Safeguards inquiry into the import of processed fruit products

Inquiry report

This report was released on 20 December 2013. This safeguard inquiry covers selected processed fruit products within subheading 2008 of the Australian Customs Tariff.

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  • Contents
  • Preliminaries
    • Cover, Copyright and publication detail, Transmittal letter, Terms of reference and Contents
  • Overview
  • Findings
  • Chapter 1 About the inquiry
    • 1.1 What the Commission has been asked to do
    • 1.2 Background
    • 1.3 Inquiry procedures and consultation
    • 1.4 What are the requirements for safeguard measures?
  • Chapter 2 Assessing the case for safeguard measures
    • 2.1 Which Australian industry produces 'like' or 'directly competitive' products?
    • 2.2 Have imports increased?
    • 2.3 Was the increase in imports a result of unforeseen developments?
    • 2.4 Is the industry suffering 'serious injury', or is it threatened?
    • 2.5 Have imports caused the injury?
  • Appendix A Conduct of the inquiry
  • Appendix B Commonwealth Gazettes and GATT Article XIX
  • References

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