APPENDIX - TABLESMauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AI.1
Balance of payments, 1995-2001
(in millions of SDRs)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Current account balance -38 -13 12 -8 29 6 -43
Trade balance 55 50 38 1 21 12 -9
Exports, f.o.b. 316 327 297 265 244 261 271
Iron ore 130 136 154 160 130 147 148
Fish 185 191 143 104 113 113 122
Imports, f.o.b. -261 -278 -258 -264 -223 -250 -280
Services (net) -163 -182 -108 -90 -82 -81 -105
Non-factor services -128 -144 -115 -104 -100 -95 -87
Factor services -35 -38 7 -14 -17 14 -18
Interest payments due -33 -35 -37 -30 -27 -29 -26
Private unrequited transfers (net) 20 27 39 41 31 27 38
O f f i c i a l  t r a n s f e r s 5 09 34 33 96 04 83 3
Capital account balance 34 29 -4 -11 -43 4 -34
Direct investment 5 0 -2 0 0 30 11
Official medium- and long-term loans 2 -11 -2 -35 -28 -6 -23
D i s b u r s e m e n t s 5 54 66 33 13 55 73 5
Principal due -53 -58 -65 -66 -63 -63 -59
Other capital and errors and omissions 28 40 0 25 -15 -20 -19
Overall balance -3 16 8 -19 -14 10 -77
Financing 3 -16 -8 19 14 -10 76
Net foreign assets (excluding arrears) -31 -40 -44 -14 -17 -45 4
Central Bank -27 -39 -44 -6 -18 -45 2
Commercial banks -4 -1 0 -8 0 -1 2
Exceptional financing 34 24 36 33 31 35 32
Gross official reserves
In months of imports 2 3 5 4 6 7 6,9
In millions of SDRs 60 102 151 147 166 217 231
Source: IMF (2000b), "Mauritania: Statistical Appendix", Staff Country Report  No. 00/90 [on line], available on the IMF
Web site: http://www.imf.org, and data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.WT/TPR/S/103 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.2
Exports by group of products, 1992-2000
(US$ million and per cent)
Description 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total exports (US$ million) 649 391 379 466 481 396 368 372 …
(per cent)
Total, primary products 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 …
Agriculture 37.7 59.9 55.0 58.0 55.2 46.7 37.6 41.5 …
Food 37.7 59.9 55.0 58.0 55.2 46.7 37.6 41.5 …
0307 59 Octopus, frozen, dried,
salted or in brine22.0 34.3 31.1 22.5 16.6 17.9 9.3 13.6 …
0303 75 Dogfish and other sharks,
frozen, " heads off"10.0 14.1 11.9 12.5 9.7 7.9 9.1 9.7 …
0307 21 Scallops, including queen
scallops, whether in shell or not0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.6 8.2 …
0303 71 Sardines, sardinella  and
brisling or sprats, frozen3.1 5.8 2.7 5.0 9.5 5.6 5.8 6.8 …
0305 10 Flours of fish, fit for human
consumption1.4 2.5 1.0 1.5 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 …
0302 64 Mackerel, fresh or chilled,
"heads off"0.5 1.0 1.2 3.0 4.2 1.8 1.4 1.1 …
1604 13 Sardines, sardinella  and
brisling or sprats, prepared0.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 …
1504 10 Fish-liver oils and their
fractions, whether or not refined0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 …
1604 15 Prepared or preserved
mackerel, whole or in pieces0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 …
Agricultural raw materials 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 …
Mining 62.3 40.1 44.9 42.0 44.8 53.3 62.3 58.5 …
Ores and other minerals 62.3 40.1 44.9 42.0 44.8 53.3 62.3 58.5 …
2601 11 Iron ores and concentrates,
other than roasted iron pyrites4.6 40.1 44.9 42.0 44.8 53.3 62.3 58.5 …
Manufactures 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 …
Memorandum items:
Total exports (US$ million)a448.0 418.0 436.0 564.0 554.0 521.0 499.0 507.1 478.9
… Not available.
a IMF Direction of Trade Statistics data.
