Chile: Probable Economic Effect on U.S. Imports, Industries, Consumers, and Exports of Accession to the North American Free Trade Agreement and Report on Services Trade

Résumé

Following receipt on March 8, 1995, of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-359, Chile: Probable Economic Effect on U.S. Imports, Industries, Consumers, and Exports of Accession to the North American Free Trade Agreement and Report on Services Trade, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) for the purpose of-- (a) Advising the President, with respect to each item in chapters 1 through 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), as to the probable economic effect of providing, under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), duty-free treatment for imports of products of Chile on industries in the United States producing like or directly competitive articles and on consumers; (b) Advising the President, with respect to each product sector, of the probable economic effect on U.S. exports to Chile of the removal of Chilean import duties under the NAFTA; and (c) Preparing a report on U.S. service transactions with Chile that would (1) provide an overview of the nature and extent of such transactions; (2) highlight key U.S. service industries that export services to Chil