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3 July 2020 
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Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 
  
FACTUAL PRESENTATION  
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT  BETWEEN SOUTHERN CO MMON MARKET  
(MERCOSUR) AND ISRAE L (GOODS ) 
Report by the Secretariat  
This report, prepared for the consideration of the  Free Trade Agreement between 
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and Israel , has been drawn up by the WTO 
Secretariat on its own responsibility and in full consultation with the Parties. The factual 
presentation reproduces as closely as possible the termino logy used in the Agreement 
and in the comments provided and does not imply official endorsement or acceptance 
by the Secretariat of such terminology. The report has been drawn up in accordance 
with the rules and procedures contained in the Decision for a T ransparency Mechanism 
for Regional Trade Agreements (WT/L/671) and thus does not imply any value 
judgement by the Secretariat regarding the contents of the Agreement.  
Any technical questions arising from this report may be addressed to Alberto Osnago  
(tel: +41 22 739 6969). Any statistical questions arising from this report may be 
addressed to Rowena Cabos (tel: +41 22 739 5185).  
 
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  Table of Contents  
 
 
1   TRADE ENVIRONMEN T ................................ ................................ ................................  4 
2   CHARACTERISTIC E LEMENTS OF THE AGREE MENT  ................................ ...................  10 
2.1   Background information  ................................ ................................ .............................  10 
3   PROVISIONS ON TR ADE IN GOODS  ................................ ................................ ..........  11 
3.1   Import duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions ................................ .................  11 
3.1.1    General provisions  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 11 
3.1.2    Liberalization of trade and tariff lines  ................................ ................................ ........  12 
3.1.3    Liberalization schedule  ................................ ................................ ............................  12 
3.1.4    Liberalization schedule by product  ................................ ................................ ............  15 
3.1.5    Tariff rate quotas  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 22 
3.2   Rules of origin  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  22 
3.3   Export duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions  ................................ .................  22 
3.4   Regulatory provisions of the agreement  ................................ ................................ ....... 23 
3.4.1    Standards  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  23 
3.4.1.1    Sanitary and phytosanitary measures  ................................ ................................ ..... 23 
3.4.1.2    Technical barriers to trade  ................................ ................................ ....................  23 
3.4.2    Safeguard mechanisms  ................................ ................................ ...........................  23 
3.4.2.1   Global Safeguards  ................................ ................................ ................................  23 
3.4.2.2    Bilateral safeguards  ................................ ................................ ..............................  24 
3.4.2.3    Balance of Payments measures  ................................ ................................ ..............  24 
3.4.3    Anti-dumping and countervailing measures  ................................ ................................  25 
3.4.4    Subsidies and state -aid ................................ ................................ ...........................  25 
3.4.5    Customs -related procedures ................................ ................................ .....................  25 
4   GENERAL PROVISIO NS OF THE AGREEMENT  ................................ ............................  25 
4.1   Transparency  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  25 
4.2   Current payments and capital movements  ................................ ................................ .... 25 
4.3   Exceptions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  25 
4.4   Accession and withdrawal  ................................ ................................ ...........................  26 
4.5   Institutional framework  ................................ ................................ ..............................  26 
4.6   Dispute settlement  ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 26 
4.7   Relationship with other agreements concluded by the Parties  ................................ ..........  27 
4.8   Government procurement  ................................ ................................ ...........................  29 
4.9   Intellectual property rights  ................................ ................................ .........................  29 
4.10   Competition  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  29 
4.11   Environment  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  29 
4.12   Labour  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  29 
4.13   Electronic commerce  ................................ ................................ ................................  29 
4.14   Small and medium -sized enterprises  ................................ ................................ ..........  29 WT/REG398/1  
 
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  4.15   Investment and Trade in Services  ................................ ................................ ..............  29 
4.15.1    Technical Cooperation  ................................ ................................ ...........................  30 
ANNEX 1  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  31 
ANNEX 2  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  45 
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  Key Facts  
 
Parties to the Agreement:  Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and 
Israel  
 
Date of Signature:    18 December 2007  
Date of Entry into Force:  23 December 2009 for Uruguay and Israel;  
     24 March 2010 for Paraguay and Israel;  
     3 April 2010 for Brazil and Israel;  
     9 September 2011 for Argentina and Israel  
 
Date of Notification:   29 March 2019  
 
Full implementation:   1 January 2020  
 
 
1  TRADE ENVIRONMENT  
1.1.  Argentina, Paraguay , Uruguay and Israel are parties to 8 bilateral and plurilateral RTAs notified 
to the WTO  while Brazil is party to 9 notified RTAs . 
1.2.  In 2017, Brazil's merchandise exports of USD 217.8 billion accounted for over 70% of 
MERCOSUR's total exports  (Table 1.1) . Israel's economy , with merchandise exports of USD 61.1 
billion is roughly the size of Arge ntina's . In 2017 Brazil ran a global merchandise trade surplus while 
the global trade balance of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Israel  was in deficit.  
Table 1.1 Israel and MERCOSUR  Merchandise Trade Profiles  
Member  Merchandise trade - 2017  Rank in world 
trade - 2017  GDP 
USD 
billion 
(2017)  Trade to 
GDP 
ratio 
2015 -17 Exports 
USD 
billion  % world 
exports  Imports 
USD 
billion  % world 
imports  Exports  Imports  
Argentina  58.4 0.33 66.9 0.37 30 27 637.8  12.3 
Brazil  217.8  1.23 157.5  0.87 19 20 2,055.0  12.0 
Paraguay  8.7 0.05 11.9 0.07 65 63 29.6 41.6 
Uruguay  7.9 0.04 8.5 0.05 69 78 58.4 25.6 
Israel  61.1 0.34 71.9 0.40 29 26 350.6  29.0 
Source:  WTO Trade Profiles (2017).  
 
1.3.  The main commodity group exported by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay was 
agricultural products representing respectively 64%, 41.5%, 63.8%, and 77.7% of their total 
exports in 2017. In the case of Israel , manufactures were the main commodity group exported 
accounting 92. 9% for the same period. Manufactures were the largest commodity group imported 
by the Parties in 2017 and represented 84.2% (Argentina), 77.1% (Brazil), 76.9% (Paraguay), 
73.6% (Uruguay)  and 76% (Israel) of total imports.  
1.4.  Based on 20 17 trade data, the MERCOSUR States collectively were Israel's 18th largest source 
of imports and 8th largest destination for exports, while Israel was MERCOSUR's 28th largest source 
of imports and 40th largest destination for exports.1 
1.5.  Chart 1.1 shows trends in global and bilateral trade of MERCOSUR  with Israel . Over the period 
Argentina experienced a steady global trade surplus that turned negative in 2013 and has been more 
or less in balance since. It  has run a consistent trade surplus with Israel  over the period surveyed , 
except in 2000 . Brazil experienced a steady global trade surplus that became negative in 2013 and 
subsequently recovered. It has run a consistent trade deficit  with Israel  over the p eriod.  Paraguay 
 
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  has run a global trade deficit over most of the period and a trade surplus with Israel. Uruguay has 
run a global trade deficit over the period and a trade surplus with Israel.  
Chart 1.1 MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay), trade with Israel and with 
world
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database.  
 
Chart 1.2 shows trends in global and bilateral trade of Israel with MERCOSUR States. Over the 
period  Israel has run a trade deficit in most years and a trade surplus with the MERCOSUR States 
where trade with Brazil dominates.  
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  Chart 1.2 Israel, trade with MERCOSUR and world, 2000 -2018  
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade  database.  
 
The commodity structure of trade between Argentina  and Israel, as well as of their global trade 
in the period s 2008-2010 and 2015 -2017, is shown in Chart 1. 3 on the basis of Harmonized System 
(HS) sections. Chemicals, machinery  and optical equi pment  accounted for more than three quarters  
of Argentina's  imports from Israel over the two time periods surveyed.  Israel's  largest global export 
categories were precious stones, chemicals  and machinery , accounting for nearly three quarters of 
exports  over the periods surveyed . Argentina's  largest import categories globally were machinery, 
vehicles  and chemicals , accounting for almost two thirds of total imports .  
The commodities most imported by Israel  from Argentina  were live animals and prepared 
foodstu ffs, accounting for  at least  80% of its bilateral imports.  Argentina's  largest global export 
categories were prepared foods, vegetables and vehicles . Israel's  largest imports globally were 
machinery, minerals and precious stones, accounting for more than h alf of global imports over the 
periods surveyed.  
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  Chart 1.3 MERCOSUR (Argentina) - Israel: product composition of merchandise trade, 
annual average  
 
Annual average: 2008 -2010 (inner circle); 2015 -2017 (outer circle) . 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database.  
 
The commodity structure of trade between Brazil  and Israel, as well as of their global trade in 
the periods 200 7-2009 and 2015 -2017, is shown in Chart 1. 4 on the basis of Harmonized System 
(HS) sections. Chemicals  and machinery accounted on average for more than  three quarters of 
Brazil 's imports from Israel in 200 7-2009 while in 2015 -2017 chemicals, machinery and plastics 
accounted for more than three quarters of imports.  Israel's largest global export categories were 
precious stones, chemicals and machinery, accounting for nearly three quarters of exports over the 
periods surveyed. Brazil' s largest import categories globally were machinery, minerals  and 
chemicals.  
The commodities most imported by Israel from Brazil  were live animals and chemicals. 
Imports of wood and articles of wood have become more important in the  more recent period.  
Brazil 's largest global export categories were minerals, chemicals  and vehicles. Israel's largest 
imports globally were machinery, minerals and precious stones, accounting on average for more 
than half of global imports over the period s surveyed.  
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Argentina
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 158 million
2015 -2017: USD 141 million28 
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15 10 6 22 Argentina global imports
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 51 billion
2015 -2017: USD 61 billion
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91034Israel global imports
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 57 billion
2015 -2017: USD 66 billion49
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Israel
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 122 million
2015 -2017: USD 128 million29 
24 21 6 4 17 27 
22 22 7 -5 17 Israel global exports
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 56 billion
2015 -2017: USD 62 billion
CRI18
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108828Argentina global exports
Total: 
2008 -2010: USD 65 billion
2015 -2017: USD 58 billion
Animal or 
vegetable fats 
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foods
Precious stonesWood and articles 
of woodPlastics
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  Chart 1.4 MERCOSUR ( Brazil ) - Israel : product composition of merchandise trade, annual 
average  
 
Annual average: 2007 -2009 (inner circle); 2015 -2017 (outer circle) . 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade  database.  
 
The commodity structure of trade between Paraguay and Israel, as well as of their global 
trade in the periods 2007 -2009 and 2015 -2017, is shown in Chart 1.5 on the basis of Harmonized 
System (HS) sections. Chemicals and machinery accounted on average for m ore than three quarters 
of Paraguay's imports from Israel in both time periods . Israel's largest global export categories were 
precious stones, chemicals and machinery, accounting for nearly three quarters of exports over the 
periods surveyed. Paraguay 's largest import categories globally were machinery, minerals and 
chemicals.  
Live animals and vegetables accounted on average for almost all imports by Israel from 
Paraguay in 2007 -2009, while in the later period imports of live animals accounted for almost all 
imports.  Paraguay 's largest global export categories were minerals  and vegetables . Israel's largest 
imports globally were machinery, minerals and precious stones, accounting on average for more 
than half of global imports over the periods surveyed.  
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Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 259 million
2015 -2017: USD 212 million27 
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20 10 6 23 Brazil global imports
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 140 billion
2015 -2017: USD 153 billion
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Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 56 billion
2015 -2017: USD 66 billion73124335
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967610Brazil imports from Israel
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 850 million
2015 -2017: USD 826 million31 
21 21 6 5 16 27 
22 22 7 -5 17 Israel global exports
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 54 billion
2015 -2017: USD 62 billion
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Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 171 billion
2015 -2017: USD 198 billion
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Precious stonesFootwearWood and articles of wood
VehiclesMachineryBase metals
OtherOpticalWT/REG398/1  
 
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  Chart 1.5 MERCOSUR (Paraguay)  - Israel: product composition of merchandise trade, 
annual average  
 
Annual average: 2007 -2009 (inner circle); 2015 -2017 (outer circle) . 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database.  
 
The commodity structure of trade between Uruguay  and Israel, as well as of their global trade 
in the periods 200 6-2008 and 2015 -2017, is shown in Chart 1. 6 on the basis of Harmonized System 
(HS) sections. Chemicals , machinery and plastics accounted on aver age for around  three quarters 
of Uruguay 's imports from Israel over both time periods . Israel's largest global export categories 
were precious stones, chemicals and machinery, accounting for nearly three quarters of exports over 
the periods surveyed. Urugu ay's largest import categories globally were minerals, machinery, and 
chemicals.  
The commodities most imported by Israel from Uruguay  were live animals  which accounted 
on average for 65% of total imports in 2006 -2008 and 91% in the more recent period . Uruguay's 
largest global export categories over both time periods were live animals and vegetables . Israel's 
largest imports globally were machinery, minerals and precious stones, accounting on average for 
more than half of global imports over the periods sur veyed.  
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Paraguay
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 22 million
2015 -2017: USD 92 million33 
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15 11 7 28 Paraguay global imports
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 7 billion
2015 -2017: USD 11 billion
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Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 56 billion
2015 -2017: USD 66 billion54 383
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Israel
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 14 million
2015 -2017: USD 15 million31 
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22 22 7 -5 17 Israel global exports
Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 54 billion
2015 -2017: USD 62 billion
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Total: 
2007 -2009: USD 5 billion
2015 -2017: USD 9 billion
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  Chart 1.6 MERCOSUR (Uruguay) - Israel: product composition of merchandise trade, 
annual average  
 
Annual average: 2006 -2008 (inner circle); 2015 -2017 (outer circle) . 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database.  
 