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.Mauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AI.3
Imports by group of products, 1992-2000
(US$ million and per cent)
Description 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total imports (US$ million) 394.8 439.9 349.7 406.8 370.3 353.8 372.3 329.3 …
(per cent)
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 …
Total, primary products 49.7 41.1 40.3 39.7 49.2 53.3 49.9 53.0 …
Agriculture 38.6 31.3 27.1 27.4 31.6 37.5 35.9 36.4 …
Food 37.5 30.8 26.4 26.7 30.8 36.6 35.3 35.9 …
1701 91 Refined sugar, in solid
form, containing added flavouringor colouring matter5.5 5.8 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 9.0 9.2 …
1101 00 Wheat or meslin flour 4.4 3.8 3.9 4.8 6.9 5.3 6.5 4.4 …
1001 90 Wheat and meslin, other 2.2 2.9 1.0 1.9 2.6 3.1 4.3 3.9 …
1006 40 Broken rice 3.0 2.1 2.3 1.8 3.7 5.8 1.1 2.7 …
0402 21 Milk and cream, in
powder, not containing added sugaror other sweetening matter4.6 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.0 …
1103 11 Cereal groats, meal and
pellets0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 …
Agricultural raw materials 1.1 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.5 …
Mining 11.1 9.8 13.2 12.3 17.6 15.8 14.0 16.6 …
Ores and other minerals 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 …
Non-ferrous metals 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 …
Fuels 10.8 9.5 12.5 10.3 17.5 15.6 13.9 16.3 …
2710 00 Petroleum oils and oils
obtained from bituminous minerals7.4 8.5 11.2 9.3 15.8 13.7 12.9 14.6 …
Manufactures 50.3 57.6 58.8 59.6 49.9 45.7 49.2 46.6 …
Iron and steel 3.1 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.1 4.3 …
Chemicals 5.4 5.2 5.8 5.0 3.6 3.3 3.6 3.6 …
Other semi-manufactures 9.1 7.2 10.1 9.2 9.4 8.6 9.2 8.2 …
Machinery and transport equipment 26.1 37.6 34.3 37.5 29.0 27.1 29.3 25.9 …
Power-generating machinery 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.5 …
Other non-electrical machinery 10.2 16.4 13.4 15.0 11.0 7.9 14.6 10.6 …
8431 43 Parts for boring or sinking
machinery1.5 2.3 5.1 4.4 3.6 2.0 3.6 3.7 …
Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 …
Office machines and
telecommunication equipment1.3 1.2 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 …
Other electrical machinery 2.6 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.2 1.8 2.0 …
Automotive products 5.8 10.8 5.5 3.9 4.4 8.0 7.1 8.6 …
8702 90 Motor vehicles for the
transport of ten or more persons0.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 …
8704 22 Diesel trucks of a gross
vehicle weight exceeding fivetonnes0.0 4.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 2.1 …
Other transport equipment 5.6 6.5 11.1 13.8 8.5 7.9 3.5 2.6 …
Textiles 3.4 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.3 …
Clothing 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 …
Other consumer goods 2.7 2.2 2.9 2.4 2.5 2.1 3.0 2.7 …
Other 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 …
Memorandum items:
Total imports (US$ million)a600.0 573.0 558.0 652.0 632.0 602.0 581.0 585.8 634.9
… Not available.
a IMF Direction of Trade Statistics data.
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.WT/TPR/S/103 Trade Policy Review
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Table AI.4
Exports by destination, 1992-2000
(US$ million and per cent)
Description 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total exports (US$ million) 647.2 423.4 410.3 486.4 490.3 400.2 372.3 375.3 346.2
(per cent)
America 3.2 2.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.7
United States 1.7 1.3 0.5 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Canada 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other America 1.5 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4
Europe 71.2 61.1 60.1 61.0 59.3 67.7 75.1 71.8 70.6
EU (15) 66.1 50.6 52.1 53.4 54.3 64.4 72.6 70.0 67.8
France 5.3 11.7 14.1 13.2 14.0 15.1 21.4 19.5 22.1
Spain 6.6 11.0 10.4 11.3 9.1 10.5 9.3 12.0 13.4
Belgium 42.2 5.4 6.7 6.6 6.7 9.1 11.6 7.3 12.8
Italy 7.4 13.7 14.0 15.6 16.3 21.2 20.3 14.6 12.5
Germany 0.8 1.7 2.8 1.5 3.9 3.4 4.3 12.5 3.8
EFTA 0.5 4.0 5.2 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
East Europe 4.6 6.5 2.8 4.9 4.7 2.8 2.5 1.8 2.9
Russian Federation 4.4 6.5 2.7 4.7 4.5 2.6 2.2 1.8 2.8
Other Europe 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asia 17.5 21.9 28.9 23.8 22.5 21.6 13.1 14.5 13.8
Middle East 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
East Asia 17.0 21.9 28.8 23.6 22.5 21.1 12.2 13.4 12.0
Japan 17.0 21.9 28.6 23.1 21.9 19.9 10.9 11.4 10.5
South Asia 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8
Pakistan 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.8
Oceania 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Africa 6.6 11.3 8.7 12.6 16.1 10.4 11.1 13.2 12.2
Sub-Saharan Africa 5.9 10.9 8.2 12.0 15.1 9.7 10.8 12.5 11.6
Nigeria 1.0 2.9 0.8 3.1 7.2 4.2 6.3 7.1 7.5
Other Africa 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.7
Other 1.6 2.8 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.6
Regions n.e.s. 1.6 2.8 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.6
Memorandum items:
Total exports (US$ million)a448.0 418.0 436.0 564.0 554.0 521.0 499.0 507.1 478.9
a IMF Direction of Trade Statistics data.
