TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2  
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
11 November  2019 
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Committee on Agriculture  
Special Session  
Sub-Committee on Cotton    
 
COTTON  
BACKGROUND PAPER BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Addendum  
This addendum refers to and must be read in conjunction with document  
TN/AG/GEN/34/ Rev.11 - TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 11. It provides information on market access 
data for relevant cotton -related products2 as described in Part 3 (paragraph 3.5 ) of document 
TN/AG/GEN/34/ Rev.11 - TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 11. 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  
1   TARIFFS ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  2 
2   SPECIAL SAFEGUAR D PROVISIONS  ................................ ................................ ............  39 
3   TARIFF RATE QUOT AS ................................ ................................ ................................  40 
4   OTHER NON TARIFF  MEASURES  ................................ ................................ ..................  50 
 
                                              
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO. It has been prepared for 
information only and is not intended to provide any authoritative or official legal interpretation of the provisions 
of the WTO Agreements in general on in relation to any measure listed in this document.  
2 In this addendum , relevant cotton -related products refer to those products listed in the annex to the  
Nairobi Decision on Cotton ( document WT/MIN(15)/46 and  WT/L/981), excluding tariff lines 5201, 5202, 
and 5203.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  1  TARIFFS  
1.1.  This section lists bound and applied duties for relevant cotton -related products listed for the 
32 Members identified in paragraphs  12 and 13  of document TN/AG/GEN/34/ Rev.10 - 
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 10, using the same methodology and presentation as in Part 3.1 of th at 
document . 
Australia  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds  1%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
140420  - C otton linters  0%  14042000  0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
151221  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  8%  15122100  5% 0% 
151229  -- O ther  8%  15122900  5% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes  0%  15211000  0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
230610  - O f cotton seeds  0%  23061000  0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
293624  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  0%  29362400  0% 0% 
293628  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%  29362800  0% 0% 
1 Seed.  
2 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Bahrain, Kingdom of  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year  2018) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2012 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
       
12072100  -- Seed   35%    5%  
12072900  -- O ther   35%    5%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  35%   14042000  5%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  35%   15122100  5%  
15122900  -- O ther  35%   15122900  5%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  35%   15211000  5%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  35%   23061000  5%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  Unbound   29362400  0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  Unbound   29362800  0%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Bangladesh  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2002 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 7) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds  50%  2.5%     
      12072110¹  0%  
      12072190²  0%  
      12072910³  0%  
      12072990⁴  0%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:       
140420  - C otton linters  200%  2.5%     
      14042010⁵  10%   
      14042090 ⁶ 10%   
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
151221  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  200%  2.5%  15122100  10%   
151229  -- O ther  200%  2.5%  15122900  10%   
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes  200%  2.5%  15211000  10%   
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or 
oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05       
230610  - O f cotton seeds  200%  2.5%  23061000  5%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent  
- V itamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  Unbound   29362400  0%  
29362801  - - - Vitamine E excluding fish -liver 
oils 30%   293628007 0%  
29362802  - - - Other  Unbound      
1 Cotton Seeds Wrapped/canned up to 2.5 kg.  
2 Cotton Seeds EXCL. Wrapped/canned up  to 2.5 kg.  
3 Cotton other than Seeds Wrapped/canned up  to 2.5 kg.  
4 Cotton other than Seeds EXCL. Wrapped/canned up  to 2.5 kg.  
5 Cotton Linters, Wrapped/Canned up  to 2.5 kg.  
6 Cotton Linte rs, Nes.  
7 Vitamin E and Its Derivatives , Unmixed.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Brazil  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados  
- Semillas de algodón:       
12072010  Para siembra  35%      
12072090  Las demás  35%      
      12072100¹  0%  
      12072900²  8%  
1404  Productos vegetales no 
expresados ni comprendidos en 
otra parte       
140420  Linters de coton:       
14042010  En bruto  35%    6%  
14042090  Los demás  35%    6%  
1512  A ceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso 
refinados, pero sin modificar 
químicamente  
- A ceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:       
15122100  A ceite en bruto, incluso sin gosipol  35%    10%  
15122910  Refinado  35%    10%  
15122990  Los demás  35%    10%  
1521  C eras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de 
otros insectos y esperma de 
ballena o de otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso refinadas o 
coloreadas       
15211000  C eras vegetales  35%    10%  
2306  Tortas y demás residuos sólidos de 
la extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en 
"pellets", excepto los de las 
partidas 23.04 o 23.05       
23061000  De semillas de algodón  35%    6%  
2936  Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por 
síntesis (incluidos los concentrados 
naturales) y sus derivados 
utilizados principalmente como 
vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí 
o en disoluciones de cualquier 
clase  
- V itaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar       
29362410  D-Pantotenato de calcio  20%    2%  
29362490  Los demás  20%    2%  
29362811  D- o DL-alfa-Tocoferol  0%   0%  
29362812  A cetato de D - o de DL-alfa-
tocoferol  0%   0%  
29362819  Los demás  0%   0%  
29362890  Los demás  0%   2%  
1 Cotton seeds for sowing.  
2 Cotton seeds, except for sowing.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Canada  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  4.6%    4.5%  0% 
15122900  -- O ther  9.6%    9.5%  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes    15211000  0% 0% 
15211010  --- Carnauba, sugar cane and 
ouricury  0%     
15211090  --- Other  0%     
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  0%   0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  China  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2017 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 1996)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
  - C otton seeds:       
12072010  --- Seeds for cultivation  0%     
12072090  --- Other  15%      
      12072100 ¹ 0% 0% 
      12072900 ² 15%  0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  4%  14042000  4% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  10%    10%  10%  
15122900  -- O ther  10%    10%  10%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  20%    20%  0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  5%   5% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  4%   4% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  4%   4% 0% 
1 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,  whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Seed.  
2 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,  whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Other . 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Colombia  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other 
Duties and 
Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso 
quebrantados  
- Semillas de algodón:       
1207201000  -- Para siembra  142%   1207210000  5%  
1207209000  -- Las demás  142%   1207290000  10%   
1404  Productos vegetales no 
expresados ni comprendidos 
en otra parte       
1404200000  - Línteres de algodón  70%    10%   
1512  A ceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, 
incluso refinados, pero sin 
modificar químicamente  
- A ceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:       
1512210000  -- A ceite en bruto, incluso 
sin gosipol  169%    20%+SAFP   
1512290000  -- Los demás  169%    20%+ SAFP  
1521  C eras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas 
o de otros insectos y 
esperma de ballena o de 
otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso 
refinadas o coloreadas       
1521100000  - C eras vegetales  90%      
      1521101000¹  5%  
      1521102000²  5%  
      1521109000³  10%   
2306  Tortas y demás residuos 
sólidos de la extracción de 
grasas o aceites vegetales, 
incluso molidos o en 
"pellets", excepto los de las 
partidas 23.04 o 23.05       
2306100000  - De semillas de algodón  130%    15%+SAFP  
2936  Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por 
síntesis (incluidos los 
concentrados naturales) y 
sus derivados utilizados 
principalmente como 
vitaminas, mezclados o no 
entre sí o en disoluciones de 
cualquier clase  
- V itaminas y sus derivados, 
sin mezclar       
2936240000  -- Á cido D - o DL-pantoténico 
(vitamina B3 o vitamina B5) 
y sus derivados  35%    0%  
2936280000  -- V itamina E y sus 
derivados  35%    0%  
1 Cera de carnauba.  
2 Cera de candelilla.  
3 Las demás.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Egypt  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2018 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 20 12) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072100  -- Seed  10%   1207210000¹  2%  
12072900  -- O ther  10%   1207290000²  2%  
       2%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  20%   1404200000  2%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  20%   1512210000  0%  
15122900  -- O ther  20%   1512290000  0%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  10%   1521100000 5%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  10%   2306100000  2%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  3%  2936240000 2%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  3%  2936280000 2%  
1 Cotton seeds, for sowing.  
2 Cotton seeds, not for sowing, whether or not broken.  
 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  European Union  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUT IES (Year 2018 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds:       
12072010  -- For sowing  0%     
12072090  -- O ther  0%     
     12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
151221  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed:       
15122110  --- For technical or industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human consumption  3.2%    3.2%  0% 
15122190  --- Other  6.4%    6.4%  0% 
151229  -- O ther:       
15122910  --- For technical or industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human consumption  5.1%    5.1%  0% 
15122990  --- Other  9.6%    9.6%  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes:  0%  15211000  0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  0%   0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Hong Kong, China  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0%  
      12072900²  0%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  0%  151221003 0%  
15122900  -- O ther  0%  151229004 0%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  0%  152110005 0%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  0%  230610006 0%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  Unbound   293624007 0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  Unbound   293628008 0%  
1 Cotton seed s, seed. 
2 Cotton seeds, other t han seed, whether or not broken . 
3 Cotton -seed oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed, not chemically 
modified . 
4 Cotton -seed oil and its fractions, refined but not chemically modified . 
5 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), whether or not refined or coloured . 
6 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of cotton seed fats or oils . 
7 D- or Dl-pantothenic acid (vitamin b3 or vitamin b5) and its derivatives, unmixed . 
8 Vitamin e and its derivatives, unmixed . 
 