2  CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENT S OF THE AGREEMENT  
2.1  Background information  
The Free Trade Agreement (henceforth "the Agreement") between Israel and the Common 
Market of the South (MERCOSUR) was signed on 18 December 2007 and entered into force for 
Uruguay and Israel on 23 December 2009; for Paraguay and Israel on 24 March 2010; on 3 April 
2010 for Brazil and Israel; and on 9  September 2011 for Argentina and Israel. The Parties notified 
the goods aspects of the Agreement to the WTO on 29 March 2019 in document WT/REG398/N/1 
pursuant to Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994. The text of the Agreement, together with its Annexes, 
is available at the following internet links:  
Israel:  
http://economy.gov.il/English/InternationalAffairs/ForeignTradeAdministration/TradePolicyAgreem
ents/BilateralAgreements/Pages/Mercosur.aspx   
For MERCOSUR, Paraguay:  www.mre.gov.py/tratados/public_web/Tratados.aspx  
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Uruguay
Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 73 million
2015 -2017: USD 158 million28 
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Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 7 billion
2015 -2017: USD 9 billion
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Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 57 billion
2015 -2017: USD 66 billion40
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Israel
Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 11 million
2015 -2017: USD 14 million34 
20 20 6 5 16 27 
22 22 7 -5 17 Israel global exports
Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 54 billion
2015 -2017: USD 62 billion
CRI35
177662935
25115421Uruguay global exports
Total: 
2006 -2008: USD 5 billion
2015 -2017: USD 8 billion
Animal or 
vegetable fats 
and oilsVegetablesLive animals
ChemicalsMineralsPrepared 
foods
Precious stonesWood and articles 
of woodPlastics
VehiclesMachineryBase metals
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The Agreement is composed of 13 Chapter and a number of Annexes (Box 2.1).  
Box 2.1 Structure of the Agreement  
Preamble   
Chapter I  Initial Provisions  
Chapter  II General Provisions  
Chapter III  Trade in Goods  
Annex I  List of Concessions made by MERCOSUR  
Annex II  List of Concessions made by Israel  
Chapter IV  Rules of Origin  
 Annex I  Understanding on the Application of Article 13.3  
 Annex II  Specimen of Certificate of Origin  
 Annex III  Invoice Declaration Israel -MERCOSUR  
Chapter V Safeguards  
Chapter VI Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures  
Chapter VII Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Annex I  Form for Consultations on Specific Trade Concerns regarding Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary Measures  
Chapter VIII Technical and Technological Cooperation  
Chapter IX Institutional Provisions  
Chapter X Publications and Notifications  
Chapter XI Dispute Settlement  
Annex I  Code of Conduct for Arbitrators of Arbitration Tribunal  
Annex II  Rules of Procedure for Arbitration Tribunal Proceedings  
Chapter XII  Exceptions  
Chapter XIII  Final Provisions  
Annex I  Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters  
Annex II  Joint Declaration between Argentina and Israel relating to Chapter III of the FTA 
between MERCOSUR and Israel  
Source:  WTO Secretariat based on the Agreement.  
In Chapter I:1 the Parties are defined as MERCOSUR and Israel.   
Where a Party considers that it would be useful to develop and deepen the Agreement, it shall 
submit a request to the Joint Committee which shall examine it and where appropriate make 
recommendations by consensus, particularly with a view to opening negotiations (Chapter XIII:1).  
At the latest meeting of the Joint Committee held in Montevideo in November 2018, the Parties 
discussed a possible expansion of the Agreement.   
3  PROVISIONS ON TRADE IN GOODS  
3.1  Import duties and charges, and quantitative restrictions  
3.1.1   General provisions  
The Parties agree to establish a free trade area consistent with GATT Article XXIV ( Chapter  I:2). 
The objectives of the Agreement as laid out in Art icle 3 are to: eliminate barriers to trade in, and 
facilitate the movement of goods between the territories of the Parties; promote conditions of fair 
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  of the Parties, and increase cooperation in areas which are of mutual interest to the Parties; create 
effective procedures for the implementation, application and compliance with the Agreement, and 
its joint administration; and establish a framework for furt her bilateral and multilateral cooperation 
to expand and enhance the benefits of the Agreement.  
A customs duty includes any duty and charge of any kind imposed in connection with the 
importation of a good, including any form of surtax or surcharge in conne ction with such importation, 
but does not include any: internal taxes or other internal charges imposed in accordance with GATT 
1994; antidumping or countervailing duties imposed in accordance with Articles VI of GATT 1994 
and the WTO Agreement on Subsidie s and Countervailing Measures; safeguard duties or levies 
imposed in accordance with GATT Article XIX, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article 2 of 
Chapter V (Safeguards) of the Agreement; and other fees or charges imposed in accordance with 
GATT Artic le VIII and the Understanding on the Interpretation of GATT Article II.1(b) (Chapter I:7).  
The Parties agree to accord national treatment to each other's goods in accordance with GATT 
Article III and its interpretative notes which is incorporated into the Agreement (Chapter II:1).  The 
Parties reaffirm their obligations pursuant with the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (Chapter II:4).  
The domestic support for agricultural goods of each Party shall be consistent with the provisions 
of the Agreement on Agricultur e, which forms part of the WTO Agreement and to the disciplines 
established within the framework of future multilateral negotiations in that field (Chapter III:8).  
3.1.2   Liberalization of trade and tariff lines  
The Parties offer liberalization of tariff lines i n accordance with the bilateral trade liberalization 
schedules  on the basis of various categories as  found in Annexes I and II of the Agreement.  The 
duration  of the transition period for Israel and MERCOSUR are 8 and 10 years respectively. Because 
of the d ifferent dates of entry into force of the Agreement, its end of implementation differ across 
Parties.2 
 They agree upon request to consider granting further concessions in bilateral trade 
(Chapter  III:3). 
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement the P arties may not adopt or maintain any 
prohibition or restriction on the import of any good whether applied by quotas, licenses or other 
measures, except in accordance with GATT Article XI, including its interpretative notes. To this end, 
Article XI of GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes, or any equivalent provision of a successor 
agreement to which the Parties or Signatory Parties are party, are incorporated into and made a 
part of the Agreement (Chapter III:4).  
3.1.3   Liberalization schedule  
Table 3.1 shows the  tariff and trade liberalization offered by Israel to MERCOSUR Parties under 
the Agreement. Israel began implementing the Agreement in 2010 for imports from Brazil, Paraguay 
and Uruguay and in 2011 for Argentina. As shown in Table 3.1, 55.8% of Israel's ta riff lines were 
duty-free on an MFN basis in 2010, corresponding to 92.5% of its total imports from Brazil, 70.9% 
of its imports from Paraguay and 99.2% of its imports from Uruguay.3 Following the Agreement's 
entry into force, it liberalized as follows: 1,951 lines, representing 3.1% of its imports from Brazil 
between 2007 -2009; 1,956 lines, representing 0.1% of its imports from Paraguay in the same 
period; and 1,951 lines, representi ng 0.1% of its imports from Uruguay.  Liberalization continues 
until 2017 at which point 90.6% of imports of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay will be duty free. A total 
of 772 lines (9.4% of the tariff) remain subject to duties.  
 
2 The end of implementation is 2018 for imports of Israel from Argentina , 2017 for imports of Israel 
from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, 2020 for imports of Argentina from Israel and 2019 for imports of Braz il 
and Uruguay from Israel.  
3 Of the 8,213  lines in Israel 's schedule  (2010) , 7,735  (98.2%) are ad valorem . 73 lines (0. 9%) are 
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In 2011 55.9% of Israel's tariff  lines were duty -free on an MFN basis, corresponding to 91% 
of its total imports from Argentina.4 Following the Agreement's entry into force, it liberalized an 
additional 1,952 lines, representing 1.4% of its imports from Argentina between 2008 -2010. 
Liberalization continues until 2018 at which point 90.7% of imports from Argentina will be duty free. 
A total of 765 lines (9.3% of the tariff) remain subject to duties.  
Table 3.1: Israel  
Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the Agreement and corr esponding 
average trade  
Duty phase -
out 
period  Number 
of lines  % of total 
lines in 
tariff 
schedule  Value of 
imports  
in 
million 
USD % of 
total 
imports 
from 
Israel  Number 
of lines  % of total 
lines in 
tariff 
schedule  Value of 
imports 
from 
Israel  
in 
million 
USD % of 
total 
imports 
from 
Israel  
  Israel -Argentina MFN 2011  
Import period: 2008 -2010  Israel -Brazil MFN 2010  
Import period: 2007 -2009  
MFN duty -free 4,589  55.9 193.0  91.0 4,583  55.8 301.2  92.5 
2010     1,951  23.8 10.0 3.1 
2011 1,952  23.8 2.9 1.4     
2013     800 9.7 11.3 3.5 
2014 800 9.7 1.3 0.6     
2017     107 1.3 0.9 0.3 
2018 107 1.3 0.1 0.1     
Remain 
dutiable  765 9.3 14.7 6.9 772 9.4 2.2 0.7 
Total  8,213  100.0  212.0  100.0  8,213  100.0  325.6  100.0   
Israel -Paraguay MFN 2010  
Import period: 2007 -2009  Israel -Uruguay MFN 2010  
Import period: 2007 -2009  
MFN duty -free 4,583  55.8 70.9 99.9 4,583  55.8 73.1 99.2 
2010 1,956  23.8 0.1 0.1 1,951  23.8 0.1 0.1 
2013 798 9.7 0.0 0.0 800 9.7 0.5 0.7 
2017 104 1.3 0.0 0.0 107 1.3 0.0 0.0 
Remain 
dutiable  772 9.4 0.0 0.0 772 9.4 0.0 0.0 
Total  8,213  100.0  71.0 100.0  8,213  100.0  73.7 100.0  
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
Table 3.2 shows the tariff and trade liberalization offered by the MERCOSUR Parties to Israel 
under the Agreement. In 2011 7.2% of Argentina's tariff lines were duty -free on an MFN basis, 
corresponding to 9% of its total average imports from Israel in the period 2008 -2010.5 Following 
the Agreement's entry into force in 2011, it liberalized 25.1% of its tariff lines accounting for 11.6% 
of its imports from Israel. Liberalization continues until 2020 when 96% of Argentina's tariff lines 
are liberalized . 4% of  its tariff lines and 25.9% of its imports from Israel remain subject to duties.  
 In 2010 7.2% of Brazil's tariff lines were duty -free on an MFN basis, corresponding to 41% 
of its total average imports from Israel in the period 2007 -2009.6 Following the Ag reement's entry 
into force in 2010, it liberalized 17.7% of its tariff lines accounting for 5.6% of its imports from 
Israel. Liberalization continues until 2019 when 96.1% of Brazil's tariff lines are liberalized. 3.9% of 
its tariff lines and 1.8% of its i mports from Israel remain subject to duties.  
 
4 Of the 8,213 lines in Israel's schedule (201 1), 7,7 43 (98.3%) are ad valorem . 69 lines (0. 8%) are 
subject to specific duties, 47 lines (0.6%) to compound duties, and 354 lines (4.3%) to mixed duties.  
5 Of the 9,750 tariff lines in Argentina's tariff schedule 100% are ad valorem . 
6 Of the 9,750 tariff lines in Brazil 's tariff schedule 100% are ad valorem . WT/REG398/1  
 
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In 2010 16.6% of Paraguay's tariff lines were duty -free on an MFN basis, corresponding to 
5.2% of its total average imports from Israel in the period 2007 -2009.7 Following the Agreement's 
entry into force in 201 0, it liberalized 17% of its tariff lines accounting for 1.2% of its imports from 
Israel. Liberalization continues until 2019 when 96. 2% of Paraguay 's tariff lines are liberalized. 3. 8% 
of its tariff lines and 1. 1% of its imports from Israel remain subject to duties.  
In 2009, 15 % of Uruguay's tariff lines were duty -free on an MFN basis, corresponding to 
15.7% of its total average imports from Israel in the period 2006 -2008.8 Following the Agreement's 
entry into force in 2009, it liberalized 16% of it s tariff lines accounting for 0.5% of its imports from 
Israel. Liberalization continue d until 201 8 when 96% of Uruguay's tariff lines are liberalized. 4.4% 
of its tariff lines and 5.3% of its imports from Israel remain subject to duties.  
Table 3.2: MERCOSU R 
Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the Agreement and corresponding 
average trade  
Duty phase -
out 
period  Number  
of lines  % of total 
lines in 
tariff 
schedule  Value of 
imports 
from 
Israel  
in million 
USD % of 
total 
imports 
from 
Israel  Number  
of lines  % of 
total 
lines in 
tariff 
schedule  Value of 
imports 
from 
Israel  
in 
million 
USD % of 
total 
imports 
from 
Israel  
  Argentina MFN 2011  
Import period: 2008 -2010  Brazil MFN 2010  
Import period: 2007 -2009  
MFN duty -free 701 7.2 10.8 9.0 705 7.2 348.2  41.0 
2010     1,725  17.7 47.9 5.6 
2011 2,447  25.1 13.9 11.6     
2013     919 9.4 227.9  26.8 
2014 882 9.0 2.2 1.8     
2017     3,425  35.1 101.6  12.0 
2018 2,877  29.5 23.9 20.0     
2019     2,600  26.7 108.2  12.7 
2020 2,451  25.1 37.7 31.6     
Remain 
dutiable  392 4.0 31.0 25.9 376 3.9 15.2 1.8 
Total  9,750  100.0  119.6  100.0  9,750  100.0  849.0  100.0   
Paraguay MFN 2010  
Import period: 2007 -2009  Uruguay MFN 2009  
Import period: 2006 -2008  
MFN duty -free 1,615  16.6 0.8 5.2 1,653  15.0 13.8 15.7 
2009     1,783  16.2 0.4 0.5 
2010 1,659  17.0 0.2 1.2     
2012     1,085  9.8 3.6 4.1 
2013 865 8.9 1.6 11.2     
2016     3,272  29.7 10.4 11.8 
2017 2,817  28.9 2.7 18.8     
2018     2,749  24.9 55.1 62.6 
2019 2,412  24.8 9.0 62.4     
Remain 
dutiable  372 3.8 0.2 1.1 488 4.4 4.6 5.3 
Total  9,740 100.0  14.5 100.0  11,030  100.0  88.0 100.0  
Note:  Based on the HS2002 nomenclature for Argentina and Brazil.  Based on HS 2007 for Paraguay and 
Uruguay.  
Source:   WTO estimates based on data provided by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay authorities, the 
Agreement and the WTO -IDB. 
 
7 Of the 9,7 40 tariff lines in Paraguay 's tariff schedule 100% are ad valorem.  
8 Of the 11,030 tariff lines in Uruguay 's tariff schedule 100% are ad valorem.  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  3.1.4   Liberalization schedule by product  
Tables 3. 3-3.6 show Israel's tariff liberalization by HS Section.  Liberalization t ook place at 
regular intervals until 2017 (2018 in t he case of Argentina). Most of the lines that remain dutiable 
are agricultural products. The average final tariff remaining on dutiable products for agricultural 
products ranges from 9.1% to 87.3% (Argentina), 9.2% to 88% (Brazil), and 9.1% to 88% 
(Paragua y and Uruguay).  
Table 3.3 Israel -Argentina: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 
2011  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. F inal 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2011  2014  2018  
I 44.4 316 114 8   194 81.6 
II 57.2 421 129 19  2 271 87.3 
III 5.8 103 38 5 6 7 47 9.1 
IV 14.7 401 120 47 3 3 228 22.1 
V 0.3 164 158 6     
VI 1.6 904 764 136   4 7.0 
VII 4.0 344 197 147     
VIII 3.8 83 53 30     
IX 0.2 101 99 2     
X 3.5 174 115 59     
XI 6.5 1,304  576 70 631 20 7 12.0 
XII 6.7 57 25 7 25    
XIII 4.8 227 114 100  10 3 8.0 
XIV 4.3 79 45 27 7    
XV 3.3 1,074  675 392   7 7.7 
XVI 4.1 1,568  915 581 3 65 4 9.6 
XVII 3.7 287 144 18 125    
XVIII 2.9 360 231 129     
XIX 0.5 23 22 1     
XX 8.7 205 46 159     
XXI 5.9 18 9 9     
Total  8.6 8,213  4,589  1,952  800 107 765 57.3 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
Table 3.4 Israel -Brazil: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 
2010  Duty -free under the Agreement  Remain 
dutiab le Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  
I 44.4 316 114 7   195 82.8 
II 57.8 421 128 19  2 272 88.0 
III 5.8 103 38 5 6 7 47 9.2 
IV 14.7 401 120 47 3 3 228 22.1 
V 0.3 164 158 6     
VI 1.7 904 764 136   4 7.0 
VII 4.0 344 197 147     
VIII 3.8 83 53 30     
IX 0.3 101 98 2   1 12.0 WT/REG398/1  
 
