WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.7  
 
12 November 2019  
(19-7689) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Trade and Development  Original: English  
 
 
GENERALIZED SYSTEM O F PREFERENCES  
NOTIFICATION BY NORW AY 
Addendum  
 The following communication, received on 11  November 2019 , is being circulated at the 
request of the Delegation of Norway.  
 
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Reference is made to the Decision of 28 November 1979 of Differential and More Favourable 
Treatment Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries (“Enabling Clause”) (L/4903), 
the General Council Decision of 14 December 2010 on the Transparency Mechanism for Prefere ntial 
Trade Agreements (WT/L/806) and Norway’s notification of its Generalized System of Preferences 
(GSP) with subsequent amendments (WT/COMTD/N/6). Norway would like to inform members of 
changes affecting the implementation of its GSP. Norway would like to emphasise that there are no 
changes to the underlying principles and structure of the Norwegian GSP  
 
The Norwegian GSP scheme is based on the structure below. Countries are classified according 
to their DAC ODA list status:  
 
- Ordinary GSP countries: Uppe r middle -income countries (UNMIC) as well as lower  
middle -income countries and low -income countries with more than 75 million  inhabitants.  
- GSP plus: Lower middle -income countries (LMIC) with fewer than 75 million inhabitants.  
- GSP zero: All least-developed countries (LDC) and low -income countries (LIC) with fewe r 
than 75 million inhabitants.  
Improved preferences for GSP+ countries  
 
As previously notified (WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.5), GSP+  countries are granted more preferential 
market access to Norway than ordinary GSP recipients.  
 
From 1 January 2019, GSP+ countries were granted an additional 20 percentage points tariff 
preference on all goods included in the Norwegian GSP system, except for meat products. The duty 
rates can be found in the Norwegian Customs Tariff .  
 
Changes to the GSP related to the conclusion of a free trade a greement  
 
As previously notified (WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.5), the main rule is that countries entering into a 
free trade agreement with Norway are to be withdrawn from the GSP scheme. Since Norway’s 
previous notification dated 1 June 2016, free trade agreements n egotiated through the European 
Free Trade Association (EFTA) has entered into force between Norway and the following countries:  
 
Georgia ; the Philippines  
 
In accordance with the above, these countries are no longer eligible for the GSP.  
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  Changes to the GS P related to amendments of the OECD’s DAC List of ODA Recipients  
 
The Norwegian GSP country list is based on the DAC list of ODA recipients. As previously 
notified (WT/COMTD/N/6/Add.5), the general rule is that when a country moves to a higher income 
group, the preferences that apply to the new group shall take effect at  the beginning of the year 
after the country has been placed in a higher income group in two successive DAC list revisions.  
 
As of 1 January 2019, the following countries were re -categorised in order to reflect the 
amendments to the DAC List of ODA Recipi ents effective for 2018, 2019 and 2020 flows:  
 
Country  Previous category  New category  
Belize  GSP+  Ordinary GSP  
Côte d'Ivoire  GSP zero  GSP+  
Fiji GSP+  Ordinary GSP  
Ghana  GSP zero  GSP+  
Iraq GSP+  Ordinary GSP  
Kyrgyzstan  GSP zero  GSP+  
Maldives  GSP zero Ordinary GSP  
Papua New Guinea  GSP zero  GSP+  
Tonga  GSP+  Ordinary GSP  
 
Implementation of the Registered Exporter System (REX)  
 
The Registered Exporter system (the REX system) is the system of certification of origin of 
goods for the GSP of the European Union, Switzerland and Norway. It is based on a principle of self -
certification by economic operators who will make out themselves  so-called statements on origin. 
As of 25 June 2019, the following countries have applied REX and are hence eligible for Norway’s 
GSP: 
 
Afghanistan*; Angola; Argentina; Armenia; Bangladesh*; Belarus*; Bhutan; Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of; Botswana*; Bra zil; Burundi; Cambodia; Comoros; Congo; Cook Islands (New Zealand)); 
Cuba*; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Guinea*; Guinea -Bissau; India; Kenya; Kiribati; Kosovo; Kyrgyz 
Republic*; Lao People´s Democratic Republic; Malawi; Malaysia*; Maldives; Mali; Mauritiu s*; 
Moldova*, Republic of; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia*; Nepal; Nigeria*; Niue Islands (New 
Zealand); Pakistan; Paraguay; Rwanda; Sao Tomé & Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Solomon 
Islands; South Africa*; Sri Lanka; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tuvalu; Ugan da*; Uruguay*; 
Uzbekistan*; Vanuatu*; Viet Nam*; Yemen; Zambia  
 
* Countries that have implemented REX in 2019.  
 
