TransPacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiating Parties - 2-D. Chile - General Notes to Tariff Schedule lyrics

Tariff schedules and appendices are subject to legal review, transposition and verification by the Parties. The only authentic tariff commitments are those that are set out in the Tariff Elimination Annex that accompanies the final, signed Agreement. GENERAL NOTES TARIFF SCHEDULE OF CHILE The provisions of this Schedule are generally expressed in terms of the Arancel 1. Aduanero Chileno (SA 2007), and the interpretation of the provisions of this Schedule, including the product coverage of subheadings of this Schedule, shall be governed by the General Notes, Section Notes, and Chapter Notes of the Arancel Aduanero Chileno. To the extent that provisions of this Schedule are identical to the corresponding provisions of the Arancel Aduanero Chileno, the provisions of this Schedule shall have the same meaning as the corresponding provisions of the Arancel Aduanero Chileno. 2. The base rates of duty set out in this Schedule reflect Chile's Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) rates of duty in effect on January 1, 2010. 3. In this schedule, rates of duty expressed in monetary units shall be rounded to the nearest hundredth of Chilean Peso. 4. The following staging categories apply to the elimination or reduction of customs duties by Chile pursuant to Article BB.4.2: (a) customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category EIF shall be eliminated entirely, and such goods shall be duty-free on the date of entry into force of this Agreement; (b) customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category B4 shall be eliminated in four annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year four; (c) customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category B8 shall be eliminated in eight annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year eight; (d) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-AU FTA-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Chile- Australia Free Trade Agreement; (e) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-AU FTA-Sugar shall be as established for the same items in the Chile- Australia Free Trade Agreement; (f) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-P4-Wheat shall be eliminated subject to the conditions for the same items in the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4); Tariff schedules and appendices are subject to legal review, transposition and verification by the Parties. The only authentic tariff commitments are those that are set out in the Tariff Elimination Annex that accompanies the final, signed Agreement. (g) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-P4-Sugar shall be eliminated subject to the conditions for the same items in the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4); (h) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-CA FTA-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Canada– Chile Free Trade Agreement; (i) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-CA FTA-Sugar shall be as established for the same items in the Canada– Chile Free Trade Agreement; (j) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-JP SEP-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership; (k) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-JP SEP-Sugar shall be as established for the same items in the Chile-Japan Strategic Economic Partnership; (l) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-MY-Wheat shall be eliminated at entry into force of the Agreement for the ad valorem component only. The specific duty shall apply as provided for in Law No. 18.525 or its successor; (m)customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-MY-Sugar shall be eliminated at entry into force of the Agreement for the ad valorem component only. The specific duty shall apply as provided for in Law No. 18.525 or its successor; (n) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-MX FTA-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Chile- Mexico Free Trade Agreement (ACE-no41); (o) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-MX FTA-Sugar shall be as established for the same items in the Chile- Mexico Free Trade Agreement (ACE-no41); (p) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-PE FTA-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement (ACE-no38); (q) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-PE FTA-Sugar shall be as established for the same items in the Chile-Peru Free Trade Agreement (ACE-no38); Tariff schedules and appendices are subject to legal review, transposition and verification by the Parties. The only authentic tariff commitments are those that are set out in the Tariff Elimination Annex that accompanies the final, signed Agreement. (r) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-US FTA-Wheat shall be as established for the same items in the Chile- United States Free Trade Agreement; (s) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-US FTA-Sugar shall be as established and subject to the conditions for the same items in the Chile-United States Free Trade Agreement; (t) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-VN-Wheat shall be eliminated at entry into force of the Agreement for the ad valorem component only. The specific duty shall apply as provided for in Law No. 18.525 or its successor; (u) customs duties on originating goods provided for in items in staging category CL-VN-Sugar shall be eliminated at entry into force of the Agreement for the ad valorem component only. The specific duty shall apply as provided for in Law No. 18.525 or its successor; (v) customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category CL-MFN shall be the Most-Favored-Nation rate of duty. 5. customs duties shall be equal, annual stages, except: The annual stages referred to in paragraph 4 for the elimination or reduction of (a) as provided in paragraphs 3(b)(i), 4(a)(ii) and 4(b)(ii) of the General Notes to Annex BB-X; or (b) as otherwise provided in paragraph 4. 6. (a) Upon request from Japan, Chile and Japan shall consult to consider Chile's commitments to Japan regarding treatment of originating goods related to the application of customs duties, tariff rate quotas, and safeguards in the Schedule of Chile no sooner than seven years after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, with a view to increasing market access. (b) Following completion of applicable legal procedures by Chile and another State or customs territory necessary for entry into force of an international agreement, or an amendment thereto, granting preferential market access by Chile to that other State or customs territory, and on request of Japan, Chile and Japan shall consult to consider Chile's commitments to Japan regarding treatment of originating goods related to the application of customs duties, tariff rate quotas, and safeguards (if any) in the Schedule of Chile, with a view to providing to the originating goods treatment equivalent to that provided to goods cla**ified in the same tariff lines under the international agreement. Chile and Japan shall consult no later than one month after the date of the request, unless the Parties agree otherwise. Tariff schedules and appendices are subject to legal review, transposition and verification by the Parties. The only authentic tariff commitments are those that are set out in the Tariff Elimination Annex that accompanies the final, signed Agreement. (c) For greater certainty, nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to affect the rights or obligations of Chile under any other provision of this Agreement.