TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1  
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1  
 
17 June 2016  
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Committee on Agriculture 
Special Session 
Sub-Committee on Cotton    
 
COTTON 
BACKGROUND PAPER BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Addendum 
This addendum refers to and must be read in  conjunction with document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4. 
It provides information on market access data for relevant cotton-related products2 as described in 
Part Three (paragraph 3.4) of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4.  
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO. It has been prepared for 
information only and is not intended to provide any authorit ative or official legal interpretation of the provisions 
of the WTO Agreements in general on in relation to any measure listed in this document. 
2 In this addendum, relevant cotton- related products refer to those pr oducts listed in the annex to the 
Nairobi Decision on Cotton (Document WT/MIN(15)/46 and WT/L/981), excluding tariff lines 5201, 5202, and 5203. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  1 TARIFFS 
1.1 This section lists bound and applied duties for relevant cotton-related products listed for the 
32 Members identified in paragraphs 11 and 12 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4, using the same methodology and presentation as in Part 3.1 of that document. 
 
Australia 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
120720 -Cotton seeds 1%       
       12072100¹  0% 0%  
       12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
140420 -Cotton linters 0%    14042000  0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions       
151221 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 8%   15122100  5% 0%  
151229 --Othe r 8%    15122900  5% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:       
152110 -Vegetable waxes 0%    15211000  0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05       
230610 -Of cotton seeds  0%   23061000  0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed        
293624 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%
   29362400  0% 0%  
293628 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%    29362800  0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Bahrain, Kingdom of 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound Duty  Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff 
Line (HS 
2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds 35%      
      12072100¹  5%  
      12072900²  5%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  35%  14042000  5%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 35%  15122100  5%  
15122900 --Othe r 35%   15122900  5%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 35%   15211000  5%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  35%  23061000  5%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives Unbound   29362400  0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives Unbound   29362800  0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Bangladesh 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 1996) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
120720 -Cotton seeds  50% 2.5%     
      12072110¹  0%  
      12072190²  0%  
      12072910³  0%  
      12072990 ⁴ 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
140420 -Cotton linters  200%  2.5%     
      14042010 ⁵ 10%  
      14042090 ⁶ 10%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
151221 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 200%  2.5%  15122100  10%  
151229 --Othe r 200%  2.5%  15122900  10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes 200%  2.5%  15211000  10%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05      
230610 -Of cotton seeds 200%  2.5%  23061000  0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives Unbound
  29362400  0%  
29362810 - - Vitamin E and its derivatives 30%   29362810  0%  
¹ Cotton Seeds Wrapped/canned up to 2.5 kg. 
² Cotton Seeds EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 kg. ³ Cotton other than Seeds Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 kg. 
⁴ Cotton other than Seeds EXCL. Wrapped/canned upto 2.5 kg. 
⁵ Cotton Linters, Wrapped/Canned upto 2.5 kg. 
⁶ Cotton Linters, Nes. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Brazil 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados 
- Semillas de algodón:      
12072010 Para siembra 35%      
12072090 Las demás 35%      
      12072100¹  0%  
      12072900²  8%  
1404 Productos vegetales no expresados 
ni comprendidos en otra parte      
140420 Linters de coton:      
14042010 En bruto 35%    6%  
14042090 Los demás 35%    6%  
1512 Aceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso refinados, pero sin modificar 
químicamente 
- Aceite de algodón y sus fracciones:      
15122100 Aceite en bruto, incluso sin gosipol  35%   10%  
15122910 Refinado 35%    10%  
15122990 Los demás 35%    10%  
1521 Ceras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de 
otros insectos y esperma de ballena o de otros cetáceos (espermaceti), incluso refinadas o 
coloreadas      
15211000 Ceras vegetales  35%   10%  
2306 Tortas y demás residuos sólidos de 
la extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en "pellets", excepto los de las partidas 23.04 o 23.05      
23061000 De semillas de algodón 35%    6%  
2936 Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por síntesis (incluidos los concentrados 
naturales) y sus derivados 
utilizados principalmente como vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí o en disoluciones de cualquier clase 
- Vitaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar      
29362410 D-Pantotenato de calcio 20%    2%  
29362490 Los demás 20%    2%  
29362811 D- o D L-alfa-Tocoferol 0%    0%  
29362812 Acetato de D-  o de D L-alfa-
tocoferol 0%   0%  
29362819 Los demás 0%    0%  
29362890 Los demás 0%    2%  
¹ Cotton seeds for sowing. 
² Cotton seeds, except for sowing. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Canada 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 4.6%    4.5% 0%  
15122900 --Othe r 9.6%    9.5% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes   15211000  0% 0%  
15211010 - - - Carnauba, sugar cane and 
ouricury 0%     
15211090 ---Othe r 0%      
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 0%    0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and  vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives 0%   0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%      0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  China  
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 1996) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
  - Cotton seeds:       
12072010 ---Seeds for cultivation 0%      
12072090 ---Othe r 15%      
      1207210000¹  0% 0%  
      1207290000²  15% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  4%  1404200000  4% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 10%  1512210000  10% 10%  
15122900 --Othe r 10%   1512290000  10% 10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 20%      
      1521100010³  20% 0%  
      1521100090 ⁴ 20% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  5%  2306100000  5% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 4%
  2936240000  4% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 4%   2936280000  4% 0%  
¹ Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Seed. 
² Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Other. ³ Candelialla wax. ⁴ Other vegetable waxes. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Colombia 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso 
quebrantados - Semillas de algodón:      
1207201000 - - Para siembra 142%   1207210000  5%  
1207209000 - - Las demás  142%   1207290000  10%  
1404 Productos vegetales no 
expresados ni comprendidos en otra parte      
1404200000 - Línteres de algodón 70%    10%  
1512 Aceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso refinados, pero sin modificar químicamente 
- Aceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:      
1512210000 - - Aceite en bruto, incluso sin 
gosipol 169%    0%  
1512290000 - - Los demás  169%    0%  
1521 Ceras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de otros insectos y esperma de ballena o de otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso refinadas 
o coloreadas      
1521100000 - Ceras vegetales 90%      
      1521101000¹  5%  
      1521102000²  5%  
      1521109000³  10%  
2306 Tortas y demás residuos sólidos 
de la extracción de grasas o 
aceites vegetales, incluso 
molidos o en "pellets", excepto los de las partidas 23.04 o 23.05      
2306100000 - De semillas de algodón 130%    15%  
2936 Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por síntesis (incluidos los concentrados naturales) y sus 
derivados utilizados 
principalmente como vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí o en disoluciones de cualquier clase - Vitaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar      
2936240000 - - Ácido D- o D L-pantoténico 
(vitamina B3 o vitamina B5) y sus derivados 35%
   0%  
2936280000 - - Vitamina E y sus derivados 35%    0%  
¹ -- Cera de carnauba. 
² -- Cera de candelilla. ³ - - Las demás. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Egypt 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tarif f Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  10%     
      1207210000¹  2%  
      1207290000²  2%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  20%  1404200000  2%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 20%  1512210000³  0%  
15122900 --Othe r 20%   1512290000 ⁴ 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 10%   1521100000  5%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than 
those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  10%  2306100000  2%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives 3%  2936240000  2%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 3%   2936280000  2%  
¹ Cotton seeds, for sowing. 
² Cotton seeds, not for sowing, whether or not broken. ³ Cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, crude, whether or not gossypol has been removed. ⁴ Other cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  European Union 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 1996)  Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
120720 -Cotton seeds:       
12072010 -- For sowing(2)  0%     
12072090 -- Othe r 0%      
     12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
151221 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed:      