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.Mauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AI.5
Imports by origin, 1992-2000
(US$ million and per cent)
Description 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Total imports (US$ million) 364.6 442.4 351.7 408.6 372.2 355.2 374.0 330.1 356.2
(per cent)
World 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
America 7.2 13.9 12.1 7.6 5.3 8.5 7.6 9.1 9.2
United States 5.1 11.1 9.9 7.3 3.4 6.9 7.2 8.0 8.2
Canada 1.2 2.4 1.8 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
Other America 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.4 1.0 0.5
Europe 64.1 63.0 62.0 59.1 58.1 56.5 62.3 58.5 54.7
EU (15) 62.9 62.1 61.3 57.5 56.8 55.8 61.9 58.1 53.6
France 35.7 34.0 33.8 34.8 30.8 33.6 38.8 37.2 32.5
Germany 6.4 8.9 6.8 6.3 5.3 7.8 8.8 7.7 8.9
Spain 8.7 6.2 8.7 7.8 7.9 5.9 5.6 7.0 5.2
Belgium 5.4 3.2 4.8 4.5 3.5 3.9 3.4 2.7 3.1
Netherlands 2.5 4.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.0 1.9
EFTA 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1
East Europe 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.9
Russian Federation 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5
Other Europe 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Asia 15.5 11.9 12.0 22.3 15.5 16.5 12.0 11.8 8.4
Middle East 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.2
East Asia 14.7 11.5 11.5 21.6 14.8 15.5 11.2 11.0 7.2
Japan 3.3 4.1 3.7 7.7 3.7 5.2 5.4 4.8 2.5
Indonesia 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.3 1.5
China 5.6 2.7 4.1 11.2 7.6 3.4 1.8 1.0 1.5
South Asia 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Oceania 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Africa 6.8 6.8 7.0 3.7 5.5 5.8 3.6 4.9 5.2
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.2
Other Africa 5.5 5.5 5.3 2.3 3.7 3.6 2.4 3.5 4.0
Algeria 4.7 4.7 4.0 1.4 1.8 2.2 1.3 2.2 2.2
Other 5.0 3.8 6.7 7.2 15.4 12.6 14.4 15.7 22.5
Regions n.e.s. 5.0 3.8 6.7 7.2 15.4 12.6 14.4 15.7 22.5
Memorandum items:
Total imports (US$ million)a600.0 573.0 558.0 652.0 632.0 602.0 581.0 585.8 634.9
a IMF Direction of Trade Statistics data.
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.WT/TPR/S/103 Trade Policy Review
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Table AII.1
Mauritanian trade and investment laws and regulations
Legislation Field
Imports and exports
January 1991 (updated in 2002) Customs Code
Decree No. 2000-06 Import-export procedure
Interministerial Decree (No. R339) implementing
Decree No. 108/94Preshipment inspection system for imports
Decree No. 98-072 General import regulations for plant material for agricultural production
Decree No. 93.024 of 28 January 1993 Marketing and export of fish products subject to the landing obligation
Circular No. 0004/MF of 29 March 2001 Export of fresh fish by inshore fishermen outside the SMCP (Mauritanian Fish Marketing
Company) system
Decree No. 65 087 Import and export regulations for animals and animal products
Decree No. 69 132 Health authority regulations
Order No. 81/206 Export regulations for bovine animals and the meat thereof
Decree No. 75 111 Regulations governing the transhumance and export of animals and animal products
Order No. 82.178 of 24 December 1982 Import reference prices
Order No. 80.020 of 25 January 1980 Compulsory insurance for imported goods or cargo
Decree No. 80.120 of 9 June 1980 Implementation of Order No. 80.020 of 25 January 1980 introducing compulsory insurance
for imported goods or cargo
Finance Law 2002 Finance Law and State budget
Law No. 97 008 Tax and customs regime applicable to government projects with external financing
Law No. 2001-053 Ratification of Order No. 2001/05 of 26 June 2001 on Supplementary Agreement No. 1 signed on
19 June 2001 by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the SNIM (National Industrial and Mining
Company)
Production and trade
Law No. 2000-05 Commercial Code
Law No. 97-009 of 21 January 1997 Economic interest group
Law No. 99/013 of 29 June 1999 Mining Code
Decree No. 96-067 of 9 October 1996 Mining taxes and royalties
Law No. 2000-025 of January 2000 Fisheries Code
Decree of January 2000 General Regulations implementing the Fisheries Code
Order No. 88.151 of 13 November 1988 Legal and tax regime applicable to the exploration and exploitation of oil
Order No. 247 of 10 March 2002 Maximum sales price of liquid hydrocarbons
Internal taxation
Order No. 82 060 of 24 May 1982 General Tax Code
Law No. 94-010 of 24 January 1994 General amendment to the General Tax Code introducing VAT
Finance Law 2002 Finance Law and State budget
Law No. 2001-053 Ratification of Order No. 2001/05 of 26 June 2001 on Supplementary Agreement No. 1
signed on 19 June 2001 by the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the SNIM
Law No. 97 008 Tax and customs regime applicable to government projects with external financing
Investment
Law No. 03-2002 of 20 January 2002 Investment Code
Decree No. 97-016 of 15 February 1997 Establishment of a Single-Window Office for some administrative procedures and approval
of the Investment Code
Government Procurement
Decree No. 2002-08 of 12 February 2002 Government Procurement Code
Order No. R-540 of 15 May 2002 Contracting, control and approval limits for government procurement and scope of