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  HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 
2010  Duty -free under the Agreement  Remain 
dutiab le Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  
X 3.5 174 115 59     
XI 6.5 1,304  576 70 631 20 7 12.0 
XII 6.7 57 25 7 25    
XIII 4.8 227 114 100  10 3 8.0 
XIV 4.3 79 45 27 7    
XV 3.4 1,074  671 392   11 9.3 
XVI 4.1 1,568  915 581 3 65 4 9.6 
XVII 4.0 287 144 18 125    
XVIII 2.9 360 231 129     
XIX 0.5 23 22 1     
XX 12.5 205 46 159     
XXI 15.7 18 9 9     
Total  8.7 8,213  4,583  1,951  800 107 772 57.4 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
Table 3.5 Israel -Paraguay: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free lines 
under the  MFN 
2010  Duty -free under the 
Agreement  Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  
I 44.4 316 114 7   195 82.8 
II 57.8 421 128 19  2 272 88.0 
III 5.8 103 38 8 4 6 47 9.1 
IV 14.7 401 120 47 3 3 228 22.1 
V 0.3 164 158 6     
VI 1.7 904 764 136   4 7.0 
VII 4.0 344 197 147     
VIII 3.8 83 53 30     
IX 0.3 101 98 2   1 12.0 
X 3.5 174 115 59     
XI 6.5 1,304  576 70 631 20 7 12.0 
XII 6.7 57 25 7 25    
XIII 4.8 227 114 100  10 3 8.0 
XIV 4.3 79 45 27 7    
XV 3.4 1,074  671 392   11 9.3 
XVI 4.1 1,568  915 583 3 63 4 9.6 
XVII 4.0 287 144 18 125    
XVIII 2.9 360 231 129     
XIX 0.5 23 22 1     
XX 12.5 205 46 159     
XXI 15.7 18 9 9     
Total  8.7 8,213  4,583  1,956  798 104 772 57.4 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Table 3.6 Israel -Uruguay: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free lines 
under the  
MFN 2010  Duty -free under the 
Agreement  Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  
I 44.4 316 114 7   195 82.8 
II 57.8 421 128 19  2 272 88.0 
III 5.8 103 38 5 6 7 47 9.1 
IV 14.7 401 120 47 3 3 228 22.1 
V 0.3 164 158 6     
VI 1.7 904 764 136   4 7.0 
VII 4.0 344 197 147     
VIII 3.8 83 53 30     
IX 0.3 101 98 2   1 12.0 
X 3.5 174 115 59     
XI 6.5 1,304  576 70 631 20 7 12.0 
XII 6.7 57 25 7 25    
XIII 4.8 227 114 100  10 3 8.0 
XIV 4.3 79 45 27 7    
XV 3.4 1,074  671 392   11 9.3 
XVI 4.1 1,568  915 581 3 65 4 9.6 
XVII 4.0 287 144 18 125    
XVIII 2.9 360 231 129     
XIX 0.5 23 22 1     
XX 12.5 205 46 159     
XXI 15.7 18 9 9     
Total  8.7 8,213  4,583  1,951  800 107 772 57.4 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
The average remaining dutiable rates by HS Chapter applied by Israel to imports from 
MERCOSUR Parties of agricultural and industrial products at the end of the implementation period 
are shown in Chart 3.1. There is some reduction of duties vis-à-vis the MFN rate across a range of 
HS Chapters of both industrial and agricultural products and particularly in HS Chapter 14 . In other 
chapters  preferential duties match MFN duties indicating no reductions of duties on these products 
vis-à-vis the MFN rate.  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Chart 3.1 Israel: Average of remaining dutiable rates, by HS Chapter
 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel a uthorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
Tables 3. 7-3.10 show the MERCOSUR Parties'  tariff liberalization by HS Section. Liberalization 
takes place at regular intervals until 20 20 in the case of Argentina , 2019 for Brazil and Paraguay 
and 2018 for Uruguay . The MERCOSUR Parties liberalize all agricultural products by the end of the 
transi tion period. The lines that remain dutiable are industrial  products  with the average final tariff 
remaining on dutiable products ranging  from 9. 3% to 31.2% (Argentina), 9% to 35% (Brazil) , 8.7% 
to 20.4% (Paraguay ) and 2% to 28.2% (Uruguay).  
Table 3.7 Argen tina: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2011  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2011  2014  2018  2020  
I 9.4 342 27 12 65 224 14   
II 7.7 362 62 11 75 135 79   
III 9.6 71   20 51    
IV 15.0 269  1 92 86 90   
V 2.4 214 69 33 107 4 1   
VI 6.7 2,933  93 1,356  120 773 476 115 9.3 
VII 11.6 406 4 93 6 161 116 26 14.5 
VIII 11.5 121  16 17 62 17 9 20.0 
IX 8.0 107  19 31 42  15 10.5 
X 11.4 230 10 16 23 104 67 10 16.0 
XI 25.3 976  27 46 147 643 113 30.1 
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  HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2011  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2011  2014  2018  2020  
XII 25.1 62    1 48 13 31.2 
XIII 10.7 210 2 14 38 122 34   
XIV 9.6 64 6 11 7 26 14   
XV 12.0 739 11 79 87 193 346 23 13.0 
XVI 12.1 1,765  292 594 53 561 249 16 16.6 
XVII 14.0 211 32 49  34 47 49 19.7 
XVIII 12.5 476 89 112 83 75 116 1 14.0 
XIX 20.0 21   5 14 2   
XX 18.0 164 4 4  62 92 2 20.0 
XXI 4.0 7   7     
Total  11.5 9,750  701 2,447  882 2,877  2,451  392 18.7 
Note:  Based on the HS2002 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Argentina authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
Table 3.8 Brazil: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the Agreement, by 
HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2010  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  2019  
I 9.4 342 30 9 65 224 14   
II 7.6 362 62 10 76 135 79   
III 9.6 71   20 51    
IV 14.8 269  3 106 71 89   
V 2.4 214 69 33 107 4 1   
VI 6.7 2,933  102 1,339  134 783 476 99 9.0 
VII 11.8 406 3 89 10 163 115 26 14.5 
VIII 11.5 121  16 17 62 17 9 20.0 
IX 7.9 107  18 31 43  15 10.0 
X 11.4 230 13 16 21 103 67 10 16.0 
XI 25.3 976  26 47 185 605 113 30.1 
XII 25.1 62    1 48 13 31.2 
XIII 10.7 210 2 13 38 123 34   
XIV 9.6 64 6 11 7 26 14   
XV 12.0 739 11 64 90 195 356 23 13.0 
XVI 12.2 1,765  286 62 54 944 403 16 17.1 
XVII 17.9 211 31 4  75 52 49 35.0 
XVIII 12.5 476 86 12 84 158 135 1 14.0 
XIX 20.0 21   5 14 2   
XX 17.8 164 4   65 93 2 20.0 
XXI 4.0 7   7     
Total  11.6 9,750  705 1,725  919 3,425  2,600  376 21.0 
Note:  Based on the HS2002 nomenclature.  
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  Table 3.9 Paraguay: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the Agreement, 
by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2010  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2010  2013  2017  2019  
I 9.0 351 29 12 64 232 14   
II 7.9 353 60 10 70 132 81   
III 9.6 70   20 50    
IV 14.6 268 3 1 103 72 89   
V 2.4 206 68 33 100 4 1   
VI 6.3 2,967  201 1,294  125 760 478 109 8.7 
VII 10.2 416 28 88 12 157 110 21 14.6 
VIII 10.9 115  15 17 60 14 9 20.0 
IX 8.4 129  19 35 50  25 10.3 
X 10.5 225 21 23 20 89 62 10 16.0 
XI 16.8 980 13 26 38 182 619 102 19.3 
XII 19.6 63    1 46 16 20.4 
XIII 10.2 215 3 12 38 126 36   
XIV 9.6 64 6 11 7 26 14   
XV 11.4 737 20 64 88 196 347 22 12.5 
XVI 3.8 1,719  892 35 41 503 241 7 17.1 
XVII 7.6 215 74 5  33 54 49 14.5 
XVIII 7.6 457 189 11 76 70 111   
XIX 20.0 20   4 14 2   
XX 16.6 163 8   60 93 2 20.0 
XXI 4.0 7   7     
Total  8.5 9,740  1,615  1,659  865 2,817  2,412  372 14.2 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Paraguay authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
Table 3.10 Uruguay: Tariff elimination and reduction commitments under the 
Agreement, by HS Section  
HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2009  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2009  2012  2016  2018  
I 9.0 688 38 37 127 455 31   
II 7.7 388 70 10 71 145 92   
III 9.6 85 1  31 53    
IV 14.9 357 12 1 117 79 148   
V 2.4 208 68 33 102 4 1   
VI 6.7 3,025  161 1,328  141 776 495 124 9.7 
VII 10.5 459 47 91 12 151 139 19 14.6 
VIII 11.9 329  61 36 129 56 47 20.0 
IX 7.0 138 20 22 30 49  17 10.2 
X 10.6 253 27 26 20 103 67 10 16.0 
XI 16.1 1,221  22 26 121 230 672 150 17.6 
XII 24.5 98    1 70 27 28.2 
XIII 10.8 257 3 13 42 156 43   
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  HS 
Section  MFN 
Average  
% Number  
of lines  Duty -free 
lines 
under the  
MFN 2009  Duty -free under the Agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  Avg. Final 
Tariff  
(Dutiable)  2009  2012  2016  2018  
XV 11.4 769 52 63 84 191 356 23 12.6 
XVI 5.4 1,770  856 44 55 539 265 11 11.6 
XVII 8.6 235 73 5  33 67 57 12.2 
XVIII 8.4 469 188 12 76 68 124 1 2.0 
XIX 20.0 20   4 14 2   
XX 17.6 180 6   68 104 2 20.0 
XXI 4.0 9   9     
Total  9.2 11,030  1,653  1,783  1,085  3,272  2,749  488 15.0 
Note:  Based on the HS2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data in the Agreement and the WTO -IDB. 
 
The average dutiable rates remaining by HS Chapter applied by the MERCOSUR Parties to 
imports from Israel of industrial products at the end of the implementation period are shown in Chart 
3.2. For all MERCOSUR members, there are  some reduction of duties vis-à-vis the MFN rate in HS 
Chapters 28 -30. In other chapters preferential duties match MFN duties indicating no reductions of 
duties on these products vis-à-vis the MFN rate.   
Chart 3.2 MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay): Average of remaining dutiable rates, 
by HS Chapter  
 
Note:  Based on the HS 2002 nomenclature for Argentina and Brazil, Based on HS 2007 for Paraguay.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay authorities and the WTO -
IDB. 
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  3.1.5   Tariff rate quotas  
Under the Agreement Israel offers the MERCOSUR Parties tariff rate quota s in addition to its 
WTO TRQs  on a range of agricultural products as outlined in the tables in Annex 2 . For most products 
the TRQs provide for fixed quota amounts at duty free rates. None of the TRQs are liberalized over 
time.  
3.2  Rules of origin  
The rules of origin applicable to the Agreement are found in Chapter IV. A good is considered  
originating if: it is wholly obtained in Israel or a Member State of MERCOSUR in accordance with 
Chapter IV:4; products obtained in Israel or in a Member State of MERCOSUR incorporating materials 
which have not been wholly obtained there, provided that su ch materials have undergone sufficient  
working or processing in Israel or a MERCOSUR Memb er State within the meaning of Article 5 of 
Chapter IV.  
Cumulation of origin is governed by Article 3 of Chapter IV. Goods originating in one Party 
(MERCOSUR or Israel ) shall be considered as materials originating in the other Party and it shall not 
be necessary that such materials have undergone working or processing.  
A product is considered to be originating if the non -originating materials used in its 
manufacture un dergo working or processing beyond the operations referred to in Chapter IV:6  and 
(a) the production process results in a tariff change of the non -originating materials from a four -
digit HS  heading into another four -digit heading, or (b) the value of all n on-originating materials 
used in its manufacture does not exceed 50% of the ex -works price. In case of Paraguay, the value 
of all non -originating materials does not exceed 60% of the ex -works price. As regards trade 
between Uruguay and Israel and Paraguay and Israel, a product will be considered to have 
undergone a change in tariff classification if the value of all non -originating materials that are used 
in the production of the good and that do not undergo the applicable change in tariff classification 
does not exceed 10% of the ex -works value of the product  (Chapter IV:5) .9  
 The Sub Committee on Rules of Origin and Customs Matters  which shall be established by 
the Joint Committee can determine specific rules of origin by mutual agreement. The Parties 
confirmed that s pecific rules of origin have not been agreed upon  yet and they continue to apply the 
general rule s established in Chapter IV:5.  
Operations that are considered as insufficient working or processing to confer the status of 
originating  products are laid out in Chapter IV:6. Other provisions of Chapter IV deal with unit of 
qualification; accounting segregation; accessories, spare parts and tools; sets; neutral elements; 
principle of territoriality; direct transport ; and exhibitions . Chapter IV also contains provisions on 
procedures for the issuance of certificates of origin, invoice declarations, proofs of origin and 
documentation requirements.  
Where disputes arise in relation to the verification procedures which cannot be settled 
betwee n the governmental authorities requesting a verification and those  responsible for carrying 
out the verification or where a question is raised on the interpretation of Chapter  IV, the matter shall 
be submitted to the Sub -Committee on Rules of Origin and Cu stoms Matters, which shall be 
established by the Joint Committee in accordance with Chapter IX (Institutional Provisions) of the 
Agreement. If no solution is reached, Chapter XI (Dispute Settlement) of th e Agreement  shall apply 
(Chapter IV:31).  
3.3  Export duti es and charges, and quantitative restrictions  
No Party may adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the export or sale for export 
of any good destined for the territory of the other Party whether applied by quotas, licenses or other 
measures, ex cept in accordance with Article XI of GATT 1994, including its interpretative notes. To 
this end, Article XI of GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes are incorporated into and made a part 
of the Agreement (Chapter III:4).  
 
9 This provision do es not apply to products classified in HS Chapters 50 to 63.  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  3.4  Regulatory provisions of the agreement  
3.4.1   Standards  
3.4.1.1   Sanitary and phytosanitary measures  
Chapter VII applies to all sanitary and phytosanitary measures of the Parties that may, directly 
or indirectly, affect trade between them. They reaffirm their rights and obligations under the WTO 
SPS Agr eement.  
The Parties agree to exchange information on: any changes in SPS status, including important 
epidemiological findings, which may affect trade between the Parties; results of import checks in 
case of rejected or non -compliant consignments, within th ree working days ; and the results of 
verification procedures, such as inspections or on site audits within 60 days, which may be extended 
for a similar period in case of appropriate justification.  
The Parties agree to create a consultation mechanism as set  out in Chapter VII:4 to facilitate 
the solution of problems arising from the adoption and application of SPS measures, in order to 
prevent these measures from becoming an unjustified restriction on trade.  
3.4.1.2   Technical barriers to trade  
Chapter VI governs tec hnical regulations, standards and conformity assessment. The Parties 
reaffirm their rights and obligations in respect of the WTO Agreement on TBT. The Parties agree to 
strengthen their national standardization, technical regulation, conformity assessment a nd 
metrology systems, based on relevant international standards or international standards in imminent 
completion (Chapter VI:3 ). 
The Parties may commence negotiations with a view to signing Mutual Recognition 
Agreements between competent bodies in the areas of technical regulation, conformity assessment 
and metrology based on the WTO/TBT Agreement principles and the international references in each 
matter. In order to facilitate this process, preliminary negotiations may begin to assess equivalence 
between their technical regulations. Each Party shall submit annually a report to the Joint Committee 
on the progress of the negotiations on Mutual Recognition Agreements (Chapter VI:4).  The Parties 
confirmed that they had not signed any Mutual Recognition Agr eements yet. 
The Parties agree to provide mutual cooperation and technical assistance through competent 
international or regional organizations and to adopt a mechanism to identify and seek concrete ways 
to overcome unnecessary technical barriers to trade arising from the application of technical 
regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures.  
3.4.2   Safeguard mechanisms  
3.4.2.1   Global Safeguards  
Each Party retains its rights and obligations under GATT Article XIX, the WTO Agreement on 
Safeguards or any other  safeguard agreements pursuant thereto. Any Party taking an emergency 
measure under WTO provisions shall exclude imports of goods from the other Party unless: the 
product is not covered by the Agreement ; or imports from the other Party account for a substa ntial 
share of total imports10 and contribute importantly to the serious injury or threat thereof11 caused 
by total imports.  
 