15122110 --- For technical or industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption(2) 3.2%
   3.2% 0%  
15122190 --- Othe r 6.4%    6.4% 0%  
151229 --Other:      
15122910 --- For technical or industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human 
consumption(2) 5.1%
   5.1% 0%  
15122990 --- Othe r 9.6%    9.6% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes:   15211000  0% 0%  
15211010 -- Raw 0%      
15211090 -- Othe r 0%      
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  0%   0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%
   0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%    0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Hong Kong, China 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007)  Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0%  
      12072900²  0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  0%   0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 0%   0%  
15122900 --Othe r 0%    0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 0%    0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  0%   0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives Unbound    0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives Unbound    0%  
¹ --Cotton seeds, seed. 
² --Cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Iceland 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES 
(Year 2014) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds       
1207200001 - - For feed purposes 175%      
1207200002 - - Othe r 0%      
      12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters 0%    0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122101 - - - For food preparations 107%    0% 0%  
15122109 - - - Othe r 107%    0% 0%  
15122901 - - - For food preparations 107%    0% 0%  
15122909 - - - Othe r 107%    0% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 107%    0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds    55% 55%  
2306100001 - - For feed purposes 175%      
2306100002 - - Othe r 0%      
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%
   0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%    0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  India 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  100%      
    12072100¹  30% 0%  
    12072900²  30% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  100%    30% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its 
fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 300%    100% 0%  
15122900 --Othe r 300%      
    15122910³  15% 0%  
    15122990 ⁴ 100% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 150%      
    15211011 ⁵ 30% 0%  
    15211019 ⁶ 30% 0%  
    15211090 ⁷ 30% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 100%      
    23061010 ⁸ 15% 0%  
    230610209 15% 0%  
    2306103010 15% 0%  
    2306104011 15% 0%  
    2306109012 15% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed      
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) 
and its derivatives 40%   7.5% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 40%    7.5% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
³ Edible grade. ⁴ Other. 
⁵ Edible wax for waxing fresh fruits and vegetables. 
⁶ Other. 
⁷ Other. 
⁸ Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, decorticated expeller variety. 
⁹ Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, decorticated, solvent extract (defatted)variety. 
10 Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, undecorticated, expeller variety. 
11 Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, undecorticated, solvent extracted (defatted) variety. 
12 Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Indonesia 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 
1996) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
120720000 -Cotton seeds 40%      
      1207210000¹  5%  
      1207290000²  5%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
140420000 -Cotton linters 40%   1404200000  0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
151221000 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 40%  1512210000  5%  
151229000 --Othe r 40%      
      1512291000³  5%  
      1512299000 ⁴ 5%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110000 -Vegetable waxes 40%   1521100000  5%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05      
230610000 -Of cotton seeds  40%  2306100000  5%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
293624000 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 30%
  2936240000  0%  
293628000 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 30%   2936280000  0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. ³ ---Fractions of unrefined cotton-seed oil. 
⁴ ---Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Japan 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
120720 -Cotton seeds  0%     
      120721000¹  0% 0%  
      120729000²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
140420 -Cotton linters  0%  140420000  0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its 
fractions      
151221 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed      
15122101 --- Used for the manufacture of 
canned fish or shellfish for export 0%
  151221010  0% 0%  
15122102 --- Othe r 8.5 yen/kg   151221090  8.5 yen/kg 0%  
151229 --Othe r      
15122901 --- Used for the manufacture of 
canned fish or shellfish for export 0%
  151229010  0% 0%  
15122902 --- Othe r 8.5 yen/kg   151229090  8.5 yen/kg 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes      
15211001 -- Carnauba wax 0%   152110010  0% 0%  
15211002 -- Othe r 0%   152110090  0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 
23.05      
230610 -Of cotton seeds 0%   230610000  0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
293624 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives 0%  293624000  0% 0%  
293628 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%   293628000  0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Kenya 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff 
Line (HS 
2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds 100%      
      12072100¹  10%  
      12072900²  10%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters 100%    10%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower o r cotton-
seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not gossypol 
has been removed 100%    10%  
15122900 --Othe r 100%      
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, whether or 
not refined or coloured:    25%  
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 100%    10%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  100%    10%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, 
whether or not in any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives Unbound
   0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives Unbound    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Korea, Republic of 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
1207200000 - - - Cotton seeds 6.6%      
      1207210000¹ 3% 0%  
      1207291000² 2% 0%  
      1207299000³ 3% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
1404200000 - - - Cotton linters 6.6%    3% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
1512210000 - - - Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 5.4%    5% 0%  
1512291000 - - - Refined oil 5.4%    5% 0%  
1512299000 - - - Othe r 27%   5% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes      
1521101000 - - - Carnauba wax 31.5%    8% 0%  
1521102000 - - - Palm wax 16.4%    8% 0%  
1521109000 - - - Othe r 16.4%    8% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
2306100000 - - - Of cotton seeds 6.6%    2% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
2936240000 - - - D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 6.5%
   6.5% 0%  
293628 Vitamin E and its derivatives      
2936281000 - - - Alpha-tocoperol acetate 6.5%    6.5% 0%  
2936289000 - - - Othe r 6.5%    6.5% 0%  
¹ Seed. 
² For feeding. 
³ Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Malaysia 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
120720000 -Cotton seeds  5%     
      120721000¹  0%  
      120729000²  0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
140420000 -Cotton linters  2%   0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
151221000 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 5%   0%  
151229000 --Othe r 5%      
      151229100³  0%  
      151229900 ⁴ 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110000 -Vegetable waxes 5%    0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 
23.04 or 23.05      
230610000 -Of cotton seeds 10%    0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
293624000 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 5%
   0%  
293628000 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 5%    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. ³ ---Solid fractions. 
⁴ ---Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Mauritius 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  122%  17%    
      12072100¹  0%  
      12072900²  0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  122%  17%  0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 122%  17%  0%  
15122900 --Othe r 122%  17%  10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 122%  17%  0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 122%  17%  0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives Unbound
   0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives Unbound    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Mexico 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados      
120720 Semilla de algodón 45%      
      12072101¹  0%  
      12072999²  0%  
1404 Productos vegetales no expresados ni 
comprendidos en otra parte      
140420 Linteres de algodón. 45%   14042001  10%  
1512 Aceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso 
refinados, pero sin modificar químicamente - Aceite de algodón y sus fracciones:      
151221 Aceite en bruto, incluso sin gosipol  45%  15122101  0%  
151229 Demás 45%   15122999  0%  
1521 Ceras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de otros insectos y esperma de ballena o de otros cetáceos (espermaceti), 
incluso refinadas o coloreadas      
152110 Ceras vegetales       
15211001 Carnauba 45%    0%  
15211099 Demás 36%    10%  
2306 Tortas y demás residuos sólidos de la 
extracción de grasas o aceites 
vegetales, incluso molidos o en 
"pellets", excepto los de las partidas 23.04 o 23.05      
230610 De semillas de algodón 22.5%   23061001  15%  
2936 Provitaminas y vitaminas, naturales o 
