WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/VAL/N/4/COL/1
12 July 2000
(00-2841)
Committee on Customs Valuation Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAP H 2 OF ANNEX III TO THE
AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VII
OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
COLOMBIA
The following communication, dated 3 July 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Colombia.
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Pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Decision concerning the reservation by Colombia under
paragraph 2 of Annex III to the Agreement on Im plementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994
(document G/VAL/26), Colombia hereby notifies the information attached herewith to the Committee
on Customs Valuation.G/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 2ANNEX II
Products for which Minimum Values are Allowed until 30 April 2002
Tariff subheading Description of product Source Criteria and/or specifications
020210 Carcasses and half carcasses of meat of bovine animals, frozen W.S.J. Beef, Carcass, equivalent index value, choice 1-3,
600-700 lbs
020732 Meat of ducks, geese or guinea fowl, not cut in pieces, fresh or
chilledU.B. Duck frozen deliver first receivers 4-5 pounds Li.
040510 Butter D.M.N.
040590 Other dairy fats D.M.N.
040620 Grated or powdered cheese of all kinds D.M.N. Parmesan Italy
040630 Processed cheese, not grated or powdered D.M.N. Process American 5# loaf
040690 Other cheese D.M.N.
100190 Other wheat and meslin C.B.T. Hard Red Winter No. 2
120500 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken O.W. Rapeseed, Europe, 00, c.i.f. Hamburg
150420 Fats and oils and their fractions, of fish, other than liver O.W. Fish oil, any origin, c.i.f. North West Europe
150790 Other soya-bean oil O.W.
151410 Crude rape, colza or mustard oil E.V.O.P.
151490 Other rape or colza-oil P.L.
200911 Frozen orange juice N.Y.C.E. Orange Juice (NYBOT), the Wall Street Journal
230400 Soya-bean cake C.B.T.
Methodology: International prices on recognized, permanent, transparent and price-forming markets.  Simple arithmetic average of  the information
over the most recent  two-week period.
Where the information source is the Exchange, the first closing price is taken.G/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 3Source: AG:  Argentine Grain/oilseed reference prices EVOP:  European Vegetable Oils Process
BMN:  Bean Market News LTP:  Land/Tallow/Grease US
CBT:  Chicago Board of Trade MCE:  Midamerica Commodity Exchange
CRMR:  Creed Rice Market Report NYCE:  New York Cotton Exchange
DMN:  Dairy Market News OF:  Oil and Fats U.S (All prices spot in US)
OW:  World Oil UB:  Ummer Barry's
PL:  Public Ledger WSJ:  Wall Street Journal
USDA:  United States Department of Agriculture SNZ:  Statistics New Zealand (official figures)
Drawn up by: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Department of Trade and FinancingG/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 4ANNEX I
Products for which Minimum Values are Allowed until 30 April 2003
Tariff subheading Description of product Source Criteria and/or specifications
020329 Other meat of swine U.S.D.A. Pork meat, Boston Butts, 4-8#, Central US f.o.b.
Omaha
020711 Meat of fowls, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled U.B. Whole chickens, US grade A, from 2.5 to 3.5 lbs
020712 Meat of fowls, not cut in pieces, frozen U.B. Frozen chicken parts, leg-quarters bulk in Gulf port
020714 Cuts and offal of fowls, frozen U.B. Daily prices Trucklof for grade A chickens, 2-3.5 lbs
020724 Turkey meat, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled U.B. Whole turkeys, young toms, 16-24 lbs, truckloads
east
020725 Turkey meat, not cut in pieces, frozen U.B. Whole turkeys, young toms, 16-24 lbs, truckloads
east
040221 Milk in powder, not containing sugar or other colouring S.N.Z. Monthly average prices, f.o.b., New Zealand
040610 Fresh cheese (unripened or uncured), including whey
cheese and curdD.M.N. Swiss cuts (Finnish + Australian)
071331 Beans of the species vigna mungo (L) B.M.N. Small Red, Idaho
071332 Small red (Adzuki) beans ( Phaseolus or Vigna angularis ) B.M.N. Small Red, Idaho
071333 Kidney beans, including white pea beans ( Phaseolus
vulgaris )B.M.N. Small Red, Idaho
071339 Other beans B.M.N. Small Red, Idaho
100110 Durum wheat Kansas Exchange Hard Red Winter No. 2
100300 Barley Reuter US A brewery No. 2
100590 Other maize Chicago Exchange
(Reuter)Yellow maize No. 2
100610 Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) M.C.E. Paddy rice No. 2
100630 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished
or glazedBangkok (Reuter) White rice 10%, weekly prices
100700 Grain sorghum Kansas (Reuter) Sorghum (millet) No. 2 Gulf cwt
110100 Wheat or meslin flour W.S.J. Wheat (CBT)G/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 5Tariff subheading Description of product Source Criteria and/or specifications
120100 Soya beans, whether or not broken Chicago Exchange
(Reuter)Yellow soya USA No. 2, f.o.b. Gulf, daily closing
prices
120600 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken A.G. Sunseed, Argentina, f.o.b.
