G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.46  
 
12 September 2017  
(17-4792) Page: 1/15 
Committee on Market Access    
 
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSION S TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB)  
 
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
 
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 attached tables indicate the submissions received 
since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the I ntegrated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev. 45) 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 inform ation 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 I DB document exchange facility  
(https://idbfileexchange.wto.org ). 
 
 
                                                
1 This document has been  prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
The information provided by the European Union covers its 28 member States as of 1st July 2013; the 
information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.46  
 
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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 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.   
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- 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 11 APRIL 2017 AND 27 AUGUST 2017  
(DATES OF NEW SUBMIS SIONS APPEAR IN BOLD ) 
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Argentina  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-17 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-17 08-00 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-17 08-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-17 04-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 09-06 
  2003 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 09-06 
  2004 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 09-06 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-17 10-15 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-17 11-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-17 
Botswana  1996 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 05-17 12-12 
  2012 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 05-12 
Burkina Faso  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 05-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 05-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 10-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 05-14 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 07-15 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 06-16 
Cambodia  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-17 
  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-17 
Chad 2005 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-17 07-11 
  2006 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-17 07-11 
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2016 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
China  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes*   07-17  
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- 4 - Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Colombia  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 04-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   08-17 
Georgia  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-17 
Guinea  2007 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2008 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 12-12 
  2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 04-10 
  2010 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-17 11-10 
  2011 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-17 05-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-17 02-13 
  2013 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-17 10-13 
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2016 Yes* - - - - - 06-17   
  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-17 
Iceland  2015 - Yes* - - - -   05-17 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes   04-17 
  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes   04-17 
Indonesia  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-17 05-17 
Israel  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-17 09-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-17 
Korea, Republic of  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes   04-17 
Macao, China  2016 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-17 03-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes Yes Yes - -   05-17 
Malawi  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   08-17 
Malaysia  2014 - Yes* - Yes* - -   04-17 
  2015 - Yes* - Yes* - -   04-17 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-17 
Morocco  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-17 
Mozambique  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes* - -   05-17 
New Zealand  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   08-17 
Nicaragua  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   07-17 
Oman  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-17  
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- 5 - Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Paraguay  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-17 
Seychelles  2016 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 05-17 04-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-17 
Sierra Leone  2014 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-16 05-17 
Singapore  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   07-17 
Sri Lanka  2007 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 12-12 
  2013 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 10-14 05-17 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 06-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-17 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-17 
Suriname  2014 Yes* - - - - - 08-17   
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 08-17   
  2016 Yes* - - - - - 08-17   
Switzerland  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-17 03-16 
Thailand  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-17 10-16 
  2016 Yes* - - - - - 07-17   
Uganda  1996 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 05-17   
  2013 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 10-13 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 05-17 09-14 
Viet Nam  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   07-17 
_______________  
SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 11 APRIL 201 7 AND 27 AUGUST 2017  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Serbia  2016 Yes* n.a - - - - 07-17  
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- 6 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSI ONS AS OF  27 AUGUST  2017  
Member   2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
 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 
Afghanistan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a           
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   n.a.   n.a.   
Albania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4 Yes   Yes   
  Imports  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 1 Yes 1 Yes 2             
  Imports      Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Argentina  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 24 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Armenia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Australia  Tariff Yes 12 Yes 13 Yes 20 Yes 21 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 25 Yes 27     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Tariff 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                   
  Imports  Yes                               n.a.   n.a.   
Barbados  Tariff         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Belize  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 2 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Benin  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 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.   
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  Tariff Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes   Yes   Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Botswana  Tariff Yes 4 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.    
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 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   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Brunei Darussalam  Tariff Yes   Yes 6 Yes   Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   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   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Burundi Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Cabo Verde  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Cambodia  Tariff Yes 1     Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes 6     Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Cameroon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Canada  Tariff Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Central African 
Republic  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Chad Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Chile Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
China  Tariff Yes   Yes 23 Yes 1 Yes 24 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Colombia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Congo  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Costa Rica  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 12 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 19     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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 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 
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.   
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   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes       Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Dominican Republic  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Ecuador  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 23 Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Egypt  Tariff Yes   Yes 7 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
El Salvador  Tariff Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 10 Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
European Union  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 42 Yes 44 Yes 41 Yes 42 Yes 47 Yes 47 Yes 51 
  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 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
The Gambia  Tariff Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   
  Imports                  Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Georgia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Ghana  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes                   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.    
