BONELESS CHICKEN CUTS
September 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ATTEMPTS to change a ruling in the long-running WTO dispute over EU customs classification of frozen boneless chicken cuts have largely failed. Notably, Brazil and Thailand did not persuade the WTO appellate body to rule cuts with 1.2% or more salt content be classified 'salted', rather than 'frozen', (attracting higher duty), not just 1.2%-3% content cuts.
ATTEMPTS to change a ruling in the long-running WTO dispute over EU customs classification of frozen boneless chicken cuts have largely failed. Notably, Brazil and Thailand did not persuade the WTO appellate body to rule cuts with 1.2% or more salt content be classified 'salted', rather than 'frozen', (attracting higher duty), not just 1.2%-3% content cuts.
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