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Table 4 Tariff rates for healthy focus foods

From: Monitoring the impact of trade agreements on national food environments: trade imports and population nutrition risks in Fiji

Healthy focus food

1990%

1996%

2000%

2010%

 

Applied

Applied

Applied

Applied

Fresh Fruits

Citrus*

22.5

10

3

15

Fresh apples

5

10

3

5

Fresh grapes

5

10

3

5

Fresh tomatoes*

25

10

3

32

Fresh Vegetables Including Staple Root Crops

Garlic*

0

0

0

0

Onions*

0

0

0

0

Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables*

10

10

3

5

Cauliflowers and broccoli

10

10

3

32

Other lettuce, other vegetables*

10

10

3

32

Carrots and turnips*

10

10

3

32

Potatoes*

10

22.5

3

32

Celery*

10

10

3

5

Pulses, Nuts and Seeds

Dried leguminous vegetables, split lentils, chickpeas and kidney beans*

10

10

3

5

Staple, whole-grain cereals

Rice (brown)*

0

40

40

15

Rolled Oats or Oat meal

25

22.5

3

5

Healthy breakfast cereals

25

22.5

3

5

  1. Source: Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PACLII) Database – www.paclii.org [34]; WTO Tariff Download Facility – http://tariffdata.wto.org/ [35]; McGregor, A. (2003) [19]
  2. Note: Tariff data for specific food categories in 1980 not available
  3. * Focus foods marked with an asterix are grown locally as well