competence of the Procurement Commissions
SPS measures
Law No. 042/2000 of 26 July 2000 Protection of plants and plant products
Source : WTO Secretariat, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.Mauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AIII.1
MFN tariff rates, by HS chapter
(per cent)
MFN tariff 2001 HS
chapterDescription No. of
lines1999 imports
(% of total)
Simple average Range Standard
deviation
Totala5,533 329.3 10.6 0-20 7.6
01-24 Agriculture 802 36.0 13.8 0-20 7.8
25-97 Industry 4,731 64.0 10.0 0-20 7.5
01 Live animals 20 0.0 4.5 0-5 1.5
02 Meat and edible meat offal 53 0.1 20.0 20 0.0
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other
aquatic invertebrates87 0.0 20.0 20 0.0
04 Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey;
edible products of animal origin, not
elsewhere specified or included37 2.5 12.0 0-20 9.8
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere
specified or included19 0.0 5.8 5-20 3.4
06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and
the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage12 16.3 5-20 6.8
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and
tubers58 0.3 15.6 0-20 6.4
08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or
melons60 0.1 19.8 5-20 1.9
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 54 0.9 19.4 5-20 2.9
10 Cereals 19 7.8 7.9 0-20 8.7
11 Products of the milling industry; malt;
starches; inulin; wheat gluten38 6.4 10.4 0-20 6.9
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit;industrial or medicinal plants; straw and
fodder51 0.0 6.0 0-20 4.2
13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps
and extracts12 0.0 1.3 0-5 2.3
14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable
products not elsewhere specified or
included11 0.0 4.5 0-5 1.5
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their
cleavage products; prepared edible fats;
animal or vegetable waxes59 5.8 6.8 0-20 6.7
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of
crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic
invertebrates28 0.0 20.0 20 0.0
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 18 9.2 6.4 0-20 5.1
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 17 0.0 12.1 5-20 7.7
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or
milk; pastry-cooks' products18 0.3 15.2 0-20 8.5
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or
other parts of plants50 0.2 17.6 13-20 3.3
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 19 0.5 11.4 0-20 5.9
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 26 0.1 19.2 0-20 3.9
23 Residues and waste from the food
industries; prepared animal fodder26 0.1 1.9 0-20 5.5
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco
substitutes10 1.6 17.8 5-20 5.0
25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering
materials, lime and cement79 2.9 5.9 0-20 3.5
26 Ores, slag and ash 38 0.0 5.0 5 0.0
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MFN tariff 2001 HS
chapterDescription No. of
lines1999 imports
(% of total)
Simple average Range Standard
deviation
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of
their distillation; bituminous substances;mineral waxes58 16.3 9.8 0-20 6.8
28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic
compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or ofisotopes190 0.3 5.0 0-20 1.4
29 Organic chemicals 319 0.1 4.1 0-13 2.7
30 Pharmaceutical products 41 0.4 3.9 0-5 2.1
31 Fertilisers 26 0.9 0.2 0-5 1.0
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and
their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other
colouring matter; paints and varnishes;
putty and other mastics; inks58 0.2 8.1 0-20 6.8
33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery,
cosmetic or toilet preparations39 0.1 12.6 0-20 7.8
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents,
washing preparations, lubricatingpreparations, artificial waxes, preparedwaxes, polishing or scouring preparations,candles and similar articles, modellingpastes, 'dental waxes' and dentalpreparations with a basis of plaster28 0.3 12.5 5-20 7.4
35 Albuminoidal substances; modified
starches; glues; enzymes15 0.1 3.3 0-20 5.2
36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches;
pyrophoric alloys; certain combustiblepreparations9 0.5 20.0 20 0.0
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 38 0.0 14.1 5-20 3.6
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 66 0.1 5.8 5-20 3.3
39 Plastics and articles thereof 140 1.3 6.8 0-20 7.2
40 Rubber and articles thereof 77 2.3 9.3 0-20 7.8
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins)
and leather34 0.0 3.4 0-5 2.4
42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness;
travel goods, handbags and similarcontainers; articles of animal gut (other thansilkworm gut)24 0.3 13.3 13-20 1.4
43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures
thereof18 0.0 20.0 20 0.0
44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 69 0.4 11.2 0-20 9.0
45 Cork and articles of cork 7 0.0 12.1 0-20 9.9
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other
plaiting materials; basketware andwickerwork7 0.2 13.0 13 0.0
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic
material; recovered (waste and scrap) paperand paperboard20 0.0 0.0 0 0.0