10 Imports from the other Party shall not be considered to account for a substantial share of total 
imports if not among the top five suppliers and accounting for at least 15% of the good subject to the 
safeguard, in terms of imports share, normally three years. During the first three years after the Agreement's 
entry into force, the import share can be calculated for a period shorter than three years to the extent not to 
include the years before t he date of entry into force of the Agreement.  
11 In determining whether imports from the other Party contribute importantly to serious injury or threat 
thereof, the investigating authority shall consider factors such as the change in the import share of the  other 
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A Party initiating a global safeguard measure shall provide written notice to the other Party, 
retain a margin of preference if a customs duty is increased, and upon termination of the measure 
the rate of customs duty or quota shall be the rate which would have been in effect but for the 
measure. Imports from the Party that have been excluded from the applied safeguar d measure shall 
not be included in the calculation of serious injury. A Party may subsequently apply a safeguard 
measure to goods initially excluded from the measure if the investigating authority determines that 
an increase in imports of goods from that P arty contribute importantly to the serious injury or threat 
thereof (Chapter V: 2). 
3.4.2.2   Bilateral safeguards  
A Party may take a bilateral safeguard measure if a good subject to preferences under the 
Agreement is being imported into the territory of the other Pa rty in such increased quantities, in 
absolute and relative terms, and under such conditions that such imports alone constitute a 
substantial cause of serious injury or threat of serious injury to a domestic industry. A safeguard 
measure shall consist of th e suspension of the further reduction of the customs duty provided for 
under the Agreement, or an increase of the duty not to exceed the base rate of customs duty  
(Chapter V:1.2 ). The Party imposing the safeguard measure may establish an import quota for t he 
product concerned that shall not be less than the average imports of the product in the 36 months 
previous to the period used for determining the existence of serious injury. If a quota is not 
established, the bilateral safeguard measure shall consist o nly of a reduction of the preference which 
shall not be greater than 50% of the tar iff preference under the Agreement  (Chapter V: 1.3). 
A bilateral safeguard may not be applied in the first year after the tariff preferences under 
the Agreement come into for ce and may not be applied after five years from the date of finalization 
of the tariff elimination or reduction program applicable to the goods unless otherwise agreed by the 
Parties. After this period, the Joint Committee shall evaluate whether or not to continue the bilateral 
safeguard measure mechanism in Chapter V.  
In the investigation to determine whether preferential imports have caused or are threatening 
to cause serious injury, the investigating authority shall evaluate all relevant factors of an ob jective 
and quantifiable nature having a bearing on the domestic industry (Chapter V: 1.5). 
MERCOSUR may adopt bilateral safeguard measures as a sole entity or on behalf of one of its 
Member States as long as the requirements to determine the existence of s erious injury or threat 
thereof have been correspondingly fulfilled by MERCOSUR as a whole or the single Member State. 
Israel may apply a bilateral safeguard measure to either MERCOSUR or a single MERCOSUR Member 
State . 
In critical circumstances a Party ma y take a provisional safeguard measure that shall not 
exceed 200 days  (Chapter V: 1.9). An investigation to determine the existence of serious injury or 
threat thereof is to be carried out in accordance with the conditions and limitations in Chapter V :1.12 . 
No bilateral safeguard measure may be taken against a particular good by a Party more than two 
times or for a cumulative period exceeding two years . For perishable or seasonal goods no measure 
may be taken more than four times or for a cumulative period e xceeding four years.  
3.4.2.3   Balance of Payments measures  
Any measures adopted by a Party for balance of payments purposes shall be in accordance 
with Article XII of GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Balance of Payments provisions of GATT 
1994, which is inco rporated into and made a part of the Agreement. The Party concerned shall 
promptly notify the other Party of the measures applied. 3. In applying temporary trade measures, 
the Party in question will accord treatment no less favourable to imports originatin g in the other 
Party than to imports originating in any other country (Chapter II:8).  
 
deemed to contribute importantly to serious injury or threat thereof, if the growth rate of imports from that 
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  3.4.3   Anti-dumping and countervailing measures  
In the application of antidumping or countervailing measures and with respect to subsidies, 
the Parties shall be governed by thei r respective legislation, which shall be consistent with the WTO 
Agreement (Chapter II:3).  
3.4.4   Subsidies and state-aid 
Each Party shall ensure that any State trading enterprise it maintains or establishes acts in a 
manner consistent with the provisions of Arti cle XVII of GATT 1994 (Chapter II:5).  
The Parties share the goal of achieving the multilateral elimination of export subsidies for 
agricultural products and shall cooperate in efforts to achieve an agreement within the framework 
of the WTO to eliminate suc h subsidies. They agree not to apply export subsidies and other measures 
and practices of equivalent effect which distort trade and production of agricultural origin, to their 
mutual agricultural trade (Chapter III:9).  
3.4.5   Customs -related procedures  
The Parti es commit themselves to developing customs cooperation to ensure that the 
provisions on trade are observed. For this purpose,  they shall establish a dialogue on customs 
matters and provide mutual assistance in accordance with the provisions of Annex 1 of the 
Agreement (Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters) (Chapter II:10).  
The Agreement on the Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade of 1994 (Agreement of the WTO on Customs Valuation) shall govern the customs valuation 
rules applied by the Parties to their mutual trade (Chapter III:5).  
4  GENERAL PROVISIONS O F THE AGREEMENT  
4.1  Transparency  
Chapter X  deals with publication and notification. Each Party shall designate a contact point to 
facilitate communications between the Parties  on any matter covered by the Agreement.  The Parties 
shall ensure that their laws, procedures and administrative rulings of  general application respecting 
any matter covered by the Agreement are promptly published. They agree to notify each other of 
any actual measure that might materially affect the operation of the Agreement and shall promptly 
provide information to respond to questions on any actual measure, whether or not the other Party 
has been previously notified of the measure.  
4.2  Current payments and capital movements  
Payments in freely convertible currencies relating to trade in goods between the Parties and 
the transfer  of such payments to the territory of a Party, where the creditor resides, shall be free 
from any restrictions. Any measures concerning current payments connected with the movement of 
goods shall be in conformity with the conditions laid down under Article  VIII of the Statutes of the 
International Monetary Fund (Chapter II:6).  
4.3  Exceptions  
Nothing in the Agreement shall prevent a Party from taking actions and adopting measures 
consistent with Articles XX and XXI of GATT 1994 including measures affecting re -exports to non -
parties or re -imports from non -parties (Chapter XII:1).  
Nothing in the Agreement applies  to taxation measures except that the obligation of national 
treatment applies  to internal taxation measures to the same extent as does GATT Article III. N othing 
in the Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of any Party under any tax convention to 
which they are a party. In the event of any inconsistency between the Agreement and that 
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The limitation on the importation of non -kosher meat by Israel shall not be considered as a 
measure in violation of the Agreement.  
4.4  Accession and withdrawal  
Any State that become s a party to MERCOSUR may accede to the Agreeme nt (Chapter XIII:7). 
Each Party may withdraw from the Agreement by means of a written notification  (Chapter XIII:8) . 
The withdrawal shall take effect six months after the date on which the notification is received . 
4.5  Institutional framework  
The Parties estab lish a Joint Committee responsible for the administration of the Agreement 
and its implementation (Chapter IX:1). The Parties shall exchange information and at the request of 
any Party shall hold consultations within the Joint Committee. The Joint Committe e shall review the 
possibility of further removal of obstacles to trade between the Parties. It shall meet at least once a 
year and upon request of either Party. The Joint Committee may decide to set up sub -committees 
and working groups as it considers nec essary to assist it in accomplishing its tasks.   
To date, the Joint Committee met twice, in 2012 and 2018. It approved its Rules of Procedure 
and addressed practical difficulties concerning the implementation of the agreement, such as those 
related to ent ities authorized to issue certificates of origin or the transposition of the original lists of 
concessions to the most recent Harmonized System codes.12 It also discussed the exchange of the 
list of arbitrators of the agreement.  
4.6   Dispute settlement  
Chapter XI governs the settlement of d isputes arising from the interpretation, application, or 
non-fulfilment  of the Agreement's provisions. The Parties involved in a dispute between Israel and 
one of more of the MERCOSUR States shall attempt to  settle the dispute through direct negotiations. 
A request for direct negotiations is to be made in writing to which a reply will be given within ten 
days. The negotiations shall not extend for more than 30 days of the receipt of the written request, 
unles s the Parties agree otherwise. The direct negotiations shall be confidential.  
Whenever a dispute is between Israel and MERCOSUR, consultations shall be carried out 
within the Joint Committee, by means of a written request to the other party. The written re quest 
shall include the reasons for the request, including identification of the measures at issue and an 
indication of the legal basis for the complaint. Consultations shall be held within the Joint Committee 
within 30  days of the submission of the reques t (15 d ays for perishable and seasonable goods) and 
shall be deemed concluded within 30 days of the consultation request, unless otherwise agreed.  The 
Joint Committee shall make any recommendations within 30 days from the date of the first meeting. 
If cons ultations are not held within the agreed timeframe, or no agreement has been reached on a 
mutually acceptable solution, the complaining party may request the establishment of an arbitration 
tribunal.  
If consultations fail to produce a mutually acceptable solution, the Parties may, by mutual 
agreement, seek recourse to the services of a mediator appointed by the Joint Committee. A request 
for mediation must be made in writing and state the measure which has been the subject of 
consultations and the mutually  agreed terms of reference. The mediator's opinion (which is 
non-binding) may include a recommendation on steps to resolve the dispute that is consistent with 
the Agreement. If this is mutually acceptable, both Parties must submit a notification in writing  to 
the mediator.  
Any dispute ari sing from the provisions of the Agreement on issues falling under the WTO 
may be settled in any forum of the complaining Party's choice. Once dispute settlement procedures 
have been initiated the forum chosen shall exclude the other. If a dispute cannot be settled by direct 
 
12 The Joint Committee has established  an ad-hoc Working Group on Correlation of the lists of 
concessions to most recent HS (I JC – 2012 (HS 2012) and II   JC – 2018 (HS 2017))  and an a d-hoc Working 
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  negotiations or mediation, the complaining Party may submit a request in writing to the other Party 
for the establishment of an arbitration tribunal.  
Within 30 days of the Agreement's entry into force eac h Party shall prepare a list of national 
and non -national arbitrators. The arbitral panel is composed of three arbitrators, two nationals and 
one non -national. The arbitrators' code of conduct and rules of procedure for the arbitral panel are 
laid out in A nnexes I and II of Chapter XI respectively.  Only under special circumstances may the 
arbitration tribunal seek the opinion of experts or information from any relevant source.  Such 
information shall be disclosed to both Parties. The expert's opinion shall b e non -binding.  
The arbitration tribunal shall render its written award within 90 days from the date of its 
establishment (30 days for perishable goods) which shall be 15 days after the last arbitrator is 
appointed. Under no circumstances should the award be issued later than 120 days following the 
establishment of the arbitration tribunal (60 days for perishable goods). The arbitration award is 
unappealable, final and binding on the Parties.  
The Party complained against shall take the measures necess ary to comply with the award of 
the arbitration tribunal . If the arbitral award does not specify a term for compliance , the term is 180 
days. In the event there is disagreement between the Parties concerning the compatibility of the 
measure adopted in comp liance with the award, the complaining Party may seek recourse to the 
original arbitration tribunal to rule on the matter. If the arbitration tribunal decides that the 
implementing measures adopted are not in compliance with the arbitration award, the comp laining 
Party shall be entitled upon notification to suspend the application of benefits granted under the 
Agreement at a level equivalent to the adverse economic impact caused by the measure found to 
violate the Agreement.  
All documentation, decisions and  proceedings as well as the sessions of the arbitration tribunal 
shall be confidential except for the awards by the arbitration tribunal.  
4.7  Relationship with other agreements concluded by the Parties  
The Parties affirm their rights and obligations with respect to each other in accordance with 
the WTO Agreement, including GATT 1994, and its successor agreements and other agreements to 
which they are Party ( Chapter I:5 ). The Agreement shall not prevent the maintenance or 
establishment of c ustoms unions, free trade areas or arrangements for frontier trade which are 
accordance with the relevant WTO provisions (Chapter I I:2). 
Table 4.1 shows the Parties' RTAs in force, notified and non -notified, other than the 
Agreement.  
Table 4.1 MERCOSUR and  Israel: Participation in other RTAs (notified and non -notified in 
force), as of 2 July 2020  
RTA Name  Date of 
entry into 
forcea Coverage  GATT/WTO Notification  
Year WTO Provision  
MERCOSUR - COLLECTIVELY  
MERCOSUR – Egypt  01-Sep-17 Goods  2018 Enabling Clause  
MERCOSUR – SACU  01-Apr-16 Goods  2017 Enabling Clause  
MERCOSUR - India 01-Jun-09 Goods  2010 Enabling Clause  
Southern Common Market 
(MERCOSUR)  29-Nov-91 
07-Dec-05 Goods  
Services  1991 
2006 Enabling Clause  
GATS Art. V  
MERCOSUR – Chile 
[LAIA, AAP.CE 35]  01-Oct-96 
19-Jun-11 Goods  
Services  2020 
Not notified  Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  
 
MERCOSUR – Mexico  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 55]  01-Jan-03 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  
MERCOSUR - Cuba  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 62]  02-Jul-07 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  
MERCOSUR - Peru  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 58]  02-Jan-06 Goods  
Services  2020 
Not notified  Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  
MERCOSUR - Andean 
Community (except 
Plurinational  State of Bolivia 
and Peru) [LAIA, AAP.CE 59]  05-Jan-05 Goods  
Services  2020 
Not notified  Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  RTA Name  Date of 
entry into 
forcea Coverage  GATT/WTO Notification  
Year WTO Provision  
MERCOSUR - Plurinational 
State of Bolivia  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 36]  28-Feb-97 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause – Changes to LAIA TM 80  
MERCOSUR - Colombia  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 72]  20-Dec-17 Goods  Not notified  
MERCOSUR - Accession of 
Venezuela  12-Aug-12 Goods & 
Services  Not notified  
MERCOSUR - INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS  
Mexico - Uruguay  15-Jul-04 Goods & 
Services  2013 GATT Art. XXIV & GATS Art. V; Enabling 
Clause - Changes to LAIA TM80  
Brazil – Mexico  02-May-03 Goods  2019 Enabling Clause  
LAIA - Accession of Cuba  26-Aug-99 Goods  1999 Enabling Clause  
GSTP – Argentina, Brazil  19-Apr-89 Goods  1989 Enabling Clause  
Argentina – Mexico  01-Jan-87 Goods  2019 Enabling Clause  
Mexico – Paraguay  01-Jan-84 Goods  2019 Enabling Clause  
LAIA - all MERCOSUR 
Parties  18-Mar-81 Goods  1982 Enabling Clause  
PTN - Brazil, Paraguay, 
Uruguay  11-Feb-73 Goods  1971 Enabling Clause  
Brazil – Venezuela  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 69]  14-Oct-14 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina – Venezuela  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 68]  02-Jan-13 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Uruguay - Venezuela  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 63]  03-Apr-09 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Brazil - Suriname  
[LAIA, AAP.A25 TM 41]  26-Jul-06 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Brazil - Guyana – Saint Kitts 
and Nevisb 
[LAIA, AAP.A25TM 38]  31-May-04 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina - Uruguay  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 57]  01-May-03 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Brazil – Venezuela  
[LAIA, AAP.A14TM 15]   
18-Oct-98 Goods  
Services  2020 
Not notified  Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
 
