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G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
5 October 2012 
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Committee on Market Access  
  
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision 
   Pursuant to the General Council Decision circ ulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Co mmittee, the attached tables indicate the submissions received since 
the last version of the document "Status of S ubmissions to the Integr ated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.35) and the comprehensiv e status of submissions to the IDB. 
 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.   
The information provided by the European Union covers its 27 member States as of 1st January 2007;  
the information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein. G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
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  A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below: 
 
Column heading Description 
Members/Countries 
requesting accession WTO Member or Acceding country. 
Year Reference year of the tariff and/or the imports. 
Imports Import values and volumes by country of origin at the tariff line level. 
Current Tariffs Applied MFN applied customs dutie s for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Bound MFN current bound customs duties for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Product Descriptions Product descriptions for all tariff lines, provided in English, French or 
Spanish. 
National Correlations Tables correlating the tariff lines for the reference year with those of the 
previous year and/or with those of th e import statistics, in cases where the 
tariff nomenclature has changed. 
Other References Reference information to standardize certain data from national submissions 
and/or preferential duties. 
Date of  submission Imports Date of reception of impor ts by the Secretariat (month-year). 
Tariffs Date of reception of tariffs  by the Secretariat (month-year). 
 
 The following symbols are used in the tables:  
Yes   = submission received and disseminated. 
Yes*   = submission received but not yet disseminated. 
-  = no submission received;  in the column "National Correlations", may also indicate 
 that the Secretariat has not yet been able to ascertain th e need for such a correlation 
table. 
Blank cell = no submission received for that year 
-a   = was not a Member at that time. 
n.a.   = not applicable.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
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  Submissions received between 18 April 2012 and 1st October 2012 
(Dates of new submissions appear in bold)  
 
Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Albania 2011 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-12 09-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 04-12 
Australia 2011 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 08-12 11-10 
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of 2005 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 10-08 08-12 
  2008 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 08-12 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-12 01-12 
Benin 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Botswana 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Brazil 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-12 03-11 
Burkina Faso 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Burundi 2000 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-12 10-02 
  2005 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2006 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2007 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2008 Yes* - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2009 Yes* Yes* - - - - 09-12 09-12 
  2010 - Yes* - - - - - 09-12 
Cambodia 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-12 11-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
Cameroon 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-12 
Cape Verde 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-12 04-11 
Central African 
Republic 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-12 
Chad 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-12 
Colombia 2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-12 05-09 
  2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-12 04-10 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-12 03-11 
Congo 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-12 
Costa Rica 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 07-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 09-12 
Côte d'Ivoire 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Dominican 
Republic  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 07-02 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-09 09-12 
  2004 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-09 09-12 
  2005 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-09 09-12 
  2006 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-08 09-12 
  2008 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-12 10-08 
  2009 Yes - - - - - 09-12 - 
  2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-12 09-12 
  2011 - Yes - Yes - - - 09-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 09-12 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
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  Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Egypt 2007 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-12 02-07 
  2008 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-12 10-11 
  2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 07-09 
  2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 10-11 
  2011 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 10-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 09-12 
European 
Union 2011 Yes* Ye s Yes Yes - Yes 08-12 11-10 
Fiji 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 05-12 
Gabon 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-12 
Guinea-Bissau 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Guyana 2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-12 11-11 
Honduras 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 05-12 
Hong Kong, 
China  2011 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-12 03-11 
2012 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes - 04-12 
Iceland 2011 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 06-12 
India 2003 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 11-04 09-12 
  2004 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-06 08-12 
  2005 Yes* Yes* - - - - 08-06 08-12 
  2009 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 02-12 08-12 
  2011 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 09-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 07-12 
Indonesia 2011 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 05-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Israel 2011 - Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
Japan 2011 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-12 07-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* - 07-12 
Jordan 2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 09-10 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 09-12 
Korea, Republic 
of 2011 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 09-12 04-11 
Kyrgyz 
Republic  2002 - Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
2007 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-10 06-12 
  2009 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-11 06-12 
  2010 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-11 06-12 
  2011 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - - - 09-12 
Lesotho 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Madagascar 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 08-12 
Malawi 2010 Yes* Yes* - - - Yes* 11-11 09-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 08-12 
Malaysia 2011 - Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
Maldives 2009 - Yes* - - - - - 08-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 05-12 
Mali 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Mozambique 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 05-12  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
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  Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Myanmar 2010 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 06-12 
  2011 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
Namibia 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Nepal 2011 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 06-12 
New Zealand 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-12 11-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Nicaragua 2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 05-12 05-02 
  2007 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-10 05-12 
  2008 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-10 05-12 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-12 01-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Niger 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Panama 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 05-12 
Paraguay 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-12 05-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 05-12 
Qatar 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 08-12 
Samoa 2011 - Yes* -a Yes* - - - 07-12 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  2008 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-12 02-09 
2009 Yes* Yes* - - - Yes* 09-12 09-12 
Senegal 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Singapore 2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-12 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 05-12 
Solomon 
Islands  2006 Yes* Yes* - - - - 03-10 08-12 
2010 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 08-12 
South Africa 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Swaziland 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Switzerland 2011 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 06-12 03-11 
The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  2005 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-07 08-12 
2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-12 08-12 
2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* - - 04-12 
Togo 2008 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-12 04-10 
  2009 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-12 10-10 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-12 05-11 
  2012 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes* Yes - 05-12 
Tunisia 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-12 
Ukraine 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-12 03-11 
United Arab 
Emirates  2009 - Yes* - - - - - 09-12 
2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 09-12 
United States of 
America 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-12 02-11 
Uruguay 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-12 
Viet Nam 2010 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 06-12 
  2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 08-12 
Zambia 2012 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 08-12 
Zimbabwe 2012 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 04-12 
 