48 Paper and paperboard; ar ticles of paper pulp,
of paper or of paperboard120 0.6 9.4 0-20 7.4
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and
other products of the printing industry;
manuscripts, typescripts and plans22 0.1 7.0 0-20 8.7
50 Silk 10 0.0 6.5 0-20 9.4
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair
yarn and woven fabric36 0.0 8.1 0-20 8.3
52 Cotton 149 0.0 12.3 0-20 9.4
53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn
and woven fabrics of paper yarn32 0.0 6.9 0-20 7.8
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MFN tariff 2001 HS
chapterDescription No. of
lines1999 imports
(% of total)
Simple average Range Standard
deviation
54 Man-made filaments 73 0.0 12.4 5-20 7.6
55 Man-made staple fibres 141 0.7 11.8 0-20 8.2
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special
yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and
articles thereof35 0.0 9.8 5-20 6.6
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 20 0.0 19.4 13-20 2.0
58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics;
lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery41 0.2 19.8 13-20 1.1
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
textile fabrics; textile articles of a kindsuitable for industrial use27 0.2 13.7 0-20 7.8
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 18 0.3 5.0 5 0.0
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,
knitted or crocheted114 0.3 20.0 20 0.0
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories,
not knitted or crocheted119 0.5 20.0 20 0.0
63 Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn
clothing and worn textile articles; rags59 0.2 18.5 5-20 4.6
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such
articles31 0.4 20.0 20 0.0
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11 0.0 18.6 5-20 4.5
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks,
seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and partsthereof7 0.0 13.6 5-20 8.0
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles
made of feathers or of down; artificialflowers; articles of human hair8 0.0 20.0 20 0.0
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos,
mica or similar materials54 0.0 19.4 5-20 2.9
69 Ceramic products 30 0.6 20.0 20 0.0
70 Glass and glassware 75 0.2 8.8 0-20 6.4
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-
precious stones, precious metals, metals cladwith precious metal, and articles thereof;imitation jewellery; coins52 0.0 12.1 0-20 9.4
72 Iron and steel 172 0.0 9.5 5-20 4.6
73 Articles of iron or steel 153 5.5 13.6 0-20 5.8
74 Copper and articles thereof 62 0.0 8.3 0-20 5.5
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17 0.0 6.8 5-20 5.0
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 41 0.3 7.8 0-20 6.1
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 0.0 8.0 5-20 6.3
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10 0.0 6.5 5-20 4.7
80 Tin and articles thereof 8 0.0 8.8 5-20 6.9
81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 36 0.0 12.1 5-20 7.6
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and
forks, of base metal; parts thereof of basemetal73 0.2 6.4 0-13 4.2
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 37 0.3 13.8 5-20 4.7
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and
mechanical appliances; parts thereof519 11.9 6.4 0-20 5.5
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MFN tariff 2001 HS
chapterDescription No. of
lines1999 imports
(% of total)
Simple average Range Standard
deviation
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and
parts thereof; sound recorders andreproducers, television image and soundrecorders and reproducers, and parts andaccessories of such articles300 3.3 10.5 0-20 6.4
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-
stock and parts thereof; railway or tramwaytrack fixtures and fittings and parts thereof;mechanical (including electromechanical)
traffic signalling equipment of all kinds24 1.5 13.0 13 0.0
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway
rolling-stock, and parts and accessoriesthereof144 8.9 16.0 0-20 5.7
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 15 0.0 0.0 0 0.0
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 27 0.0 2.2 0-5 2.5
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic,
measuring, checking, precision, medical orsurgical instruments and apparatus; partsand accessories thereof163 0.3 5.5 0-20 5.0
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 55 0.0 5.0 5 0.0
92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories
of such articles20 0.0 20.0 20 0.0
93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories
thereof17 0.0 18.8 0-20 5.0
94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress
supports, cushions and similar stuffedfurnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, notelsewhere specified or included; illuminatedsigns, illuminated name-plates and the like;prefabricated buildings38 0.3 16.2 0-20 6.1
95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and
accessories thereof43 0.0 18.4 0-20 5.2
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 50 0.0 19.1 5-20 3.6
97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 7 0.2 20.0 20 0.0
a Import values are expressed in US$ million.