 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Iceland  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED D UTIES  
(Year 2018 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds       
1207200001  -- For feed purposes  175%      
1207200002  -- O ther  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122101  --- For food preparations  107%    0% 0% 
15122109  --- Other  107%    0% 0% 
15122901  --- For food preparations  107%    0% 0% 
15122909  --- Other  107%    0% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  107%    0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds     55%  55%  
2306100001  -- For feed purposes  175%      
2306100002  -- O ther  0%     
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  India  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 7) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  100%      
    12072100¹  30%  0% 
    12072900²  30%  0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  100%    30%  0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  300%    100%  0% 
15122900  -- O ther  300%      
    15122910³  100% 0% 
    15122990⁴  100%  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  150%      
    15211011⁵  30%  0% 
    15211019 ⁶ 30%  0% 
    15211090⁷  30%  0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  100%      
    23061010⁸  30% 0% 
    230610209 30% 0% 
    2306103010 30% 0% 
    2306104011 30% 0% 
    2306109012 30% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  40%    10% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  40%    10% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
3 Edible grade.  
4 Other.  
5 Edible wax for waxing fresh fruits and vegetables.  
6 Other.  
7 Other.  
8 Oil-cake and oil -cake meal, decorticated expeller variety.  
9 Oil-cake and oil -cake meal, decorticated, solvent extract (defatted)variety.  
10 Oil-cake and oil -cake meal, undecorticated, expeller variety.  
11 Oil-cake and oil -cake meal, undecorticated, solvent extracted (defatted) variety.  
12 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Indonesia  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 7) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720000  - C otton seeds  40%      
      12072100¹  5%  
      12072900²  5%  
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
140420000  - C otton linters  40%   14042000  0%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
151221000  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  40%   15122100  5%  
151229000  -- O ther  40%      
      15122910³  5%  
      15122990⁴  5%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:       
152110000  - V egetable waxes  40%   152110005 5%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
230610000  - O f cotton seeds  40%   23061000  5%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
293624000  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  30%   29362400  0%  
293628000  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  30%   29362800  0%  
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
3 Fractions of unrefined cotton -seed oil.  
4 Fractions of refined cotton seed oil , other than unrefined . 
5 Vegetable waxes, whether or not refined or coloured . TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Japan  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Yea r 201 8) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds  0%     
      120721000¹  0% 0% 
      120729000²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:       
140420  - C otton linters  0%  140420000  0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically 
modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
151221  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed       
15122101  --- Used for the manufacture 
of canned fish or shellfish for 
export  0%  151221010  0% 0% 
15122102  --- Other  8.5 yen/kg   151221090  8.5 
yen/kg  0% 
151229  -- O ther       
15122901  --- Used for the manufacture 
of canned fish or shellfish for 
export  0%  151229010  0% 0% 
15122902  --- Other  8.5 yen/kg   151229090  8.5 
yen/kg  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes       
15211001  -- C arnauba wax  0%  152110010  0% 0% 
15211002  -- O ther  0%  152110090  0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or 
oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05       
230610  - O f cotton seeds  0%  230610000  0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent  
- V itamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
293624  -- D- or DL-Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) 
and its derivatives  0%  293624000  0% 0% 
293628  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%  293628000  0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Kenya  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072100  -- Seed  100%    10%   
12072900  -- O ther   100%    10%   
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  100%    10%   
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  100%    10%   
15122900  -- O ther  100%    25%   
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  100%    10%   
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  100%    10%   
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  Unbound    0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  Unbound    0%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Korea, Republic of  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
1207200000  --- Cotton seeds  6.6%      
      1207210000¹  3% 0% 
      1207291000²  2% 0% 
      1207299000³  3% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
1404200000  --- Cotton linters  6.6%    3% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
1512210000  --- Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  5.4%    5% 0% 
1512291000  --- Refined oil  5.4%    5% 0% 
1512299000  --- Other  27%   5% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes       
1521101000  --- Carnauba wax  31.5%    8% 0% 
1521102000  --- Palm wax  16.4%    8% 0% 
1521109000  --- Other  16.4%    8% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or 
oils, other than those of heading 
23.04 or 23.05       
2306100000  --- Of cotton seeds  6.6%    2% 0% 
23610000001      2% 0% 
23610000002      2% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
2936240000  --- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  6.5%    6.5%  0% 
293628  V itamin E and its derivatives       
2936281000  --- Alpha -tocoperol acetate  6.5%    6.5%  0% 
2936289000  --- Other  6.5%    6.5%  0% 
1 Seed. 
2 For feeding.  
3 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Malaysia  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2017 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720000  - C otton seeds  5%     
      120721000¹  0%  
      120729000²  0%  
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
140420000  - C otton linters  2%   0%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
151221000  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  5%   0%  
151229000  -- O ther  5%     
      151229100³  0%  
      151229900⁴  0%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110000  - V egetable waxes  5%   0%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
230610000  - O f cotton seeds  10%    0%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
293624000  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  5%   0%  
293628000  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  5%   0%  
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
3 Fractions of unrefined cotton -seed oil.  
4 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Mauritius  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2018)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
 12072100  -- Seed   122%  17%   0%  
 12072900  -- O ther   122%  17%   0%  
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  122%  17%   0%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  122%  17%   0%  
15122900  -- O ther  122%  17%   10%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  122%  17%   0%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  122%  17%   0%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  Unbound    0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  Unbound    0%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Mexico  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados       
120720  Semilla de algodón  45%      
      12072101¹  0%  
      12072999²  0%  
1404  Productos vegetales no expresados 
ni comprendidos en otra parte       
140420  Linteres de algodón.  45%   14042001  10%  
1512  A ceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso 
refinados, pero sin modificar 
químicamente  
- A ceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:       
151221  A ceite en bruto, incluso sin gosipol  45%   15122101  0%  
151229  Demás  45%   15122999  0%  
1521  C eras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de 
otros insectos y esperma de 
ballena o de otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso refinadas o 
coloreadas       
152110  C eras vegetales       
15211001  C arnauba  45%    0%  
15211099  Demás  36%    10%  
2306  Tortas y demás residuos sólidos de 
la extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en 
"pellets", excepto los de las 
partidas 23.04 o 23.05       
230610  De semillas de algodón  22.5%   23061001  15%  
2936  Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por 
síntesis (incluidos los concentrados 
naturales) y sus derivados 
utilizados principalmente como 
vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí 
o en disoluciones de cualquier 
clase  
- V itaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar       
293624  Á cido D - o DL-pantoténico 
(vitamina B3 o vitamina B5) y sus 
derivados  35%      
      29362401³  0%  
      29362402⁴  0%  
      29362499⁵  0%  
293628  V itamina E y sus derivados  35%      
      29362802 ⁶ 0%  
      29362899⁷  0%  
1 Para siembra.  
2 Las demás.  
3 Alcohol pantotenílico o sus éteres.  
4 Pantotenato de calico.  
5 Los demás.  
6 Vitamina E y sus derivados, en concentración mayor al 96%, en aceite.  
7 Los demás.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Morocco  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Ye ar 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 2) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  A utres graines et fruits 
oléagineux, même concassés  
- Graines de coton       
1207201000  Meme concassees, de semence  34%  15%     
1207209000  Meme concassees, autres  127%  15%     
      12072100001 2.5%  2.5%  
      12072900002 2.5%  2.5%  
1404  Produits végétaux non 
dénommés ni compris ailleurs       
140420  - Linters de coton       
1404200010  --- bruts  34%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
1404200091  ---- en masse  34%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
1404200099  ---- autres (en plaques, feuilles 
etc…)  34%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
1512  Huiles de tournesol, de carthame 
ou de coton et leurs fractions, 
même raffinées, mais non 
chimiquement modifiées  
- Huile de coton et ses fractions       
151221  -- Huile brute, même dépourvue 
de gossypol    1512210000  2.5%  2.5%  
151221000001  --- destinée à des usages 
techniques ou industriels autres 
que la fabrication de produits 
alimentaires  34%  15%     
151221000002  --- autres  215%  15%     
151229  -- A utres    1512290000  25%  25%  
151229000001  --- non durcies ni solidifiées : ( ---
- destinées à des usages 
techniques ou industriels autres 
que la fabrication de produits 
alimentaires)  34%  15%     
151229000002  --- non durcies ni solidifiées : ( ---
- autres, en emballages d’une 
contenance inférieure ou égale à 
20 kgs net de produits)  236%  15%     
151229000003  --- non durcies ni solidifiées : ( ---
- autres)  236%  15%     
151229000004  --- autres : ( ---- en emballages 
immédiats d’un contenu net 
inférieur ou égal à 20 kgs)  236%  15%     
151229000005  --- autres : ( ---- autres, 
destinées à la fabrication de 
produits alimentaires et 
présentées sous des emballages 
contenant plus de 20 kgs net de 
produits)  236%  15%     
151229000006  --- autres : ( ---- autres)  34%  15%     
1521  C ires végétales (autres que les 
triglycérides), cires d'abeilles ou 
d'autres insectes et spermaceti, 
même raffinés ou colorés       
152110  - C ires végétales       
1521100010  --- brutes  34%  15%   10%  10%  
1521100090  --- autres  34%  15%   10%  10%  
2306  Tourteaux et autres résidus 
solides, même broyés ou 
agglomérés sous forme de 
pellets, de l'extraction de 
graisses ou huiles végétales, 
autres que ceux des n° 23.04 ou 
23.05.       TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Ye ar 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 2) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
2306100  - De graines de coton       
2306100010  --- farines  55%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
2306100090  --- autres  55%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
2936  Provitamines et vitamines, 
naturelles ou reproduites par 
synthèse (y compris les 
concentrats naturels), ainsi que 
leurs dérivés utilisés 
principalement en tant que 
vitamines, mélangés ou non 
entre eux, même en solutions 
quelconques  
 - V itamines et leurs dérivés, non 
mélangés       
293624  -- A cide D  ou DL pantothénique 
(vitamine B3 ou vitamine B5) et 
ses dérivés       
2936240010  --- vitamine B3  40%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
2936240090  --- autres  40%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
2936280000  -- V itamine E et ses dérivés  40%  15%   2.5%  2.5%  
1 De semence.  
2 Autres.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  New Zealand  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED  DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  0%   0% 0% 
15122900  -- O ther  0%   0% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  0%   0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  0%   0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL-Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Norway  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds       
1207201  -- For feed purpose  268% or 
3.41 NOK/kg 
whichever is 
the highest      
1207209  -- O ther  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072910²  3.41 NOK 
per kg  0% 
      12072990³  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
1404200  - C otton linters  0%  14042000  0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
1512211  --- For feed purpose  176% or 
4.88 NOK/kg 
whichever is 
the highest   15122110  4.88 NOK 
per kg  0% 
1512219  --- Other  0.05 NOK/kg   15122190  0% 0% 
1512291  --- For feed purpose  176% or 
4.88 NOK/kg 
whichever is 
the highest   15122911  4.88 NOK 
per kg  0% 
1512292  ---- Solid fractions  14.4%   15122920  14.4%  0% 
1512299  ---- Other  12.7%   15122999  12.7%  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
1521100  - V egetable waxes  0%  15211000  0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other 
than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
230610  - O f cotton seeds       
2306101  -- For feed purposes  183% or 
2.34 NOK/kg 
whichever is 
the highest   23061010  2.34 NOK 
per kg  0% 
2306109  -- O ther  0%  23061090  0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
293624  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives    29362400  0% 0% TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
293624001  --- Products of this subheading 
covered by the Pharma -
agreement  0%     
293624002  --- Other  0%     
293628  -- V itamin E and its derivatives    29362800  0% 0% 
293628001  --- Products of this subheading 
covered by the Pharma -
agreement  0%     
293628002  --- Other  0%     
1 Seed. 
2 For feed purpose.  
3 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Pakistan  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2018)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 201 7) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:       
120721 00 -- Seeds 100%    3%  
12072900  -- O ther  100%    3%  
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  100%    16%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  100%    Rs.15000/MT   
15122900  -- O ther  100%    Rs.16800/MT   
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  100%    11%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  100%    11%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid (Vitamin 
B3 or V itamin B5) and its derivatives  50%    3%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  50%    3%  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Peru  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2018 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 20 12) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados       
1207200000  - Semillas de algodón:       
1207210000  -- Para siembra  30%   1207210000¹  0%  
1207290000  -- Las demás  30%   1207290000²  0%  
1404  Productos vegetales no expresados 
ni comprendidos en otra parte       
1404200000  - Línteres de algodón  30%    0%  
1512  A ceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso 
refinados, pero sin modificar 
químicamente  
- A ceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:       
1512210000  -- A ceite en bruto, incluso sin 
gosipol  30%    0%  
1512290000  -- Los demás  30%    0%  
1521  C eras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de 
otros insectos y esperma de 
ballena o de otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso refinadas o 
coloreadas       
1521100000  - C eras vegetales  30%      
      1521101000³  0%  
      1521102000⁴  0%  
      1521109000⁵  0%  
2306  Tortas y demás residuos sólidos de 
la extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en 
"pellets", excepto los de las 
partidas 23.04 o 23.05       
2306100000  - De semillas de algodón  30%    0%  
2936  Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por 
síntesis (incluidos los concentrados 
naturales) y sus derivados 
utilizados principalmente como 
vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí 
o en disoluciones de cualquier 
clase  
- V itaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar       
2936240000  -- Á cido D - o DL-pantoténico 
(vitamina B3 o vitamina B5) y sus 
derivados  30%    0%  
2936280000  -- V itamina E y sus derivados  30%    0%  
1 Para siembra.  
2 Las demás.  
3 Cera de carnauba.  
4 Cera de candelilla.  
5 Las demás.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Russian Federation  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tarif f Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty at 
Date of 
Accession  Final 
Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 7) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether 
or not broken:        
120720  - cotton seeds:        
1207201000  -- for sowing  5%      
1207209000  -- other  5%      
       1207210000¹  5% 0% 
       1207290000²  5% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:        
1404200000  - cotton linters  5%    5% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically 
modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions        
151221  -- crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed:        
1512211000  --- for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs 
for human consumption  15%  10%    10% 0% 
1512219000  --- other  15%  10%    10% 0% 
151229  -- other:        
1512291000  --- for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs 
for human consumption  15%  13%    13% 0% 
1512299000  --- Other  15%  13%    13% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect waxes 
and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:        
1521100000  - V egetable waxes  15%  12%    12% 12% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05        
2306100000  - of cotton seeds  5%    5% 5% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed        
2936240000  --- D- or DL-Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin 
B5) and its derivatives  5%    5% 5% 
2936280000  -- Vitamin E and its 
derivatives  5% 3%   3% 3% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  South Africa  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2018)  
Tariff Line  
(HS 2012 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:       
12072100  -- Seeds  47%    9.4%   
12072900  -- O ther  47%    9.4%   
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042010  -- Unprocessed  51%    0%  
14042090  -- O ther  51%    15%   
         
