G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
7 April 2016  
(16-1957)  Page: 1/16  
Committee on Market Access    
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
 
Revision 
Pursuant to the General Council Decision circulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Committee, the atta ched tables indicate the submissions received 
since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.42) and the comprehensive status of submissions to the IDB. As agreed during the CMA meeting of 29 September 2015, the new format of the status of submissions includes only 
the most recent 10 years and with information on the number of non-MFN duty schemes included 
in the submission. The comprehensive status of submission which includes all years from 1996 is available in electronic format from the IDB document exchange facility. 
 
 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to thei r rights and obligations under the WTO. 
The information provided by the European Un ion covers its 28 member States as of 1st July 2013; the 
information provided by Switze rland covers Liechtenstein. G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43 
 
- 2 - 
 
  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 duties 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 the 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 imports 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 the 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.43  
 
- 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 AND 1 APRIL 2016 
(DATES OF NEW SUBMISSIONS APPEAR IN BOLD) 
Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of Submission 
   Applied Bound    Imports Tariffs 
Albania 2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   11-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Antigua and Barbuda 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Australia 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Belize 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
  2015 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   02-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   02-16 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-16 02-15 
  2015 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   10-15 
Botswana 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
Burundi 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-16 09-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Cameroon 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Canada 2016 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* -   03-16 
Chinese Taipei 2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-16 04-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Colombia 2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Côte d'Ivoire 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 05-14 
Cuba 2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 04-09 
  2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 09-10 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 02-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 01-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 02-13 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes   02-16 
El Salvador 2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-16 05-11 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-16 06-13 
  2014 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-16 08-15 
  2015 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16  
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 4 - Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of Submission 
   Applied Bound    Imports Tariffs 
European Union 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 04-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
Fiji 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-15 05-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   12-15 
Georgia 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Guatemala 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Guyana 2014 Yes* - - - - - 11-15   
Hong Kong, China 2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 03-16 03-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes   03-16 
India 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 10-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Japan 2014 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10-15 09-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes -   10-15 
Jordan 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Kenya 2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Korea, Republic of 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes*   03-16 
Lesotho 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
Macao, China 2016 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - -   03-16 
Madagascar 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Mauritania 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Mauritius 1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 02-01 03-16 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 03-16 07-14 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Montenegro 2014 Yes* Yes - - - - 03-16 09-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes* - - - -   03-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - - - -   03-16 
Mozambique 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Namibia 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 02-16 05-14 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
New Zealand 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   02-16 
Nicaragua 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-15 05-14 
Niger 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 05-14  
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 5 - Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of Submission 
   Applied Bound    Imports Tariffs 
Nigeria 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 08-15 
Norway 2016 n.a. Yes Yes* Yes Yes -   12-15 
Pakistan 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-16 06-15 
Paraguay 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-15 04-14 
Philippines 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Russian Federation 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Rwanda 2006 Yes Yes - - - Yes 12-15 12-12 
  2008 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-15 12-12 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 02-16 09-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   11-15 
Seychelles 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   04-16 
Singapore 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   02-16 
South Africa 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
Sri Lanka 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 02-16 06-15 
Swaziland 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   03-16 
Switzerland 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Tanzania 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 02-16 09-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Tonga 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 04-15 
Tunisia 2009 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-10 03-16 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   11-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Uganda 2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   10-15 
Ukraine 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes*   03-16 
United States of America 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Yemen 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   03-16 
Zambia 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-16 12-14 
 
 
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  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 6 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BETWEEN 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 AND 1 APRIL 2016 
COUNTRIES REQUESTING ACCESSION 
Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of Submission 
   Applied Bound    Imports Tariffs 
None - - - - - - - - - 
 
 
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  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 7 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSIONS AS OF 1 APRIL 2016 
 
Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Albania Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 4 Yes*  
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Angola Tariff   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Antigua and Barbuda Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2     
  Imports Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Argentina Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 24 Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Armenia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Australia Tariff Yes 13 Yes 12 Yes 13 Yes 20 Yes 21 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 25 Yes 26 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Bahrain, Kingdom of Tariff Yes  Yes 3 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Bangladesh Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
  Imports Yes  Yes              n.a.  n.a.  
Barbados Tariff Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Belize Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes  Yes 2 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Benin Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of Tariff Yes 8 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes  Yes  Yes* Yes*   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Botswana Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 8 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Brazil Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Brunei Darussalam Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 6 Yes  Yes 8     Yes 7     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Burkina Faso Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Burundi Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Cabo Verde Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Cambodia Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1   Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes 6     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Cameroon Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Canada Tariff Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Central African Republic Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Chad Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes*  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Chile Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
China Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 23 Yes 1 Yes 24 Yes  Yes 25 Yes 28     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Colombia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Congo Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports Yes*  Yes*              n.a.  n.a.  
Costa Rica Tariff Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 12 Yes 16     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Côte d'Ivoire Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes    Yes*  n.a.  n.a.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 9 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Cuba Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Democratic Republic of 
the Congo Tariff     Yes  Yes        Yes  Yes    
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Djibouti Tariff     Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes      
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Dominica Tariff Yes 3     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 2   
  Imports Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes    Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Dominican Republic Tariff Yes 4 Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Ecuador Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 23 Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Egypt Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 7 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
El Salvador Tariff Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes* Yes* Yes*    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
European Union Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 42 Yes 44 Yes 45 Yes 42 Yes 47 Yes 47 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Fiji Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Gabon Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
The Gambia Tariff Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
  Imports           Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Georgia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Ghana Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes        
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Grenada Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes 1   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes            n.a.  n.a.  
Guatemala Tariff Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes  Yes 7 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes*  n.a.  n.a.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 10 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Guinea Tariff   Yes*  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes*        
  Imports Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes*          n.a.  n.a.  
Guinea-Bissau Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports Yes  Yes              n.a.  n.a.  
Guyana Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Haiti Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports     Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Honduras Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 6     
  Imports   Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Hong Kong, China Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  
Iceland Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 25 Yes 25     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
India Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 12 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Indonesia Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Israel Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 11 Yes 11   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Jamaica Tariff Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports       Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Japan Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 13 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 16   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Jordan Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 21 Yes 9   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Kazakhstan Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a      
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  n.a.  n.a.  
Kenya Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Korea, Republic of Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 11 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Kuwait, the State of Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes    Yes    Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Kyrgyz Republic Tariff Yes 2 Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic Tariff -a  Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a    Yes 6     
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a      n.a.  n.a.  
Lesotho Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports   Yes*              n.a.  n.a.  
Macao, China Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Madagascar Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Malawi Tariff   Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 3 Yes* Yes* Yes 7 Yes 7   
  Imports Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes*    n.a.  n.a.  
Malaysia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 5 Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes        
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*      n.a.  n.a.  
Maldives Tariff   Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes            
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Mali Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Mauritania Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Mauritius Tariff Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Mexico Tariff Yes 17 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Moldova, Republic of Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Mongolia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes        
  Imports Yes                n.a.  n.a.  
Montenegro Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 14 Yes 13 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports -a  -a  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 12 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Morocco Tariff Yes 14 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes  Yes  Yes 18 Yes  Yes  Yes 18   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Mozambique Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 4     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Myanmar Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1   Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes  Yes        
  Imports       Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Namibia Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Nepal Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
New Zealand Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Nicaragua Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Niger Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Nigeria Tariff   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*    Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Norway Tariff Yes 21 Yes 22 Yes 23 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 31 Yes 30 Yes 35 Yes 35 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Oman Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes*        n.a.  n.a.  
Pakistan Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Panama Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Papua New Guinea Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Paraguay Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Peru Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes* Yes* Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.   
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- 13 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Philippines Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Qatar Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes    Yes    Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Russian Federation Tariff -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 14   Yes 6   Yes* Yes* 
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a        n.a.  n.a.  
Rwanda Tariff   Yes 1 Yes  Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes    Yes      Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 4     
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Lucia Tariff Yes* Yes*     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes*  Yes*              n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines Tariff Yes 1     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Samoa Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Senegal Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Seychelles Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes 2 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  n.a.  n.a.  
Sierra Leone Tariff       Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Singapore Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Solomon Islands Tariff Yes  Yes    Yes 1 Yes 1   Yes 1       
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
South Africa Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Sri Lanka Tariff Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9   Yes 9 Yes 9   
  Imports   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.   
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- 14 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Suriname Tariff     Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Swaziland Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports Yes*                n.a.  n.a.  
Switzerland Tariff Yes 18 Yes 19 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 28 Yes 30 Yes 33 Yes 32 Yes 42 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Chinese Taipei Tariff Yes 3 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  
Tajikistan Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a      n.a.  n.a.  
Tanzania Tariff Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Thailand Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 6     
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Togo Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Tonga Tariff     Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports     Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Trinidad and Tobago Tariff Yes  Yes 4   Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Tunisia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 10   Yes  Yes*  
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Turkey Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17   Yes 22       
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Uganda Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes 2 Yes 4 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
  Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*      n.a.  n.a.  
Ukraine Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  
  Imports -a      Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
United Arab Emirates Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 2   Yes  Yes  Yes        
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes        n.a.  n.a.   
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- 15 - Member  2007  2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
United States of America  Tariff Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 23 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Uruguay Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 12 Yes 1 Yes  Yes      
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Vanuatu Tariff Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes 1         
  Imports Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a        n.a.  n.a.  
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 30 Yes  Yes  Yes    
  Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Viet Nam Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5   Yes 3 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8   
  Imports                 n.a.  n.a.  
Yemen Tariff -a  -a  Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a      Yes*  
  Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a    n.a.  n.a.  
Zambia Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 6 Yes  Yes 2   
 Imports Yes*  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Zimbabwe Tariff Yes      Yes  Yes 4 Yes          
 Imports Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*    n.a.  n.a.  
Nb. of Members Tariff 114 53 114 44 112 55 121 60 123 60 121 72 119 67 106 62 69 50 30 23 
 Imports 108  106  104  106  98  86  62  49  2  0  
 
 
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  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.43  
 
- 16 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSIONS AS OF 1 APRIL 2016 
COUNTRIES REQUESTING ACCESSION 
 
Countries Requesting 
Accession  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 
Algeria Tariff    Yes       
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
B a h a m a s  T a r i f f            
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
B e l a r u s  T a r i f f            
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Bhutan Tariff      Yes*     
  Imports   Yes*  Yes*    n.a. n.a. 
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tariff           
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Comoros Tariff  Yes* Yes*        
  Imports Yes*        n.a. n.a. 
Equatorial Guinea Tariff       Yes*    
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
I r a n  T a r i f f            
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Liberia, Republic of Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes    
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Montserrat Tariff   Yes* Yes*       
  Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Serbia Tariff Yes*  Yes* Yes*       
  Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. n.a. 
 
 
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