edible offal of swine, fresh or chilled B
02064100 Livers of swine, frozen B
02064990 Other edible offals of swine, frozen B
02068011 Bone with meat of sheep, lambs and goats, fresh or chilled B
02068019 Other edible offal of sheep, lambs and goats, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
02069010 Bone with meat of sheep, lambs and goats, frozen B
02069090 Other edible offal of sheep, lambs and goats, frozen B
02072400 Meat of turkeys, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled A  
02072500 Meat of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen A  
02072620 Livers of turkeys, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
02072710 Meat of turkeys, cut in pieces, frozen A  
02072721 Liver of turkeys, frozen B See Note 1
02072722 Heart of turkeys, frozen B
02101100 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in B
02101200 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof, of swine B
02101900 Other meat of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked B
03027100 Tilapias, fresh or chilled A  
03032300 Tilapias, frozen A  
03038920 Yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), frozen B See Note 1
03038989 Other fish, frozen A  
03043100 Tilapia fillets, fresh or chilled A  
03045110 Catfish meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled A  
03045190 Other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled A  
03046100 Tilapias fillets, frozen A  
03048990 Other fish fillets, frozen A  
03049310 Other fish, minced (surimi) frozen A  
03049320 Fish meat (whether or not minced), frozen A  
03053100 Tilapia fillets, catfish fillets, carp fillets, eel fillets, Nile Perch fillets and snakeheads fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked A  
03054490 Other fish, smoked A  
03056990 Other fish, salted or in brine A  
03061111 Smoked rock lobster and other sea crawfish, frozen A  
03061112 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish, not smoked, frozen A  
03061211 Smoked lobster, frozen A  
03061212 Lobster, not smoked, frozen A  
03061410 Smoked crabs, frozen B See Note 1
03061421 Swamp crabs (Scylla spp), not smoked, frozen B
03061429 Other crabs, not smoked, frozen A  
03061700 Other shrimps and prawns, frozen, smoked included A  
03061910 Sea crawfish and crawfish, frozen, smoked included A  
03061920 Other crustaceans, frozen (smoked included ), including flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption B See Note 1
03063100 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish, live, fresh or chilled A  
03063200 Lobster, live, fresh or chilled A  
03063620 Other shrimps and prawns, live, fresh or chilled A  
03063920 Other sea crawfish or crawfish, live, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
03063990 Other crustaceans, live, fresh or chilled A  
03069110 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked A  
03069120 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish, smoked B See Note 1
03069210 Lobster, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked A  
03069220 Lobster, smoked B See Note 1
03069511 Shrimp skin (Sergestidae), dried but not smoked A  
03069519 Other shrimps and prawns, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked A  
03069910 Sea crawfish or crawfish, smoked B See Note 1
03069990 Other crustaceans, dried, salted or in brine (smoked included), including flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption A  
03071190 Other oysters, live, fresh or chilled A  
03079170 Locos, live, fresh or chilled A  
03079190 Other molluscs, live, fresh or chilled A  
03079959 Other molluscs, dried, salted or in brine, including flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption, but not smoked B See Note 1
04062000 Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds A  
04063000 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered A  
04069000 Other cheese A  
04090000 Natural honey B See Note 1
05080011 Coral and similar material A  
07082000 Beans (Vigna spp, Phaseolus spp), fresh or chilled A  
07099990 Other vegetables, fresh or chilled B See Note 1
07102200 Beans (Vigna spp, Phaseolus spp), frozen B
07133390 Other kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), dried A  
07133990 Other beans (Vigna spp, Phaseolus spp) A  
08044000 Avocados, fresh, dried B See Note 1
08071990 Other fresh melons B
08119039 Other frozen fruits and nuts, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter B
08134090 Other dried fruits A  
08140000 Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions B See Note 1
11031300 Groats and meal of corn (maize) A  
11042300 Other worked maize (corn) B See Note 1
11062010 Flour, meal and powder of manioc A  
11081410 Manioc (cassava) starch, for edible use A  
11081420 Manioc (cassava) starch, for non-edible use A  
12081000 Flours and meals of soya beans A  
15071000 Crude soy-bean oil ,whether or not degummed A  
16010090 Other sausages and similar products,  of  meat,  meat  offal  or  blood;  food preparations based on these products: B See Note 1
16023919 Other prepared or preserved meat of poultry of heading 0105 B
16024100 Prepared or preserved hams and cuts thereof B
16024200 Prepared or preserved swine meat of shoulders and cuts thereof B
16024910 Prepared or preserved pork belly (including spare ribs) B See Note 1
16024990 Other prepared or preserved meat offal of swine B
16029020 Prepared or preserved meat of other animals B
16029090 Prepared or preserved meat offal of other animal B
16052900 Other shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved B
16053000 Lobster, prepared or preserved B
16055990 Other mulluscs, prepared or preserved B
17011300 Cane sugar specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter E See Note 2
17011400 Other cane sugar, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter
17019110 Raw sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring matter
17019990 Other sugar, refined
17031010 Cane molasses, flavoured or coloured A  
18061000 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter A  
18062000 Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg A  
18063100 Other chocolate preparations, in blocks, slabs or bars, weighing not exceeding 2 kg, filled A  
18063200 Other chocolate preparations, in blocks, slabs or bars, weighing not exceeding 2 kg, not filled A  
18069010 Mixes and bases with a basis of cocoa, for making ice cream A  