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  61%      
    151221101 10%  
    151221902 10%  
15122900  -- O ther  61%      
      151229103 10%   
      151229904 10%   
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes       
15211010  -- C arnauba wax  0%   0%  
15211090  -- O ther  12%    10%   
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  33%    6.6%   
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid (Vitamin 
B3 or V itamin B5) and its derivatives  10%    0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  10%    0%  
1 Marketed and supplied for use in the process of cooking food.  
2 Other.  
3 Marketed and supplied for use in the process of cooking food.  
4 Other.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Switzerland  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  A utres graines et fruits 
oléagineux, même 
concassés  
 - Graines de coton       
    12072100¹  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072010  --- pour l'alimentation des 
animaux, autres que celles 
pour la fabrication d'huile  43.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072910  3.7 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072021  ---- pour l'alimentation des 
animaux  43.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072921  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072023  ---- par extraction  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072923  28.65 Fr./ 100 
kg brut  0% 
12072024  ---- par pressage  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072924  21.5 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072026  ---- par extraction  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072926  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072027  ---- par pressage  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072927  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072091  ---- pour l'alimentation 
humaine  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072991  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072099  ---- autres  58.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut  12072999  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
1404  Produits végétaux non 
dénommés ni compris 
ailleurs       
140420  - Linters de coton       
14042010  --- bruts  0%   0% 0% 
14042090  --- autres  5.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   5 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
1512  Huiles de tournesol, de 
carthame ou de coton et 
leurs fractions,  
même raffinées, mais non 
chimiquement modifiées  
- Huile de coton et ses 
fractions       
151221  -- Huile brute, même 
dépourvue de gossypol       
15122110  --- pour l'alimentation des 
animaux  79.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   0% 0% 
15122190  --- autres  159.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   127.2  Fr./100 
kg brut  0% 
151229  -- A utres       
15122910  --- pour l'alimentation des 
animaux  81.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   0% 0% 
15122991  ---- en citernes ou fûts 
métalliques  184.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   138.25  Fr./100 
kg brut  0% 
15122999  ---- autres  184.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   149.1  Fr./100 
kg brut  0% 
1521  C ires végétales (autres que 
les triglycérides), cires 
d'abeilles ou d'autres 
insectes et spermaceti, 
même raffinés ou colorés       
152110  - C ires végétales       
15211010  --- cire de carnauba  0%   0% 0% 
15211091  ---- non travaillés  0%   0% 0% 
15211092  ---- travaillés (blanchis, 
colorés, etc.)  0%   0% 0% TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line  
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
2306  Tourteaux et autres résidus 
solides, même broyés ou 
agglomérés sous forme de 
pellets, de l'extraction de 
graisses ou huiles 
végétales, autres que ceux 
des n°  23.04 ou 23.05.       
230610  - De graines de coton       
23061010  --- pour l'alimentation des 
animaux  39.00 Fr./100 kg 
brut   0% 0% 
23061090  --- autres  0%   0% 0% 
2936  Provitamines et vitamines, 
naturelles ou reproduites 
par synthèse (y compris les 
concentrats naturels), ainsi 
que leurs dérivés utilisés 
principalement en tant que 
vitamines, mélangés ou non 
entre eux, même en 
solutions quelconques  
- V itamines et leurs dérivés, 
non mélangés       
29362400  -- acide D - ou DL - 
pantothénique (vitamine B3 
ou vitamine B5) et ses 
dérivés  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- vitamine E et ses dérivés  0%   0% 0% 
1 De semence.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Chinese Taipei  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, whether 
or not refined, but not chemically 
modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  0%   0% 0% 
15122900  -- Refined cotton -seed oil and its 
fractions  0%   0% 0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or not 
refined or coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes, whether or not 
refined or coloured  2.5%    2.5%  2.5%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than those 
of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
23061000  - O il-cake and solid residues of cotton 
seeds  0%   0% 0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, and 
intermixtures of the foregoing, whether 
or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid (Vitamin 
B3 or V itamin B5) and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%   0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Thailand  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound Duty  Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2017)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether 
or not broken:       
120720  - C otton seeds  30%      
      12072100¹  10%  
      12072900²  20%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:       
140420  - C otton linters  4.5%   14042000  3%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower 
or cotton -seed oil and 
fractions thereof, whether 
or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions       
151221  -- C rude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  27%, 0.77 B/Lt   15122100  27% or 0.75 
Baht/Litre 
whichever is 
higher   
151229  -- O ther       
1512291  --- Edible  27%, 5 B/Lt   15122910³  27% or 0.75 
Baht/Litre 
whichever is 
higher   
1512299  --- Other  27%, 0.77 B/Lt      
    15122990014 27% or 5.00 
Baht/lit re 
whichever is 
higher   
    15122990025 27% or 5.00 
Baht/lit re 
whichever is 
higher   
    15122990036 27% or 0.75 
Baht/lit re 
whichever is 
higher   
1521  V egetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110  - V egetable waxes  27%, 1.26 B/Kg   15211000  5% or 0.25 
Baht/KG 
whichever is 
higher   
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05       
230610  - O f cotton seeds  9%  23061000  9%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 8) 
293624  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(V itamin B3 or Vitamin B5) 
and its derivatives  30%   29362400  0%  
293628  -- V itamin E and its 
derivatives  30%   29362800  0%  
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
3 Fractions of unrefined cotton -seed oil.  
4 For refined.  
5 For edible.  
6 Other.  
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Turkey  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether 
or not broken: -Cotton 
seeds   
    