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.Mauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AIII.2
Tariff statistics by ISIC Rev.2 categories, 2001
ISIC Code Description No. of linesSimple
averageRangeStandard
deviationBound tariff linesa
(%)
Total 5,533 10.6 0-20 7.6 15.1
1 Agriculture and hunting 331 12.2 0-20 8.3 80.1
111 Agricultural and livestock production 254 12.0 0-20 8.1 96.5
12 Forestry and logging 28 2.3 0-5 2.5 64.3
121 Forestry 20 3.3 0-5 2.4 90.0
122 Logging 8 0.0 0 0.0 0.0
13 Fishing 49 18.8 5-20 4.1 4.1
1301 Ocean fishing 39 18.5 5-20 4.6 5.1
1302 Fishing not elsewhere classified 10 20.0 20 0.0 0.0
2 Mining and quarrying 112 5.9 0-20 3.9 0.0
210 Coal mining 4 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
220 Crude petroleum and natural gas
production31 5 . 0 5 - 2 0 8 . 7 0 . 0
23 Metal ore mining 27 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
2301 Iron ore mining 5 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
2302 Non-ferrous ore mining 22 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
29 Other mining 78 5.9 0-20 4.1 0.0
2901 Feldspar mining 35 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
2902 Chemical and fertilizer mineral mining 12 4.6 0-5 1.4 0.0
2903 Salt mining 4 3.8 0-5 2.5 0.0
2909 Mining and quarrying not elsewhere
classified27 8.0 0-20 6.4 0.0
3 Manufacturing 5,089 10.6 0-20 7.6 11.2
3-31 Manufacturing (excluding food
processing)4,587 10.2 0-20 7.5 2.9
31 Manufacture of food, beverages and
tobacco502 14.3 0-20 7.8 87.1
311 Food products 405 14.4 0-20 7.7 84.0
3111 Meat products 81 17.8 5-20 5.4 98.8
3112 Dairy products 31 10.8 0-20 9.8 100.0
3113 Canned and preserved fruit and
vegetables92 18.0 0-20 4.0 100.0
3114 Canned, preserved and processed fish 60 19.5 5-20 2.7 1.7
3115 Vegetable and animal oils and fats 65 5.9 0-20 6.7 92.3
3116 Grain mill products 43 8.8 0-20 7.3 100.0
3117 Bakery products 9 20.0 20 0.0 100.0
3118 Sugar factories and refineries 9 4.4 0-5 1.7 100.0
3119 Cocoa and chocolate confectionery 15 16.0 5-20 6.9 100.0
312 Manufacture of other food products and
prepared animal feeds64 11.7 0-20 8.5 100.0
3121 Other food products 55 13.3 0-20 7.9 100.0
3122 Prepared animal feeds 9 1.7 0-5 2.5 100.0
313 Beverage industries 27 18.5 0-20 5.3 100.0
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ISIC Code Description No. of linesSimple
averageRangeStandard
deviationBound tariff linesa
(%)
3131 Distillation of spirits and alcohol
production10 18.0 0-20 6.3 100.0
3132 Wine industries 9 17.8 0-20 6.7 100.0
3133 Malt liquors and malt 4 20.0 20 0.0 100.0
3134 Soft drinks and mineral waters 4 20.0 20 0.0 100.0
314 Tobacco manufactures 6 18.8 13-20 2.9 100.0
32 Textile, wearing apparel and leather
industries938 14.8 0-20 7.6 4.8
321 Manufacture of textiles 735 14.2 0-20 7.9 3.1
3211 Textile spinning, weaving and finishing 458 12.6 0-20 8.4 5.0
3212 Made-up textile goods, except wearing
apparel63 17.6 0-20 5.9 0.0
3213 Knitted and crocheted fabrics 132 18.0 5-20 5.2 0.0
3214 Carpets and rugs 23 19.4 13-20 2.0 0.0
3215 Cordage, rope, etc. 13 6.2 5-20 4.2 0.0
3219 Textiles not elsewhere classified 46 14.1 0-20 7.2 0.0
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except
footwear134 19.5 5-20 2.2 0.0
323 Manufacture of leather products, except
footwear and wearing apparel50 9.8 0-20 7.2 44.0
3231 Tanning and dressing leather 22 2.5 0-5 2.6 100.0
3232 Fur dressing and dyeing industries 9 20.0 20 0.0 0.0
3233 Leather products, except footwear 19 13.4 13-20 1.6 0.0
324 Manufacture of footwear, except
