WT/REG338/1/Corr.1  
3 June 2014  
(14-3233)  Page: 1/3  
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 
 FACTUAL PRESENTATION 
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN  UKRAINE AND MONTENEGRO 
(GOODS AND SERVICES) 
Report by the Secretariat 
Corrigendum 
 Following the receipt of additional data and clarifications from the Parties the Secretariat has 
made corresponding corrections to th e factual presentation as follows: 
  Paragraph 3.2, page 8, delete and replace as follows: 
 
3.2. Under Annex I, Ukraine has entered a list of exemptions to its tariff commitments, concerning 
HS Section I (Live animals and animal products) and IV (prepared foods); Montenegro has no list of exemptions under Annex I. (HS Section IV (Table 3.3)).  
 
 Table 3.1B, page 9: The table should be replaced by: 
 Table 3.1 Tariff elimination commitments under the Agreement and corresponding average trade 
B. Montenegro 
Duty phase-out period Number 
of lines % of total 
lines in 
Montenegro's 
tariff 
schedule Value of 
Montenegro's 
imports from 
Ukraine 
(2010-2012) 
in million US$ % of 
Montenegro's 
total imports 
from  
Ukraine 
2010-2012 
MFN duty free (2013) 2,492 26.6 1.2 42.4 
2013 6,811 72.6 1.7 57.6 
Remain dutiable 73 0.8 0.0 0.0 
Total 9,376 100.0 2.9 100.0 
Note: Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature. 
 Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates based on data provided by Montenegro.   
 Paragraph 3.8, pages 9-10: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
3.8. Tables 3.2 and 3.3 below show tariff lines remaining dutiable by broad HS Section, while Chart 3.1 shows the average duty rates of tariff lines remaining under the Agreement by HS Chapter. Once the Agreement is implemented Ukraine will maintain tariffs for imports from 
Montenegro for 34 lines in HS Section I (live animals) and 7 lines in HS Section IV (prepared 
foods). These correspond to HS Chapters 2 and 17 with average tariffs at 10.8% and 50% respectively for Ukraine. Montenegro's tariff lines remaining subject to duty after the Agreement is 
implemented are all in HS Section IV and Chapter 4 with an average tariff of 42.2%. The final 
average preferential rates for both Partie s are equivalent to the average MFN rate. WT/REG338/1/Corr.1 
 
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  Chart 3.1, page 10: The chart should be replaced by: 
Chart 3.1 Ukraine and Montenegro: Average of remaining dutiable rates, by HS Chapter 
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4UkraineMontene groAverage rate of duty (%)  
Average rate of duty (%)  
HS Chapter HS Chapter
MFN Preferential
 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates based on data provided by Ukraine and Montenegro authorities. 
  
Table 3.3, pages 10-11: The table should be replaced by: 
Table 3.3 Montenegro: Tariff elimination under the Agreement, by HS Section 
HS 
Section MFN 
average%  No. of 
lines Duty-free lines 
in 
MFN 2013 No. of duty-free 
lines under the 
Agreement Remain dutiable Avg. Final Tariff 
(Dutiable) 
2013 
I 15.8 930 46 884   
II 8.0 552 127 425   
III 2.7 128 79 49   
IV 19.0 830 36 721 73 42.2 
V 1.3 235 131 104   
VI 1.6 1,151 183 968   
VII 2.8 301 79 222   
VIII 5.2 130 30 100   
IX 0.9 212 156 56   
X 0.0 195 194 1   
XI 5.4 1,159 47 1,112   
XII 5.6 106 2 104   
XIII 4.4 238 10 228   
XIV 3.9 56 4 52   
XV 2.9 953 542 411   
XVI 1.9 1,373 523 850   
XVII 1.5 264 113 151   
XVIII 1.4 322 152 170   
XIX 22.5 22  22   
XX 6.5 212 38 174   
XXI 5.0 7  7   
Total 5.9 9,376 2,492 6,811 73 42.2 
Note: For the calculation of averages, specific rates are excluded and the ad valorem  parts of alternate 
rates are included. 
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  
Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates based on data provided by Montenegro. 
 
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 ANNEX 1 
 Paragraph 2, Annex 1, page 26: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
2. Ukraine's overall MFN average tariff prior to entry into force of the Agreement was 4.8% 
with 37.7% of tariffs duty free on an MFN basis. Av erage tariffs on agricultural products are higher 
than non-agricultural products, 9.6% compared to 3.7% with 14.9% of lines duty free for agricultural products compared to 43.5% for no n-agricultural products. As a result of the 
Agreement, in 2013 Montenegro's exporters enjoyed a relative margin of preference of 97.9% 
overall,  96.9%  on agricultural products and 100% on non-agricultural products vis-a-vis  the 
prevailing MFN applied tariff. From the date of  entry into force of the Agreement 99.6% of 
Ukraine's tariff became duty free for imports from Montenegro, 98.1% for agricultural products 
and 100% for non-agricultural products. 
 Paragraph 4, Annex 1, page 27: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
4. As shown in Table A1.3 below, Montenegro 's overall applied average MFN rate in 2013 was 
5.9% with 26.6% of tariff lines duty free. Tariffs on  agricultural products are higher than industrial 
products (14.9% versus 3.3%) while 16.5% of agricultural lines were duty free compared to 29.4% for non-agricultural products. As a result of the Agreement, Ukraine's exporters enjoyed a 
relative margin of preference of 94.9%  overall, 89.9%  on agricultural products and 100% on 
non-agricultural products vis-a-vis  the prevailing MFN tariff. With the entry into force of the 
Agreement, 99.2% of Montenegro's tariff became duty free for imports from Ukraine, 96.5% for 
agricultural products and 100% for non-agricultural products.  
Table A1.3, page 28: The table should be replaced by: 
Table A1.3 Montenegro: Indicators of MFN ta riff rates and preferential rates for imports 
from Ukraine  
Origin of 
goods Year ALL PRODUCTS Agricultural products a Non-agricultural products  
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 2013 5.9 8.0 26.6 14.9 17.9 16.5 3.3 4.7 29.4 
Ukraine 2013 0.3 42.2 99.2 1.5 42.2 96.5 0.0 0.0 100.0 
a WTO Definition. 
 Note: For the calculation of averages, specific rates are excluded and the ad valorem  parts of alternate 
rates are included. 
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates based on data provided by Montenegro.  
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