1207201000  -- For sowing  23.4%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.     
1207209000  -- O ther  23.4%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.     
      120721000000¹  4% 4% 
     
 120729000000²  10%  10%  
1404  V egetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:   
    
1404200000  - C otton linters  5% - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  140420000000  0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower 
or cotton -seed oil and 
fractions thereof, whether 
or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its 
fractions   
    
1512211000  --- For technical or 
industrial uses other than 
the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human 
consumption  19.5%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  151221100000  10%  10%  
1512219000  --- Other  31.2%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  151221900000  31.2%  31.2%  
1512291000  --- For technical or 
industrial uses other than 
the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human 
consumption  19.5%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  151229100000  19.5%  19.5%  
1512299000  --- Other  31.2%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  151229900000  31.2%  31.2%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1521  V egetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:   
    
1521100010  -- V egetable waxes, crude  9% - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  152110001000  0% 0% 
1521100090  -- O ther  10.6%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  152110009000  0% 0% 
2306  O il-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable 
fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05   
    
2306100000  - O f cotton seeds  13.5%  - Municipality share: 15% of 
customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case 
of road, rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of maritime 
transport) of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty and other 
charges mentioned above.  230610000000  13.5%  13.5%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used 
primarily as vitamins, and 
intermixtures of the 
foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent  
- V itamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed   
    
2936240000  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic 
acid (vitamin B3 or 
vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  5% 
 293624000011  0% 0% 
    293624000012  0% 0% 
    293624000013  0% 0% 
    293624000019  0% 0% 
2936280000  -- V itamin E and its 
derivatives  5%  293628000011  0% 0% 
    293628000012  0% 0% 
    293628000013  0% 0% 
    293628000019  0% 0% 
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  United States  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 201 9) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 2017 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  0.47¢/kg      
      12072100¹  0.47¢/kg  0% 
      12072900²  0.47¢/kg  0% 
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  5.6¢/kg    5.6¢/kg  0% 
15122900  -- O ther  5.6¢/kg    5.6¢/kg  0% 
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or not 
refined or coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes     0% 0% 
1521100001  -- C andelilla  0%     
1521100002  -- O ther  0%     
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  0.56¢/kg    0.56¢/kg  0% 
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid (Vitamin 
B3 or V itamin B5) and its derivatives  0%  29362400³  0% 0% 
29362800  -- V itamin E (Tocopherols and related 
compounds with Vitamin E activity) 
and its derivatives  0%  29362800⁴  0% 0% 
Note:  "¢/kg" stands for US$ cent per kilo.  
1 Seed for sowing.  
2 Other than seed for sowing.  
3 Vitamin B3 or B5 (d - or dl-Pantothenic acid) and its derivatives, unmixed, natural or synthesized.  
4 Vitamin E (Tocopherols and related compounds with Vitamin E activity) and its derivatives, unmixed, 
natural or synthesized.  
 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Viet Nam  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 201 8) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007 ) Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 201 7) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207  O ther oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:       
12072000  - C otton seeds  5%     
      1207210000¹  5%  
      1207290000²  5%  
1404  V egetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  - C otton linters  5%  1404200000  5%  
1512  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  
- C otton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  -- C rude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed  10%   1512210000  5%  
15122910  --- Refined oil  25%   1512291000  5%  
15122920  --- Fractions of unrefined cotton -
seed oil  10%      
15122990  --- Other  25%   1512299000  25%  
1521  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:       
15211000  - V egetable waxes  5%  1521100000  5%  
2306  O il-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form 
of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05       
23061000  - O f cotton seeds  5%  2306100000  0%  
2936  Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent  
- V itamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  -- D- or DL-Pantothenic acid (Vitamin 
B3 or V itamin B5) and its derivatives  0%  2936240000  0%  
29362800  -- V itamin E and its derivatives  0%  2936280000  0%  
1 Seed. 
2 Other. 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  2  SPECIAL SAFEGUARD PR OVISIONS  
2.1.  This section provides information on scheduled special safeguard (SSG) provisions for the 
relevant  cotton -related products and on the use of those provisions by Member, using the same 
methodology and presentation as in Part 3.2 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev .11 - 
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 11. 
2.2.  Of the 32 Members covered by this Market Access Part, seven have scheduled SSG provisions 
for the relevant  cotton -related products, namely, Colombia, Iceland, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, 
South Africa, and Switzerland -Liechtenste in. 
2.1  Scheduled SSG provisions for relevant cotton -related products  
Member  Tariff Line  
Colombia  1207  
 1512  
 2306  
Iceland  12072000  
 14042000  
 15122100  
 15122900  
 15211000  
 23061000  
Mexico  15122101  
 15122999  
 15211001  
Morocco  1207209000  
 1512210090  
 15122910  
 1512299110  
 1512299910  
 23061000  
Norway  12072000  
 15122100  
 15122910  
 15122990  
 23061000  
South Africa  15120000  
 23060000  
Switzerland -Liechtenstein  12072000 Ex  
 15122100 Ex  
 15122900 Ex  
 23061000 Ex  
 
