The agricultural sector is of great importance for Latin American trade, with United States as one of its main markets. Unites States food quality and safety requirements have increased and are reflected in a growing number of non-tariff measures. Failure on the compliance of those requirements can lead to the refusal of the shipment at the border, implying significant losses. The aim of this paper is to contribute to a further understanding about the agricultural export refusals for non-compliance with food quality and safety requirements. For this, we considered the case of Latin American fresh fruits and vegetables at the United States border.
Keywords:
Agricultural trade, Food quality and safety, Export refusals, Latin America, United State
Author Biography
Sofía Boza Martinez, Universidad de Chile
Departamento de Economía Agraria, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas e Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile.
Boza Martinez, S., Rozas González, J., & Rivers, R. (2018). Export refusals for non-compliance with non-tariff measures: the case of Latin American agricultural products at the United States border. Estudios Internacionales, 50(191), 37–56. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2018.52047
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