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

Table 5 Tariff rates for less healthy focus foods

Less Healthy Focus Food	1990%	1996%	2000%	2010%
Less Healthy Focus Food	Applied	Applied	Applied	Applied
Edible Oil & Spreads
Palm Oil	25	22.5	20	15
Corn Oil	25	22.5	20	15
Hydrogenated fats, lard, dripping, TINCOL, Etc.	25	22.5	20	15
Margarine	25	22.5	20	15
Butter	25	22.5	27	5 32
Fatty Meat Products
Pork sausage	25	22.5	27	15
Chicken nuggets/Patties	25	22.5	27	32
Beef Patties	25	22.5	27	32
Canned fish (Processed)	25	22.5	27	15
Canned meat (Processed meat such as spam, corned beef, corned mutton)	25	22.5	27	32
High-Fat Processed Dairy Products
Processed cheese	25	22.5	27	15
Fruit based/Flavoured yoghurt	5	22.5	10	15
Ice-cream and edible ices	10	22.5	10	32
Energy-Dense Beverages
Cordial/Juices	25	22.5	27	15
Soft drink	25	22.5	27	15
Electrolyte drinks	25	22.5	27	15
Sugar
Sugar & other caloric sweeteners	25	22.5	27	32
Savoury ready-to-eat Snacks
Crisps and snacks	22.5	22.5	27	32
Noodles	10	22.5	27	32
Sweet Snacks
Confectionary	25	22.5	10 27	15 32
Sweet Biscuits	22.5	22.5	27	32
Sweet Packaged Breakfast Cereals	25	22.5	27	32
White Rice	0	40	40	15

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]
Note: Tariff data for specific food categories in 1980 not available

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