2.3.  Based on Table MA:3 and MA:4 notifications circulated up to 10 October  2019, none of those 
seven Members have notified trigger levels for the volume -based and price -based  SSG concerning 
those  relevant  cotton -related products.  
2.4.  Based on Table MA:5 notificati ons circulated up to 10 October 2019 , none of those seven 
Members have invoked volume -based and price -based  SSG actions on those relevant cotton -
related products.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  3  TARIFF RATE QUOTAS  
3.1.  Of the 32 Members covered by the Market Access Part of this background paper, Colombia, 
Iceland, Morocco, Norway and South Africa have scheduled tariff rate quotas3 for the relevant  
cotton -related products.  
3.2.  This section is organized in the same manner as in Part 3.3 of 
document  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev. 11 - TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 11: Sub -section 3.1 provides 
information regarding the tariff rate quota commitments for relevant cotton -related products as 
specified in those five Members' schedules; Sub -section 3 .2 presents the most recent 
TRQ administration method s notified by those five Members in Table MA:1 notifications up to 
10 October 2019 ; and Sub -section 3.3 provides, for each of those f ive Members, up to 
10 October  2019, the TRQ quantities and the notified in -quota imports from Table  MA:2 
notifications and the corresponding fill rates further to the request made at the 
third dedicated  discussion. All these sub -sections are presented using the same 
methodology  as in the corresponding sub -sections of Part  3.3 of document  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev. 11 
- TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/ Rev.11.  
3.1  Tariff rate quota commitments for relevant cotton -related products  
Colombia  
TQID  Product  Tariff 
line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota  Final 
quota  In-quota 
tariff rate  
COLQ028  Las demas  semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados  1207  Metric 
tonnes  35 35 142%  
COLQ038  A ceites de girasol, cártamo o algodón, 
y sus fracciones,incluso refinados, pero 
sin modificar químicamente  1512  Metric 
tonnes  1,703  1,703  169%  
COLQ052  Tortas y demás residuos solidos de la 
extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en 
«pellets», excepto los de las partidas 
23.04 ó 23.05  2306  Metric 
tonnes  59 59 130%  
COLQ065  Las demas  semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados  1207  Metric 
tonnes  35,558  59,593  80%  
Iceland  
TQID  Product  Tariff 
line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota  Final 
quota  In-quota 
tariff rate1 
ISLQ047  Sunflower -seed, safflower or cotton -
seed oil and fractions thereof, whether 
or not refined, but not chemically 
modified  15121101  
Metric 
tonnes  156.9  156.9  15122901 
and 
15122909 
(7%) 15121109  
15121901  
15121909  
15122901  
15122909  
ISLQ056  V egetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or not 
refined or coloured  15211000  
15219000  Metric 
tonnes  0.6 0.6 15211000 
(0%) 
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton -related products.  
Morocco  
TQID  Product  Tariff line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota  Final 
quota  In-quota 
tariff rate  
MARQ014  Graine de coton  1207  Thousand 
Metric tonnes  0 0 127%  
MARQ015  Huile  1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 
1516, 1517, 1518  Thousand  
Metric tonnes  196.11  196.11  215%  
MARQ018  Tourteau de coton  230610  Thousand  
Metric tonnes  0.2 0.4 55%  
 
                                              
3 Also referred to as TRQ or tariff quota.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Norway  
TQID  Product  Tariff line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota  Final 
quota  In-quota tariff rate1 
NORQ222  Protein 
feeds  12010010, 12021010, 12022010, 12030010, 
12040010, 12060010, 12071010, 12072010, 
12073010, 12074010, 12075010, 12076010, 
12079110, 12079910, 12081010, 12089010, 
12121010, 12122010, 12123000, 12129110,  
12129910, 12129990, 15020011, 15041011, 
15042011, 15043011, 15060011, 15071010, 
15079010, 15081010, 15089010, 15091010, 
15099010, 15100010, 15111010, 15119011, 
15121110, 15121910, 15122110, 15122911, 
15131110, 15131911, 15132110, 15132911, 
15141110, 15141 910, 15149110, 15149910, 
15151110, 15151910, 15152110, 15152910, 
15153010, 15154010, 15155011, 15159011, 
15161011, 15162011, 15171010, 15179011, 
15180011, 15200010, 15220011, 23012010, 
23022010, 23025010, 23031010, 23032010, 
23033010, 23040010, 23050010, 2 3061010, 
23062010, 23063010, 23064110, 23064910, 
23065010, 23066010, 23067010, 23069010, 
23070010, 23080000, 38231110, 38231210, 
38231310, 38231910, 38237010  Metric 
tonnes  162.235  162.235  12072010  
(3.41 NOK/kg or 
268% whichever is 
the highest);  
 
15122110 and 
15122911  
(4.88 NOK/kg or 
176% whichever is 
the highest);  
 
23061010  
(2.34 NOK/kg or 
183% whichever is 
the highest);  
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton -related products.  
 
South Africa  
TQID  Product  Tariff line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota  Final 
quota  In-quota 
tariff rate1 
ZAFQ039  V egetable oils  1507, 1508, 1510, 1511, 
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515  Metric tonnes  61,083  61,083  1512 ( 12.2% ) 
ZAFQ051  O ilcake  2304, 2305, 2306  Metric tonnes  120,667  120,667  2306 ( 6.6% ) 
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton -related products.  
 
3.2  Most recent Tariff Rate Quota administration method notified for relevant cotton -
related products  
Colombia  
COLQ028, COLQ038, COLQ052 and COLQ065 ( Calendar year 2005)  
G/AG/N/COL/35  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
No quota administration.  
Iceland  
ISLQ047 and ISLQ056 (1 July - 30 June)  
G/AG/N/ISL/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
Not subject to quota. Applied rates of duty are equal to or lower than the corresponding in -quota 
tariff rates.  
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  Morocco  
MARQ014 (Calendar year 1995)  
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota  
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first -come first-
served basis  
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable  
(d) Other information: Not applicable  
MARQ015 (Calendar year 1995)  
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota  
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first -come first -
served basis  
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable  
(d) Other information: Not applicable  
MARQ018 (Calendar year 1995)  
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota  
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first -come first -
served basis  
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable  
(d) Other information: Not applicable  
Norway  
NORQ222 (Calendar year)  
G/AG/N/NOR/1/Add.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
Tariff -only regime.  
South Africa  
ZAFQ039 (Calendar year 1995)  
G/AG/N/ZAF/1/Rev.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
The applied rate of duty is lower than the IQTR. Therefore, no import arrangement is necessary at 
this stage.   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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G/AG/N/ZAF/1/Rev.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable  
(A) Country allocations: Global.  
(B) Import allocations: (i) Department of Agriculture will allocate and issue permits quarterly; (ii)  permits will be allocated to historical importers of oil -cake; (iii) 
permits will be allocated on  a pro rata  basis; (iv) permits will be valid for three months.  
3.3  TRQ quantities and in -quota imports for relevant cotton -related products4 
Colombia1,2 
COLQ038 (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  
TRQ Quantity  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  
In-quota Imports  23,907  27,119  31,117  32,243  18,116  33,186  33,403  28,385  34,836  40,911  37,990  36,302  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 
  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  
TRQ Quantity  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703 1,703 1,703 1,703 
In-quota Imports  43,894  37,768  32,187  41,899  40,301  46,187  40,132  48,306  34,697  28,147  28,681  36,052  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
COLQ052 (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  
TRQ Quantity  59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 
In-quota Imports  217 544 6,551  10,230  24,262  47,669  40,469  37,683  39,620  29,255  34,160  58,615  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 
  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  
TRQ Quantity  59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 
In-quota Imports  65,241  51,664  97,288  58,976  54,714  68,841  60,050  99,829  6,264  13,119  6,782  5,218  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
                                              
4 Norway is not listed. No import data is available for NORQ222 as a tariff -only regime is applied.    
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  
TRQ Quantity  35,558  37,997  40,400  43,650  46,275  48,946  51,616  54,287  56,957  59,628  59,628  59,628  
In-quota Imports  754 3,356  2,911  4,350  1,047  1,258  660 743 1,090  1,810  654 1,216  
Fill rates (%)  2 9 7 10 2 3 1 1 2 3 1 2 
 
  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015 2016 2017 2018 
TRQ Quantity  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  
In-quota Imports  1,148  1,937  967 1,001  1,589  1,541  1,115  1,552  1,516  1,846  1,170  1,524  
Fill rates (%)  2 3 2 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
1 Import data of COLQ065 covers imports under COLQ028.  
2 Colombia noted in its MA:2 notifications of 2011 -2018 that "Colombia's bound tariff quotas were not activated during the reporting period, as the bound intra -quota tariff 
is higher than the most -favoured -nation tariff applied." The data included in the line of "In -quota imports" for 2011 -2018 correspond to the total imports as reported by 
Colombia in the relevant MA:2 notifications. Fill rates are not applicable in those cases.  
Iceland  
ISLQ047 (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013 2014 2015 
TRQ Quantity  156.9  156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 
In-quota Imports  88.2 75.3 55.1 93.9 64.8 120.1  98.7 191.9  184.6  281.9  254.3  270.1  301.5  322.8  334.3  330.2  383.8  443 530.1  546.1  595.0  
Fill rates (%)  56 48 35 60 41 77 63 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
ISLQ056  (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013 2014 2015 
TRQ Quantity  0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 
In-quota Imports  0.2 3.9 2.4 1.5 0.8 3.4 0.8 0.7 1.0 4.5 3.3 4.8 4.5 4.2 5.6 5.9 7.7 6.0 6.8 5.1 5.0 
Fill rates (%)  33 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
Morocco1 
MARQ015 (thousand metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  
TRQ Quantity  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  
In-quota Imports  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
- 45 - MARQ019 (thousand metric tonnes)2 
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  
TRQ Quantity  0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 
In-quota Imports  0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 
Fill rates (%)  100 90 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
1 MARQ014 is not used.   
2 Import data of MARQ019 (Tourteau de tournesol) covers imports under MARQ017 (Tourteau de colza) and MARQ018 (Tour teau de cot on). 
South Africa  
ZAFQ039 (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
TRQ Quantity  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  
In-quota 
Imports  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
ZAFQ051 (metric tonnes)  
 
