Definition of product groups used in part A.

Product Group MTN 1 Harmonized System Nomenclature 2017

Agricultural products (Ag)

Animal products 17 Ch. 01, Ch. 02, 1601-02
Dairy products 21 0401-06
12 Ch. 07, Ch. 08, 1105-06, 2001-08
Fruits, vegetables, plants
19 0601-03, 1211, Ch. 13, Ch. 14
Coffee, tea 13 0901-03, Ch. 18 (except 1802), 2101
x15 0407-10, 1101-04, 1107-09, Ch. 19, 2102-06, 2209
Cereals and preparations
16 Ch. 10
Oilseeds, fats & oils 18 1201-08, Ch. 15 (except 150410, 150420), 2304-06, 3823
Sugars and confectionary 14 Ch. 17
20 2009, 2201-08
Beverages and tobacco
22 Ch. 24
Cotton x23 5201-5203
x15 0904-10
Other agricultural products Ch.05 (except 0508, 051191), 0604, 1209-10, 1212-14, 1802,
x23 230110, 2302-03, 2307- 09, 290543-45, 3301, 3501-05, 380910,
382460, 4101-03, 4301, 5001- 03, 5101-03, 5301-02
Non-agricultural products (Non-Ag)
Fish and fish products 11 Ch. 03, 0508, 051191, 150410, 150420, 1603-05, 230120
2601-17, 2620, Ch. 72-76 (except 7321-22),
4 Ch. 78-83 (except 8304-05)
Minerals and metals
Ch. 25, 2618-19, 2621, 2701-04, 2706- 08, 2711-15, Ch.31, 3403,
9 Ch. 68-71 (except 6807, 701911-19, 701940-59), 911310-20
Petroleum 97 2709-10
2705, Ch. 28-30 (except 290543-45, 300590), Ch. 32- 33 (except
Chemicals 2 5 3301, 330620) , Ch. 34 (except 3403, 3406), 3506-07, 3601-04, Ch.
37-39 (except 380910, 3823, 382460, 392112-13, 392190)

Wood, paper, etc. 1 Ch.44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 9401-04 (except 940490), 961900
300590, 330620, 392112-13, 392190, 420212, 420222, 420232,
420292, Ch. 50-60 (except 5001-03, 5101-03, 5201-03, 5301- 02),
Textiles x2 Ch. 63, 640520, 640610, 6501-05, 6601, 701911-19, 701940-59,
870821, 8804, 911390, 940490, 961210
Clothing x2 Ch. 61-62
Ch. 40, Ch. 41 (except 4101-4103), 4201-05 (except 420212,
Leather, footwear, etc. 3 420222, 420232, 420292), 4302-04, Ch. 64 (except 640520,
640610), 9605
7321-22, Ch. 84 (except 846721-29), 850860, 852842, 852852,
Non-electrical machinery 7
852862, 8608, 8709
846721-29, Ch. 85 (except 850860, 852842, 852852, 852862,
Electrical machinery 8
8519-8523 but including 852352)
Ch. 86 (except 8608), 8701-08 (except 870821), 8711-14, 8716,
Transport equipment 6
8801-03, Ch. 89

2716, 3406, 3605-06, 4206, Ch. 46, 6506-07, 6602-03, Ch. 67,
6807, 8304-05, 8519-23 (except 852352), 8710, 8715, 8805,
Manufactures, not elsewhere specified 10
Ch. 90-93(except 9113), 9405-06,
Ch. 95-97 (except 9605, 961210, 961900)

1. Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) categories were first defined in the Tokyo Round and adapted for the Harmonized System in the Uruguay Round. The
product group breakdown in this publication deviates slightly from the previous definition, which was based on the HS 1992 nomenclature.

