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Bureau of International Labor Affairs

ATPA 1999 Table 12

Table 12

ATPA Benefits by ATPA Beneficiary in 1999

(customs value, millions of dollars)
  Unique ATPA Benefits (1) Components of Unique ATPA Benefits Total Value of ATPA Duty-Free (2)
Country Customs Value Percentage of Subject to Duty Items Not Eligible for GSP GSP Items (3) Not Eligible for GSP  
           
Colombia 354.43 10.60 162.79 191.65 774.93
Peru 413.51 36.20 39.40 374.11 631.15
Ecuador 147.26 16.32 142.16 5.11 259.45
Bolivia 0.03 0.03 0.03 . 60.61
           
Total, all beneficiaries 915.24 16.65 344.37 570.86 1,726.14
(1)Unique ATPA benefits are those available under the ATPA but not under any other trade preference program.
(2)Includes all ATPA duty-free under the ATPA provisions.
(3) Includes ATPA duty-free from beneficiaries of items that have lost GSP by exceeding the competitive need limits.
(4) "0.0" denotes less than $50 thousand or less than 0.05 percent; "." denotes zero.
Source: Robert C. Shelburne, Trade and Employment Effects of the Andean Trade Preference Act, U.S. Department of Labor, 2000.