LAIA - Seeds  
[AAP.AG 2]  18-Jun-93 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina -Brazil -Uruguayc 
[LAIA, AAP.A14TM 6]  27-Jun-92 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Chile - Argentina  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 16]  02-Aug-91  Goods  
Services  2020 
Not notified  Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina – Brazil  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 14]  20-Dec-90 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina - Paraguay  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 13]  28-Nov-89 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
LAIA - Cultural Goods  
[LAIA AAR.CEYC 7]  01-Jan-89 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Brazil – Uruguay  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 2]  16-Oct-85 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Argentina - Uruguay  
[LAIA, AAP.AG 1]  14-May-84 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
LAIA – Agreement on 
Regional Tariff Preference  
[LAIA, AAR.PAR 4]  01-Jul-84 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
LAIA- Preferences in favour 
of Paraguay  
[LAIA, AAR.AM 3]  01-Jul-84 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
LAIA - Preferences in favour 
of Ecuador  
[LAIA, AAR.AM 2]  01-May-83 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
LAIA - Preferences in favour 
of the Plurinational State of 
Bolivia  
[LAIA, AAR.AM 1]  01-May-83 Goods  2020 Enabling Clause - Changes to LAIA TM 80  
Paraguay – Chinese Taipei  27-Feb-19 Goods & 
Services  Not notified  
Chile – Uruguay  
[LAIA, AAP.CE 73]  13-Dec-18 Goods & 
Services  Not notified  
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  RTA Name  Date of 
entry into 
forcea Coverage  GATT/WTO Notification  
Year WTO Provision  
ISRAEL  
Israel – Mexico  01-Jul-00 Goods  2001 GATT Art. XXIV  
European Union – Israel  01-Jun-00 Goods  2000 GATT Art. XXIV  
Turkey – Israel  01-May-97 Goods  1998 GATT Art. XXIV  
Canada – Israel  01-Jan-97 Goods  1997 GATT Art. XXIV  
EFTA – Israel  01-Jan-93 Goods  1992 GATT Art. XXIV  
United States – Israel  19-Aug-85 Goods  1985 GATT Art. XXIV  
Protocol on Trade 
Negotiations (PTN)  11-Feb-73 Goods  1971 Enabling Clause  
Panama – Israel  06-Oct-10 Goods  Not notified  
Jordan – Israel  19-Apr-96 Goods  Not notified  
a Dates of the first entry into force for at least one of the Parties.  
b Saint Kitts and Nevis acceded under the Sixth Additional Protocol which entered into force on 5 July 
2012.  
c Uruguay acceded under the First Accession Protocol signed on 15 July 1994.   
Note:  LAIA TM80: LAIA 1980 Treaty of Montevideo. For those agreements negotiated under the LAIA 
framework, the LAIA reference is included in brackets. Details of these agreements can be found at: 
http://www.aladi.org.  
Source:  WTO Secretariat. Further information on these Agreements and on specific dates of entry into 
force/provisional applications may be found in the WTO Database on RTAs: http://rtais.wto.org .  
 
4.8  Government procurement  
There  are no provisions in the Agreement on Government procurement.  
4.9  Intellectual property rights  
There are no provisions in the Agreement on intellectual property rights.  
4.10  Competition  
Subject to its laws, regulations and decisions regarding competition, each Par ty shall accord 
to the individuals and companies of the other Party such treatment as necessary to the pursuit of 
their activities under th e Agreement. Chapter XI (Dispute Settlement) of th e Agreement  does not 
apply to competition related activities (Chapt er II:7).  
4.11  Environment  
There are no provisions in the Agreement on environment.  
4.12  Labour  
There are no provisions in the Agreement on labour.  
4.13  Electronic commerce  
There are no provisions in the Agreement on electronic commerce.  
4.14  Small and medium -sized enterprise s 
There are no provisions in the Agreement on SMEs.  
4.15  Investment and Trade in Services  
The Parties recognize the importance of the areas of investments and trade in services. In 
their efforts to gradually deepen and broaden their economic relations, they wil l consider in the Joint 
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  trade in services, on the basis of the GATS framework as applicable. The Parties informed that they 
had not yet opened negotiations on market access on investments and trade in services, although 
preliminary discussions in relation to these topics were held during the first meeting of the Joint 
Committee . 
In order to broaden reciprocal knowledge about trade and investment opportunities in both 
Parties, the Parties shall stimulate trade promotion activities such as seminars, trade missions, fairs, 
symposia and exhibitions (Chapter II:9).  
4.15.1   Technical Cooperation  
The Parties reaffirm the importance of technologica l and technical cooperation as a means to 
contribute to the implementation of the Agreement.  They shall establish a technological cooperation 
mechanism in order to develop their industrial sectors and infrastructure, in particular in the fields 
of agricult ural and agro -industrial activities, banking, engineering and construction, chemistry, fine 
chemistry, fertilizers, pharmacy, automation and robotics, irrigation, alloys and super alloys, 
avionics, microelectronics, telecommunication, health, medical equip ment, education, security 
equipment systems and other fields. Technological cooperation may be comprised of technology 
transfer and joint projects for the development of new technologies as well as other initiatives  
(Chapter VIII:2) . Within six months of t he Agreement's entry into force, the Joint Committee shall 
define priority sectors for technological cooperation and request the Parties' respective authorities 
to identify specific projects and to establish mechanism for their implementation.  The Parties 
confirmed that the technological cooperation mechanism has not been created yet.  
The Parties shall establish a technical cooperation mechanism in order to develop their 
technical capabilities in specific sectors, with particular attention to smaller economies that are party 
to the Agreement and SMEs  (Chapter VIII:3) . No later than six months after the entry into force of 
the Agreement the Joint Committee shall define priority secto rs for technical cooperation and request 
the Parties' respective authorities to identify specific projects and establish mechanisms for their 
implementation. The Parties confirmed that the technical cooperation mechanism has not been 
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  ANNEX 1 
1. A comparison between the scheduled elimination of tariffs applied to the Parties' mutual 
imports and the duty rates applied by them on MFN imports is shown in Tables A1.1 and A1.2, by 
HS Chapters 1 -24 (agricultural products), 25 -97 (industrial products) and  total products. Applied 
MFN duty rates in 2016 serve as a comparison.  
2. Israel's overall average applied MFN tariff rate  on all products  in 201 0 was 8.7% (Table A1.1), 
compared to 35.7% on agricultural products and 4.2% on industrial goods . Duty -free tariff  lines 
accounted for 55. 8% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into force of the Agreement  in 2010 (for Brazil, 
Paraguay and Uruguay) , the share of duty -free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 32.2% 
to 38.5%, while the share of duty -free tariff li nes in industrial products rose from 60% to 86.9%. At 
the end of the transition period in 20 17, exporters in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay will face zero 
duties on 90.6% of Israel 's tariff lines (99. 6% for industrial products and 40.2% for agricultural 
products).  
3. In 2011 Israel's average applied tariff on agricultural goods in HS Chapters 1 -24 was 35.5%, 
compared to an average applied tariff of 4% on industrial goods. Duty -free tariff lines accounted for 
55.9% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into force of th e Agreement in 2011 for Argentina the share of 
duty-free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 32.3% to 38.7%, while the share of duty -free 
tariff lines in industrial products rose from 60.1% to 86.9%. At the end of the transition period in 
2018,  exporters in Argentina will face zero duties on 90.7% of Israel's tariff lines (99.6% for 
industrial products and 40.4% for agricultural products).  
Table A1. 1 Israel: Indicators of MFN tariff rates and preferential rates for imports from 
MERCOSUR Parties  
Origin of 
goods  Year ALL PRODUCTS  HS Chapters 1 -24 HS Chapters 25 -97 
Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
MFN 2019 6.7 20.6 66.8 26.4 51.7 46.4 2.7 9.4 71.2 
MFN 2011 8.6 19.7 55.9 35.5 53.8 32.3 4.0 10.1 60.1 
Argentina  2011 5.9 29.8 79.6 34.1 57.5 38.7 1.1 8.4 86.9 
 2012 5.6 28.3 79.6 34.0 57.5 38.7 0.8 5.9 86.9 
 2013 5.3 26.8 79.6 34.0 57.4 38.7 0.4 3.4 86.9 
 2014 5.0 50.4 89.4 34.0 58.1 39.4 0.1 6.4 98.3 
 2015 5.0 50.3 89.4 34.0 58.1 39.4 0.1 5.2 98.3 
 2016 5.0 50.1 89.4 33.9 58.1 39.4 0.1 4.2 98.3 
 2017 4.9 49.9 89.4 33.9 58.1 39.4 0.1 3.0 98.3 
 2018 4.9 57.3 90.7 33.9 59.1 40.4 0.0 9.1 99.6 
MFN 2010 8.7 20.0 55.8 35.7 54.2 32.2 4.2 10.5 60.0 
Brazil  2010 5.9 29.8 79.6 34.3 57.9 38.5 1.1 8.5 86.9 
 2011 5.6 28.4 79.6 34.3 57.9 38.5 0.8 5.9 86.9 
 2012 5.3 26.9 79.6 34.2 57.8 38.5 0.4 3.4 86.9 
 2013 5.0 50.5 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 6.6 98.2 
 2014 5.0 50.3 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 5.5 98.2 
 2015 5.0 50.2 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 4.5 98.2 
 2016 5.0 50.0 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 3.4 98.2 
 2017 4.9 57.4 90.6 34.1 59.5 40.2 0.0 9.6 99.6 
MFN 2010 8.7 20.0 55.8 35.7 54.2 32.2 4.2 10.5 60.0 
Paraguay  2010 5.8 29.7 79.6 34.3 58.1 38.8 1.1 8.2 86.9 
 2011 5.6 28.3 79.6 34.2 58.1 38.8 0.8 5.8 86.9 
 2012 5.3 26.9 79.6 34.2 58.1 38.8 0.4 3.3 86.9 
 2013 5.0 50.7 89.3 34.2 58.6 39.3 0.1 6.6 98.2 
 2014 5.0 50.5 89.3 34.2 58.6 39.3 0.1 5.6 98.2 
 2015 5.0 50.3 89.3 34.2 58.6 39.3 0.1 4.5 98.2 
 2016 5.0 50.1 89.3 34.2 58.6 39.3 0.1 3.4 98.2 
 2017 4.9 57.4 90.6 34.1 59.5 40.2 0.0 9.6 99.6 
MFN 2010 8.7 20.0 55.8 35.7 54.2 32.2 4.2 10.5 60.0 
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  Origin of 
goods  Year ALL PRODUCTS  HS Chapters 1 -24 HS Chapters 25 -97 
Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
 2011 5.6 28.4 79.6 34.2 57.9 38.5 0.8 5.9 86.9 
 2012 5.3 26.9 79.6 34.2 57.8 38.5 0.4 3.4 86.9 
 2013 5.0 50.5 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 6.6 98.2 
 2014 5.0 50.3 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 5.5 98.2 
 2015 5.0 50.1 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 4.5 98.2 
 2016 5.0 50.0 89.3 34.2 58.5 39.2 0.1 3.4 98.2 
 2017 4.9 57.4 90.6 34.1 59.5 40.2 0.0 9.6 99.6 
Note:  Based on HS 2017 for MFN 2019 and HS 2007 for the rest of the tariff data.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities and the WTO -IDB. 
 