1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
TRQ Quantity  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  
In-quota Imports  301,308  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  3.3.  Based on the informa tion presented in section 3.3 above, the following charts show, by 
Member and by year, notified in -quota imports compared to the scheduled quantity, as well as the 
corresponding fill rates, under each TRQ.  
Charts on notified in -quota imports co mpared to the scheduled quantity  
Chart 3.1: Colombia (COLQ038)  
 
 
Chart 3.2: Colombia ( COLQ052 ) 
 
  
100%100%100%100%
100%100%100%
100%100%100%
100%
100%100%
100%
100%100%
05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rate
100% 100%100%100%100%100%
100%100%100%
100%100%100%100%
100%100%
100%
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,00090,000100,000metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity Fill rates (%)TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Chart 3.3: Colombia ( COLQ065 ) 
 
Chart 3.4: Iceland (ISLQ047)  
 
 
  
2%9% 7%10%
2%3%1% 1% 2%3%1%2% 2%3%2% 2%
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rate
56%48%
35%60%
41%77%63%100%100%100%
100%100%100%100% 100% 100%100%100%100% 100%100%
0100200300400500600
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rateTN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Chart 3.5: Iceland ( ISLQ056 ) 
 
Chart 3.6: Morocco ( MARQ015 ) 
 
 
  
33%100%
100%
100%
100%100%
100% 100% 100%100%
100%100%
100%
100%100%100%100%
100%100%
100% 100%
0123456789
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rate
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
050100150200250
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012thousand metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rateTN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Chart 3.7: Morocco ( MARQ019 ) 
 
Chart 3.8: South Africa ( ZAFQ039 ) 
 
100%
90%91%100%100%100%100% 100%100%100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
0001111122
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012thousand metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rate
100%100% 100% 100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100% 100% 100%100%
100%100%100%100%
100%100%100%
010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,000metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rateTN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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  Chart 3.9: South Africa ( ZAFQ051 ) 
 
4  OTHER NON -TARIFF MEASURES  
4.1.  This section contains information on other non -tariff measures applicable to relevant cotton -
related products. The information is presented using the same methodology and presentation as in 
Part 3.4 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev. 11 - TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev. 11. 
 
100%
100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
100%100%
100%100%
100%100%
100%100%
100%100%
100%100%
100%
050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,000metric tonnes
In-quota Imports TRQ Quantity %: Fill rate 
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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affected  Notif.  
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 27/08/2019   Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances. 
Final Rule  … C ottonseed subgroup 20C; …  G/SPS/N/USA/3099  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 25/09/2019   Pyraflufen -ethyl; Pesticide Tolerances. 
Final Rule  … C ottonseed subgroup 20C; …  G/SPS/N/USA/3101  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 25/09/2019   Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule … C ottonseed subgroup 20C;  … G/SPS/N/USA/3103  
C anada  C hina;  Poland;  South Africa;  
Ukraine;  Russian Federation;  
Romania;  Italy;  Viet Nam;  
Belgium;  Hungary;  Czech 
Republic;  Estonia;  Lithuania;  
Bulgaria;  Latvia; Moldova, 
Republic of ; Nigeria; Kenya;  
Zimbabwe;  Malawi; Côte d'Ivoire;  
C ongo; Central  African Republic;  
Senegal;  Tanzania;  Zambia;  
Benin;  The Gambia;  Ghana;  
Madagascar;  Sierra Leone;  
C ameroon;  Cabo Verde ; Chad;  
Namibia;  Guinea -Bissau;  Togo;  
Burkina Faso;  Mongolia;  
Mozambique;  Burundi;  Rwanda  SPS 03/04/2019   O rder Imposing Conditions in Relation to 
Secondary Control Zones in Respect of 
A frican Swine Fever  ... 23 06 10 Of cotton seeds;  … G/SPS/N/CAN/1244, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.1, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.2, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.3, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.4, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/1244/Add.5  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 25/04/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12)  … G/SPS/N/JPN/632  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/641  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.0 5, 12.06, 12.07 and 
12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/642  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/644   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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affected  Notif.  
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.0 2, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/645  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – Oil seeds and o leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01,  12.04,  
12.05, and 12.07)  … G/SPS/N/JPN/646  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 17/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – Oil seeds and o leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01, 12.07 and 
12.10) … G/SPS/N/JPN/6 52 
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 17/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural  chemical residue 
standards)  ... – Oil seeds and o leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01,  12.02, 
12.04,  12.05, 12.06, and 12.07 )  … G/SPS/N/JPN/6 53 
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 17/06/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01, 12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.1 0 and 
12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/654  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 31/07/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.05, and 12.07) 
… G/SPS/N/JPN/665  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 31/07/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.04, 12.05, 
12.06, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/666  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 08/08/2019   Revision of the substances having no 
potential to cause damage to human 
health that the provision requires the 
Minister of MHLW to specify under the 
Food Sanitation Act (Final rule)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01,12,02, 12 .04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/679  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 08/08/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.07 and 12.12) 
… G/SPS/N/JPN/672  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 08/08/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01, 12.07 and 
12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/673   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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affected  Notif.  
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 08/08/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... – O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS C odes: 12.01, 12.06, 
12.07 a nd 12.1 0) … G/SPS/N/JPN/671  
Brazil  A ll Members  TBT 23/09/2019   Technical Regulation No. 42, 
17 September 2019 (Instrução Normativa 
MAPA no. 42, de 17 de setembro  de 
2019) published by the Brazilian Official 
Gazette No. 182, on 19 September 2019  HS 09.09; 12.02; 12.04; 12.05; 
12.07; 12.09; 12.11; 12.12.10; 
Seeds and seedlings of vegetables, 
spices, medicinal and aromatics 
species  G/TBT/N/BRA/913  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 30/10/2018   Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule  … C ottonseed subgroup 20C; …  G/SPS/N/USA/3030  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 16/11/2018   Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule … C ottonseed, subgroup 20C; …  G/SPS/N/USA/3037  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 14/12/2018   Pyrifluquinazon; Pesticide Tolerances. 
Final Rule  … C otton, gin by -products  
C otton, undelinted seed …  G/SPS/N/USA/3044  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 15/12/2018   C lomazone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule … C ottonseed subgroup 20C …  G/SPS/N/USA/3041  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 19/03/2019   S-Metolachlor; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule … C ottonseed subgroup 20C …  G/SPS/N/USA/3052  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 23/10/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/602  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/12/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.12) ...   G/SPS/N/JPN/607  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 06/02/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 
12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/617  
Japan  A ll Me mbers  SPS 06/02/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.07 and 
12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/615  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 06/02/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.05, 
12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/613   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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affected  Notif.  
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 06/02/2019   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  … - O il seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit 
(HS C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/611  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 27/03/2019   Revision of the substances having no 
potential to cause damage to human 
health that the provision requires the 
Minister of MHLW to specify under the 
Food Sanitation Act (Final rule)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/629  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 27/03/2019   Revision of the substances having no 
potential to cause damage to human 
health that the provis ion requires the 
Minister of MHLW to specify under the 
Food Sanitation Act (Final rule)  ... -Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/627  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 24/05/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ...; - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.07 and 
12.12);  G/SPS/N/JPN/576  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 02/08/2018   Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule ... C ottonseed subgroup 20C …  G/SPS/N/USA/3015  
C anada  A ll Members  SPS 22/08/2018   Proposed Maximum Residue Limit: 2,4 -D 
(PMRL2018 -30) Pesticide 2,4 -D in or on undelinted 
cotton seeds (ICS Codes: 65.020, 
65.100, 67.040, 67.200)  G/SPS/N/CAN/1195  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 20/09/2018   A fidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule ... C otton undelinted seed …  G/SPS/N/USA/3023  
United States  A ll Members  SPS 02/07/2018   Tolfenpyrad; Pesticide Tolerances. Final 
Rule ...; C otton, gin byproducts;  Cotton, 
undelinted seed; …  G/SPS/N/USA/3009  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 24/05/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  … - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.0 5, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12); …  G/SPS/N/JPN/577  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... -Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/589  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  … - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 
and 12.12) ...  G/SPS/N/JPN/590  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes:  
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/588   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.11/Add.2 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.11/Add.2  
 
