By September 17, 2020

U.S. Agricultural Commodity or U.S. Agricultural Commodities.  (1)(i) An agricultural commodity or product entirely produced in the United States; or
(ii) A product of an agricultural commodity–

(A) 90 percent or more of the agricultural components of which by weight, excluding packaging and added water, is entirely produced in the United States; and

(B) That the Secretary determines to be a high value agricultural product.

(2) For purposes of this definition, fish entirely produced in the United States include fish harvested by a documented fishing vessel as defined in title 46, United States Code, in waters that are not waters (including the territorial sea) of a foreign country.

Standard (non-high value) products that must be entirely produced in the United States include:

  • Bulk agricultural commodities (wheat, corn, soybeans, rice, etc.)
  • Consumer-ready products such as fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, eggs, and nuts.
  • First transformation products or semi-processed products, including products that result from the first processing of raw agricultural commodities, such as fresh, chilled and frozen meats, carcass, cuts, hides and other animal by-products, flour, vegetable oils, milk powder, butter, hops extract, lumber, wood pulp, milled rice, etc.
  • Products subject to minor processes such as bleaching or fortifying of flour, refining of oil, packaging for retail sales, etc., that do not essentially change the nature of or the quality of the products.

KisanPro comments: Our Focus is on raw food commodities that are organic and healthy. Once a confirmed Purchase Order is received between the Buyer and us, we can submit an application through local US Trade Representative office for a possible US private bank financing for imports as per USDA norms & regulations.