4. Argentina's overall average applied MFN tariff rate on all products in 2011 was 11.5% 
(Table  A1.2), compared to 10.3% on agricultural products in HS Chapters 1 -24 and 11.7% on 
industrial goods. Duty -free tariff lines accounted for 7.2% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into force of 
the Agreement in 2011, the share of duty -free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 7.2% to 
32.3%, while the share of duty -free tariff lines in industrial products rose from 7% to 34.9%. At the 
end of the transition period in 20 20, Israel 's exporters will face  zero duties on 96% of Argentina 's 
tariff lines ( 95.5% for industrial products and 100% for agricultural products).  
5. Brazil's overall average applied MFN tariff rate on all products in 2010 was 11.6%, compared 
to 10.2% on agricultural products in HS Chapter s 1-24 and 11.8% on industrial goods. Duty -free 
tariff lines accounted for 7.2% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into force of the Agreement in 2010, the 
share of duty -free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 8.8% to 10.9%, while the share of 
duty-free tariff lines in industrial products rose from 7% to 26.6%. At the end of the transition period 
in 2019, Israel 's exporters will face zero duties on 96.1% of Brazil's tariff lines (95.7% for industrial 
products and 100% for agricultural products).  
6. Paraguay 's overall average applied MFN tariff rate on all products in 2010 was 8.5%, compared 
to 10. 1% on agricultural products in HS Chapters 1 -24 and 8.3% on industrial goods. Duty -free 
tariff lines accounted for 16.6% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into  force of the Agreement in 2010, 
the share of duty -free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 8.8% to 11%, while the share of 
duty-free tariff lines in industrial products rose from 17.5% to 36.3%. At the end of the transition 
period in 2019, Israel's exporters will face zero duties on 96. 2% of Paraguay 's tariff lines (95.7% 
for industrial products and 100% for agricultural products).  
7. Uruguay's overall average applied MFN tariff rate on all products in 2009 was 9.2%, compared 
to 10.1% on agricultu ral products in HS Chapters 1 -24 and 9.1% on industrial goods. Duty -free 
tariff lines accounted for 15% of all tariff lines. Upon entry into force of the Agreement in 2010, the 
share of duty -free tariff lines in agricultural products rose from 8% to 11.1%,  while the share of 
duty-free tariff lines in industrial products rose from 16.1% to 34.3%. At the end of the transition 
period in 2018, Israel's exporters will face zero duties on 95.6% of Uruguay's tariff lines (94.9% for 
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  Table A1. 2 MERCOSUR: Indicators of MFN tariff rates and preferential rates for imports 
from Israel  MERCOSUR  
Origin 
of 
goods  Year ALL PRODUCTS  HS Chapters 1 -24 HS Chapters 25 -97 
Average 
applied tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average 
applied tariff  Share 
of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) 
Overall 
(%) 
On 
dutiable 
(%) Argentina  MFN 2011 11.5 12.4 7.2 10.3 11.2 8.5 11.7 12.5 7.0 
 2018 11.6 12.7 8.2 10.4 11.3 8.3 11.8 12.9 8.2 
Israel  2011 8.2 12.2 32.3 8.5 9.6 10.8 8.2 12.6 34.9 
 2012 7.2 10.6 32.3 7.0 7.9 10.8 7.2 11.0 34.9 
 2013 6.1 9.0 32.3 5.5 6.2 10.8 6.2 9.5 34.9 
 2014 5.0 8.6 41.3 4.0 6.2 35.0 5.2 8.9 42.1 
 2015 4.2 7.1 41.3 3.1 4.8 35.0 4.3 7.4 42.1 
 2016 3.3 5.6 41.3 2.2 3.4 35.0 3.4 5.9 42.1 
 2017 2.4 4.1 41.3 1.3 2.1 35.0 2.6 4.4 42.1 
 2018 1.5 5.3 70.8 0.4 2.5 82.5 1.7 5.5 69.4 
 2019 1.2 3.9 70.8 0.2 1.3 82.5 1.3 4.1 69.4 
 2020 0.8 18.7 96.0 0.0 0.0 100.0  0.8 18.7 95.5 Brazil  MFN 2010 11.6 12.5 7.2 10.2 11.2 8.8 11.8 12.7 7.0 
 2019 11.6 12.5 7.1 10.2 11.1 7.9 11.8 12.7 6.9 
Israel  2010 9.8 13.1 24.9 8.6 9.6 10.9 10.0 13.6 26.6 
 2011 8.6 11.4 24.9 7.0 7.9 10.9 8.8 11.9 26.6 
 2012 7.3 9.7 24.9 5.4 6.1 10.9 7.5 10.3 26.6 
 2013 6.0 9.2 34.3 3.9 6.1 36.5 6.3 9.6 34.1 
 2014 5.0 7.6 34.3 3.0 4.8 36.5 5.2 7.9 34.1 
 2015 3.9 5.9 34.3 2.2 3.4 36.5 4.1 6.2 34.1 
 2016 2.8 4.3 34.3 1.3 2.0 36.5 3.0 4.6 34.1 
 2017 1.8 5.8 69.5 0.4 2.5 82.6 1.9 6.0 67.9 
 2018 1.3 4.2 69.5 0.2 1.3 82.6 1.4 4.4 67.9 
 2019 0.8 21.0 96.1 0.0 0.0 100.0  0.9 21.0 95.7 Paraguay  MFN 2010 8.5 10.2 16.6 10.1 11.1 8.8 8.3 10.0 17.5 
 2019 8.4 9.9 15.9 10.1 11.0 8.1 8.1 9.8 17.1 
Israel  2010 7.2 10.8 33.6 8.5 9.6 11.0 7.0 11.0 36.3 
 2011 6.2 9.4 33.6 7.0 7.9 11.0 6.1 9.6 36.3 
 2012 5.3 7.9 33.6 5.5 6.1 11.0 5.2 8.2 36.3 
 2013 4.3 7.5 42.5 3.9 6.1 35.7 4.4 7.7 43.3 
 2014 3.6 6.2 42.5 3.1 4.8 35.7 3.6 6.4 43.3 
 2015 2.8 4.9 42.5 2.2 3.4 35.7 2.9 5.1 43.3 
 2016 2.0 3.5 42.5 1.3 2.1 35.7 2.1 3.7 43.3 
 2017 1.3 4.5 71.4 0.5 2.6 82.3 1.4 4.6 70.1 
 2018 0.9 3.2 71.4 0.2 1.3 82.3 1.0 3.3 70.1 
 2019 0.5 14.2 96.2 0.0 0.0 100.0  0.6 14.2 95.7 Uruguay  MFN 2009 9.2 10.8 15.0 10.1 11.0 8.0 9.1 10.8 16.1 
 2020 9.3 10.9 14.5 10.2 11.0 7.5 9.2 10.9 15.7 
Israel  2009 7.8 11.4 31.2 8.6 9.6 11.1 7.7 11.8 34.3 
 2010 6.8 9.9 31.2 7.1 7.9 11.1 6.8 10.3 34.3 
 2011 5.8 8.4 31.2 5.5 6.2 11.1 5.8 8.8 34.3 
 2012 4.7 8.0 41.0 4.0 6.1 33.9 4.8 8.4 42.1 
 2013 3.9 6.6 41.0 3.2 4.8 33.9 4.0 7.0 42.1 
 2014 3.1 5.2 41.0 2.3 3.4 33.9 3.2 5.6 42.1 
 2015 2.3 3.8 41.0 1.4 2.1 33.9 2.4 4.2 42.1 
 2016 1.4 4.9 70.7 0.5 2.6 82.1 1.6 5.1 68.8 
 2017 1.1 3.6 70.7 0.2 1.3 82.1 1.2 3.8 68.8 
 2018 0.7 15.0 95.6 0.0 0.0 100.0  0.8 15.0 94.9 
Note:  The latest MFN are b ased on the HS 2012 for Argentina (MFN 2018), HS 2017 for Brazil (MFN 2019), 
Paraguay (MFN 2019) and Uruguay (MFN 2020).  
 Based on HS20 02 nomenclature  for Argentina and Brazil, HS 2007 nomenclature for Paraguay and 
Uruguay.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay authorities, the 
Agreement and the WTO -IDB. 
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  8. Tables A1. 3- A1.6 show the market access opportunities in Israel  for the MERCOSUR Parties ' 
top 25 exports . The table s show in which year all HS 6-digit tariff lines corresponding to the product 
definition will become duty free under the Agreement.  
9. In 2008 -2010 Argentina's top  export products accounted for an average of 58.5% of its global 
exports  cover ing a total of 74 HS lines of which 44 were already duty free on an MFN basis in Israel's  
market in 201 1 (Table A1.3) . 19 lines are liberalized under  the Agreemen t and 11 remain subject to 
duties . These are motor cars and gear boxes.  
Table A1. 3 Israel: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Argentina's top 
25 exports to the world  
Argentina's top export products  
in 2008 – 2010  Access  Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of 
the product  Share in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2011  Number  of duty -
free lines under 
the agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of 
dutiable 
lines  2011  2014  
230400  Oilcake and other solid 
residues  12.1 7.5  1   1 
150710  Crude soya -bean oil, 
whether or not 
degummed  6.1 7.5  2   2 
120100  Soya beans, whether 
or not broken  5.8 0.0 1     
100590  Maize  4.1 57.0 1 1   1 
270900  Petroleum oils and oils 
obtained from 
bituminous minerals, 
crude  3.4 0.0 1     
870323  Motor cars and other 
motor vehicles  2.4 5.1 3 8 1 7  
271011  Light oils and 
preparations, of 
petroleum or 
bituminous minerals  2.4 0.0 3     
100190  Wheat and meslin  2.3 50.0  2   2 
870421  Motor vehicles for the 
transport of goods  2.2 2.3 2 1 1   
710812  Gold, incl. gold plated 
with platinum  1.9 0.0 1     
260300  Copper ores and 
concentrates  1.9 0.0 1     
382490  Chemical products and 
preparations of the 
chemical or allied 
industries  1.6 0.0 1     
151211  Crude sunflower -seed 
or safflower oil  1.3 4.0 1 1   1 
730429  Casing and tubing, 
seamless, of iron or 
steel  1.2 0.0 1     
020130  Fresh or chilled bovine 
meat, boneless  1.1 190.0   1   1 
870321  Motor cars and other 
motor vehicles 
principally designed for 
the transport of 
persons  1.1 4.0 3 4 2 2  
880240  Aeroplanes and other 
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  Argentina's top export products  
in 2008 – 2010  Access  Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of 
the product  Share in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2011  Number  of duty -
free lines under 
the agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of 
dutiable 
lines  2011  2014  
870322  Motor cars and other 
motor vehicles 
principally designed for 
the transport of 
persons  0.9 4.0 3 4 1 3  
220421  Wine of fresh grapes, 
incl. fortified wines  0.9 12.0  1   1 
271019  Medium oils and 
preparations, of 
petroleum or 
bituminous minerals, 
n.e.s.  0.9 0.0 13     
020230  Frozen, boneless meat 
of bovine animals  0.9 0.0 1     
870840  Gear boxes and parts 
thereof  0.8 3.0 2 2  2  
870431  Motor vehicles for the 
transport of goods  0.7 0.0 3     
410441  Full grains leather  0.7 0.0 1     
040221  Milk and cream in solid 
forms, of a fat content 
by weight of > 1,5%, 
unsweetened  0.6 212.0   2   2 
 Total of the above  58.5  44 30 5 14 11 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, Comtrade 
database.  
 
10. In 200 7-2009 Brazil's top export products accounted for an average of 49.6% of its global 
exports an d covered a total of 63 HS lines in Israel's market in 2010  (Table A1.4) . 38 lines were 
already duty -free on an MFN basis in 2010 and five lines are liberalized on entry into force of the 
Agreement. 13 lines remain subject to duties. These are oilcake, fro zen cuts and offal of fowl, 
undenatured alcohol, maize and soya bean oil.  
Table A1. 4 Israel: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Brazil's top 25 
exports to the world  
Brazil 's top export products  
in 2007 – 2009  Access Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of 
duty-free lines 
under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able lines  2010  2013  
270900  Petroleum oils and oils obtained 
from bituminous minerals, crude  6.2 0.0 1     
120100  Soya beans, whether or not 
broken  5.7 0.0 1     
260111  Non-agglomerated iron ores and 
concentrates  5.6 0.0 1     
170111  Raw cane sugar  2.5 0.0 1     
230400  Oilcake and other solid residues  2.3 7.5  1   1 
260112  Agglomerated iron ores and 
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  Brazil 's top export products  
in 2007 – 2009  Access Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of 
duty-free lines 
under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able lines  2010  2013  
090111  Coffee  2.2 0.0 2     
880240  Aeroplanes and other powered 
aircraft  2.2 0.0 2     
470329  Semi-bleached or bleached non -
coniferous chemical wood pulp, 
soda or sulphate  1.9 0.0 1     
020714  Frozen cuts and edible offal of 
fowls of the species gallus 
domesticus  1.8 170.0   1   1 
020230  Frozen, boneless meat of bovine 
animals  1.8 0.0 1     
870323  Motor cars and other motor 
vehicles principally designed for 
the transport of persons  1.7 5.1 3 8 1 7  
271019  Medium oils and preparations, of 
petroleum or bituminous 
minerals, n.e.s.  1.5 0.0 13     
240120  Tobacco, partly or wholly 
stemmed or stripped, otherwise 
unmanufactured  1.5 0.0 1     
170199  Cane or beet sugar and 
chemically pure sucrose, in solid 
form  1.2 0.0 2     
720110  Non-alloy pig iron in pigs, blocks 
or other primary forms  1.2 0.0 1     
020712  Frozen fowls of the species gallus 
domesticus, not cut in pieces  1.1 170.0   1   1 
220710  Undenatured ethyl alcohol  1.0 8.0  11 4  7 
720712  Semi-finished products of iron or 
non-alloy steel  1.0 0.0 1     
271011  Light oils and preparations, of 
petroleum or bituminous 
minerals  0.9 0.0 3     
100590  Maize  0.9 57.0 1 1   1 
150710  Crude soya -bean oil, whether or 
not degummed  0.8 7.5  2   2 
851712  Telephones for cellular networks 
"mobile telephones" or for other 
wireless networks  0.8 0.0 1     
281820  Aluminium oxide  0.8 0.0 1     
760110  Aluminium, not alloyed, 
unwrought  0.8 0.0 1     
 Total of the above  49.6  38 25 5 7 13 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, Comtrade 
database.  
 
11. In 2007 -2009 Paraguay's top export products accounted for an average of 92% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 35 HS lines in Israel's market in 2010  (Table A1.5) . 22 lines were 
already duty -free on an MFN basis in 2010 and four lines are liberalized on entry into force of the 
Agreement. Nine lines remain subject to duties. These are oilcake, crude soya bean oil, maize, fresh 
or chilled bovine meat, wh eat, crude sunflower -seed oil and sunflower seeds.  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Table A1. 5 Israel: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Paraguay's top 
25 exports to the world  
Paraguay 's top export products  
in 2007 -2009  Access Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of 
duty-free 
lines  
under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of 
dutiable 
lines  
271600  Electrical energy  35.6 0.0     
120100  Soya beans, whether or not broken  19.3 0.0 1    
230400  Oilcake and other solid residues  7.3 7.5  1  1 
150710  Crude soya -bean oil, whether or 
not degummed  5.5 7.5  2  2 
020230  Frozen, boneless meat of bovine 
animals  5.0 0.0 1    
100590  Maize  4.2 57.0 1 1  1 
020130  Fresh or chilled bovine meat, 
boneless  4.2 190.0   1  1 
100190  Wheat and meslin  2.3 50.0  2  2 
120740  Sesamum seeds, whether or not 
broken  1.3 0.0 1    
151211  Crude sunflower -seed or safflower 
oil 0.9 4.0 1 1  1 
170111  Raw cane sugar  0.8 0.0 1    
410411  Full grains, unsplit and grain splits  0.7 0.0 1    
440290  Wood charcoal, incl. shell or nut 
charcoal, whether or not 
agglomerated  0.6 0.0 1    
520100  Cotton, neither carded nor combed  0.6 0.0 1    
440929  Wood, incl. strips and friezes for 
parquet flooring  0.5 0.0 1    
392330  Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar 
articles  0.5 10.0  2 2  
100630  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, 
whether or not polished or glazed  0.5 0.0 1    
410441  Full grains leather, unsplit and 
grain splits leather  0.3 0.0 1    
120600  Sunflower seeds, whether or not 
broken  0.3 38.0 2 1  1 
240220  Cigarettes, containing tobacco  0.3 0.0 1    
440799  Wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, 
sliced or peeled  0.3 0.0 1    
300490  Medicaments consisting of mixed 
or unmixed products for 
therapeutic or prophylactic 
purposes  0.3 0.0 2    
560122  Wadding of man -made fibres and 
articles thereof  0.3 0.0 1    
620342  Men's or boys' trousers  0.2 0.0 1    
050400  Guts, bladders and stomachs of 
animals (other than fish)  0.2 4.1 2 2 2  
 Total of the above  92.0  22 13 4 9 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, Comtrade 
database.  
 
12. In 2006-2008 Uruguay's top export products accounted for an average of 63.5% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 50 HS lines in Israel's market in 2010  (Table A1.6) . 31 lines were 
already duty -free on an MFN basis in 2010 and 11 lines are liberalized  by 2013. Eight lines remain 
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  Table A1. 6 Israel: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Uruguay's top 
25 exports to the world  
Uruguay 's top export products  
in 2006 -2008  Access Conditions to Israel 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of 
duty-free 
lines under 
the 
agreement  
Remain dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of 
dutiable 
lines  
2010  
2013  
020230  Frozen, boneless meat of bovine 
animals  14.6 0.0 1     
020130  Fresh or chilled bovine meat, 
boneless  5.3 190.0   1   1 
100630  Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, 
whether or not polished or glazed  4.7 0.0 1     
120100  Soya beans, whether or not broken  4.7 0.0 1     
271011  Light oils and preparations, of 
petroleum or bituminous minerals  3.0 0.0 3     
510529  Wool, combed  2.6 0.0 1     
440399  Wood in the rough  2.5 0.0 1     
110710  Malt  2.3 0.0 1     
040690  Cheese  2.3 70.0  3   3 
040221  Milk and cream in solid forms  2.2 212.0   2   2 
410712  Grain splits leather "incl. 
parchment -dressed leather  2.2 0.0 1     
440122  Wood in chips or particles  2.1 0.0 1     
392330  Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar 
articles  2.0 10.0  2 2   
410792  Grain splits leather "incl. 
parchment -dressed leather"  1.8 0.0 1     
100620  Husked or brown rice  1.4 0.0 1     
710812  Gold, incl. gold plated with 
platinum  1.3 0.0 1     
030379  Frozen freshwater and saltwater 
fish  1.2 0.0 3     
100190  Wheat and meslin  1.1 50.0  2   2 
410441  Full grains leather, unsplit and 
grain splits leather  1.0 0.0 1     
300490  Medicaments consisting of mixed 
or unmixed products for 
therapeutic or prophylactic 
purposes  0.9 0.0 2     
340211  Anionic organic surface -active 
agents  0.9 0.0 4     
400510  Rubber, unvulcanised  0.9 0.0 1     
870899  Parts and accessories, for tractors, 
motor vehicles for the transport of 
ten or more persons  0.8 5.0 1 7 1 6  
050400  Guts, bladders and stomachs of 
animals (other than fish)  0.8 4.1 2 2 2   
030429  Frozen fish fillets  0.7 0.0 3     
 Total of the above  63.5  31 19 5 6 8 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by Israel authorities, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, Comtrade 
database.  
 