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affected  Notif.  
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical Residue 
Standards)  ... -Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/587  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... -Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12 .12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/584  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/583  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... -Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/582  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 30/07/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/591  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 10/09/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/599  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 10/09/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/598  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 10/09/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/596  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 04/08/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.0 7, 12.10 
and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/526  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 04/08/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01 and 12.07) 
… G/SPS/N/JPN/525   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 07/08/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 
and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/529  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/09/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12 .05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 
and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/532  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/09/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 
and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/531  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/09/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.04, 12.05, 
12.06 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/530  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/09/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... - O leaginous fruits, 
miscellaneous grains, seeds and 
fruits (HS  C odes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12 .05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 
and 12.12) ...  G/SPS/N/JPN/534  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 16/11/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/538  
Japan  India, C hinese Taipei, Greece  SPS 04/12/2017   Proposed designation of organisms that 
need notification prior to its importa tion 
in Japan  Papaya seed and seedling, cotton 
seed (for cultivation)  G/SPS/N/JPN/540  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 18/12/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/542  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 18/12/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  - O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/544  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/01/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07,12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/547   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 15/01/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07,12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/550  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 15/01/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07,12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/549  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, m iscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/553  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/561  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05,  12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/563  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/558  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives u nder the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.07 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/559  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 20/02/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07,  12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/565  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 13/03/2018   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  ...O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 
12.07) …  G/SPS/N/JPN/568   
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C hina  A ll Members  TBT 09/01/2018   Measures for the Inspection and 
Supervision of Import and Export 
Prepackaged Food Labeling  Food (HS Code: 0201 -0210; 0302 -
0308; 0401 -0410; 0504, 0507 -
0508, 0510 -0511; 0602; 0702 -
0714; 0801 -0806, 0811 -0814; 
0901 -0910; 1002, 1004, 1006 -
1008; 1101 -1109; 1202 -1212; 
1301 -1302; 1501 -1504,1506 -
1518,1521; 1601 -1605; 1701 -
1704; 1801, 1803 -1806; 1901 -
1905; 2001 -2009; 2101 -2106; 
2201 -2209; 2501; 2853; 2923; 
2936; 3004; 3501; 3502; 3504; 
3505; 7116)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1246  
Brazil  A ll Members  SPS 30/08/2017   Draft resolution (Consulta Publica) 
number  380, 22  August  2017, regarding 
the active ingredient D11 - DICAMBA  of 
the monograph list of active ingredients 
for pesticides, household cleaning 
products and wood preservers, 
published by Resolution – RE n° 165 o f 
29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official 
Gazette (DOU - Diário Oficial da União) 
of 2 September 2003 Inclusion of cotton 
culture with MRL of 0.04 mg/kg  and 
safety security period "not determined 
due to the mode of use", inclusion of 
Genetically Modified  Cotton with MRL of 
0.04 mg/kg and safety security period of 
113 days and inclusion of Genetically 
Modified Soybean with MRL of 4.0 
mg/kg and safety security period of 70 
days, all for post emergency use 
(application) for the active ingredient 
D11 - DICAMB A in the Relation of 
Monographies of Active Ingredients of 
Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products 
and Wood Preservers  HS codes 52, 12  G/SPS/N/BRA/1289  
Japan  A ll SPS 20/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Profenofos  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits  (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/495   
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req. Initiation/  
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Japan  A ll SPS 19/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Bromacil  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/491  
Japan  A ll SPS 20/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural c hemical:  
Pesticide: Prometryn  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.06, 12.07 and 
12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/485  
Japan  A ll SPS 19/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Hexaconazole  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and frui ts (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/484  
Japan  A ll SPS 20/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Isouron  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12 .10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/494  
Japan  A ll SPS 20/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Etoxazole  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.07 and 12.10)  G/SPS/N/JPN/497  
Japan  A ll SPS 19/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Spirotetramat  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.07 and  12.10)  G/SPS/N/JPN/487   
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req. Initiation/  
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Japan  A ll SPS 19/12/2016   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  
Pesticide: Thifensulfuron methyl  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12 .07 
and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/488  
Japan  A ll SPS 27/01/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemicals:  
Pesticides: Dazomet, Metam and Methyl 
isothiocyanate  
Dazomet, Metam and Metyl 
isothiocyanate are used as pesticide 
respectively. Dazomet and Metyl 
isothiocyanate can be readily 
metabolized to Metyl isothiocy anate in 
plants. Therefore, Japan is considering 
the MRL as a group of these substances  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 
12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/500, 
G/SPS/N/JPN/500/Corr.1  
Japan  A ll SPS 13/04/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesti cide: 
Imidacloprid  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/502  
Japan  A ll SPS 13/04/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
Prohex adione -calcium  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/505  
Japan  A ll SPS 13/04/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: 
Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Abamectin  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.07 and 12.10)  G/SPS/N/JPN/506   
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Japan  A ll SPS 16/05/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards). Proposed maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
Nitenpyram  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SP S/N/JPN/510  
Japan  A ll SPS 16/05/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards). Proposed maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical:  Pesticide: Boscalid  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/512  
Japan  A ll SPS 16/05/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards). Proposed maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
Glyphosate  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/514  
Japan  A ll SPS 16/05/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under th e Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards). Proposed maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
C lethodim  … O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/515  
Japan  A ll SPS 16/05/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards). Proposed maximum residue 
limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
Isoxat hion ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/513  
Japan  A ll SPS 13/04/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
C lofen tezine  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/503   
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Japan  A ll SPS 13/04/2017   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards). Proposed maximum 
residue limits (MRLs) for the following 
agricultural chemical: Pesticide: 
Fludioxonil  ... O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fru its (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06 
and 12.07)  G/SPS/N/JPN/504  
Switzerland   LIC 30/09/2016   In general terms, Switzerland's import 
licensing regime, notified in document 
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/8, remains valid for 
2016. Switzerland hereby submits the 
full responses including the amendments 
notified in the years 2013 to 2015  Sugar, edible oils and fats. Tariff 
headings (oils and fats for human 
consumption in Chapter 15 and 
germ of cereals for the 
manufacture of fats or oils in 
C hapter 11): …  1512.21.90; 
1512.29.91; 1512.29.99 …  G/LIC/N/3/CHE/12  
Liechtenstein   LIC 20/10/2016   Liechtenstein wishes to inform that due 
to the customs union between 
Liechtenstein and Switzerland the 
notification submitted by Switzerland 
contained in document 
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/12 should be taken to 
cover also Liechtenstein  Sugar, edible oils and fats. Tariff 
headings (oils and fats for human 
consumption in Chapter 15 and 
germ of cereals for the 
manufacture of fats or oils in 
C hapter 11): … 1512.21.90; 
1512 .29.91; 1512.29.99 …  G/LIC/N/3/LIE/9  
Egypt  A ll Members  SPS 4/12/2015   Ministerial Decree No. 693 for the year 
2015 mandating the application of 
Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 
"Edible Vegetable oils"   
The Ministerial Decree mandates that 
the producers and importers must 
comply with the Egyptian Standard ES 
7985/2013 "Edible Vegetable oils". 
Producers and importers are given a 
transitional period of six months to 
abide by the standard. This standard 
supersedes the following Egyptian 
Standards ( ES no.):  
(…) 
6. ES no. 49 -8/2005 "Vegetable Edible 
O ils - Part 8: Cottonseed Oil  
(…) 
16. ES no. 1672/2007 "Cottonseed Oil 
Second Grade"  
(…) Edible fats and oil  G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1   
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C hina  A ll Members  TBT 27/07/2015  26/04/2016  National Standard of the People's 
Republic of C hina: Feed Additive 
Nicotinamide (10 pages, in C hinese). 
This standard specifies the product 
requirements, test methods, inspection 
rules, labelling, packaging, 
transportation, storage and shelf life of 
Nicoti namide. This standard is applicable 
to the Nicotinamide made of chemical 
synthesis method  Feed additive Nicotinamide . 
Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent 
(HS: 2936) . Animal feeding stuffs 
(ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1127  
C hina  A ll Members  TBT 24/07/2015  25/04/2016  National Standard of the People's 
Republic of C hina: Feed Additive - DL-A-
Tocopheryl Acetate (11 pages, in 
C hinese). This Standard provides:  1. 
Scope; 2. Normative references; 3. 
Requirements; 4. Test methods; 5. 
Inspection rules; 6. Labelling, 
packaging, transportation and storage; 
7. Shelf life. C hapters 1, 3 a nd 5 of the 
Standard are mandatory, the rest  is 
recommended  Feed additive DL -A-Tocopheryl 
A cetate . Vitamin E and its 
derivatives (HS:  293628) . Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1104  
C hina  A ll Members  TBT 23/07/2015  24/04/2016  National Standard of the People's 
Republic of C hina: Feed Additive - DL-A-
Tocopheryl Acetate (Powder Form) (9 
pages, in Chinese). This standard 
provides:  1. Scope; 2. Normative 
references; 3. Requirements; 4. Test 
methods; 5. Inspection rules;  6. Label, 
package, transportation and storage; 7. 
Shelf life. C hapters 1, 3 and 5 are 
mandatory, the rest  is recommended  Feed additive DL -A-Tocopheryl 
A cetate (powder form) . Vitamin E 
and its derivatives (HS:  293628) . 
A nimal feeding stuffs (ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1099  
C hina  A ll Members  TBT 23/07/2015  25/04/2016  National Standard of the People's 
Republic of C hina: Feed Additive L -
Sodium Ascorbate (11 pages, in 
C hinese). This standard specifies the 
product requirements, test methods, 
inspection rules, labelling, packaging, 
