G/AG/N/CHE/92  
24 June 2019 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 19 June 2 019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Switzerland . The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
calendar year  2017 . 
 
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Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS: SWITZERLAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
List Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ001   
Live horses, asses, mules 
and hinnies   
01012110, 01012991,  
01013011, 01013095,  
01019093   
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Units  
3,322  
3,791  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ002   
Live bovine animals   
01022110, 01023110,  
01022991, 01023991,  
01029092   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Units  
20  
1,274  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ003   
Live swine   
01031010,  01039110,  
01039210   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Units  
50  
69  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ004   
Live sheep and goats   
01041010, 01042010   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Units  
187  
535  
100%  
   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ005   
Animals for slaughter ; 
meat mainly produced on  
the basis of coarse fodder   
01012911, 01022911,  
01023911, 01029012,  
01041020, 01042020,  
02011011, 02011091,  
02012011, 02012091,  
02013011, 02013091,  
02021011, 02021091,  
02022011, 02022091,  
02023011, 02023091,  
02041010, 02042110,  
02042210, 02042310,  
02043010, 02044110,  
02044210, 02044310,  
02045010, 02050010,  
02061011, 02061021,  
02061091, 02062110,  
02062210, 02062910,  
02063091, 02064191,  
02064991, 02068010,  
02069010, 02102010,  
02109911, 16021010,  
16022071, 16025011,  
16025091, 16029011   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
22,500  
43,428  
100%  
(1)   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ006   
Animals for slaughter ; 
meat mainly produced on 
the basis of concentrated 
fodder   
01039120, 01039220,  
02031191, 02031291,  
02031981, 02032191,  
02032291, 02032981,  
02071110, 02071210,  
02071311, 02071321,  
02071481, 02071491,  
02072410, 02072510,  
02072611, 02072621,  
02072781, 02072791,  
02074110, 02074210,  
02074411, 02074491,  
02074591, 02075110,  
02075210, 02075411,  
02075491, 02075591,  
02076011, 02076021,  
02076041, 02076051,  
02076091, 020910 10, 
02101191, 02101291,  
02101991, 02109912,  
02109931, 02109941,  
02109951, 02109961,  
02109971, 02109981,  
16010011, 16010021,  
16010031, 16023110,  
16023210, 16023910,  
16024111, 16024191,  
16024210, 16024910   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
54,482  
51,762  
95%  
   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ007   
Dairy produce, in milk 
equivalent   
04011010, 04012010,  
04014000, 04015010,  
04015020, 04021000,  
04022111, 04022120,  
04022911, 04022920,  
04029110, 04029120,  
04029910, 04029920,  
04031020, 04031091,  
04039031, 04039039,  
04039041, 04039051,  
04039061, 04039069,  
04039072, 04039079,  
04039091, 04041000,  
04049011, 04049019,  
04049081, 04049099,  
04051011, 04051091,  
04052011, 04052019,  
04059010, 04061010,  
04061020, 04061090,  
04062010, 04062090,  
04063010, 04063090,  
04064010, 04064021,  
040640 29, 04064081,  
04064089, 04069011,  
04069019, 04069021,  
04069031, 04069039,  
04069051, 04069059,  
04069060, 04069091,  
04069099   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
527,000  
735,808  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ008   
Casein   
35011010, 35019011,  
35019019   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
697  
1,106  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ009   
Birds' eggs, in shell   
04071110, 04071910,  
04072110, 04072910,  
04079010   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Gross 
tonnes   
33,735  
31,805  
94.3%  
 
 
CHEQ010   
Dried egg products   
04081110, 04089110,  
35021910   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Gross 
tonnes   
977  
781  
79.9%  
 
 
CHEQ011   
Egg products other than 
dried  
04081910, 04089910,  
35021910   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Gross 
tonnes   
6,866  
8,200  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ012   
Bovine semen   
05111010   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Doses  
20,000  
412,246  
100%  
   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ013   
Cut flowers   
06031110, 06031210,  
06031310, 06031410,  
06031510, 06031911  
06031918   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
4,590  
7,271  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ014   
Seed potatoes, potatoes 
for processing, table 
potatoes, potato products 
(in potato equivalent)   
07011010, 07019010,  
07101010, 07109021,  
07129021, 11051011,  
11052011, 20019031,  
20041012, 20041013,  
20041092, 20041093,  
20049028, 20049051,  
20052021, 20052022,  
20052092, 20052093,  
20059921, 20059951   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
22,250  
57,176  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ015   
Fresh vegetables   
07020010, 07020011,  
07020020, 07020021,  
07020030, 07020031,  
07020090, 07020091,  
07031011, 07031013,  
07031020, 07031021,  
07031030, 07031031,  
07031040, 07031041,  
07031050, 07031051,  
07031060, 07031061,  
07031070, 07031071,  
07039010, 07039011,  
07039020, 07039021,  
07039090, 07041010,  
07041011, 07041020,  
07041021, 07041090,  
07041091, 07042010,  
070420 11, 07049011,  
07049018, 07049020,  
07049021, 07049030,  
07049031, 07049040,  
07049041, 07049050,  
07049051, 07049060,  
07049061, 07049063,  
07049064, 07049070,  
07049071, 07049080,  
07049081, 07051111,  
07051118, 07051120,  
07051121, 07051191,   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
166,076  
205,926  
100%  
   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
07051198, 07051910,  
07051911, 07051920,  
07051921, 07051930,  
07051931, 07051940,  
07051941, 07051950,  
07051951, 07051990,  
07051991, 07052110,  
07052111, 07052910,  
07052911, 07052920,  
07052921, 07052930,  
07052931, 07052940,  
07052941, 07052950,  
07052951, 07052960,  
07052961, 07052970,  
07052971, 07061010,  
07061011, 07061020,  
07061021, 07061030,  
07061031, 07069011,  
07069018, 07069021,  
07069028, 07069030,  
07069031, 07069040,  
07069041, 07069050,  
07069051, 07069060,  
07069061, ex 07069090,  
07070010, 07070011,  
07070020, 07070021,  
07070030, 07070031,  
07070040, 07070041,  
07070050, 07081010,  
07081011, 07081020,  
07081021, 07082010,  
07082021, 07082028,  
07082031, 07082038,  
07082041, 07082048,  
07082091, 07082098,  
07089080, 07089081,  
07092010, 07092011,  
07092090, 07093010,  
07093011, 07094010,  
07094011, 07094020,  
07094021, 07094090,  
07094091, 07096011,  
07096012, 07096090,  
07097010, 07097011,    
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
07097090, 07099110,  
07099120, 07099200,  
07099300, 07099911,  
07099918, 07099920,  
07099921, 07099930,  
07099931, 07099940,  
07099941, 07099950,  
07099951, 07099 960, 
07099961, 07099970,  
07099971, 07099980,  
07099999  
 