13. Tables A1.7 - A1.10 show the market access opportunities in the MERCOSUR Parties for Israel's 
top 25 exports. The tables show in which year all HS 6-digit tariff lines corresponding to the product 
definition will become duty free under the Agreement.  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  14. In 20 08-2010 Israel's top export products accounted for an average of 59.4% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 310 HS lines in Argentina's market in 2011 (Table A1.7). 69 lines 
were already duty -free on an MFN basis in 2011 and 225 additional lines ar e liberalized by 2020. 
16 lines remain subject to duties. These are herbicides, line telephone sets and parts of electrical 
apparatus for line telephony.  
Table A1. 7 Argentina: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Israel's top 
25 exports to the world  
Israel's top export products  
in 2008 -2010  Access Conditions to Argentina 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
expor ts 
(%) MFN 2011  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2011  
2014  
2018  
2020  
710239  Diamonds, worked, but not 
mounted or set  22.6 10.0  1   1   
300490  Medicaments consisting of 
mixed or unmixed products  7.8 10.4 10 52 1  26 25  
710231  Non-industrial diamonds 
unworked or simply sawn, 
cleaved or bruted  5.7 8.0  1  1    
382490  Chemical products and 
preparations  4.1 7.5 1 52 27 1 22 2  
310590  Mineral or chemical fertilizers  2.3 1.3 2 1    1  
880330  Parts of aeroplanes or 
helicopters, n.e.s.  1.9 0.0 1       
847330  Parts and accessories of 
automatic data processing 
machines  1.2 4.5 11 12 1 3 7 1  
820900  Plates, sticks, tips and the 
like for tools  1.0 16.0  3    3  
854890  Electrical parts of machinery 
or apparatus  1.0 14.0  1   1   
854221  Monolithic integrated circuits, 
digital  1.0 1.9 11 4  3  1  
854229  Electronic integrated circuits  1.0 4.0 1 2  2    
854260  Hybrid integrated circuits  1.0 8.0 1 2   2   
852990  Parts suitable for use solely 
or principally with 
transmission and reception 
apparatus  0.9 8.0 2 5  1 1 3  
300390  Medicaments consisting of 
two or more constituents 
mixed together  0.8 10.4 11 59  10 22 27  
380830  Herbicides, germination 
inhibitors and plant -growth 
regulators  0.8 12.9  13     13 
901819  Electro -diagnostic apparatus  0.7 8.4 2 3 2   1  
851719  Line telephone sets; 
videophones  0.7 18.5  4   1 1 2 
880390  Parts of aircraft and 
spacecraft, n.e.s.  0.7 0.0 1       
851790  Parts of electrical apparatus 
for line telephony  0.7 6.3 1 5 1  3  1 
732690  Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s.  0.7 18.0  1   1   
901890  Instruments and appliances 
used in medical, surgical or 
veterinary sciences, n.e.s.  0.7 9.8 4 9 5   4  
310310  Superphosphates  0.5 6.0  3    3  
902290  X-ray generators  0.5 14.0  5 4   1  WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Israel's top export products  
in 2008 -2010  Access Conditions to Argentina 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
expor ts 
(%) MFN 2011  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2011  
2014  
2018  
2020  
851780  Electrical apparatus for line 
telephony or line telegraphy  0.5 20.0  1   1   
271019  Medium oils and preparations, 
of petroleum or bituminous 
minerals  0.5 0.8 10 2  2    
 Total of the above  59.4  69 241 41 23 88 73 16 
Note:  Based on the HS 2002 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Argentina  authorities, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, 
Comtrade database.  
 
15. In 200 7-2009 Israel's top export products accounted for an average of 58.8% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 227 HS lines in Brazil 's market in 201 0 (Table A1. 8). 32 lines were 
already duty -free on an MFN basis in 201 0 and 147 additional lines are liberali zed by 20 19. Ten lines 
remain subject to duties. These are parts of electrical apparatus for line telephony, herbicides, and 
polypropylene . 
Table A1. 8 Brazil: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Israel's top 25 
exports to the world  
Israel's top export products in 2007 -2009  Access Conditions to Brazil 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Aver -
age 
MFN 
rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2010  
2013  
2017  
2019  
710239  Diamonds, worked, but not 
mounted or set  24.2 10.0  1   1   
300490  Medicaments consisting of mixed 
or unmixed products  6.7 10.4 10 52 1 2 26 23  
710231  Non-industrial diamonds  6.1 8.0  1  1    
382490  Chemical products  2.8 8.0 1 52 26 1 23 2  
854229  Electronic integrated circuits  2.7 4.0 1 2  2    
880330  Parts of aeroplanes or 
helicopters, n.e.s.  2.1 0.0 1       
310590  Mineral or chemical fertilizers  2.0 1.3 2 1    1  
851790  Parts of electrical apparatus for 
line telephony or line telegraphy  1.6 7.7 1 5 1  3  1 
851780  Electrical apparatus for line 
telephony or line telegraphy  1.3 20.0  1   1   
820900  Plates, sticks, tips and the like 
for tools  1.0 16.0  3    3  
901819  Electro -diagnostic apparatus  0.8 8.4 2 3   2 1  
732690  Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s.  0.7 18.0  1   1   
901890  Instruments and appliances used 
in medical, surgical or veterinary 
sciences, n.e.s.  0.7 9.8 4 9  1 3 5  
847330  Parts and accessories of 
automatic data processing 
machines  0.6 4.3 11 12 1 3 7 1  
392490  Household and toilet articles  0.6 18.0  1    1  
880390  Parts of aircraft and spacecraft, 
n.e.s.  0.6 0.0 1       WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Israel's top export products in 2007 -2009  Access Conditions to Brazil 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Aver -
age 
MFN 
rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2010  
2013  
2017  
2019  
310310  Superphosphates  0.6 6.0  3  3    
902290  X-ray generators  0.6 14.0  5    5  
380830  Herbicides, germination inhibitors  0.6 13.1  13  2 3 1 7 
847989  Machines and mechanical 
appliances, n.e.s.  0.5 12.6 2 8   5 3  
390210  Polypropylene, in primary forms  0.5 14.0  2     2 
852719  Radio -broadcast receivers  0.5 20.0  2   2   
841199  Parts of gas turbines, n.e.s.  0.4 0.0 1       
903180  Instruments, appliances and 
machines for measuring or 
checking  0.4 12.0 1 7    7  
280920  Phosphoric acid; polyphosphoric 
acids 0.4 4.0  5 3 1  1  
 Total of the above  58.8  38 189 32 16 77 54 10 
Note:  Based on the HS 2002 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Brazilian authorities and the UNSD, Comtrade 
database.  
 
16. In 2007 -2009 Israel's top export products accounted for an average of 57.9% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 2 47 HS lines in Paraguay 's market in 2010 (Table A1. 9). 84 lines were 
already duty -free on an MFN basis in 2010 and 150 additional line s are liberalized by 2019. 13 lines 
remain subject to duties. These are herbicides and polypropylene.  
Table A1. 9 Paraguay: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Israel's top 
25 exports to the world  
Israel's top exp ort products  
in 2007 -2009  Access Conditions to Paraguay 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2010  
2013  
2017  
2019  
710239  Diamonds, worked, but not 
mounted or set  24.2 10.0  1   1   
300490  Medicaments consisting of 
mixed or unmixed products  6.7 9.9 10 53 1 1 26 25  
710231  Non-industrial diamonds  6.1 8.0  1  1    
382490  Chemical products  2.8 7.2 5 40 18 1 19 2  
880330  Parts of aeroplanes or 
helicopters, n.e.s.  2.1 0.0 1       
310590  Mineral or chemical fertilisers  2.0 1.3 2 1    1  
851770  Parts of telephone sets  1.6 2.0  5 1 1 2 1  
854232  Electronic integrated circuits 
as memories  1.6 0.4 4 1    1  
820900  Plates, sticks, tips and the 
like for tools  1.0 16.0  3    3  
854231  Electronic integrated circuits  0.9 0.0 3       
851769  Apparatus for the 
transmission or reception of 
voice  0.9 2.0  1   1   WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Israel's top exp ort products  
in 2007 -2009  Access Conditions to Paraguay 's import markets  
HS number and description of the 
product  Share 
in 
global 
exports 
(%) MFN 2010  Number  of duty -
free lines under the 
agreement  
Remain 
dutiable  
Average 
MFN rate 
(%) Number  
of duty -
free 
lines  Number  
of duti -
able 
lines  
2010  
2013  
2017  
2019  
901819  Electro -diagnostic apparatus  0.8 0.0 5       
732690  Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s.  0.7 10.0  2   2   
901890  Instruments and appliances 
used in medical, surgical or 
veterinary sciences, n.e.s.  0.7 3.6 10 4    4  
847330  Parts and accessories of 
automatic data -processing 
machines  0.6 0.0 14       
392490  Household articles and toilet 
articles, of plastics  0.6 18.0  1    1  
880390  Parts of aircraft and 
spacecraft, n.e.s.  0.6 0.0 1       
310310  Superphosphates  0.6 0.0 3       
902290  X-ray generators  0.6 0.0 5       
380893  Herbicides, anti -sprouting 
products and plant -growth 
regulators  0.6 11.2  18  2 3 1 12 
847989  Machines and mechanical 
appliances, n.e.s.  0.5 3.6 8 2   2   
390210  Polypropylene, in primary 
forms  0.5 7.0 1 1     1 
852719  Radio -broadcast receivers  0.5 8.0  2   2   
841199  Parts of gas turbines, n.e.s.  0.4 0.0 1       
851762  Machines for the reception, 
conversion and transmission 
or regeneration of voice  0.4 1.9 11 27 7 2 15 3  
 Total of the above  57.9  84 163 27 8 73 42 13 
Note:  Based on the HS 2007 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Paraguay authorities, WTO -IDB and the UNSD, 
Comtrade database.  
 
17. In 2006 -2008 Israel's top export products accounted for an average of 56.6% of its global 
exports and covered a total of 277 HS lines in Uruguay's market in 2009 ( Table A1.10 ). 76 lines 
were a lready duty -free on an MFN basis in 20 09 and almost all remaining lines are liberalized by 
2018 with only one line (851770, parts of telephone sets) remaining dutiable at the end of the 
implementation period . 
Table A1. 10 Uruguay: Market access opportunities under the agreement for Israel's top 
25 exports to the world  
Israel's top export products  
in 2006 - 2008  Access Conditions to Uruguay' s import markets  
HS number and description of the pr oduct  
Share in global 
exports (%)  MFN 2009  Number of duty -free 
lines under the 
agreement  
Remain dutiable  Average 
MFN rate 
(%) 
Number  of 
duty-free 
lines  
Number of 
dutiable 
lines  
2009  
2012  
2016  
2018  
710239  Diamonds, worked, but not mounted 
or set  26.4 10.0  1   1   
710231  Non-industrial diamonds unworked or 
simply sawn, cleaved or bruted  6.7 8.0  1  1    WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Israel's top export products  
in 2006 - 2008  Access Conditions to Uruguay' s import markets  
HS number and description of the pr oduct  
Share in global 
exports (%)  MFN 2009  Number of duty -free 
lines under the 
agreement  
Remain dutiable  Average 
MFN rate 
(%) 
Number  of 
duty-free 
lines  
Number of 
dutiable 
lines  
2009  
2012  
2016  
2018  
300490  Medicaments consisting of mixed or 
unmixed products for therapeutic or 
prophylactic purposes, put up in 
measured doses "incl. those in the 
form of transdermal administration" 
or in forms or packings for retail sale  6.0 10.4 10 59 1 4 29 25  
880330  Parts of aeroplanes or helicopters, 
n.e.s.  1.9 0.0 1       
310590  Mineral or chemical fertilisers 
containing the two fertilising 
elements nitrogen and potassium or 
one principal fertilising substance 
only, incl. mixtures of animal or 
vegetable fertilisers with chemical or 
mineral fertilisers  1.7 1.3 2 1    1  
851770  Parts of telephone sets, telephones 
for cellular networks or for other 
wireless networks and of other 
apparatus for the transmission or 
reception of voice, images or other 
data, n.e.s.  1.6 3.3 3 3 1   1 1 
382490  Chemical products and preparations 
of the chemical or allied industries, 
incl. those consisting of mixtures of 
natural products, n.e.s.  1.6 6.7 6 39 19 1 18 1  
820900  Plates, sticks, tips and the like for 
tools, unmounted, of sintered metal 
carbides or cermets  1.1 16.0  3    3  
392490  Household articles and toilet articles, 
of plastics  0.8 18.0  2    2  
901819  Electro -diagnostic apparatus, incl. 
apparatus for functional exploratory 
examination or for checking 
physiological parameters  0.8 0.4 4 1    1  
847330  Parts and accessories of automatic 
data-processing machines or for 
other machines of heading 8471, 
n.e.s.  0.7 1.2 5 8  3 5   
844399  Parts and accessories of printers, 
copying machines and facsimile 
machines, n.e.s.  0.7 1.3 7 12   12   
901890  Instruments and appliances used in 
medical, surgical or veterinary 
sciences, n.e.s.  0.7 5.6 11 6    6  
732690  Articles of iron or steel, n.e.s.  0.7 10.0  2   2   
847989  Machines and mechanical appliances, 
n.e.s.  0.6 3.6 8 2   2   
310310  Superphosphates  0.6 6.0  6  6    
902290  X-ray generators other than x -ray 
tubes, high tension generators, 
control panels and desks, screens, 
examination or treatment tables, 
chairs and the like, and general parts 
and accessories for apparatus of 
heading 9022, n.e.s.  0.6 0.4 4 1    1  
852719  Radio -broadcast receivers capable of 
operating without an external source 0.5 20.0  2   2   WT/REG398/1  
 
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  Israel's top export products  
in 2006 - 2008  Access Conditions to Uruguay' s import markets  
HS number and description of the pr oduct  
Share in global 
exports (%)  MFN 2009  Number of duty -free 
lines under the 
agreement  
Remain dutiable  Average 
MFN rate 
(%) 
Number  of 
duty-free 
lines  
Number of 
dutiable 
lines  
2009  
2012  
2016  
2018  
of power, not combined with sound -
reproducing apparatus  
711319  Articles of jewellery and parts 
thereof, of precious metal other than 
silver, whether or not plated or clad 
with precious metal  0.5 18.0  1   1   
841199  Parts of gas turbines, n.e.s.  0.5 0.0 1       
903180  Instruments, appliances and 
machines for measuring or checking, 
not elsewhere specified in chapter 90  0.5 0.4 7 2    2  
070990  Fresh or chilled vegetables  0.5 7.5 1 3    3  
851762  Machines for the reception, 
conversion and transmission or 
regeneration of voice, images or 
other data, incl. switching and 
routing apparatus  0.4 2.4 2 37 10 4 18 5  
390210  Polypropylene, in primary forms  0.4 0.0 2       
392690  Articles of plastics and articles of 
other materials of heading 3901 to 
3914, n.e.s  0.4 13.3 2 9  5 3 1  
 Total of the above  56.6  76 201 31 24 93 52 1 
Note:  Based on the HS 20 07 nomenclature . 
Source:  WTO estimates based on data in the Agreement, the WTO -IDB and the UNSD, Comtrade database.   
  WT/REG398/1  
 
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Table A2. 1 Israel: TRQs offered to Argentina under the Agreement  
  
MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0302.69.30  Other fish not raised or caught in Israel 
or Mediterranean   
2 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
0402.91.10  
0402.99.10  Condensed milk  52  
combined quota of 50 ton nes duty free   
0409.00.20  Other  (in packages whose weight 
exceeds 1.5 KG.) for incubation   
11.86 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
255%  200 tons duty free  
0709.90.20  Sweetcorn   
0.57 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
128%  300 ton nes duty free  
0713.20.00  Other   
1.13 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
140%  400 ton nes duty free  
0803.00.20  Dried  25  
100 ton nes duty free  
0804.50.20  Released from the months of January 
to May    
1.33 NIS/ton ne but not more than 85%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.11.10  Released from the months of October 
to May    
0.49 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
102%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.20.00  Papaws (papayas)   
2.64 NIS/ton ne but not more than 85%  100 ton nes duty free  
0808.10.00  Others   
1.99 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
553%  500 ton nes duty free  
0904.11.00  Neither crushed nor ground  8  
50 ton nes at 50% reduction of MFN tariff rate   
1001.10.00
1001.90.90  Others  50  
combined quota of 50,000 ton nes duty free   
1101.00.90  Others  12  
10,000 ton nes duty free  
1102.20.00  Maize (Corn) flour   
0.04 NIS/ton ne but not more than 25%  200 ton nes duty free  
1206.00.90  Others   
2.07 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
114%  300 ton nes duty free  
1604.13.20  Salted with anchovy flavour  12  
For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.13.90  Others   
12% + 4.33 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.14.90  Others   
12% + 3.51 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.19.90  
1604.20.91  Others  0  
For 16041990, 1604209 1: combined quota of 150 ton nes 
duty free  
1604.20.99  Other  12  
For 16041990, 16042090:  combined quota of 150 ton nes 
duty free   
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MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
1604.30.00  Caviar and caviar substitutes   
12% + 2.7 NIS/kg  50 ton nes duty free  
1605.40.00  Other crustaceans  12  
150 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.40  Chickpeas    
12% but not less than 1 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.90  Others  12  
400 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.92  Fruit puree not containing added sugar 
or sweetening matter in packages 
whose weight exceeds 50 kg  12  
300 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.99  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free  
2008.40.90  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free  
2008.70.90  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free 
2009.80.29
2009.80.90  Others  12  
For 20098029, 20098090: combined quota of 300 ton nes 
duty free  
Source:  Data provided by Israel authorities . 
 