vulcanised rubber or plastic footwear19 20.0 20 0.0 0.0
33 Manufacture of wood and wood products,
including furniture89 13.5 0-20 8.1 0.0
331 Manufacture of wood and wood products,
except furniture66 11.9 0-20 8.2 0.0
3311 Sawmills, planing and other wood mills 41 10.3 0-20 8.6 0.0
3312 Wooden containers and cane ware 9 11.2 5-13 3.5 0.0
3319 Wood and cork products 16 16.6 0-20 7.5 0.0
332 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures,
except primarily of metal23 17.8 0-20 5.8 0.0
34 Manufacture of paper and paper products,
printing and publishing161 8.3 0-20 7.9 0.0
341 Manufacture of paper products 128 7.7 0-20 7.4 0.0
3411 Pulp, paper and paperboard 77 6.0 0-20 6.4 0.0
3412 Containers and boxes of paper and
paperboard14 13.6 5-20 7.7 0.0
3419 Articles not elsewhere classified (pulp,
paper and paperboard)37 8.9 0-20 8.0 0.0
342 Printing, publishing and allied industries 33 10.8 0-20 9.4 0.0
35 Manufacture of chemicals and petroleum,
coal, rubber and plastic products1,120 6.6 0-20 6.0 3.5
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ISIC Code Description No. of linesSimple
averageRangeStandard
deviationBound tariff linesa
(%)
351 Manufacture of industrial chemicals 698 4.3 0-20 3.5 1.0
3511 Basic industrial chemicals 526 4.6 0-20 2.6 1.3
3512 Fertilizers and pesticides 32 2.5 0-20 6.0 0.0
3513 Synthetic resins and plastic materials,
except glass140 3.8 0-20 5.3 0.0
352 Manufacture of other chemical products,
including pharmaceuticals279 9.1 0-20 6.9 11.5
3521 Paints, varnishes and lacquers 25 12.5 5-20 5.2 0.0
3522 Drugs and medicines 99 3.5 0-5 2.3 1.0
3523 Soaps 37 16.6 0-20 6.4 8.1
3529 Chemical products not elsewhere
classified118 10.7 0-20 6.6 23.7
353 Petroleum refineries 32 12.3 0-20 7.2 0.0
354 Manufacture of miscellaneous petroleum
and coal products13 7.9 5-20 5.8 0.0
355 Manufacture of rubber products 67 13.4 0-20 6.6 0.0
3551 Tyre and tube industries 15 12.6 0-20 6.5 0.0
3559 Rubber products not elsewhere classified 52 13.6 0-20 6.7 0.0
356 Manufacture of plastic products not
elsewhere classified31 14.9 0-20 7.0 0.0
36 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral
products, except products of petroleumand coal178 13.9 0-20 7.2 0.0
361 Manufacture of pottery, china and
earthenware16 18.1 5-20 5.1 0.0
362 Manufacture of glass and glass products 75 9.1 0-20 6.3 0.0
369 Manufacture of other non-metallic
mineral products87 17.2 0-20 5.9 0.0
3691 Structural clay products 17 19.1 5-20 3.6 0.0
3692 Cement, lime and plaster 10 11.9 5-20 6.6 0.0
3699 Non-metallic mineral products not
elsewhere classified60 17.6 0-20 5.9 0.0
37 Basic metal industries 389 8.2 0-20 5.1 0.0
371 Iron and steel basic industries 221 9.4 5-20 4.5 0.0
372 Non-ferrous metal basic industries 168 6.7 0-20 5.4 0.0
38 Manufacture of fabricated metal products,
machinery and equipment1,499 9.0 0-20 6.7 1.8
381 Manufacture of fabricated metal products,
except machinery and equipment242 11.9 0-20 6.8 0.0
3811 Cutlery and hardware 78 8.3 0-20 5.1 0.0
3812 Metal furniture and fixtures 10 13.9 0-20 8.0 0.0
3813 Structural metal products 25 7.8 0-20 6.7 0.0
3819 Fabricated metal products, except
machinery and equipment not elsewhere
classified129 14.6 0-20 6.4 0.0
382 Manufacture of non-electrical machinery,
including computers513 6.5 0-20 5.5 0.4
3821 Engines and turbines 12 7.5 5-20 5.8 0.0
3822 Agricultural machinery 14 5.1 0-13 4.0 0.0
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ISIC Code Description No. of linesSimple
averageRangeStandard
deviationBound tariff linesa
(%)