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Submissions received between 18 April 2012 and 1st October 2012 
Countries Requesting Accession 
 
Countries 
Requesting 
Accession Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Bhutan 2011 Yes* - n.a. - - - 05-12 - 
  2012 n.a. Yes* n.a. Yes* - - - 05-12 
Liberia 2010 - Yes n.a. Yes - - - 07-12 
  2011 - Yes n.a. Yes - - - 07-12 
Serbia 2011 Yes* - n.a. - - - 07-12 - 
 
  
   G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36
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Member  Year 
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Albania Tariff -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a -a -a Yes*       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Angola Tariff                 Yes Yes       Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Antigua and Barbuda Tariff           Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports       Yes* Yes* Yes*     Yes* Yes Yes Yes         n.a. 
Argentina Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Armenia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes         
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes*         n.a. 
Australia Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* n.a. 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Tariff         Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Bangladesh Tariff     Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes       n.a. 
Barbados Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes     Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes*           n.a. 
Belize Tariff                     Yes     Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes*       n.a. 
Benin Tariff               Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes         n.a. 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Botswana Tariff             Ye s     Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports             Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Brazil Tariff   Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Brunei Darussalam Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Burkina Faso Tariff               Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports   Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a.  
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.36 
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Burundi Tariff             Yes Yes           Yes* Yes* Yes   
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes*     Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes*     n.a. 
Cambodia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes n.a. 
Cameroon Tariff           Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports         Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Canada Tariff Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Cape Verde Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes n.a. 
Central African Republic Tariff             Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Chad Tariff             Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Chile Tariff Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
China Tariff Yes Yes -a -a  -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes     
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Colombia Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Congo Tariff -a           Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports -a                   Yes* Yes* Yes*       n.a. 
Costa Rica Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Côte d'Ivoire Tariff             Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports         Yes Yes*   Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes     n.a. 
Croatia Tariff -a -a -a -a   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Cuba Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports       Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes       n.a. 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Tariff -a                         Yes Yes     
  Imports -a                               n.a. 
Djibouti Tariff     Yes Yes           Yes       Yes       
  Imports                                 n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Dominica Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes           Yes     Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes* Yes*     Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Dominican Republic Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports           Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Ecuador Tariff Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     n.a. 
Egypt Tariff     Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports       Yes Yes Yes Yes         Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
El Salvador Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
European Union Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* n.a. 
Fiji Tariff       Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports         Yes* Yes Yes* Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes         n.a. 
Gabon Tariff         Yes   Yes Ye s Yes Yes   Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes       Yes Ye s Yes         n.a. 
Georgia Tariff -a -a -a -a   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes* Yes*     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Ghana Tariff         Yes* Yes Yes Yes Ye s*     Yes Yes Yes Yes     
  Imports         Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Grenada Tariff         Yes               Yes   Yes Yes   
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes*   Yes* Yes       n.a. 
Guatemala Tariff     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     n.a. 
Guinea Tariff     Yes           Yes Yes       Yes Yes* Yes*   
  Imports           Yes     Ye s* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Guinea-Bissau Tariff               Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports               Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes       n.a. 
Guyana Tariff       Ye s Yes Yes Yes     Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports             Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Haiti Tariff           Yes Yes             Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Honduras Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes   n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Hong Kong, China Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Iceland Tariff     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
India Tariff Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Indonesia Tariff Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Israel Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Jamaica Tariff       Yes Yes Yes     Yes     Yes     Yes Yes   
  Imports       Yes Yes Yes                     n.a. 
Japan Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* n.a. 
Jordan Tariff -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes* 
  Imports -a -a -a Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes*   n.a. 
Kenya Tariff     Yes* Ye s Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes   
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Korea, Republic of Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* n.a. 
Kuwait, the State of Tariff               Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes     n.a. 
Kyrgyz Republic Tariff -a -a     Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   
  Imports -a -a               Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes Yes   n.a. 
Lesotho Tariff                   Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*       n.a. 
Macao, China Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Madagascar Tariff Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes*   n.a. 
Malawi Tariff         Yes     Ye s         Yes* Yes Yes*   Yes* 
  Imports         Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Malaysia Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes       n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Maldives Tariff             Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*         n.a. 
Mali Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes*     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Mauritania Tariff           Yes         Yes       Yes     
  Imports       Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes*           n.a. 
Mauritius Tariff Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Mexico Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Moldova, Republic of Tariff -a -a -a -a -a   Yes*   Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a  Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Mongolia Tariff Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*        n.a. 