Table A2. 2 Israel: TRQs  offered to Brazil under the Agreement  
  
MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0302.69.30  Other fish not raised or caught in Israel 
or Mediterranean   
2 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
0402.91.10  
0402.99.10  Condensed milk  52  
For 04029110, 04029910: combined quota of 50 ton nes duty 
free  
0409.00.20  Other  (in packages whose weight 
exceeds 1.5 KG.) for incubation   
11.86 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
255%  200 ton nes duty free  
0709.90.20  Sweetcorn   
0.57 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
128%  300 ton nes duty free  
0713.20.00  Other    
1.13 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
140%  400 ton nes duty free  
0803.00.20  Dried   25  
100 ton nes duty free  
0804.50.20  Released from the months of January to 
May  
1.33 NIS/ton ne but not more than 85%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.11.10  Released from the months of October to 
May  
0.49 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
102%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.20.00  Papaws (papayas)   
2.64 NIS/ton ne but not more than 85%  100 ton nes duty free  
0808.10.00  Others   
1.99 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
553%  500 ton nes duty free  
0904.11.00  Neither crushed nor ground  8  
50 tons at 50% of MFN rate   
1001.10.00  
1001.90.90  Others  50  
For 100110 00, 10019090: combined quota of 50,000 ton nes 
duty free    
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MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
1101.00.90  Others  12  
10,000 ton nes duty free  
1102.20.00  Maize (Corn) flour   
0.04 NIS/ton ne but not more than 25%  200 ton nes duty free  
1206.00.90  Others   
2.07 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
114%  300 ton nes duty free  
1604.13.20  Salted with anchovy flavour  12  
For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.13.90  Others   
12% + 4.33 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.14.90  Others   
12% + 3.51 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.19.90  
1604.20.91  Others  0  
For 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota of 150 
tonnes duty free  
1604.20.99  Other  12  
For 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota of 150 
tonnes duty free  
1604.30.00  Caviar and caviar substitutes   
12% + 2.7 NIS/kg  50 ton nes duty free  
1605.40.00  Other crustaceans  12  
150 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.40  Chickpeas    
12% but not less than 1 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.90  Others  12  
400 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.92  Fruit puree not containing added sugar 
or sweetening matter in packages whose 
weight exceeds 50 kg  12  
300 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.99  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free  
2008.40.90  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free  
2008.70.90  Others  12  
500 ton nes duty free  
2009.80.29  
2009.80.90  Others  12  
For 20098029, 20098090: combined quota of 300 ton nes 
duty free  
Source:  Data provided by Israel authorities . 
Table A2. 3 Israel: TRQs offered to Paraguay under the Agreement  
  MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0201.10.00  
0201.20.00  
0201.30.00  Other  190   For 02011090, 02012090, 02013090: combined quota of 600 
tonnes duty free  
0302.69.30  Other fish not raised or caught in Israel 
or Mediterranean   
2 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
0402.91.10  
0402.99.10  Condensed milk  52   For 04029110, 04029910: combined quota of 50 ton nes duty free   
0403.10.30  Yoghurt based beverage  111   50 ton nes at 25% reduction of MFN rate   
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- 48 -   MFN 2011   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0409.00.20  Other  (in packages whose weight 
exceed 1.5 kg.) for incubation   
11.86 NIS/ton ne but not more 
than 255%  200 ton nes duty free  
0409.00.90  Other   
17.26 NIS/ton ne but not more 
than 255%  100 ton nes duty free  
0709.90.20  Sweetcorn   
0.57 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
128%  300 ton nes duty free  
0713.20.00  Others   
1.13 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
140%  400 ton nes duty free  
0803.00.20  Dried  25   100 ton nes duty free  
0804.50.20  Which will be released from the months 
January to May   
1.33 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
85% 300 ton nes duty free  
0807.11.10  Which will be released in the months 
October to May   
0.49 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
102%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.20.00  Papaws (papayas)   
2.64 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
85% 100 ton nes duty free  
0808.10.00  Others   
1.99 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
553%  500 ton nes duty free  
0904.11.00  Neither crushed nor ground  8   50 ton nes at 50% of MFN rate   
1001.10.00  
1001.90.90  Other  50   For 100110 00, 10019090: combined quota of 50,000 ton nes duty 
free  
1101.00.90  Others  12   10,000 ton nes duty free  
1102.20.00  Maize (corn) flour   
0.04 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
25% 200 ton nes duty free  
1206.00.90  Others   
2.07 NIS/ton ne but not more than 
114%  300 ton nes duty free  
1508.90.90  Other  8   1000 ton nes duty free  
1512.21.10  Edible  0   2000 ton nes duty free with an annual quota increase of 3% for ten 
years from 1  January following the entry into force of the 
Agreement  
1513.11.90  Other  8   100 ton nes duty free  
1602.50.10  A preparation which has undergone 
homogenization  12   150 ton nes duty free  
1604.13.20  Salted with anchovy flavour  12   For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.13.90  Others   
12% + 4.33 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.14.90  Others   
12% + 3.51 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.19.90  Others  0   For 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota of 150 
tonnes duty free  
1604.20.91  
1604.20.99  Other  12   For 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota of 150 
tonnes duty free   
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Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
1604.30.00  Caviar and caviar substitutes   
12% + 2.7 NIS/kg  50 ton nes duty free  
1605.40.00  Other crustaceans:  12   150 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.40  Chickpeas   
12% but not less than 1 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.90  Others  12   400 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.92  Fruit puree not containing added sugar 
or sweetening matter in packages 
whose weight exceeds 50 kg.  12   300 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.99  Others  12   500 ton nes duty free  
2008.40.90  Others  12   500 ton nes duty free  
2008.70.90  Others  12   500 ton nes duty free  
2009.80.29  
2009.80.90  Others  12   For 20098029, 20098090: combined quota of 300 ton nes duty free  
2304.00.00  Oil cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the extraction of 
soya bean oil.  7.5   2500 tons at 50% of MFN rate  
2306.30.00  Of sunflower seeds  2.8   1500 ton nes duty free  with an annual quota increase of 3% for 
four year s beginning 1 January following the entry into force of the 
Agreement  
Source:  Data provided by Israel authorities . 
Table A2. 4 Israel: TRQs offered to Uruguay under the Agreement  
  MFN 2010   
Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0201.10.00  
0201.20.00  
0201.30.00  Other  190   For tariff lines 020110 00, 020120 00, 020130 00: combined quota 
of 400 tons duty free 
0204.30.00  
0204.41.00  
0204.42.00  Others  50   For tariff lines 020430 00, 020441 00, 020442 00: combined quota 
of 300 tons duty free  
0206.10.10  
0206.10.90  Other  50   For tariff lines 0206101 0, 0206109 0: combined quota of 200 tons 
duty free  
0302.31.20  
0302.33.10  
0302.34.20  
0302.35.20  
0302.36.20  
0302.39.20  Of the kind detailed in sub -heading 3100 , 
3300, 3400, 3500, 3600 and 3900  only  
5 NIS/kg  For 03023120, 03023310, 03023420, 03023520, 03023620, 
03023920: combined quota of 100 ton nes duty free   
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Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
0302.69.30  Other fish not raised or caught in Israel or 
Mediterranean   
2 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
0303.41.10  
0303.42.10  
0303.43.10  
0303.44.20  
0303.45.20  
0303.46.20  
0303.49.10  Of the kind detailed in sub -heading 4100 , 
4200, 4300, 4400, 4500, 4600 and 4900  
only  
1 NIS/kg  For 03034110, 03034210, 03034310, 03034420, 03034520, 
03034620, 03034910: combined quota of 150 ton nes duty free  
0306.29.10  Freshwater crawfish  26   50 ton nes duty free  
0402.10.20  
0402.10.90  Others  162   For 04021029, 04021090: combined quota of 100 ton nes duty 
free 
0402.91.10  
0402.99.10  Condensed milk  52   For 04029110, 04029910: combined quota of 50 tonnes duty free   
0404.10.90  Other  40   100 ton nes duty free  
0406.10. 00 
0406.30.00  Other   
21.36 NIS/kg  For 040610 00, 040630 00: combined quota of 50 ton nes duty free  
0406.20.20  In powder, approved by the director 
general of the Ministry of Agriculture as 
intended for the manufacture of animal 
food 8   100 ton nes duty free.  
0406.90.30  Hard dried cheese of the kind jimeed  (not 
of subheading 9010)   
4.33 NIS/kg  100 ton nes duty free    
0406.90.90  Others   
70% + 17 NIS per unit but not 
less than 5.6 NIS/kg  50 ton nes at 50% of MFN rate  
0409.00.20  Other  (in packages whose weight exceed 
1.5 kg.) for incubation   
11.86 NIS/ton but not more than 
255%  200 ton nes duty free  
0709.90.20  Sweetcorn   
0.57 NIS/ton but not more than 
128%  300 ton nes duty free  
0713.20.00  Others   
1.13 NIS/ton but not more than 
140%  400 ton nes duty free  
0803.00.20  Dried  25   100 ton nes duty free  
0804.50.20  Which will be released from the months 
January to May   
1.33 NIS/ton but not more than 
85% 300 ton nes duty free  
0807.11.10  Which will be released in the months 
October to May   
0.49 NIS/ton but not more than 
102%  300 ton nes duty free  
0807.20.00  Papaws (papayas)   
2.64 NIS/ton but not more than 
85% 100 ton nes duty free  
0808.10.00  Others   
1.99 NIS/ton but not more than 
553%  500 ton nes duty free  
0904.11.00  Neither crushed nor ground  8   50 ton nes at 50% of MFN tariff rate    
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Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
1001.10.00  
1001.90.90  Other  50   For 10011090, 10019090: combined quota of 50,000 ton nes duty 
free  
1101.00.90  Others  12   10,000 ton nes duty free  
1102.20.00  Maize (corn) flour   
0.04 NIS/ton but not more than 
25% 200 ton nes duty free  
1206.00.90  Others   
2.07 NIS/ton but not more than 
114%  300 ton nes duty free  
1602.50.10  A preparation which has undergone 
homogenization  12   150 ton nes duty free  
1604.13.20  Salted with anchovy flavour  12   For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.13.90  Others   
12% + 4.33 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.14.90  Others    
12% + 3.51 NIS/kg  For 16041320, 16041390, 16041490: combined quota of 300 
tonnes duty free  
1604.19.90  Others   0   For tariff lines 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota 
of 150 tons duty free  
1604.20.91  Other  12   For tariff lines 16041990, 1604209 1, 16042099 : combined quota 
of 150 tons duty free  
1604.30.00  Caviar and caviar substitutes    
12% + 2.7 NIS/kg  Quota of 50 tons duty free  
1605.40.00  Other crustaceans:  12   Quota of 150 tons duty free  
1901.90.30  Food preparations made from flour, coarse 
whole grain flour, starch, or malt  extract  12   For 19019030, 19019090: combined  quota of 500 ton nes at 50% 
of MFN rate  
1901.90.90  Others  11   For19019030, 19019090: combined  quota of 500 ton nes at 50% 
of MFN tariff rate  
1905.31.20  Others, containing flour not from wheat in 
a quantity exceeding 15% of the total 
weight of the flour.                           
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50 % of 
MFN rate  
1905.31.90  Others                                    
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% r of 
MFN rate  
1905.32.10  Without filling, containing flour not from 
wheat in a quantity exceeding 15% of the 
total weight of the flour.                     
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.32.20  Others, without filling                            
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate   
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Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
1905.32.30  With filling containing not less than 1.5% 
of milk fa ts, and not less than 2.5% milk 
proteins.                              
12% + 0.82 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.32.90  Others                                    
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.40.31  Containing flour that is not wheat flour in 
a quantit y not exceeding 15% of the 
overall flour weight                          
12% + 0.32 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.40.39  Others                                    
12% + 0.32 N IS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.90.91  Containing eggs at a rat e of 10% or more 
of the weight, but not less than 1.5% of 
milk fats and not less than 2.5% of milk     
proteins.                                    
12% + 0.82 NIS/kg but not more 
than 112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.90.92  Others, containing flour, which is not 
wheat flour, i n a quantity exceeding 15% 
of the total flour weight                    
0.32 NIS/ton but not more than 
112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
1905.90.99  Others                                    
0.32 NIS/ton but not more than 
112%  For tariff lines 19053120, 19053190, 19053210, 19053220, 
19053230, 19053290, 19054031, 19054039, 19059091, 
19059092, 19059099: combined quota of 500 tons at 50% 
reduction of MFN tariff rate  
2005.99.40  Chickpeas                                   
12% but not less than 1 NIS/kg  200 ton nes duty free  
2005.99.90  Others                                   12   400 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.92  Fruit puree not containing added sugar or 
sweetening matter in packages whose 
weight exceeds 50 kg.                         12   300 ton nes duty free  
2007.99.99  Others                                   12   500 ton nes duty free  
2008.40.90  Others                                   12   500 ton nes duty free  
2008.70.90  Others                                   12   500 ton nes duty free  
2009.80.29  
2009.80.90  Others                                   12   For 20098029, 20098090: combined quota of 300 ton nes duty 
free  
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Tariff line  Description  Ad Valorem  Specific duty  Quota  
2103.90.20  Products from flour, coarse whole grain 
flour, starch, or malt extract    12   For tariff lines 21039020, 21039090: combined quota of 200 
tonnes at 50% of MFN rate  
2103.90.90  Others                                   12   For tariff lines 21039020, 21039090: combined quota of 200 
tonnes at 50% of MFN  rate 
Source:  Data provided by Israel authorities . 
 
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