RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/ALB/3/Rev.4/Add.1 
23 June 1999 
 (99-2548) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Albania Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF ALBANIA 
 
Memorandum on Schedule for the Acceptance of Different Sectoral Initiatives  
 
Addendum  
 
  The Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Trade of  the Republic of Albania has submitted additional 
information on the Memorandum on Schedule for the Acceptanc e of Sectoral Initiatives, with the request that it 
be circulated to members of the Working Party. 
 
 
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Beer chapter 22 03 20 20 20 20 20  10 10 10  0    
Distilled drinks chapter 220820 
220830, 220890 20 20 20 20 20  10 10 10 10 10 0  
Paper chapter 47 5 5 5 5 5  0       
Paper chapter 48  
(4801,480210.00,4802
20.00) 5 5 5 5 5  0       
Paper chapter 48  
(480230.00- 
481390.90, 4816) 10 10 10 10 10  0       
Paper chapter 48 
(4814-4815,4817-
482390.90)excluding 
482390.10 (free) 20 20 20 20 20  0       
Paper chapter 49 
(4003.00.00,4905, 
4906) 5 5 5 5 5  0       
Paper chapter 49 
(4911)  10 10 10 10 10  0       
Paper chapter 49 
(4909-4910) 20 20 20 20 20  0       
Steel chapters: 
720610- 7212, 721810, 722410. 5 5 5 5 5  5 5 5 5 5 0  
Steel chapters: 7218, 
7224. 10 10 10 10 10  5 5 5 5 5 0   
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Steel chapters: 7213-7217, 7219-7223, 7225-7302 (Excluding: 
7302.30.00, free), 
7303, 7304 
(Excluding: 
730431.10, 730439.20, 730441.10, 730449.30, 
730451.30, 730459.50, 
free), 7305, 7306 (Excluding: 
730630.10, 730640.10, 
730650.10, 730660.10, free), 7308, 7312 
(Excluding: 
731210.10, 731290.10, free), 7313, 7314, 
7317. 20 20 20 20 20  10 10 10 10 10 0  
Agriculture equipment 
chapters 8432,8433,8434 and 
8701.90 5 5 5 5 0       
Construction 
equipment chapter 
8425 (excluding 842511.10, 
842519.10, 842531.10, 
842539.10, 842542.10, 
842549.10=free); 
8426(excluding 842699.10=free); 
8428(excluding 
842810.10, 842820.10, 842833.10, 
842839.10,  5 5 5 5 0       
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842891.10=free); 
8429; 8430; EX 8431; 8479.10;8701.30; and 
8704.10. 
Medical equipment chapter 2844.40,3822, 
8419.20, 8713, 
8714.20,9018,9019, 
9021,9022.11, 9022.19,9022.21, and 
9402 
 EX 8419.90, 8543.80, 9025.11 (excluding 
902511.10 =free). 5 5 5 5 0       
Furniture chapter 94 
(9401.30,9401.40,9401
.50,9401.61, 
9401.69,9401.71,9401,
79,9401.80, 9401.90, 
9403.10,9403.20, 
9403.30,9403.50, 9403.60,9403.70, 
9403.80,9403.90 20 20 20 20 20  10 10 10 0   
Toys HS chapters 
(9501-9505) 20 20 20 20 20  10 10 10 0    
For all goods utilized 
by the Civil Aircraft chapters:  
391721, 391722, 
391723 391729, 391731, 
391733 
391739, 391740, 400829 
400950, 401130, Immediately           
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401210, 401220, 
401610, 401693 401699, 401700, 
450490 
482390, 681290, 681310 
681390, 700721, 
730431 730439, 730441, 
730449 
730451, 730459, 730490 
730630, 730640, 
730650 730660, 731210, 
731290 
732290, 732410, 
732490 
732620, 741300, 760810 
760820, 810890, 
830210 830220, 830242, 
830249 
830260, 830710, 830790 
840710, 840890, 
841111 841112, 841121, 
841122 
841181, 841182, 841191 
841199, 841210, 
841221 841229, 841231, 
841239 
841280, 841290,  
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841319  
841320, 841330, 841350 
841360, 841370, 
841381 841391, 841410, 
841420 
841430, 841451, 841459 
841480, 841490, 
841581 841582, 841583, 
841590 
841810, 841830, 841840 
841861, 841869, 
841950 
841981, 841990, 
842119 842121, 842123, 
842129 
842131, 842139, 842410 
842511, 842519, 
842531 842539, 842549, 
842699 
842810, 842820, 842833 
842839, 842890, 
847110 847120, 847191, 
847192 
847193, 847989, 847990 
848310, 848330, 
848340  
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848350, 848360, 
848390 848410, 848490, 
850120 
850131, 850132, 850133 
850134, 850140, 
850151 850152, 850153, 
850161 
850162, 850163, 850211 
850212, 850213, 
850220 850230, 850240, 
850410 
850431, 850432, 
850433 
850440, 850450, 850710 
850720, 850730, 
850740 850780, 850790, 
851031 
851120, 851130, 851140 
851150, 851180, 
851680 851810, 851821, 
851822 
851829, 851830, 851840 
851850, 852090, 
852110 852290, 852510, 
852520 
852610, 852691,  
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852692 
852790, 852910, 852990 
853120, 853180, 
853910 854380, 854390, 
854430 
880110, 880190, 880211 
880212, 880220, 
880230 880240, 880310, 
880320 
880330, 880390, 880520 
900190, 900290, 
901410 
901420, 901490, 
902000 902511, 902519, 
902520 
902580, 902590, 902620 
902680, 902690, 
902910 902920, 902990, 
903010 
903020, 903031, 903039 
903040, 903081, 
903089 903090, 903180, 
903190 
903210, 903220, 903281 
903289, 903290, 
910400  
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910990, 940110, 
940320 940370, 940510, 
940560 
940592, 
Pharmaceuticals chapter 30 Immediately          
Pharmaceuticals 
chapters 2936, 2937, 
2939, 2941. (INN) 
World Health Organization. Immediately          
Chemical 
Harmonization 
chapters: 28, 29  2903-2915, 2916-
2942), chapter 31, 36, 
37, 38, 39 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.55 5.55  5.5     
Chemical 
Harmonization 
chapters: 32, 33, 34, 
35, 36, 37, 38.  10 -20 10 -20 10 -20 10 -20 10 -20  6.5     
Chemical 
Harmonization chapter : 2901-2902,  
 