reproducidas por síntesis (incluidos los concentrados naturales) y sus derivados utilizados principalmente 
como vitaminas, mezclados o no 
entre sí o en disoluciones de cualquier clase - Vitaminas y sus derivados, sin mezclar      
293624 Ácido D- o D L-pantoténico (vitamina 
B3 o vitamina B5) y sus derivados 35%     
      29362401³  0%  
      29362402 ⁴ 0%  
      29362499 ⁵ 0%  
293628 Vitamina E y sus derivados 35%      
      29362802 ⁶ 0%  
      29362899 ⁷ 0%  
¹ Para siembra. 
² Las demás. 
³ Alcohol pantotenílico o sus éteres. 
⁴ Pantotenato de calico. 
⁵ Los demás. 
⁶ Vitamina E y sus derivados, en concentración mayor al 96%, en aceite. 
⁷ Los demás. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Morocco 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Autres graines et fruits 
oléagineux, même concassés   - Graines de coton      
1207201000 Meme concassees, de semence  34% 15%    
1207209000 Meme concassees, autres 127%  15%    
      12072100001 2.5% 2.5%  
      12072900002 2.5% 2.5%  
1404 Produits végétaux non 
dénommés ni compris ailleurs      
140420  - Linters de coton      
1404200010 – – – bruts  34% 15%  2.5% 2.5%  
1404200091 – – – – en masse 34%  15%  2.5% 2.5%  
1404200099 – – – – autres (en plaques, 
feuilles etc…) 34% 15%  2.5% 2.5%  
1512 Huiles de tournesol, de carthame 
ou de coton et leurs fractions, 
même raffinées, mais non chimiquement modifiées  - Huile de coton et ses fractions      
151221  -- Huile brute, même dépourvue 
de gossypol    1512210000  2.5% 2.5%  
151221000001 – – – destinée à des usages 
techniques ou industriels autres 
que la fabrication de produits 
alimentaires 34% 15%    
151221000002 – – – autres  215%  15%    
151229  --Autres    1512290000  25% 25%  
151229000001 – – – non durcies ni solidifiées : 
(– – – – destinées à des usages 
techniques ou industriels autres que la fabrication de produits alimentaires) 34%
 15%    
151229000002 – – – non durcies ni solidifiées : 
(– – – – autres, en emballages 
d’une contenance inférieure ou 
égale à 20 kgs net de produits) 236%  15%    
151229000003 – – – non durcies ni solidifiées : 
(– – – – autres) 236%  15%    
151229000004 – – – autres : (– – – – en 
emballages immédiats d’un contenu net inférieur ou égal à 20 kgs) 236%
 15%    
151229000005 – – – autres : (– – – – autres, 
destinées à la fabrication de 
produits alimentaires et 
présentées sous des emballages contenant plus de 20 kgs net de produits) 236%
 15%    
151229000006 – – – autres : (– – – – autres)  34% 15%    
1521 Cires végétales (autres que les 
triglycérides), cires d'abeilles ou d'autres insectes et spermaceti, 
même raffinés ou colorés      
152110  - Cires végétales      
1521100010 – – – brutes  34% 15%  10% 10%  
1521100090 – – – autres  34% 15%  10% 10%  
2306 Tourteaux et autres résidus 
solides, même broyés ou 
agglomérés sous forme de 
pellets, de l'extraction de graisses ou huiles végétales, autres que ceux des n° 23.04 ou 23.05.      
2306100  - De graines de coton      
2306100010 – – – farines  55% 15%  2.5% 2.5%  
2306100090 – – – autres  55% 15%  2.5% 2.5%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
2936 Provitamines et vitamines, 
naturelles ou reproduites par synthèse (y compris les 
concentrats naturels), ainsi que 
leurs dérivés utilisés principalement en tant que vitamines, mélangés ou non entre eux, même en solutions 
quelconques 
 - Vitamines et leurs dérivés, non mélangés      
293624  -- Acide D  ou DL pantothénique 
(vitamine B3 ou vitamine B5) et ses dérivés      
2936240010 – – – vitamine B3 40%  15%  2.5% 2.5%  
2936240090 – – – autres  40% 15%  2.5% 2.5%  
2936280000  -- Vitamine E et ses dérivés 40%  15%  2.5% 2.5%  
¹ --De semence. ² --Autres.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  New Zealand 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters 0%    0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 0%   0% 0%  
15122900 --Othe r 0%    0% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 0%    0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 
23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 0%    0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%
   0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%    0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Norway 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound Duty  Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:      
120720 -Cotton seeds      
1207201 - - For feed purpose 268% or 3.41  NOK/kg 
whichever is the 
highest     
1207209 - - Othe r 0%      
      12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072910²  3.41 NOK per kg 0%  
      12072990³  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:      
1404200 -Cotton linters  0%  14042000  0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, 
safflower or cotton-seed 
oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its 
fractions      
1512211 - - - For feed purpose 176% or 4.88  NOK/kg 
whichever is the 
highest  15122110  4.88 NOK per kg 0%  
1512219 - - - Othe r 0.05 NOK/kg   15122190  0% 0%  
1512291 - - - For feed purpose 176% or 4.88  NOK/kg 
whichever is the 
highest  15122911  4.88 NOK per kg 0%  
1512292 - - - - Solid fractions 14.4%   15122920  14.4% 0%  
1512299 - - - - Othe r 12.7%   15122999  12.7% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined 
or coloured:      
1521100 -Vegetable waxes 0%   15211000  0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
230610 -Of cotton seeds       
2306101 - - For feed purposes 183% or 2.34  NOK/kg 
whichever is the 
highest  23061010  2.34 NOK per kg 0%  
2306109 - - Othe r 0%   23061090  0% 0%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound Duty  Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
2936 Provitamins and 
vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used 
primarily as vitamins, 
and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent 
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
293624 --D- or D L-Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives   29362400  0% 0%  
293624001 - - - Products of this 
subheading covered by 
the Pharma-agreement 0%     
293624002 - - - Othe r 0%      
293628 --Vitamin E and its 
derivatives   29362800  0% 0%  
293628001 - - - Products of this 
subheading covered by 
the Pharma-agreement 0%     
293628002 - - - Othe r 0%      
¹ --Seed. 
² ---For feed purpose. 
³ ---Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Pakistan 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014) 
Tariff 
Line (HS 
2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds 100%      
      12072100¹  1%  
      12072900²  1%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters 100%    15%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 100%    Rs.15000/M T  
15122900 --Othe r 100%    Rs.16800/M T  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes  100%    10%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, 
other than those of heading 23.04 
or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  100%    10%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives 50%   5%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 50%    5%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Peru 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012 ) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Las demás semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados      
1207200000 - Semillas de algodón: 30%      
      1207210000¹  0%  
      1207290000²  0%  
1404 Productos vegetales no 
expresados ni comprendidos en otra parte      
1404200000 - Línteres de algodón 30%    0%  
1512 Aceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones, incluso refinados, pero sin modificar químicamente 
- Aceite de algodón y sus 
fracciones:      
1512210000 - - Aceite en bruto, incluso sin 
gosipol 30%   0%  
1512290000 - - Los demás  30%   0%  
1521 Ceras vegetales (excepto los 
triglicéridos), cera de abejas o de otros insectos y esperma de ballena o de otros cetáceos 
(espermaceti), incluso refinadas 
o coloreadas      
1521100000 - Ceras vegetales 30%      
      1521101000³  0%  
      1521102000 ⁴ 0%  
      1521109000 ⁵ 0%  
2306 Tortas y demás residuos sólidos 
de la extracción de grasas o 
aceites vegetales, incluso 
molidos o en "pellets", excepto los de las partidas 23.04 o 23.05      
2306100000 - De semillas de algodón 30%    0%  
2936 Provitaminas y vitaminas, 
naturales o reproducidas por síntesis (incluidos los 
concentrados naturales) y sus 
derivados utilizados principalmente como vitaminas, mezclados o no entre sí o en disoluciones de cualquier clase 
- Vitaminas y sus derivados, sin 
mezclar      
2936240000 - - Ácido D- o D L-pantoténico 
(vitamina B3 o vitamina B5) y sus derivados 30%
   0%  
2936280000 - - Vitamina E y sus derivados 30%    0%  
¹ --Para siembra. 
² - - Las demás. ³--Cera de carnauba. ⁴ --Cera de candelilla. 
⁵ --Las demás. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Russian Federation 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
duty at 
date of 
accession Final 
bound 
duty Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether or 
not broken:       
120720 - cotton seeds:        
1207201000 - - for sowing  5%      
1207209000 - - othe r 5%       
       1207210000¹ 5% 0%  
       1207290000² 5% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
1404200000 - cotton linters  5%    5% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically 
modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions       
151221 - - crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed:       
1512211000 - - - for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption 15% 10%   14% 0%  
1512219000 - - - othe r 15%  10%   14% 0%  
151229 - - other:       
1512291000 - - - for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption 15%
 13%   14% 0%  
1512299000 - - - Othe r 15%  13%   14% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
1521100000 -Vegetable waxes 15%  12%   14% 14%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not 
ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or 
oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05       
2306100000 - of cotton seeds 5%     5% 5%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed        
2936240000 - - - D- or D L-Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin 
B5) and its derivatives 5%    5% 5%  
2936280000 - - vitamin E and its 
derivatives 5% 3%   4% 4%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  South Africa 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  47%     
      12072100¹  9.4%  
      12072900²  9.4%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042010 - - Unprocessed 51%    0%  
14042090 - - Othe r 51%    15%  
         