Please find enclosed an updated overview of countries and territories eligible for Norway’s 
GSP, as well as an overview of countries and territ ories that are part of the Norwegian GSP, but 
have not yet applied the Registered Exporter system (REX) or presented their stamps to the 
Norwegian Customs.  
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  ANNEX  
COUNTRIES AND TERRIT ORIES ELIGIBLE FOR N ORWAY’S  
GENERALIZED SYSTEM O F PREFERENCES (GSP)  
This table shows countries and territories that are eligible for Norway’s GSP. Countries and 
territories marked with * are Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or countries or territories that benefit 
from GSP zero. Imports from these are fre e of duty.  
 
Countries and territories marked with + are GSP+. Ordinary GSP and GSP+ countries and 
territories have between 10 and 100% tariff reduction. The different duty rates are shown in the 
Norwegian Customs Tariff.  
 
A 
Afghanistan*  Algeria  Angola*  
Argentina  Armenia+  Azerbaijan  
B 
Bangladesh*  Belarus  Belize  
Benin*  Bhutan*  Bolivia +, Plurinational State of  
Botswana  Brazil  Burundi*  
C 
Cambodia*  Cameroon+  Cabo Verde + 
China  Cook Islands (New Zealand)  Comoros*  
Congo+  Congo*, Democratic Republic of  Côte d'Ivoire + 
Cuba    
D 
Dominica  Dominican Republic   
E   
Ecuador  El Salvador+  Eritrea*  
Eswatini+  Ethiopia*   
F-G   
Fiji Gabon  Gambia*  
Ghana + Guatemala+  Guinea*  
Guinea -Bissau*  Guyana+   
H 
Haiti*  Honduras+   
I-J 
India  Indonesia  Iran 
Iraq Jamaica   
K 
Kazakhstan  Kenya*  Kiribati*  
Kosovo+  Kyrgyz Republic +  
L 
Lao People's Democratic Republic*  Lesotho*  Liberia*  
M 
Madagascar*  Malawi* Malaysia  
Maldives  Mali*  Mauritius  
Moldova+, Republic of  Mongolia+  Mozambique*  
Myanmar*    
N 
Namibia  Nepal*  Nicaragua+  
Niger*  Nigeria  Niue Islands (New Zealand)  
P   
Pakistan  Papua New Guinea + Paraguay+  
R-S 
Rwanda*  Saint Lucia  Sao Tomé and Principe  
Senegal*  Sierra Leone*  Solomon Islands*  
South Africa  Sri Lanka+  Sudan*  
Surinam e   
T 
Tanzania*  Thailand  Togo*  
Tonga  Tuvalu*   
U 
Uganda*  Uruguay  Uzbekistan+  
V   
Vanuatu*  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  Viet Nam  
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  Yemen*    
Z   
Zambia*  Zimbabwe*   
 
Countries and territories that are part of the Norwegian GSP, but have not yet applied the 
Registered Exporter system (REX) or presented their stamps to the Norwegian Customs, are shown 
in the table below. Countries and territories marked with * are Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or 
countries or territories that benefit from GSP zero. Countries and territories marked with + are 
GSP+.  
 
A-B 
Antigua and Barbuda  Burkina Faso*   
C 
Central African Republic*  Chad*   
D-E 
Djibouti*  Equatorial Guinea*   
G 
Grenada    
K 
Korea *, Democratic People's Republic 
of  
 
L-M 
Libya  Marshall Islands (US)  Mauritania*  
Micronesia+  Monserrat (UK)   
N 
Nauru    
P 
Palau    
S 
Saint Helena (UK)  Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  Samoa*  
Seychelles  Somalia*  South Sudan*  
Syria+   
 
T   
Tajikistan*  Timor -Leste*  Tokelau Islands+ (New Zealand)  
Turkmenistan    
W 
Wallis and Futuna    
These tables  are valid as per 12.8.2019. Please refer to www.toll.no  for the most recently updated information.  
 
 
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