chapter 30 Chemical Products   5 
  
 
Immediately 
 
 
  
 
 5 5 5 5  0     
ITA Agreement 
Attachment A, Session 5 5 5 5 0        
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I. chapters: 8469.11 to 
8504.50, 8517.22 to 8517.90, 8525.20, 
8532.10 to 8532.90, 
8534, 8542, 8543, 9026 to 9030.40. Ex: 
8472.90, 8525.10, 
8525.40, 8525.90, 8531.90, 8543.89, 
8544.41, 8544.49, 
854451, 9027.90, Session II. 9031.41. 
Ex: 8421.19, 8421.91, 
8424.89, 8424.90, 8456.10, 8456.91, 
8456.99, 8464.20, 
8464.19, 8466.91, 
8466.93, 8479.89, 
8479.90, 8480.71, 8514.10, 8514.20, 
8514.30, 8514.11, 
8543.11, 8543.90, 9030.82, 9030.90, 
9031.41, 903149, 
9031.90, 
ITA Agreement chapter 90. 
902300,902410, 
902480, 902490, 902610, 
902620,902680, 
902690,902710, 902720,902730, 
902740, 902750, 
902780, 902790,902810, 
902820,902830, 5 5 5 5 0        
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902890, 
903010,903020, 903031,903039, 
903040,903082, 
903083,903089, 903090,903110, 
903120,903130, 
903141,903149 903180,903190, 
903210,903220, 
903281,903289, 903290. 
ITA Agreement 
Attachment A, Session 
I. chapters: 8517.11 to 851721, 8520.20- 
8524.91, 8531.20, 
8533.10-8533.90, 8541-8541.90, 
8544.70, 9009.11-
9009.90. Ex: 8518.10, 8519.30, 851829, 
8524.39, 8524.99, 
8529.10, 8529.90, 8531.90, 8536.50, 
8536.69, 8536.90, 
8544.41, 8544.49, 
8544.51,  
Session II. Ex: 9010.41-901049, 
9010.90. 10 10 10 10 0       
ITA Agreement 
Attachment A, Session 
I. chapter: 3818 20 20 20 20 0       
ITA Agreement 
Attachment B. Ex: 5 5 5 5 0        
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7017.10, 8419.89, 
8419.90, 8456.91, 8456.99, 8464.10, 
8466.91, 8466.93, 
8477.10, 8477.90, 8479.50-8479.90 of 
the attachment.  
8514.30, 8514.90, 8536.90, 8543.30, 
8543.90, 9011.10-
9017.90 of attachment. chapters: 8534, 8542, 
8471, 9017.  
ITA Agreement 
Attachment B. chapter:  8518.40, 
8528.21, 8531.20, 
8541. 10 10 10 10 0       
Textile Agreement 
chapters: 5001-
5006.00.90, 5101- 
5109.90.90, 5201-5207.90.00, 5301-
5308.90.90, 5401-
5406.20.00, 5501-5511.30.00, 5604-
5607.90.00. Immediately 
 (5)          
Textile Agreement 
chapters: 5007-5007.90.90, 5111-
5113, 5208.11.00-
5212.25.90, 5309-531100.90, 5407.10-
5408.34, 5512-
5516.94.00, 5601-5603.94.90, 5608-Immediately(10)           
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580410.90, 5806-580640.00, 5809, 
5901-  
Textile Agreement, chapters: 5609, chapter 
57, 5802.11-5802.20, 
580421- 5805, 
5807.10-5808.90, 5810-5811, 5904.10-
5905.00.90, 5908-
5910, chapter. 61, 62, 63. 20 20 fibers 
(5) 
fabrics 
(10) 
Made-
ups 
(12.5) 
clothing 
(17.5)        
Wood, chapter 44 
(all tariffs under HS) 5, 10 ,20 5 , 10 
,20 5 , 10 
 5 , 10 
 5 , 10  
  0     
Oil seeds and their by-
products , chapters: 
1201, 1203, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 
1507, 1511, 1208, 
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516.20, 1518, 
2106.10, 2304, 
230250.  5 , 10 
 5,10 5,10 0       
Fish and its by-
products chapters: 
chapter. 3 5 , 10 , 20 . 5, 10, 20 5, 10, 20 0       
Fish and its by-
products chapters: 
0508, 0509, 0511.91 
1504, 1603.0010 10 10 10 0       
Fish and its by-
products chapters: 160290.10, 16041120, 
16041140 20 20 20 0        
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16041310, 16041320 16041330 (A,B) 
16041340, 16041345 
16041350, 16041410 16041420, 16041430 
16041440, 16041450 
16041470, 16041480 16041500, 16041610 
16041630, 16041910 
16041920, 16041925 16041930, 16041940 
16041980, 16042005 
16042015, 16042025 16042030, 16042040 
16043020, 16043030 
1605. 
Fish and its by-products chapter  
230120. 5 5 5 0       
 
  
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