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 61%   10%  
15122900 --Othe r 61%      
      15122910³  10%  
      15122990 ⁴ 10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or 
coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes      
15211010 - - Carnauba wax 0%    0%  
15211090 - - Othe r 12%    10%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, resulting from 
the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 33%    6.6%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural 
or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily 
as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 10%
   0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 10%    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. ³ --- Marketed and supplied for use in the process of cooking food. ⁴ --- Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Switzerland 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation  Bound Duty  Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Autres graines et 
fruits oléagineux, même concassés  
 - Graines de coton  
    
    12072100¹  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072010 - - - pour 
l'alimentation des 
animaux, autres que 
celles pour la fabrication d'huile 43.00 Fr./100 kg brut
  12072910  3.7 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072021 - - - - pour 
l'alimentation des animaux 43.00 Fr./100 kg brut
  12072921  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072023 - - - - par extraction 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072923  28.65 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072024 - - - - par pressage 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072924  21.5 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
12072026 - - - - par extraction 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072926  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072027 - - - - par pressage 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072927  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072091 - - - - pour 
l'alimentation 
humaine 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072991  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
12072099 - - - - autres 58.00 Fr./100 kg brut   12072999  0.1 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
1404 Produits végétaux 
non dénommés ni 
compris ailleurs      
140420 - Linters de coton       
14042010 - - - bruts 0%   0% 0%  
14042090 - - - autres 5.00 Fr./100 kg brut    5 Fr./ 100 kg brut 0%  
1512 Huiles de tournesol, 
de carthame ou de 
coton et leurs fractions, même raffinées, mais non 
chimiquement 
modifiées  - Huile de coton et ses fractions  
    
151221 -- Huile brute, même 
dépourvue de 
gossypol      
15122110 - - - pour 
l'alimentation des 
animaux 79.00 Fr./100 kg b rut   0% 0%  
15122190 - - - autres 159.00 Fr./100 kg brut    134.05 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
151229 -- Autres      
15122910 - - - pour 
l'alimentation des animaux 81.00 Fr./100 kg brut
   0% 0%  
15122991 - - - - en citernes ou 
fûts métalliques 184.00 Fr./100 kg brut    145.5 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
15122999 - - - - autres 184.00 Fr./100 kg brut    156.95 Fr./ 100 kg 
brut 0% 
1521 Cires végétales 
(autres que les 
triglycérides), cires 
d'abeilles ou d'autres insectes et spermaceti, même raffinés ou colorés  
    
152110 - Cires végétales       
15211010 - - - cire de carnauba 0%   0% 0%  
15211091 - - - - non travaillés 0%   0% 0%  
15211092 - - - - travaillés 
(blanchis, colorés, etc.) 0% 
  0% 0%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation  Bound Duty  Other 
Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
2306 Tourteaux et autres 
résidus solides, 
même broyés ou 
agglomérés sous forme de pellets, de l'extraction de graisses ou huiles 
végétales, autres que
 
ceux des n° 23.04 ou 
23.05.      
230610 - De graines de coton       
23061010 - - - pour 
l'alimentation des animaux 39.00 Fr./100 kg brut
   0% 0%  
23061090 - - - autres 0%   0% 0%  
2936 Provitamines et 
vitamines, naturelles ou reproduites par 
synthèse (y compris 
les concentrats naturels), ainsi que leurs dérivés utilisés principalement en 
tant que vitamines, 
mélangés ou non entre eux, même en solutions 
quelconques 
- Vitamines et leurs dérivés, non mélangés  
    
