G/IT/1/Rev.55  
 
7 April 2016  
(16-1964)  Page: 1/2  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products    
 
 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
1. As of 5 April 2016, the ITA has 53 Participants (covering 82 Members and States or separate 
customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO) representing approximately 96% of 
world trade in information technology products. 
ITA PARTICIPANTS 
Afghanistan Malaysia 
Albania Mauritius 
Australia Moldova, Republic of 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Montenegro 
Canada Morocco 
China New Zealand 
Colombia Nicaragua 
Costa Rica Norway 
Dominican Republic Oman 
Egypt Panama 
El Salvador Peru 
European Union2 Philippines 
Georgia Qatar 
Guatemala Russian Federation 
Honduras Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Hong Kong, China Seychelles, Republic of 
Iceland Singapore 
India Switzerland3 
Indonesia Chinese Taipei 
Israel Tajikistan 
Japan Thailand 
Jordan Turkey 
Kazakhstan, Republic of Ukraine 
Korea, Republic of United Arab Emirates 
Kuwait, the State of United States of America 
Kyrgyz Republic Viet Nam 
Macao, China  
 
2. If the Participant was a WTO Member at the time of its participation in the ITA, it was 
required to follow the procedures for the formal rectification and modification of schedules 
(Decision of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions, BISD 27S/25) pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration. 
Thus, documents from the following 37 participants have been received and circulated pursuant 
to these procedures: 
                                               
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. 
2 The schedule of the European Union comprises the commitments of the 28 member States. 
3 On behalf of the customs union of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. G/IT/1/Rev.55 
 
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  Australia Macao, China 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Malaysia 
Canada Mauritius 
Colombia Montenegro 
Costa Rica New Zealand 
Dominican Republic Nicaragua 
Egypt Norway 
El Salvador Panama 
European Union Peru 
Guatemala Philippines 
Honduras Qatar 
Hong Kong, China Singapore 
Iceland Switzerland 
India Chinese Taipei 
Indonesia Thailand 
Israel Turkey 
Japan United Arab Emirates 
Korea, Republic of Unit ed States of America 
Kuwait, the State of  
 
3. As of the above, El Salvador has indica ted that implementation would begin after the 
completion of domestic legal procedural requirements.4 Morocco has not yet submitted the formal 
documentation. 
4. Afghanistan5; Albania; China; Georgia; Jordan; Kazakhstan, Republic of; Kyrgyz Republic; 
Moldova, Republic of; Oman; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Seychelles, Republic of; Tajikistan; Ukraine; and Viet Nam incorporated their commitments in their schedules annexed to their 
Protocols of Accession, and therefore it was not necessary to follow the procedures for 
rectification and modification of tariff schedules. 
5. Letters of acceptance, in accordance with th e provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the 
Declaration, have been received from all Participants except five. 
6. Documentation for the following Participants, noted as being submitted under paragraph 2 
above, has been formally certified by the Director-General: 
Australia Macao, China 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Malaysia 
Canada Mauritius 
Colombia Montenegro 
Costa Rica New Zealand 
Dominican Republic Nicaragua 
Egypt Norway 
European Union Panama 
Guatemala Peru 
Honduras Philippines 
Hong Kong, China Qatar 
Iceland Singapore 
India Switzerland 
Indonesia Chinese Taipei 
Israel Thailand 
Japan Turkey 
Korea, Republic of United Arab Emirates 
Kuwait, the State of United States of America 
 
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4 Awaiting domestic approval (G/MA/TAR/RS/45, G/MA/TAR/RS/45/Add.1, and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/45/Add.2). 
5 Afghanistan's ITA commitment will be implemented upon its accession to the WTO.