CHEQ016   
Frozen vegetables   
07102110, 07102291,  
07103011, 07108011,  
07109011   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
4,500  
4,787  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ017   
Fresh apples, pears and 
quinces   
08081021, 08081022,  
08081031, 08081032,  
08083021, 08083022,  
08083031, 08083032,  
08084021, 08084022,  
08084031, 08084032   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
15,810  
13,437  
85%  
(2) 
 
CHEQ018   
Fresh apricots, cherries, 
plums and sloes   
08091011, 08091018, 
08091091, 08091098, 
08092110, 08092111, 
08092910, 08092911, 
08094012, 08094013, 
08094015, 08094092, 
08094093, 08094095   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
16,340  
23,115  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ019   
Other fresh fruit   
08101010, 08101011,  
08102010, 08102011,  
08102020, 08102021,  
08102030, 08103012,  
08103021, 08103022   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
13,360  
17,889  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ020   
Fruit for cider   
08081011, 08083011,  
08084011   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
172  
172  
100%   
(3)   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting period  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period  In-quota imports 
during period * Tariff quota fill 
rate 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule )  
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
 
CHEQ021   
Seed fruit products (in 
seed fruit equivalent)   
20097111, 20097121,  
20097910, 20098921,  
20098931, 20098941,  
20099011, 20099031,  
20099041, 20099051,  
20099071, 20099081,  
22029921, 22029951,  
22029971, 22060011   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
244  
237  
97%  
 
 
CHEQ022   
Grapes for pressing and 
grape juice   
08061021, 20096111,  
20096122, 20096910,  
22029911, 22029941   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Hectolitre s  
100,000  
69,366  
69.4%  
 
 
CHEQ023,  
 
CHEQ024,  
 
CHEQ025   
White wine and red wine   
22042121, 22042131,  
22042141, 22042221,  
22042222, 22042231,  
22042232, 22042923,  
22042924, 22042933,  
22042934   
  
Calendar 
year 
 
 
  
01-01-17 
 
 
  
31-12-17 
 
 
  
Hectolitre s 
 
 
  
1,700,000 
 
 
  
1,592,012 
 
 
  
93.6% 
 
 
  
(4) 
 
 
 
 
CHEQ026   
Durum wheat, 
undenatured   
10011921   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
110,000  
68,447  
62.2%  
 
 
CHEQ027   
Bread grains, other 
cereals and cereal 
products suitable for use 
for consumption   
10019921, 10029021,  
10079021, 10081021,  
10082921, 10084021,  
10085021, 10086031,  
10089023   
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
70,000  
99,605  
100%  
 
 
CHEQ028   
Coarse grains for human 
consumption   
10039041, 10049021,  
10059021   
 
 
  
Calendar 
year  
01-01-17  
31-12-17  
Tonnes   
70,000  
32,071  
45.8%  
 
* In cases where in -quota imports exceed the tariff rate quota  quantities, fill rates are capped at 100 %.   
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(1) CHEQ005 : Including at least : 
Tariff quota quantity for period  In-quota imports during period  Fill rate  
(a) 2000  tonnes  of bovine meat  with tariff numbers  
0201.2091, 3091;  
0202.2091, 3091;  
0206.1011, 2110  
and "US-style beef" or "High grade ": 
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 3011;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 3011  6,022 
(tonnes)  100%  
With the following breakdown : 
(i) at least  700 tonnes  with tariff numbers  
0201.2091, 3091;  
0202.2091, 3091;  
("US-style beef")  
1,335 
(tonnes)  
  
100%  
(ii) at least  500 tonnes  with tariff numbers  
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
("High grade ") 954 
(tonnes)  
 100%  
 
(iii) the remaining quantity with tariff numbers  
0201.2091, 3091;  
0202.2091, 3091;  
0206.1011, 2110  3,733 
(tonnes)  100%  
(b) 4,500 tonnes with tariff numbers  
0204.1010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 3010, 4110, 4210, 4310  6,733 
(tonnes)  100%  
(d) 4,000 tonnes with tariff number  
0205.0010  2,924 
(tonnes)  73% 
(2) CHEQ01 7: Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
Goods for industrial processing are not charged to the tariff quota . 
(3) CHEQ020 : Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
Goods for industrial processing are not charged to the tariff quota . 
(4) CHEQ023 : The in-quota imports and fill rate in column s 4 and 5 correspond to CHEQ023, CHEQ024  and CHEQ025 . 
 
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