29362400 - - acide D- ou D L- 
pantothénique (vitamine B3 ou 
vitamine B5) et ses 
dérivés 0% 
  0% 0%  
29362800 - - vitamine E et ses 
dérivés 0%   0% 0%  
¹ -- De semence. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Chinese Taipei 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties 
and Charges Tariff Line  
(HS 2012) MFN LDC  
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0%  
      12072900²  0% 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed 0%   0% 0%  
15122900 --Refined cotton-seed oil and 
its fractions 0%   0% 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, 
other insect waxes and 
spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes, whether 
or not refined or coloured 2.5%    2.5% 2.5%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Oil-cake and solid residues 
of cotton seeds  0%   0% 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%
   0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its 
derivatives 0%   0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Thailand 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2014) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound Duty  Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges  Tariff Line  
(HS 2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether 
or not broken:      
120720 -Cotton seeds  30%     
      12072100¹  30%  
      12072900²  30%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:      
140420 -Cotton linters  4.5%   14042000  4.5%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower 
or cotton-seed oil and 
fractions thereof, whether 
or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
151221 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been 
removed 27%, 0.77 B/Lt   15122100  27% or 0.75 
Bath/Litre whichever 
is higher  
151229 --Othe r      
1512291 - - - Edible 27%, 5 B/Lt   15122910³  27% or 0.75 
Bath/Litre whichever 
is higher  
1512299 - - - Othe r 27%, 0.77 B/Lt   15122990  27% or 5 Bath/Litre 
whichever is higher  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect 
waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or coloured:      
152110 -Vegetable waxes 27%, 1.26 B/Kg   15211000  5% or 0.25 Bath/KG 
whichever is higher  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the 
extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
230610 -Of cotton seeds 9%   23061000  9%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by synthesis (including 
natural concentrates), 
derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
293624 --D- or D L-Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives 30%
  29362400  1%  
293628 --Vitamin E and its 
derivatives 30%  29362800  1%  
¹ --seed. 
² --other. 
³ ---Fractions of unrefined cotton-seed oil. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Turkey 
BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
1207 Other oil seeds and 
oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken: -Cotton seeds        
1207201000 -- For sowing 23.4%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% 
(in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 4% (in case of maritime transport) of 
the sum of CIF value, 
customs duty and other charges mentioned above.     
1207209000 -- Othe r 23.4%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, 
- Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of 
the sum of CIF value, customs duty and other charges mentioned above.     
       1207210000¹  4% 4%  
       1207290000²  10% 10%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:        
1404200000 - Cotton linters  5% - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, 
- Transportation infrastructure fee: 3% (in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 
4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of the sum of CIF value, customs duty and 
other charges 
mentioned above.   0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 
- Cotton-seed oil and its 
fractions        
1512211000 --- For technical or industrial 
uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for human consumption 19.5%
 - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, - Transportation infrastructure fee: 3% 
(in case of road, rail 
or air Transport) or 4% (in case of maritime transport) of the sum of CIF value, 
customs duty and 
other charges mentioned above.   10% 10%  
1512219000 --- Othe r 31.2%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% 
(in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 4% (in case of maritime transport) of 
the sum of CIF value, 
customs duty and   31.2% 31.2%  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
other charges mentioned above. 
1512291000 --- For technical or industrial 
uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption 19.5%
 - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, - Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% 
(in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of 
the sum of CIF value, customs duty and other charges mentioned above.   19.5% 19.5%  
1512299000 --- Othe r 31.2%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, 
- Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 
4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of the sum of CIF value, customs duty and other charges 
mentioned above.   31.2% 31.2%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, 
other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:        
1521100010 -- Vegetable waxes, crude 9%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, 
- Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 3% (in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of 
the sum of CIF value, customs duty and other charges 
mentioned above.   0% 0%  
1521100090 -- Othe r 10.6%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, 
- Transportation infrastructure fee: 3% (in case of road, rail or air Transport) or 
4% (in case of 
maritime transport) of the sum of CIF value, customs duty and other charges 
mentioned above.   0% 0%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats 
or oils, other than those of 
heading 23.04 or 23.05        
2306100000 - Of cotton seeds 13.5%  - Municipality share: 
15% of customs duty, - Transportation infrastructure fee: 3% 
(in case of road, rail 
or air Transport) or 4% (in case of maritime transport) of the sum of CIF value, 
customs duty and 
other charges mentioned above.   13.5% 13.5%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by        TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  BOUND DUTIES APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other Duties and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL 
synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent - Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed  
2936240000 -- D- or D L-Pantothenic acid 
(vitamin B3 or vitamin B5) 
and its derivatives 5%     0% 0%  
2936280000 -- Vitamin E and its 
derivatives 5%     0% 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  United States of America 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2007) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges  Tariff Line 
(HS 
2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds 0.47¢/kg      
      12072100¹  0.47¢/kg 0%  
      12072900²  0.47¢/kg 0%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified 
or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters 0%    0% 0%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflowe r or cotton-seed oil 
and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has 
been removed 5.6¢/kg    5.6¢/kg 0%  
15122900 --Othe r 5.6¢/kg    5.6¢/kg 0%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes     0% 0%  
1521100001 --Candelilla 0%
     
152110000
2 --Othe r 0%      
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or 
not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds  0.56¢/kg    0.56¢/kg 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used 
primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent
 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B3 or 
Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%  29362400³  0% 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E (Tocopherols and related 
compounds with Vitamin E activity) and its derivatives 0%
  29362800 ⁴ 0% 0%  
"¢/kg" stands for US$ cent per kilo. 
¹ --seed for sowing. 
² --other than seed for sowing. 
³ Vitamin B3 or B5 (d- or dl-Pantothenic acid) and its derivatives, unmixed, natural or synthesized. 
⁴ Vitamin E (Tocopherols and related compounds with Vitamin E ac tivity) and its derivatives, unmixed, natural or synthesized. 
 
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Viet Nam 
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2015)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002) Designation Bound 
Duty Other 
Duties 
and 
Charges Tariff Line 
(HS 2012) MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
1207 Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken:      
12072000 -Cotton seeds  5%     
      1207210000¹ 5%  
      1207290000² 5%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere specified 
or included:      
14042000 -Cotton linters  5%  1404200000 5%  
1512 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil 
and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
 
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions      
15122100 --Crude oil, whether or not gossypol has 
been removed 10%  1512210000 5%  
15122910 - - - Refined oil 25%   1512291000 5%  
15122920 - - - Fractions of un refined cotton-seed oil  10%     
15122990 - - - Othe r 25%   1512299000 25%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured:      
15211000 -Vegetable waxes 5%   1521100000 5%  
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether 
or not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of vegetable 
fats or oils, other than those of heading 23.04 or 23.05      
23061000 -Of cotton seeds 5%   2306100000 0%  
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, natural or 
reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent
 
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400 --D- or D L-Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B3 or 
Vitamin B5) and its derivatives 0%  2936240000 0%  
29362800 --Vitamin E and its derivatives 0%   2936280000 0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  2 SPECIAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS 
2.1. This section provides information on scheduled special safeguard (SSG) provisions for the 
relevant cotton-related products and on the use of those provisions by Member, using the same methodology and presentation as in Part  3.2 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4. 
2.2. Of the 32 Members covered by this Market Access Part, seven have scheduled SSG provisions 
for the relevant cotton-related products, namely, Colombia, Iceland, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, South Africa, and Switzerland-Liechtenstein. 
2.1 Scheduled SSG provisions for relevant cotton-related products 
Member Tariff Line 
Colombia 1207 
 1512 
 2306 
Iceland 12072000 
 14042000 
 15122100 
 15122900 
 15211000 
 23061000 
Mexico 15122101 
 15122999 
 15211001 
Morocco  1207209000 
 1512210090  
 15122910  
 1512299110  
 1512299910  
 23061000 
Norway 12072000 
 15122100 
 15122910 
 15122990 
 23061000 
South Africa 15120000 
 23060000 
Switzerland-Liechtenstein 12072000 Ex 
 15122100 Ex 
 15122900 Ex 
 23061000 Ex 
 
2.3. Based on Table MA:3 and MA:4 notifications circulated up to 25 May 2016, none of those seven Members have notified trigger levels for the volume-based and price-based SSG concerning 
those relevant cotton-related products. 
2.4. Based on Table MA:5 notifications circulated up to 25 May 2016, none of those seven 
Members have invoked volume-based and price-based SSG actions on those relevant cotton-related products.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  3 TARIFF RATE QUOTAS 
3.1. Of the 32 Members covered by the Market Access Part of this background paper, Colombia, 
Iceland, Morocco, Norway and South Africa have scheduled tariff rate quotas3 for the relevant 
cotton-related products. 
3.2. This section is organized in the same manner as in Part 3.3 of document 
TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4: Sub-section 3.1  provides information regarding the tariff rate quota 
commitments for relevant cotton-related products as specified in those five Members' schedules; 
Sub-section 3.2 presents the most recent TRQ administration methods notified by those five 
Members in Table MA:1 notifications; and Sub-section 3.3 provides, for each of those five Members, the TRQ quantities and the notified in-q uota imports from Table MA:2 notifications and 
the corresponding fill rates further to the request made at the third dedicated discussion. All these 
sub-sections are presented using the same methodology as in the corresponding sub-sections of 
Part 3.3 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4.  
3.1. Tariff rate quota commitments for relevant cotton-related products 
Colombia 
TQID Product Tariff 
line(s) Unit Initial 
quota Final 
quota In-quota 
tariff rate 
COLQ028 Las demas semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados 1207 Metric tonnes  35 35 142%  
COLQ038 Aceites de girasol, cártamo o 
algodón, y sus fracciones,incluso 
refinados, pero sin modificar 
químicamente 1512 Metric tonnes  1,703  1,703 169%  
COLQ052 Tortas y demás residuos solidos de la 
extracción de grasas o aceites vegetales, incluso molidos o en «pellets», excepto los de las partidas 
23.04 ó 23.05 2306
 Metric tonnes  59 59 130%  
COLQ065 Las demas semillas y frutos 
oleaginosos, incluso quebrantados 1207 Metric tonnes  35,558  59,593 80%  
 
Iceland 
TQID Product Tariff 
line(s) Unit Initial 
quota Final 
quota In-quota 
tariff rate1 
ISLQ047 Sunflowe r-seed, safflower or 
cotton-seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 15121101
 
Metric tonnes 156.9 156.9 15122901 
and 
15122909 
(7%) 15121109  
15121901  
15121909  
15122901  
15122909  
ISLQ056 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured 15211000 
15219000 Metric tonnes 0.6 0.6 15211000 
(0%) 
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton-related products. 
 
