WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
9 October 2000
(00-4114)
Committee on Market Access
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB)
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
Pursuant to the General Council Decision circulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the
request of the Members of the Committee, the attached tables1 indicate the status of submissions to
the Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat.
                                                     
1 For an explanation of the columns' headings see "Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Data
Base" (G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1).G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Status of PC IDB submissions as of 3 October 2000
WTO Members (74 Members)
Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Argentina 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 01-99 03-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 02-99 02-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 01-99 09-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 07-00 07-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes Yes No 01-00 07-00
Australia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 06-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 10-99 12-97
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 08-00 01-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Bahrain 1996 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 03-00 01-00
Barbados 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 06-99 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-99 04-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-99 04-00
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 04-00 06-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Bolivia 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-99 08-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-99 08-00
1998 No Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 01-99
1999 No Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Brazil 1996 No Yes Yes No No Yes 07-99
1997 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 04-99 09-00
1998 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 11-99 04-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 09-00 09-00
2000 --- No Yes No No Yes 01-00 09-00
Brunei Darussalam 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-99
Bulgaria 1997 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 05-00
Burkina Faso 1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 07-00
Canada 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-99 03-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 03-00
Chile 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 08-99 08-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 08-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Colombia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-98 02-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-98 02-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 06-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-00 06-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Costa Rica 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 10-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 10-98 10-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10-99 10-98
1999 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 04-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 05-00
Cuba 1996 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 03-99
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 10-99
1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 10-99
Cyprus 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-98
Czech Re public 1996 Yes No Yes No No Yes 12-97 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 12-98 12-98
1998 No No Yes No No Yes 01-00 03-98
Dominica 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04-99 02-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04-99 02-00
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
Ecuador 1996 Yes No Yes No No No 07-99 07-99
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 11-98 07-99
1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 07-99
1999 No No Yes No No No 01-00 07-99
Egypt 1997 No Yes No Yes No No 01-00 02-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-98
El Salvador 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
Estonia 1996 Yes ---1Yes Yes Yes No 01-98 03-98
1997 Yes ---1Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes ---1Yes Yes No Yes 09-99 03-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-00 03-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-00
European Union 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 05-99 06-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04-00 01-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 01-00 01-00
Grenada 1996 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
                                                     
1 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Guatemala 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-98 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 10-99 09-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-99
Honduras 1996 Yes No No Yes No No 02-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 02-98 05-98
Hong Kong, China 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 08-99 03-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-00 03-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 03-00
Hungary 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-97 06-98
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 06-98 10-97
1998 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 06-98
1999 Yes No Yes No No No 05-00 06-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Iceland 1996 Yes No No No No No 08-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 08-98 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 09-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-00 07-00
India 1996 Yes Yes Yes No No No 12-97 09-99
1997 No No Yes No No No 01-00 09-99
Indonesia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 07-98 07-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-00 09-00
Israel 1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Jamaica 1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
Japan 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 08-98 03-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-99 08-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-00 09-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Kenya 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-00 06-00
Korea, Rep. of 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 04-98 04-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-99 04-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 06-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Latvia 1997 Yes ---1No No No Yes 03-99 01-00
1998 Yes ---1Yes No No Yes 08-99 03-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 08-00 03-99
                                                     
1 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Macau, China 1996 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 06-97 06-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 04-98 04-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 07-99 09-00
1999 No Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 09-00
2000 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 09-00
Madagascar 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02-99 02-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02-99 02-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 02-99
Malaysia 1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 12-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 12-98 01-00
1999 No Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Maldives 1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 02-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 02-99 01-00
Mali 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-99
Malta 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 08-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 07-99 03-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 03-99
Mauritania 1997 Yes No No No No No 12-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 08-00 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 08-00 01-00
Mauritius 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05-98 05-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05-98 05-98
Mexico 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 04-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 04-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08-00 04-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 08-00 08-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Mongolia 1997 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
Morocco 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 12-97 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1998 Yes No No No No No 09-00 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 09-00 01-00
Myanmar 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-99
Namibia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 11-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99
New Zealand 1996 Yes No No No No No 11-97 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10-98 07-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 07-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-99G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Nicaragua 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Norway 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 12-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 04-00 05-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 08-00 03-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 01-00 03-00
Pakistan 1997 Yes No No No No No 05-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 06-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 04-00 01-00
Panama 1996 Yes ---1No No No Yes 07-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-98 07-98
1998 No Yes No No No Yes 01-00 01-00
Paraguay 1996 No No Yes No No No 01-00 03-99
1997 Yes No No No No No 07-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 07-99
Peru 1996 Yes No No Yes No No 03-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 03-98 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10-98 03-98
Philippines 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-98 04-96
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-98 06-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-99 09-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-00 06-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 02-00
Poland 1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 07-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Romania 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 05-99 01-00
1999 No No Yes No No Yes 01-00 05-99
Singapore 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-99 09-98
1999 Yes No No Yes No Yes 04-00 01-00
Slovak Rep. 1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes No No No 01-00 02-00
Slovenia 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 11-99 01-00
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 11-99 11-99
1999 No Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 11-99
South Africa 1996 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-98 07-00
Sri Lanka 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-00 03-00
                                                     
1 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Switzerland 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-97 02-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 06-98 03-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-99 03-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 06-00 01-00
2000 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 05-00
Thailand 1996 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 06-99 01-00
1999 No Yes Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 06-99
Togo 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 12-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 12-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 12-99 12-99
1999 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-99
Trinidad and Tobago 1997 Yes No No No No No 06-99 01-00
Tunisia 1996 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1999 No No Yes No No No 01-00 05-99
Turkey 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 01-98
1998 Yes No Yes No No Yes 09-99 09-99
1999 Yes No Yes No No No 07-00 07-00
United States 1996 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 03-00 03-98
1999 No No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-00
Uruguay 1996 Yes No No No No No 03-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 03-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 03-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 06-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 06-00
Venezuela 1996 Yes No No No No No 10-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 10-98 01-00
Zambia 1996 Yes No No No No No 07-98 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 03-99 07-98
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.
--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No" may also indicate that the information is not required.
Submissions received since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base(IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8) appear in bold.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.9
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Status of PC IDB submissions as of 3 October 2000
Countries Requesting Accession
Current Tariffs Date of submission Countries requesting
accessionYear Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
China 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10-97 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05-98 03-98
1998 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 05-00 01-00
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-98 06-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-00 04-99Separate Customs
Territory of Taiwan,Penghu, Kinmen and
Matsu
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No" may also indicate that the information is not required.
Submissions received since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base
(IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8) appear in bold.
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