120810 Flours and meals of soya beans C.B.T. Soya-bean meal (CBT)
150200 Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of
heading 15.03L.T.G. Tallow, bleachable, Chicago lb.
150710 Crude soya-bean oil, whether or not refined O.W. F.o.b. Argentina, weekly prices
150810 Crude groundnut oil O.F. Groundnut oil, any origin,. c.i.f. Rotterdam
151110 Crude palm oil O.W. C.i.f., Rotterdam,  North West Europe, weekly prices
151190 Other palm oil E.V.O.P. C.i.f., Rotterda m, North West Europe, weekly prices
151211 Crude sunflower and safflower oil A.G. Sunoil, Argentina, f.o.b.
151219 Other sunflower and safflower oil P.L. Sunoil, Argentina, f.o.b.
151221 Crude cotton seed oil whether or not gossypol has been
removedO.F. Cotton oil, US, PBSY, f.o.b. Gulf
151229 Other cotton seed oil O.F. Cotton oil, US, PBSY, f.o.b. Gulf
151311 Crude coconut (Copra) oil O.F. Coconut oil, crd, New Orleans
151319 Other coconut oil P.L. Coconut oil, crd, New Orleans
151511 Crude linseed oil P.L. Linseed oil, any origin, ex-tank Rotterdam
151521 Crude maize (corn) oil O.F. Corn oil, crd wet/dry mill
151529 Other maize (corn) oil O.F. Corn oil, crd wet/dry mill
170111 Raw cane sugar, not containing added flavouring or
colouringNew York
Exchange (Reuter)Contract No. 11, daily closing prices
170199 Other white sugar London Exchange
(Reuter)Contract No. 5, daily spot prices, f.o.b. London
Methodology:  International prices on recognized, permanent, transparent and price-forming markets.  Simple arithmetic average of the information
over the most recent two-week period.
Where the information source is an Exchange, the first closing price is taken.G/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 6CURRENT MINIMUM OFFICIAL VALUES
Product Tariffs subheading Source Methodology
Textiles 5208.12, 5208.19, 5208.22,
5208.29, 5208.31, 5208.32,5208.33, 5208.39, 5280.42,
5208.43, 5208.49, 5280.51,
5208.52, 5208.59, 5209.12,
5209.31, 5209.32, 5209.39,
5209.41, 5209.42, 5209.51,5209.59, 5210.21, 5210.31,
5210.39, 5210.41, 5210.49,
5210.59, 5211.31, 5211.32,
5211.39, 5211.41, 5211.42,
5211.43,  5211.49, 5211.51,
5211.59, 5212.13, 5212.14,
5212.23 and 5212.24.United States National Trade Data Bank
and information from producers andimporter to be found in import registers
(automatic licences) for the previousyear.A comparison was made between the
two sources and the lowest f.o.b. price
was taken.
Footwear 6401.10, 6401.92, 6401.99,
6402.19, 6402.20, 6402.91,
6402.99, 6403.19, 6403.51,6403.59, 6403.91, 6403.99,
6404.11, 6404.19, 6404.20,6405.10, 6405.20 and 6405.90Lists of export prices to Colombia
provided by importers.Average f.o.b. prices:  according to the
trademark, tariff subheading, reference
number and size.  Average by category(average exchange rate used for
currencies other than the dollar).  The
reliability of the information was
verified using a process of deduction.G/VAL/N/4/COL/1
Page 7Product Tariffs subheading Source Methodology
Vehicles 8701.20, 8702.10, 8703.22,
8703.23, 8703.24, 8704.23 and
8705.40Lists of export prices to Colombia
endorsed by the consulate and provided
by distributors of vehicles in Colombia.F.o.b. prices according to the type,
reference, year and country of
manufacture of the vehicle.  The prices
furnished are compared with those inspecialized publications after being
classified and if the difference exceeds
20% an explanation is requested.  If the
explanation is not satisfactory, no price
is fixed and the vehicles are valued inconformity with the provisions of the
WTO Agreement on Valuation.
General criteria: Imports with abnormally low declared values (under-invoicing).
Use of transparent and reliable sources.
Random checks using a process of deduction in order to determine the reliability of the information and an approximation of the  real
value.
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