The
legislation,
which
did
not
advance
last
year
when
Shadegg
first
proposed
it,
does
not
affect
a
separate
ad
valorem
tariff
of
2.5%
of
the
value
of
ethanol
imports,
equivalent
to
four
to
seven
cents
a
gallon.
The
two
tariffs
have
been
sharply
criticized
by
Brazil
and
Caribbean
nations
as
they
largely
price
their
sugar-based
ethanol
out
of
the
US
market,
which
is
dominated
by
ethanol
produced
from
corn
starch.
The
US
does
import
a
small
amount
of
ethanol
duty-free
from
countries
that
participate
in
the
Caribbean
Basin
Initiative,
a
regional
trade
arrangement.
Imports…