transportation, storage and shelf life of 
L-Sodium Ascorbate. This standard is 
applicable to the L -Sodium Ascorbate 
made of L -Ascorbic Acid as raw material  Feed additive L -Sodium Ascorbate . 
Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent. 
(HS: 2936) . Animal feeding stuffs 
(ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1106  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 01/07/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical. Pesticide: Quinclorac  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, mis cellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.07 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/423   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/06/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Fenothiocarb  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/416  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/06/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Cymoxanil  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/415  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 20/05/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals - Pesticide: Phosa lone (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 
12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/387/Rev.1  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/05/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical – Pesticide/Veterinary drug: 
Teflubenzuron  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/410  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/05/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical – Pesticide: Quizalofop -ethyl, 
Q uizalofop -P-tefuryl  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/409   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/05/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical – Pesticide: Benzyladenine 
(Benzylaminopurine)  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12 ) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/407  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/05/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical – Pesticide: Asulam  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/406  
Turkey  A ll Members  SPS 23/04/2015  01/01/2016  Turkish Food Codex Communiqué 
A mending Communiqué on Named 
V egetable Oils  
The purpose of this amendment is to 
determine the criteria for named 
vegetable oils in line with Codex 
A limentarius Standards, and revise the 
criteria for hazelnut oil  Named vegetable oils (arachis oil, 
babassu oil, coconut oil, cottonseed 
oil, grapeseed oil, hazelnut oil, 
maize oil, palm kernel oil, palm 
kernel olein, palm kernel stearin, 
palm oil, palm olein, palm stearin, 
palm supr olein, rapeseed oil -low 
erucic acid, safflower seed oil, 
sesame seed oil, soya bean oil, 
sunflower seed oil)  G/SPS/N/TUR/57  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 27/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Malathion  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02 , 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/399  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide/Veterinary drug – 
Teflubenzuron  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/395   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Fluoroimide  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/394  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Flumioxazin  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/393  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Dichlobenil  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, m iscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07)  
 (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/392  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Clothianidin  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/391  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/02/2015   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(Revision of Agricultural Chemical 
Residue Standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical: Pesticide – Chlorantraniliprole  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/390  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 18/12/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Diflufenican  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 
12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/384   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 28/11/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical - Pesticide: Triflu mizole  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/381  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 28/11/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical - Pesticide: Flufenoxuron  (…) 
O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Code: 
12.01, 12.07 and 12.12)  G/SPS/N/JPN/379  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 27/10/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Propyzamide  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/375  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 27/10/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Propiconazole  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…)  G/SPS/N/JPN/373  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 23/05/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: Fenpyroximate  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/348   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 05/05/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pesticide: propargite  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/342  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/04/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards).  
The MHLW will withdraw all the 
provisional maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) set at the time of introduction of 
the positive list system for the following 
29 agricultural chemicals. (…)  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/339  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 02/04/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemical:  
Pestic ide: oxine copper  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 
12.10)  G/SPS/N/JPN/338  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 13/02/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
Pesticide: Dicamba.  
V eterinary drug/feed additive: Narasin  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.07 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/325/Rev.1  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 13/01/2014   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
Pesticide: Molinate  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05,12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/328   
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European 
Union  A fghanistan, Azerbaijan, Brazil, 
C hina, Dominican Republic, 
Egypt, India, Indonesia, Kenya, 
Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra  Leone,  
Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, 
V iet Nam SPS 13/01/2014  01/01/2014  C ommission Implementing Regulation 
(EU) No  1355/2013 of 17 December  
2013 amending Annex I to Regulation 
(EC )No  669/2009 implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council 
as regards the increased level of official 
controls on imports of certain feed and 
food of non -animal origin  
The Reg ulation reviews the list of 
imports of feed and food of non -animal 
origin, which are subject to an increased 
level of official controls. The changes 
concern the removal from the list of 
hazelnuts from Azerbaijan, mace, ginger 
and curcuma from India, mace f rom 
Indonesia and brassica vegetables from 
Thailand  HS C odes: ex 07049090, 070810, 
070820, 0709, 07093000, 070960, 
070990, 07102, 071022, 071080, 
071339, 080510, ex 08054000, 
080620, 0810, 081110, 0902, 
090420, 090810, 091050, 110630, 
12024100, 12024200, 1 207, 
121190, ex 19021100, ex 
19021910, ex 19021990, ex 
19022010, ex 19022030, ex 
19022091, ex 19022099, ex 
19023010, 20081110, 20081191, 
20081196, 20081198, 200899  G/SPS/N/EU/65  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 03/12/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals: Pesticide/feed additive: 
Ethoxyquin  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/326  
Russian 
Federation  Pakistan  SPS 07/10/2013   Letter of the Federal Service for 
V eterinary and Phytosanitary 
Supervision No.  FS-AS-3/12671 as of 
23 September  2013  
This letter introduces a temporary 
restriction on the import of regulated 
products with a high pest risk from 
Pakistan to Russian Federation, due to 
repeated cases of the detection of Capra 
beetle ( Trogoderma granarium  Ev.). This 
pest, which is absent in the territory of 
Russia, is of quarantine concern for the 
Russian Federation  HS C odes: (…), 1201, 1202, 
1203  00 000 0, 1204 00, 1205, 
1206 00, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1211 
(…) G/SPS/N/RUS/34 & 
G/SPS/N/RUS/34/Add.1   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 12/09/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
Pesticides: Difenoconazole, 
Tebuconazole  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/3 22 
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 23/07/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
Pesticides: Pyraclostrobin  
V eterinary drug/feed additive: Tylosin  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/319  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 28/06/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
The MHLW will withdraw all the 
maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the 
following seven agricultural chemicals, 
since these agricultural chemicals are 
not registered by the Ministry of 
A griculture, Forestry and Fishery in 
Japan. In addition, at present, no MRLs 
and actual uses for these chemicals exist 
in most c ountries.  
Pesticides: Anilofos, Dichlofenthion, 
Methazole, Milneb, Pyridafenthion and 
V amidothion  
V eterinary drug: Aklomide  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10, 12.11 an d 12.12)  
 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/318  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/03/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals  
Pesticides: Formetanate hydrochloride 
and pyrimethanil  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.10)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/311   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 28/01/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals  
Pesticides: Phenthoate and Spirodiclofen  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.10)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/310  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 10/01/2013   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals  
Pesticides: Alachlor and Norflurazon  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/307  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 29/08/2012   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
- Pesticide/veterinary drug: Abamectin;  
- Pesticides: Cyflumetofen, Flutriafol, 
Kresoxim -methyl, and Trifluralin;  
- Feed additive: Sedecamycin  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07, 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/303  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 13/06/2012   Revision of the Standards and 
Specifications for Foods and Food 
A dditives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(Revision of agricultural chemical 
residue standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
Pesticides: TCMTB, Fluridone  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS  Codes: 
12.02, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/301  
C anada  A ll Members  SPS 29/05/2012  30/08/2012  New C anadian phytosanitary 
requirements for imports of: dried and 
shelled leguminous vegetables, cereals; 
oilseeds; and seeds of a kind used for 
sowing; to prevent the introduction of 
khapra beetle ( Trogoderma granarium  
Everts)  The following commodities wh ich 
are recognized to present a risk of 
introducing Trogoderma granarium  
(Khapra beetle): dried and shelled 
leguminous vegetables (HS  Code: 
0713); cereals (HS  Codes: 1001 -
1008); oilseeds (HS  Codes: 1201, 
1202, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207); 
and seeds of a kind u sed for sowing 
(HS C odes: 1209.10 -29) G/SPS/N/CAN/609, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/609/Add.1 & 
G/SPS/N/CAN/609/Add.2   
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Japan  A ll Members  SPS 23/05/2012   Revision of the standards and 
specifications for foods and food 
additives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for the following agricultural 
chemicals:  
- Pesticides: 2,6 -Difluorobenzoic acid, N -
(2-Ethylhexyl) -8,9,10 -trinorborn -5-ene-
2,3-dicarboximide, XMC, A llidochlor, 
A zafenidin, Bromochloromethane, 
C hlorefenson (CPCBS), Cinosulfuron, 
C loprop, Copper terephthalate, Dichlone, 
Dimepiperate, Dimethametryn, 
Ethiofencarb, Etrimfos, Furametpyr, 
Halfenprox, Hexaflumuron, Isazofos, 
Naproanilide, Piperophos, Propaphos, 
Pyrifenox an d Trichlamide  
- V eterinary drugs: Nalidixic acid, 
Parbendazole and Thiamphenicol  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01,12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.10)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/298  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 10/02/2012   Revision of the standards and 
specifications for foods and food 
additives under the Food Sanitation Act 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for agricultural chemicals. 
Pesticides: "Aldicarb and Aldoxycarb", 
"Benfluralin" and "Chlorantraniliprole"  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01,12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.10)  
- A nimal or vegetable fats and oils 
(HS C odes: 15.01, 15.02, 15.06, 
15.08 and 15.12)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/293  
Japan  A ll Members  SPS 19/01/2012   Revision of the standards and 
specifications for foods and food 
additives under the Food Sanitation Law 
(revision of agricultural chemical residue 
standards)  
Proposed maximum residue limits 
(MRLs) for agricultural chemicals. 
Pesticides: Carboxin, Primisulfuron -
methyl, Pyridaben and Thidiazuron  (…) 
- O leaginous fruits, miscellaneous 
grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 
12.01,12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 
12.07 and 12.10)  
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/289  
 
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