Montenegro Tariff no submission received 
    Imports 
Morocco Tariff   Yes         Yes       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Mozambique Tariff         Yes*               Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Myanmar Tariff Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports           Yes Yes* Yes*                 n.a. 
Namibia Tariff Yes*           Yes     Yes   Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes*               Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes       n.a. 
Nepal Tariff -a -a -a -a  -a -a Yes Yes         Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a          Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
New Zealand Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Nicaragua Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Niger Tariff             Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes   n.a. 
Nigeria Tariff       Yes   Yes Yes Yes           Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports                     Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes   n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Norway Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Oman Tariff -a -a -a -a   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes       
  Imports -a Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Pakistan Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports   Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Panama Tariff -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Papua New Guinea Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     
  Imports       Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes           n.a. 
Paraguay Tariff Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports   Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Peru Tariff     Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Philippines Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Qatar Tariff             Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports     Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes   n.a. 
Russian Federation Tariff -a -a  -a -a -a Yes -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a -a -a -a   
  Imports -a -a -a Yes* Yes* -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a -a -a n.a. 
Rwanda Tariff         Yes   Yes Yes           Yes Yes* Yes   
  Imports       Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tariff             Yes           Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports     Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes       n.a. 
Saint Lucia Tariff         Yes Yes Yes               Yes Yes   
  Imports         Yes Yes       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*       n.a. 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tariff                       Yes     Yes Yes   
  Imports         Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Samoa Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes*   
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a n.a. 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Tariff -a  -a -a -a -a Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a -a -a Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes*     n.a. 
Senegal Tariff             Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports         Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes   n.a.  
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Sierra Leone Tariff                 Yes   Yes             
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Singapore Tariff Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Solomon Islands Tariff     Yes               Yes* Yes Yes   Yes     
  Imports           Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes*           n.a. 
South Africa Tariff   Yes*     Yes Ye s Yes Yes   Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes*   Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Sri Lanka Tariff     Yes     Yes   Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Ye s Yes     Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Suriname Tariff                           Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports                       Yes* Yes*       n.a. 
Swaziland Tariff             Ye s     Yes   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports           Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*         n.a. 
Switzerland Tariff Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Chinese Taipei Tariff Yes Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Tanzania Tariff               Yes   Yes   Yes*       Yes   
  Imports         Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*           n.a. 
Thailand Tariff       Yes   Yes Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia Tariff -a -a -a -a  -a Yes Yes*   Yes* Yes   Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
The Gambia Tariff               Yes       Yes   Yes Yes     
  Imports                     Yes*           n.a. 
Togo Tariff Yes Yes Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Tonga Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a     Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports -a -a -a -a Ye s* Yes* -a -a -a -a -a            n.a. 
Trinidad and Tobago Tariff           Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes   
  Imports           Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes             n.a. 
Tunisia Tariff       Yes* Yes Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes   Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes* Yes*   Yes Yes Yes   n.a.  
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Turkey Tariff Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes     
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*   Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Uganda Tariff           Yes       Yes       Yes Yes* Yes   
  Imports         Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Ukraine Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes n.a. 
United Arab Emirates Tariff             Yes* Yes*   Yes   Ye s Yes Yes*   Yes Yes* 
  Imports           Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes         n.a. 
United States of America Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Uruguay Tariff     Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes       Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Vanuatu Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -a -a -a -a   
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a Yes Yes -a  -a -a -a n.a. 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Tari ff Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes           Yes Yes Yes   
  Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes   n.a. 
Viet Nam Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes* 
  Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a           n.a. 
Zambia Tariff   Yes*       Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes   Yes* 
  Imports Yes* Yes*   Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes*     n.a. 
Zimbabwe Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes         Yes     Yes Yes Yes 
  Imports Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*     Yes* Yes Yes*       n.a. 
 
     
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Countries Requesting Accession 
 
Countries Requesting Accession  Year 
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Algeria Tariff                             Yes     
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Bahamas Tariff             Yes                     
  Imports       Yes Yes Yes                     n.a. 
Belarus Tariff         Yes Yes                       
  Imports         Yes*                       n.a. 
Bhutan Tariff                                 Yes* 
  Imports                           Yes*   Yes* n.a. 
Comoros Tariff                         Yes* Yes*       
  Imports                 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*         n.a. 
Iran Tariff                                   
  Imports             Yes                   n.a. 
Lao People's Democratic Republic Tariff                         Yes         
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Liberia Tariff                             Yes Yes   
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Montserrat Tariff                           Yes* Yes*     
  Imports                                 n.a. 
Serbia Tariff                   Yes Yes* Yes*   Yes* Yes*     
  Imports                 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Seychelles Tariff                     Yes*             
  Imports                                 n.a. 
 
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