Morocco 
TQID Product Tariff line(s)  Unit Initial 
quota Final 
quota In-quota 
tariff rate 
MARQ014 Graine de coton 1207 Thousand Metric 
tonnes 0 0 127% 
MARQ015 Huile 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 
1516, 1517, 1518 Thousand Metric 
tonnes 196.11 196.11 215% 
MARQ018 Tourteau de coton 230610 Thousand  Metric 
tonnes 0.2 0.4 55% 
 
                                               
3 Also referred to as TRQ or tariff quota. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Norway 
TQID Product Tariff line(s) Unit Initial 
quota Final quota In-quota tariff 
rate1 
NORQ222 Protein feeds 12010010, 12021010, 12022010, 
12030010, 12040010, 12060010, 
12071010, 12072010, 12073010, 
12074010, 12075010, 12076010, 12079110, 12079910, 12081010, 12089010, 12121010, 12122010, 
12123000, 12129110, 12129910, 
12129990, 15020011, 15041011, 15042011, 15043011, 15060011, 15071010, 15079010, 15081010, 15089010, 15091010, 15099010, 
15100010, 15111010, 15119011, 
15121110, 15121910, 15122110, 15122911, 15131110, 15131911, 15132110, 15132911, 15141110, 15141910, 15149110, 15149910, 
15151110, 15151910, 15152110, 
15152910, 15153010, 15154010, 15155011, 15159011, 15161011, 15162011, 15171010, 15179011, 
15180011, 15200010, 15220011, 
23012010, 23022010, 23025010, 23031010, 23032010, 23033010, 23040010, 23050010, 23061010, 23062010, 23063010, 23064110, 
23064910, 23065010, 23066010, 
23067010, 23069010, 23070010, 23080000, 38231110, 38231210, 
38231310, 38231910, 38237010 Metric 
tonnes
 162.235  162.235 12072010 
(3.41 NOK/kg or 
268% whichever is 
the highest);  
 
15122110 and 
15122911  
(4.88 NOK/kg or 
176% whichever is 
the highest);  
 
23061010  
(2.34 NOK/kg or 
183% whichever is 
the highest);  
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton-related products. 
 
South Africa 
TQID Product Tariff line(s) Unit Initial 
quota Final 
quota In-quota 
tariff rate1 
ZAFQ039 Vegetable oils 1507, 1508, 1510, 1511, 
1512, 1513, 1514, 1515 Metric tonnes  61,083  61,083 1512 (12.2%)  
ZAFQ051 Oilcake 2304, 2305, 2306  Metric tonnes  120,667  120,667 2306 (6.6%)  
1 In-quota tariff rates are listed only for those tariff lines which are relevant cotton-related products. 
 
3.2. Most recent Tariff Rate Quota administ ration method notified for relevant cotton-
related products 
Colombia 
COLQ028, COLQ038, COLQ052 and COLQ065 (Calendar year 2005) 
G/AG/N/COL/35  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
No quota administration.  
 
Iceland 
ISLQ047 and ISLQ056 (1 July - 30 June) 
G/AG/N/ISL/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
Not subject to quota. Applied rates of duty are eq ual to or lower than the corresponding in-quota 
tariff rates. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  Morocco 
MARQ014 (Calendar year 1995) 
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first-come first-served 
basis 
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable 
(d) Other information: Not applicable 
MARQ015 (Calendar year 1995) 
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first-come first-served 
basis 
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable 
(d) Other information: Not applicable 
MARQ018 (Calendar year 1995) 
G/AG/N/MAR/1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries: Global quota 
(b) Allocation to importers: No licence is required, allocations are granted on a first-come first-served 
basis 
(c) Other access arrangements: Not applicable 
(d) Other information: Not applicable 
 
Norway 
NORQ222 (Calendar year) 
G/AG/N/NOR/1/Add.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
Tariff-only regime. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  South Africa 
ZAFQ039 (Calendar year 1995) G/AG/N/ZAF/1/Rev.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
The applied rate of duty is lower than the IQTR. Therefore, no import arrangement is necessary at 
this stage. 
ZAFQ051 (Calendar year 1995) G/AG/N/ZAF/1/Rev.1  
Description of import arrangement applicable 
(A) Country allocations: Global. 
(B) Import allocations: (i) Department of Agriculture will allocate and issue permits quarterly; 
(ii) permits will be allocated to historical importers of oil-cake; (iii) permits will be allocated on a pro 
rata basis; (iv) permits will be valid for three months.  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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Colombia¹ 
COLQ038 (metric tonnes) 
  1995 1996  1997  1998 1999 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014 
TRQ Quantity 1,703 1,703  1,703 1,703 1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703 1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  1,703  
In-quota 
Imports 23,907 27,119  31,117 32,243 18,116  33,186  33,403  28,385  34,836  40,911  37,990  36,302 43,894  37,768  32,187  41,899  40,301  46,187  40,132  48,306  
Fill rates (%) 100 100  100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
COLQ052 (metric tonnes) 
  1995 1996  1997  1998 1999 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014 
TRQ Quantity 59 59  59 59 59 59  59 59 59 59 59 59 59  59 59 59 59 59 59 59 
In-quota 
Imports 217 544  6,551  10,230 24,262 47,669  40,469  37,683  39,620  29,255  34,160  58,615 65,241  51,664  97,288  58,976  54,714  68,841  60,050  99,829  
Fill rates (%) 100 100  100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
COLQ065 (metric tonnes) 
  1995 1996  1997  1998 1999 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014 
TRQ Quantity 35,558 37,997  40,400 43,650 46,275  48,946  51,616  54,287  56,957  59,628  59,628  59,628 59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  59,628  
In-quota 
Imports 754 3,356  2,911 4,350 1,047  1,258  660 743 1,090  1,810  654 1,216 1,148  1,937  967 1,001  1,589  1,541  1,115  1,552  
Fill rates (%) 2 9  7 10 2  3 1 1 2 3 1 2 2  3 2 2 3 3 2 3 
¹ Import data of COLQ065 covers imports under COLQ028. 
 