2. The part of HS subheading 330210 which relates to products originally classified as agricultural has not been taken into account in the Chemicals product
group.
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2304-06, 3823

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212, 420222, 420232,
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Part A.1 Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges

Summary Total Ag Non-Ag WTO member since 1995
Simple average final bound 25.7 35.0 23.4 Binding coverage: Total 67.0
Simple average MFN applied 2017 6.3 9.9 5.7 Non-Ag 61.9
Trade weighted average 2016 6.0 10.8 5.3 Ag: Tariff quotas (in %) 6.2
Imports in billion US$ 2016 89.4 11.4 78.0 Ag: Special safeguards (in % ) 14.3

Duty-free 0 <= 5 5 <= 10 10 <= 15 15 <= 25 25 <= 50 50 <= 100 > 100 NAV
Frequency distribution
Tariff lines and import values (in %) in %
Agricultural products
Final bound 0 2.9 5.4 0.7 9.5 80.4 0.6 0 0.6
MFN applied 2017 0.4 49.1 27.8 9.5 3.3 9.6 0.4 0 0
Imports 2016 6.7 39.2 30.2 10.8 0.6 11.8 0.8 0 0
Non-agricultural products
Final bound 2.9 0.0 8.0 0.2 25.9 24.9 0 0 0
MFN applied 2017 3.9 58.1 23.7 12.8 0.9 0.6 0 0 0
Imports 2016 32.7 40.2 13.0 5.9 1.2 7.0 0 0 0

Part A.2 Tariffs and imports by product groups

Final bound duties MFN applied duties Imports
Product groups AVG Duty-free Max Binding AVG Duty-free Max Share Duty-free
in % in % in % in % in %
Animal products 37.5 0 50 100 20.5 0 45 1.1 0
Dairy products 27.2 0 40 100 3.7 0 7 1.0 0
Fruit, vegetables, plants 37.4 0 60 100 9.6 0.2 40 0.8 13.4
Coffee, tea 41.1 0 50 100 15.7 0 45 0.8 0
Cereals & preparations 37.5 0 50 100 10.3 2.8 50 3.6 20.7
Oilseeds, fats & oils 36.8 0 60 100 5.4 0 15 2.4 0
Sugars and confectionery 42.8 0 80 100 18.9 0 65 1.4 0
Beverages & tobacco 45.2 0 50 100 8.2 0 15 0.9 0
Cotton 10.0 0 10 100 2.6 0 3 0.0 0
Other agricultural products 24.7 0 50 100 3.6 0 35 0.7 0
Fish & fish products 22.9 0 50 5.2 8.7 0 15 0.5 0
Minerals & metals 24.5 0.2 50 35.3 4.6 5.7 20 11.8 13.9
Petroleum - - - 0 1.0 66.7 3 7.7 100.0
Chemicals 19.7 0.2 50 74.5 3.8 0.8 30 12.6 2.2
Wood, paper, etc. 23.9 0 50 39.0 6.6 6.0 30 2.7 1.4
Textiles 27.3 0 50 96.0 9.1 0.3 20 1.8 0.6
Clothing 30.0 0 30 100 14.8 0 15 0.4 0
Leather, footwear, etc. 34.0 0 50 35.2 6.6 1.3 20 1.3 2.9
Non-electrical machinery 19.1 8.2 50 74.8 2.2 5.4 15 11.2 26.7
Electrical machinery 18.4 37.2 50 64.2 3.9 18.3 30 22.8 66.1
Transport equipment 19.0 0 50 39.0 8.8 0.8 30 11.2 1.8
Manufactures, n.e.s. 24.4 15.0 50 53.9 4.8 4.8 15 3.3 16.5

Part B Exports to major trading partners and duties faced

Bilateral imports Diversification MFN AVG of Pref. Duty-free imports
Major markets in million 95% trade in no. of traded TL margin TL Value
US$ HS 2-digit HS 6-digit Simple Weighted Weighted in % in %
Agricultural products
1. United States of America 2016 1,142 11 25 11.3 5.3 0.4 67.1 71.0
2. Japan 2016 1,051 7 12 12.4 19.1 13.8 49.3 13.2
3. European Union 2016 919 13 26 13.2 6.8 6.3 77.2 97.5
4. China 2016 597 5 14 17.2 11.1 11.0 91.8 98.8
5. Korea, Republic of 2016 515 9 17 37.2 29.0 3.9 65.6 19.8
Non-agricultural products
1. China 2016 16,772 17 84 8.7 1.6 1.5 96.9 99.6
2. Thailand 2016 10,969 10 34 11.4 1.9 1.9 100.0 100.0
3. Hong Kong, China 2016 8,738 4 38 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0
4. United States of America 2016 8,679 36 296 4.5 3.6 0.7 72.7 78.6
5. Japan 2016 7,739 44 235 2.6 1.1 1.0 94.9 97.2