Tequila, beer, and avocado won't be affected by import tax

Tequila, beer, avocado, and tomatoes are among the top five products that Mexico exports to the United States . Tequila, beer, and avocado won't be affected by import tax if the North American Free Trade Agreement ( NAFTA ) ends. However, there is an agreement to set the import tax on tomatoes.

The agreement will expire in 2018 , thus Mexico and the United States must renew it to avoid compensatory fees .

From January to August, USD$ 141 million were exported in Mexican tomatoes to the U.S. market, while in 2016 the exports reached USD$ 894 million .

Regarding tequila and beer , they won't be affected by tariffs if NAFTA ends, a relevant factor due to their annual exports.

From January to August, Mexico exported USD$ 2,255 million in beer and USD$ 980 million in tequila .

Avocado

won't be affected by tariffs according to the list that the United States registered before the World Trade Organization ( WTO ). Mexico exported USD$ 777 million in 2016 while from January to August of this year exports reached USD$ 574 million .

However, there are products that would be taxed such as asparagus (21.3%), carrots (14.9%), celery (14.9%), fresh or frozen vegetables (except tomatoes and potatoes) (21.3%), frozen strawberries (11.2%), prunes (14%), sardines (20%), tuna (35%), and powdered sugar (12.2%).

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