Iceland 
ISLQ047 (metric tonnes) 
  1995  1996  1997 1998 1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
TRQ Quantity 156.9  156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 
In-quota Imports 88.2  75.3 55.1 93.9 64.8  120.1  98.7 191.9  184.6  281.9 254.3  270.1  301.5  322.8  334.3  330.2  383.8  443 
Fill rates (%) 56  48 35 60 41  77 63 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 
                                               
4 Norway is not listed. No import data is available for NORQ222 as a tariff-only regime is applied.    
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  1995  1996  1997 1998 1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
TRQ Quantity 0.6  0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 
In-quota Imports 0.2  3.9 2.4 1.5 0.8  3.4 0.8 0.7 1.0 4.5 3.3  4.8 4.5 4.2 5.6 5.9 7.7 6.0 
Fill rates (%) 33  100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 
Morocco1 
MARQ015 (thousand metric tonnes) 
  1995  1996  1997 1998 1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
TRQ Quantity 196.11  196.11  196.11 196.11 196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11 196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11 
In-quota Imports 196.11  196.11  196.11 196.11 196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11 196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11  196.11 
Fill rates (%) 100  100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
MARQ019 (thousand metric tonnes)2 
  1995  1996  1997 1998 1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
TRQ Quantity 0.9  1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2  1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6  1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 
In-quota Imports 0.9  0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2  1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6  1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 
Fill rates (%) 100  90 91 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
1 MARQ014 is not used.  
2 Import data of MARQ019 (Tourteau de tournesol) covers imports under MARQ017 (Tourteau de colza) and MARQ018 (Tourteau de coton ). 
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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ZAFQ039 (metric tonnes) 
  1995 1996  1997 1998 1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005 2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013 
TRQ Quantity 61,083 61,083  61,083 61,083 61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083 61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083 
In-quota 
Imports 61,083 61,083  61,083 61,083 61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083 61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083 
Fill rates (%) 100 100  100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
ZAFQ051 (metric tonnes) 
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
TRQ Quantity 120,667  120,667  120,667 120,667 120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667 120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667 
In-quota Imports 301,308  120,667  120,667 120,667 120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667 120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667  120,667 
Fill rates (%) 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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  4 OTHER NON TARIFF MEASURES 
4.1. This section contains information on other non-tariff measures applicable to relevant cotton-
related products. The information is presented using the same methodology and presentation as in Part 3.4 of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4.  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Egypt All Members  SPS 04-Dec-15  Ministerial Decree No. 693 for the year 2015 
mandating the application of Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 "Edible Vegetable oils"  The Ministerial Decree mandates that the 
producers and importers must comply with 
the Egyptian Standard ES 7985/2013 "Edible Vegetable oils". Producers and importers are given a transitional period of six months to abide by the standard. This standard 
supersedes the following Egyptian Standards 
(ES no.): (…) 6. ES no. 49-8/2005 "Vegetable Edible Oils - 
Part 8: Cottonseed Oil 
(…) 16. ES no. 1672/2007 "Cottonseed Oil Second Grade" (…) Edible fats and oil
 G/SPS/N/EGY/65/Rev.1 
China All Members  TBT 27-Jul-15 26-Ap r-16 National Standard of the People's Republic of 
China: Feed Additive Nicotinamide (10 
pages, in Chinese). This standard specifies 
the product requirements, test methods, inspection rules, labelling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of 
Nicotinamide. This standard is applicable to 
the Nicotinamide made of chemical synthesis method. Feed additive Nicotinamide. Provitamins and 
vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis 
(including natural concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the foregoing, whether or not in any solvent (HS: 2936). Animal feeding 
stuffs (ICS: 65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1127
 
China All Members  TBT 24-July-15 25-Ap r-16 National Standard of the People's Republic of 
China: Feed Additive - DL-A-Tocopheryl Acetate (11 pages, in Chinese). This Standard provides: 1. Scope; 2. Normative 
references; 3. Requirements; 4. Test 
methods; 5. Inspection rules; 6. Labelling, packaging, transportation and storage; 7. Shelf life. Chapters 1, 3 and 5 of the 
Standard are mandatory, the rest is 
recommended. Feed additive D
L-A-Tocopheryl Acetate. 
Vitamin E and its derivatives (HS: 293628). Animal feeding stuffs (ICS: 65.120)  G/TB
T/N/CHN/1104  
China All Members  TBT 23-July-15 24-Ap r-16 National Standard of the People's Republic of 
China: Feed Additive - DL-A-Tocopheryl Acetate (Powder Form) (9 pages, in Chinese). This standard provides: 1. Scope; 2. Normative references; 3. Requirements; 
4. Test methods; 5. Inspection rules; 6. 
Label, package, transportation and storage; 7. Shelf life. Chapters 1, 3 and 5 are mandatory, the rest is recommended. Feed additive D
L-A-Tocopheryl Acetate 
(powder form). Vitamin E and its derivatives (HS: 293628). Animal feeding stuffs (ICS: 65.120) G/TBT/N/CHN/1099
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
China All Members  TBT 23-July-15 25-Ap r-16 National Standard of the People's Republic of 
China: Feed Additive L-Sodium Ascorbate (11 pages, in Chinese). This standard specifies the product requirements, test methods, inspection rules, labelling, packaging, 
transportation, storage and shelf life of L-
Sodium Ascorbate. This standard is applicable to the L-Sodium Ascorbate made of L-Ascorbic Acid as raw material. Feed additive 
L-Sodium Ascorbate. 
Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins, and intermixtures of the 
foregoing, whether or not in any solvent. 
(HS: 2936). Animal feeding stuffs (ICS: 65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1106
 
Japan All Members  SPS 01-Jul-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical. Pesticide: 
Quinclorac. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 
12.07 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/423
 
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Jun-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Fenothiocarb. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 12.06 and 12.07) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/416
 
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Jun-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Cymoxanil. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/415
 
Japan All Members  SPS 20-May-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals - 
Pesticide: Phosalone. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 
12.06, 12.07 and 12.12)  (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/387/Rev.1  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 19-May-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical – Pesticide/Veterinary drug: Teflubenzuron. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/410
 
Japan All Members  SPS 19-May-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical – Pesticide: Quizalofop-ethyl, 
Quizalofop-P-tefuryl. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/409
 
Japan All Members  SPS 19-May-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical – Pesticide: Benzyladenine (Benzylaminopurine). (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/407
 
Japan All Members  SPS 19-May-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical – 
Pesticide: Asulam. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/406
 
Turkey All Members  SPS 23-Ap r-15 01-Jan-16  Turkish Food Codex Communiqué Amending 
Communiqué on Named Vegetable Oils. 
 The purpose of this amendment is to determine the criteria for named vegetable oils in line with Codex Alimentarius 
Standards, and revise the criteria for 
hazelnut oil. ): Named vegetable oils (arachis oil, babassu 
oil, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, grapeseed oil, 
hazelnut oil, maize oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel olein, palm kernel stearin, palm oil, palm olein, palm stearin, palm suprolein, rapeseed oil-low erucic acid, safflower seed 
oil, sesame seed oil, soya bean oil, sunflower 
seed oil) G/SPS/N/TUR/57
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
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Japan All Members  SPS 27-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide – Malathion. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/399
 
Japan All Members  SPS 03-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural 
Chemical Residue Standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide/Veterinary drug – Teflubenzuron. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/395
 
Japan All Members  SPS 03-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural Chemical Residue Standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide 
– Fluoroimide. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/394
 
Japan All Members  SPS 03-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural Chemical Residue Standards). 
 
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide – Flumioxazin. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/393
 
Japan All Members  SPS 03-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural 
Chemical Residue Standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide – Dichlobenil. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 
12.06 and 12.07) 
 (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/392
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 52 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural Chemical Residue Standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide – Clothianidin. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/391
 
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Feb-15  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of Agricultural 
Chemical Residue Standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide – Chlorantraniliprole. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 
12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/390
 
Japan All Members  SPS 18-Dec-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: 
Pesticide: Diflufenican. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/384
 
Japan All Members  SPS 28-Nov-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards). 
 