3823 Metal and wood working machinery 110 5.0 0-20 1.6 0.0
3824 Special industrial machinery 144 4.2 0-13 2.1 1.4
3825 Office machinery 37 9.4 0-13 4.3 0.0
3829 Non-electrical machinery and equipment
not elsewhere classified196 8.5 0-20 7.6 0.0
383 Manufacture of electrical machinery,
apparatus, appliances and supplies297 10.6 0-20 6.6 0.0
3831 Electrical motors and apparatus 65 8.3 5-20 5.5 0.0
3832 Radio, television and communication
equipment141 9.1 0-20 6.7 0.0
3833 Electrical appliances and houseware 25 18.9 13-20 2.6 0.0
3839 Electrical apparatus not elsewhere
classified66 12.8 0-20 5.2 0.0
384 Manufacture of transport equipment 224 12.9 0-20 7.4 11.2
3841 Ship building and repairing 29 3.8 0-20 5.1 86.2
3842 Railroad equipment 24 13.0 13 0.0 0.0
3843 Motor vehicles 121 16.3 0-20 5.0 0.0
3844 Motorcycles and bicycles 23 19.4 13-20 2.1 0.0
3845 Aircraft 20 1.5 0-5 2.4 0.0
3849 Other transport equipment not elsewhere
classified7 3.3 0-13 4.9 0.0
385 Manufacture of professional and scientific
equipment223 5.7 0-20 4.4 0.0
3851 Professional and scientific measuring
equipment101 4.3 0-20 3.5 0.0
3852 Photographic and optical goods 67 8.2 0-13 6.0 0.0
3853 Watches and clocks 55 5.0 5 0.0 0.0
39 Other manufacturing industries 213 17.3 0-20 5.7 9.4
3901 Jewellery and related articles 17 18.4 0-20 5.0 0.0
3902 Musical instruments 23 20.0 20 0.0 0.0
3903 Sporting and athletic goods 26 17.3 0-20 6.5 0.0
3909 Manufacturing industries not elsewhere
classified147 16.8 5-20 5.9 13.6
4 Electricity 1 20.0 20 0.0 0.0
a Uruguay Round bindings only.
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.Mauritania WT/TPR/S/103
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Table AIII.3
Tariff statistics, by group of products, 2001
(per cent)
Description No. of lines Simple
averageRange Standard
deviationBound tariff
linesa
Total 5,533 10.6 0 - 20 7.6 40.7
HS Chapters 01-24 802 13.8 0 - 20 7.8 88.5
HS Chapters 25-97 4,731 10.0 0 - 20 7.5 32.6
WTO Agriculture 776 12.0 0 - 20 8.2 100.0
 - Live animals and products thereof 85 16.4 0 - 20 6.7 100.0
 - Dairy products 30 10.2 0 - 20 10.0 100.0
 - Coffee and tea, cocoa, sugar, etc. 165 14.1 0 - 20 7.4 100.0
 - Cut flowers, plants 37 6.1 0 - 20 6.6 100.0
 - Fruit and vegetables 162 17.9 0 - 20 4.6 100.0
 - Grains 19 7.9 0 - 20 8.7 100.0
 - Oil seeds, fats and oils and products thereof 89 5.8 0 - 20 6.0 100.0
 - Beverages and spirits 37 17.0 0 - 20 4.4 100.0
 - Tobacco 10 17.8 5 - 20 5.0 100.0
 - Other agricultural products, n.e.s. 142 4.9 0 - 20 5.5 100.0
WTO Non-Agriculture (incl. petroleum) 4,757 10.4 0 - 20 7.5 31.0
 - WTO Non-Agriculture (excl. petroleum) 4,737 10.3 0 - 20 7.5 30.7
Fish and fishery productsMineral products, precious stones / metals
Metals
Chemicals and photographic suppliesLeather, rubber, footwear and travel goods
Wood, pulp, paper and furniture
Textiles and clothingTransport equipment
Non-electric machinery
Electric machineryNon-agricultural products, n.e.s.109
354
637
895153
263
885200
536
26444119.7
10.5
9.8
6.3
11.3
9.9
14.913.2
6.5
10.311.25 - 20
0 - 20
0 - 20
0 - 200 - 20
0 - 20
0 - 200 - 20
0 - 20
0 - 200 - 202.0
7.8
5.8
5.48.0
8.5
7.77.3
5.7
6.47.715.6
4.8
7.4
2.2
39.9
3.8
39.492.0
90.3
94.3
3.9
 - Petroleum 20 13.2 0 - 20 7.5 95.0
a These statistics cover both the Uruguay Round and the previous tariff bindings (Chapter III 2) iii) a)).  These statistics are  based
on an unofficial adaptation by the WTO Secretariat.
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Mauritanian authorities.
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