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 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 
Grenada  Tariff Yes 1     Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Guatemala  Tariff Yes 5 Yes   Yes 7 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 12             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Guinea Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes*               Yes 1 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Guinea-Bissau  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes                               n.a.   n.a.   
Guyana  Tariff 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   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Honduras  Tariff 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 25 Yes 25 Yes* Yes* Yes 31 Yes 31 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
India Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 12 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Indonesia  Tariff Yes   Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 7     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Israel  Tariff Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Jamaica  Tariff         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports          Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Japan  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 13 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 17     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Jordan  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 21 Yes 9 Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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 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 
Kazakhstan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes 4     
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   n.a.   n.a.  
Kenya Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  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 4 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Kuwait, the State of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports      Yes       Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Kyrgyz Republic  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  Tariff Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a       Yes 6             
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a               n.a.   n.a.   
Lesotho  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4     
  Imports              Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Liberia  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   -a   -a           
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   n.a.   n.a.   
Macao, China  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Madagascar  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 4     
  Imports  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     Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Malaysia  Tariff Yes   Yes 5 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes       
  Imports  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 Yes 1 
  Imports  Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Mauritania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.    
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 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 
Mauritius  Tariff Yes 6 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Mexico Tariff Yes   Yes   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   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Mongolia Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Montenegro  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14 Yes 13 Yes 14 Yes 14 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  -a   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Morocco  Tariff Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes 14 Yes 15 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Mozambique  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 4     Yes 3     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Myanmar  Tariff Yes 1     Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes   Yes                   
  Imports          Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Namibia  Tariff 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       n.a.   n.a.   
Nepal  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   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* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Nicaragua  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Niger  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 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 22 Yes 23 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 31 Yes 30 Yes 35 Yes 35 Yes 35 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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Oman  Tariff Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes 3 
  Imports  Yes   Yes       Yes*                   n.a.   n.a.   
Pakistan Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes   Yes   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   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Papua New Guinea  Tariff 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       n.a.   n.a.   
Peru Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Philippines  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 
  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   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Russian Federation  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14     Yes 6 Yes   Yes 5     
  Imports  -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 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 4             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Lucia  Tariff         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes*                               n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  Tariff         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*       n.a.   n.a.   
Samoa  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.    
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Senegal  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 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.   
Seychelles  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Sierra Leone  Tariff         Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes*               
  Imports          Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Singapore  Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes   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 1 Yes 1     Yes 1                 
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
South Africa  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Sri Lanka  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Suriname  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Swaziland  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4     
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Switzerland  Tariff Yes 19 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 28 Yes 30 Yes 33 Yes 32 Yes 42 Yes 42 Yes 42 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Chinese Taipei  Tariff Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Tajikistan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2             
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a               n.a.   n.a.   
Tanzania  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Thailand  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes           n.a.   n.a.    
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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   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Tonga  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports      Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Trinidad and Tobago  Tariff Yes 4     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Tunisia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 10     Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Turkey  Tariff Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17     Yes 22     Yes 24         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Uganda  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 2 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.   
Ukraine  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports          Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
United Arab Emirates  Tariff Yes   Yes 2     Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
United States of 
America  Tariff Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 23 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 22 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Uruguay  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 12 Yes 1 Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Vanuatu  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes 1                 Yes   
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a                   n.a.   n.a.   
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 30 Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Viet Nam  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5     Yes 3 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Yemen  Tariff -a   Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a           Yes       
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a           n.a.   n.a.   
Zambia  Tariff Yes   Yes*   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports  Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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Zimbabwe  Tariff         Yes   Yes 4 Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4     
  Imports Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Nb. of Members  Tariff 115 44 113 55 122 60 124 60 124 73 123 68 111 62 89 58 78 54 43 27 
 Imports  106   107   108   104   99   87   85   71   18   0   
 
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STATUS OF IDB SUBMIS SIONS AS OF 27 AUGUST 2017  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
 
Countries Requesting 
Accession   2008  2009 2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Algeria  Tariff     Yes           Yes Yes 
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Bahamas  Tariff                     
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Belarus  Tariff                     
  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                  n.a. n.a. 
Equatorial Guinea  Tariff           Yes*         
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Iran Tariff                     
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Serbia  Tariff   Yes* Yes*               
  Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
 
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