18069020 Preparations for infants or young children use, put up for retail sale – of flour, meal,starch or malt extract, containing 40% or more but less than 50% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis; or of goods of heading No0401 to 0404, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis A  
18069030 Mixed and doughs for the preparation of bakers’ wares of heading 1905, containing 40% or more but less than 50% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis A  
18069040 Preparations of malt extract (Horlick’s malted milk, Ovaltine and the like), containing 40% or more but less than 50% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis A  
18069051 Milk powder, prepared, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis A  
18069052 Cream, evaporated or sterilized, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis B See Note 1
18069054 Prepared milk, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter B
18069059 Other milk, prepared, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis B
18069069 Other cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour and meal), precooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included, containing more than 6% but not more than 8% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis A  
18069079 Other prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for example, corn flakes), containing more than 6% but not more than 8% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis B See Note 1
18069091 Other food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract, containing 40% or more but less than 50% by weight of cocoa calculated on a defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; other food preparations of goods of heading Nos0401 to 0404, containing 5% or more but less than 10% by weight of cocoa calculated on a defatted basis A  
18069099 Other articles of heading 1806 A  
19030010 Products prepared from manioc starch (tapioca), in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, or in similar forms A  
20021000 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, whole or in pieces A  
20079190 Other citrus fruit jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations B See Note 1
20079990 Other articles of heading No2007 B
20081120 Peanut Butter B
20083000 Citrus fruit, otherwise prepared or preserved B
20089930 Mangoes, otherwise prepared or preserved B
20089991 Fruit, and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter A  
20091110 Orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, nature, frozen B See Note 1
20091121 Other juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package of 18 kg or more, frozen A  
20091122 Orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package less than 18 kg, frozen A  
20091210 Orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, nature, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 B See Note 1
20091221 Orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package of 18 kg or more, not frozen, Brix value not exceeding 20 A  
20091222 Orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package less than 18 kg, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 A  
20091910 Other orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, nature, not frozen B See Note 1
20091921 Other orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package of 18 kg or more, not frozen A  
20091922 Other orange juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package less than 18 kg, not frozen A  
20092111 Grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package of 18kg or more B See Note 1
20092112 Grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package less than 18 kg A  
20092911 Other grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, in a package of 18 kg or more B See Note 1
20092912 Other grapefruit juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, in a package less than 18 kg A  
20093111 Juice of any other single citrus fruit, unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package of 18 kg or more B See Note 1
20093112 Juice of any other single citrus fruit, unfermented and not containing added spirit, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package less than 18 kg B
20093911 Other juice of any other single citrus fruit, unfermented and not containing added spirit, in a package of 18 kg or more B
20093912 Other juice of any other single citrus fruit, unfermented and not containing added spirit, in a package less than 18 kg B
20094110 Pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, nature, of a Brix value not exceeding 20 B
20094121 Pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package of 18 kg or more B
20094122 Pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, in a package less than 18 kg B
20094910 Other pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, nature B See Note 1
20094921 Other pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package of 18kg or more B
20094922 Other pineapple juice, unfermented and not containing added spirit, concentrated, in a package less than 18 kg B
20098940 Juice of any single fruit or vegetable unfermented and not containing added spirit for use as infants or young children food A  
20098990 Other juice of any other single fruit or vegetable, nature, unfermented and not containing added spirit B See Note 1
20099090 Other mixtures of juices B
21011100 Extracts, essences and concentrates A  
21039090 Other articles of heading 2103 A  
21050010 Ice cream, whether or not containing cocoa A  
21050090 Other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa A  
22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured A  
22029990 Other waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other nonalcoholic beverages A  
22060090 Other fermented beverages; mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included A  
34022000 Surface-active preparations, washing preparations and cleaning preparations, put up for retail sale A  
38021000 Activated carbon A  
39239090 Other articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics A  
39241000 Tableware and kitchenware, of plastics A  
39249000 Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics A  
44123310 Other unfinished plywood (other than bamboo veneer), with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood of the species alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane tree, poplar and aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut, each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness A  
76101000 Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, of aluminum A  

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