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical - Pesticide: Triflumizole. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/381
 
Japan All Members  SPS 28-Nov-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical - Pesticide: Flufenoxuron. (…) 
Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Code: 12.01, 12.07 and 
12.12) G/SPS/N/JPN/379
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 53 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 27-Oct-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Propyzamide. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/375
 
Japan All Members  SPS 27-Oct-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: Propiconazole. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) (…)   G/SPS/N/JPN/373
 
Japan All Members  SPS 23-May-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: 
Pesticide: Fenpyroximate. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/348
 
Japan All Members  SPS 05-May-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards). 
 
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: propargite. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/342
 
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Ap r-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 The MHLW will withdraw all the provisional maximum residue limits (MRLs) set at the time of introduction of the positive list 
system for the following 29 agricultural 
chemicals. (…) (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 
12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/339
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 54 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 02-Ap r-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemical: Pesticide: oxine copper. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) G/SPS/N/JPN/338
 
Japan All Members  SPS 13-Feb-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide: Dicamba. 
Veterinary drug/feed additive: Narasin. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.07 
and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/325/Rev.1 
Japan All Members  SPS 13-Jan-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide: Molinate. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05,12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/328
 
European 
Union Afghanistan, 
Azerbaijan, 
Brazil, China, 
Dominican 
Republic, Egypt, 
India, Indonesia, 
Kenya, Morocco, 
Nigeria, 
Sierra Leone, 
Thailand, Turkey, 
Uzbekistan, 
Viet Nam SPS 13-Jan-14 01-Jan-14  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 
No 1355/2013 of 17 December 2013 amending Annex I to Regulation 
(EC)No 669/2009 implementing Regulation 
(EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin. 
 
The Regulation reviews the list of imports of feed and food of non-animal origin, which are subject to an increased level of official controls. The changes concern the removal 
from the list of hazelnuts from Azerbaijan, 
mace, ginger and curcuma from India, mace from Indonesia and brassica vegetables from Thailand. HS Codes: ex 07049090, 070810, 070820, 
0709, 07093000, 070960, 070990, 07102, 071022, 071080, 071339, 080510, ex 
08054000, 080620, 0810, 081110, 0902, 
090420, 090810, 091050, 110630, 12024100, 12024200, 1207, 121190, ex 19021100, ex 19021910, ex 19021990, ex 19022010, ex 19022030, ex 19022091, ex 
19022099, ex 19023010, 20081110, 
20081191, 20081196, 20081198, 200899 G/SPS/N/EU/65
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 55 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 3-Dec-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticide/feed additive: Ethoxyquin. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/326
 
Russian 
Federation Pakistan  SPS 07-Oct-13  Letter of the Federal Service for Veterinary 
and Phytosanitary Supervision No. FS-AS-3/12671 as of 
23 September 2013. 
 This letter introduces a temporary restriction on the import of regulated products with a high pest risk from Pakistan to Russian 
Federation, due to repeated cases of the 
detection of Capra beetle ( Trogoderma 
granarium  Ev.). This pest, which is absent in 
the territory of Russia, is of quarantine concern for the Russian Federation. HS Codes: (…), 1201, 1202, 1203
 00 000 0, 
1204 00, 1205, 1206 00, 1207, 1208, 1209, 1211 (…) G/SPS/N/RUS/34 and 
G/SPS/N/RUS/34/Add.1 
Japan All Members  SPS 12-Sep-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals: 
Pesticides: Difenoconazole, Tebuconazole. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/322
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 56 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 23-Jul-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticides: Pyraclostrobin. Veterinary drug/feed additive: Tylosin. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/319
 
Japan All Members  SPS 28-Jun-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards).  The MHLW will withdraw all the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following seven 
agricultural chemicals, since these 
agricultural chemicals are not registered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery in Japan. In addition, at present, no MRLs and actual uses for these chemicals 
exist in most countries. 
Pesticides: Anilofos, Dichlofenthion, Methazole, Milneb, Pyridafenthion and Vamidothion. 
Veterinary drug: Aklomide. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12)  (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/318
 
Japan All Members  SPS 19-Ma r-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food 
Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals. 
Pesticides: Formetanate hydrochloride and pyrimethanil. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/311
 
Japan All Members  SPS 28-Jan-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals. Pesticides: Phenthoate and Spirodiclofen. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/310
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 57 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
Notification In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
Japan All Members  SPS 10-Jan-13  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals. Pesticides: Alachlor and Norflurazon. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/307
 
Japan All Members  SPS 29-Aug-12  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: - Pesticide/veterinary drug: Abamectin;  
- Pesticides: Cyflumetofen, Flutriafol, 
Kresoxim-methyl, and Trifluralin; - Feed additive: Sedecamycin. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01, 12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.10, 12.11 
and 12.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/303
 
Japan All Members  SPS 13-Jul-12  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Law (Revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards). 
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemicals: Pesticides: TCMTB, Fluridone. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.02, 12.07, 
12.10 and 12.12) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/301
 
Canada All Members  SPS 29-May-12 30-Aug-12  New Canadian phytosanitary requirements 
for imports of: dried and shelled leguminous 
vegetables, cereals; oilseeds; and seeds of a kind used for sowing; to prevent the introduction of khapra beetle ( Trogoderma 
granarium  Everts). The following commodities which are 
recognized to present a risk of introducing 
Trogoderma granarium  (Khapra beetle):  
 dried and shelled leguminous vegetables 
(HS Code: 0713);   cereals (HS Codes: 1001-1008);  
 oilseeds (HS Codes: 1201, 1202, 1204, 
1205, 1206, 1207);   and seeds of a kind used for sowing 
(HS Codes: 1209.10-29) G/SPS/N/CAN/609, 
G/SPS/N/CAN/609/Add.1 and 
G/SPS/N/CAN/609/Add.2  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.4/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.4/Add.1 
 
- 58 - Member Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/ 
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Japan All Members  SPS 23-May-12  Revision of the standards and specifications 
for foods and food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
the following agricultural chemicals: - Pesticides: 2,6-Difluorobenzoic acid, N-(2-Ethylhexyl)-8,9,10-trinorborn-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide, XMC, Allidochlor, 
Azafenidin, Bromochloromethane, 
Chlorefenson (CPCBS), Cinosulfuron, Cloprop, Copper terephthalate, Dichlone, Dimepiperate, Dimethametryn, Ethiofencarb, 
Etrimfos, Furametpyr, Halfenprox, 
Hexaflumuron, Isazofos, Naproanilide, Piperophos, Propaphos, Pyrifenox and Trichlamide  - Veterinary drugs: Nalidixic acid, 
Parbendazole and Thiamphenicol. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01,12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/298
 
Japan All Members  SPS 10-Feb-12  Revision of the standards and specifications 
for foods and food additives under the Food 
Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).  
Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for 
agricultural chemicals. Pesticides: "Aldicarb and Aldoxycarb", "Benfluralin" and "Chlorantraniliprole". (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01,12.02, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) - Animal or vegetable fats and oils (HS 
Codes: 15.01, 15.02, 15.06, 15.08 and 
15.12) (…) G/SPS/N/JPN/293
 
Japan All Members  SPS 19-Jan-12  Revision of the standards and specifications 
for foods and food additives under the Food Sanitation Law (revision of agricultural 
chemical residue standards).  
 Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for agricultural chemicals. Pesticides: Carboxin, 
Primisulfuron-methyl, Pyridaben and 
Thidiazuron. (…) 
- Oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits (HS Codes: 12.01,12.02, 
12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.10) 
(…) G/SPS/N/JPN/289
 
 
 
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