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Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: Guatemala Drops Tariff on U.S. Poultry

On Friday, March 31, 2017, the Guatemalan Ministry of Economy and the United States Trade Representative’s Office signed an agreement to eliminate the tariff on U.S. chicken leg quarters.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

Specific Attestations Required on Export Certificate(s) have been updated for: a) live cattle for breeding purposes, b) poultry and poultry products, to reflect FSIS export library updates...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: FAIRS Country Report

The GOG made several policy changes to facilitate trade, while other policies continue to cause problems. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) rescinded plant-by-plant inspections of non-processed...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: Retail Foods Annual

Provides a detailed explanation of certificates that the government of Guatemala requires for the importation of U.S. food and agricultural products.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: Exporter Guide

All sections of the 2016 Exporter Guide were updated to include the latest economic data and import regulations.
FAS Guatemala has learned that the Ministry of Economy (MINECO) will eliminate select tariff lines currently being used to import U.S. poultry leg quarters duty free outside of the CAFTA-DR...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: U.S. Lamb Gains Market Access

U.S. lamb can now be exported to Guatemala with an FSIS export certificate (9060-5). Previously approved seafood export facilities can continue to export to Guatemala with a NOAA export certificate.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Guatemala: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Guatemala does not allow commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) plants. There is a “de facto moratorium” in place.
On September 19, 2016, Ministerial Decree 160-16 was published effectively rescinding the decree that required site inspections by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGA) of all U.S. and third-country...
International Agricultural Trade Report

Spotlight on Guatemala as Trade Flourishes Under CAFTA-DR

Since the United States entered into the CAFTA-DR trade agreement, U.S. agricultural exports to the six CAFTA-DR countries have more than doubled.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Free Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...
Graphic illustrating the growth of U.S. agricultural exports in response to trade agreements over the past 70 years.