TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1  
TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
14 November  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.5 . 
It provides information on market access data for relevant cotton -related products2 as described in 
Part Three ( paragraph 3.5 ) of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5 . 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is witho ut 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 authoritative or official legal interpretation of the provisions 
of the WTO Agreements i n general on in relation to any measure listed in this document.  
2 In this addendum , relevant cotton -related products refer to those products listed in the annex to the 
Nairobi Decision on Cotton (Document WT/MIN(15)/46 and  WT/L/981), excluding tariff line s 5201, 5202, and 
5203.  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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  12 and 13  of document TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5 , using the 
same methodology and presentation as in Part 3.1 of th at 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 Sunflower -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  --Other 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 n ot 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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B 5) 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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -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 
gossy pol has been removed  35%  15122100  5%  
15122900  --Other  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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Bangladesh  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2013)  
Tariff Line 
(HS 199 6) 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%  
      120729 10³ 0%  
      12072990⁴  0%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
140420  -Cotton linters  200%  2.5%     
      14042010⁵  10%  
      14042090 ⁶ 10%  
1512 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, wheth er 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  --Other  200%  2.5%  15122900  10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglyce rides), 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 extra ction 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 p rimarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 semill as 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       
14042 0 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 re finadas 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 alg odón 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 DL-alfa-Tocoferol  0%   0%  
29362812  Acetato de D - o de DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 a nd 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 Sunflower -seed, saf flower 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  --Other  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  ---Other  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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  China  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2015 ) 
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  ---Other  15%     
      12072100 ¹ 0%  
      12072900 ² 15%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  -Cotton linters  4%  14042000  4%  
1512 Sunflower -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%   10%  
15122900  --Other  10%   10%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refi ned or coloured:       
15211000  -Vegetable waxes  20%   20%  
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%   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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  4%   4%  
29362800  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  4%   4%  
¹ Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,  whether or not broken: Cott on seeds: Seed . 
² Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits,  whether or not broken: Cotton seeds: Other . 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 comprend idos 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 brut o, 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       
152110 0000 - 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 2 3.05      
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 DL-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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Egypt  
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 br oken:       
12072000  -Cotton seeds  10%     
      1207210000¹  2%  
      1207290000²  2%  
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included:       
14042000  -Cotton linters  20%  1404200000  2%  
1512 Sunflower -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  --Other  20%  1512290000⁴  0%  
1521 Vegetable wax es (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), deriva tives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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  -- Other  0%     
     12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404 Vegetable products not elsew here 
specified or included:       
14042000  -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512 Sunflower -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  --- Other  6.4%    6.4%  0% 
151229  --Other:       
15122910  --- For tech nical or industrial uses 
other than the manufacture of 
foodstuffs for human 
consumption(2)  5.1%    5.1%  0% 
15122990  --- Other  9.6%    9.6%  0% 
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refine d or coloured:       
152110  -Vegetable waxes:    15211000  0% 0% 
15211010  -- Raw 0%     
15211090  -- Other  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 oi ls, 
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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, wheth er 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  --Other  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 fore going, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  Unbound    0%  
29362800  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  Unbound    0%  
¹ --Cotton seed s, seed. 
² --Cotton seeds, other than seed, whether or not broken . 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 a nd oleaginous 
fruits, whether or not broken:       
12072000  -Cotton seeds       
1207200001  - - For feed purposes  175%      
1207200002  - - Other  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
include d:      
14042000  -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512 Sunflower -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  - - - Other  107%    0% 0% 
15122901  - - - For food preparations  107%    0% 0% 
15122909  - - - Other  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  - - Other  0%     
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivatives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermi xtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, w hether 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  --Other  300%      
    15122910³  15% 0% 
    15122990⁴  100%  0% 
1521 Vegetab le waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
15211000  -Vegetable waxes  150%      
    15211011⁵  30% 0% 
    15211019 ⁶ 30% 0% 
    15211090⁷  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%      
    23061010⁸  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 DL -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, undec orticated, expeller variety.  
11 Oil-cake and oil -cake meal, undecorticated, solvent extracted (defatted) variety.  
12 Other.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Indonesia  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2015 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 
1996)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties 
and Charges  Tariff Li ne 
(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  5%  
1512 Sunflower -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 
gossyp ol has been removed  40%  1512210000  5%  
151229000  --Other  40%     
      1512291000³  5%  
      1512299000⁴  5%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermaceti, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:       
152110000  -Vegetable waxes  40%  1521100000  30%  
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  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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  30%  2936240000  5%  
293628000  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  30%  2936280000  5%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
³ ---Fractions of unrefined cotton -seed oil.  
⁴ ---Fractions of refined cotton seed oil . TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Japan  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Yea r 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 Sunflower -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  --- Other  8.5 yen/kg   151221090  8.5 yen/kg  0% 
151229  --Other       
15122901  --- Used for the manufacture of 
canned fish or shellfish for 
export  0%  151229010  0% 0% 
15122902  --- Other  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  -- Other  0%  152110090  0% 0% 
2306 Oil-cake and other solid 
residues, whether or not ground 
or in the form of pe llets, 
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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and 
its derivatives  0%  29362 4000 0% 0% 
293628  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  0%  293628000  0% 0% 
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -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%    10%  
15122900  --Other 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 i n 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 con centrates), 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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 or Vitamin B5) and its 
derivativ es Unbound    0%  
29362800  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  Unbound    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Korea, Republic of  
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:       
1207200000  - - - Cotton seeds  6.6%      
      1207210000¹  3% 0% 
      1207291000²  2% 0% 
      1207299000³  3% 0% 
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or inc luded:       
1404200000  - - - Cotton linters  6.6%    3% 0% 
1512 Sunflower -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, wh ether or not 
gossypol has been removed  5.4%    5% 0% 
1512291000  - - - Refined oil  5.4%    5% 0% 
1512299000  - - - Other  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  - - - Other  16.4%    8% 0% 
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not ground or in the 
form of pellets, re sulting 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 DL -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  - - - Other  6.5%    6.5%  0% 
¹ Seed. 
² For feeding . 
³ Other . TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 prod ucts not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
140420000  -Cotton linters  2%   0%  
1512 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not chemically modified  
- Cotton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122 1000 --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  5%   0%  
151229000  --Other  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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 li nters 122%  17%  0%  
1512 Sunflower -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  --Other  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 residue s, 
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 s ynthesis 
(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 DL -Pantothenic acid 
(Vitamin B3 o r Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives  Unbound    0%  
29362800  --Vitamin E and its derivatives  Unbound    0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 s us derivados, sin 
mezclar       
293624  Ácido D - o DL-pantoténico (vitamina 
B3 o vitamina B5) y sus derivados  35%     
      29362401³  0%  
      29362402⁴  0%  
      29362499⁵  0%  
293628  Vitamina E y sus derivados  35%     
      29362802 ⁶ 0%  
      29362899⁷  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 concentraci ón mayor al 96%, en aceite.  
⁷ Los demás . TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 
oléagi neux, 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 aill eurs      
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 cot on 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 a utres 
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 
prése ntées 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 raffiné s 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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 pantothéni que 
(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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not refined, 
but not che mically modified  
- Cotton -seed oil and its fractions       
15122100  --Crude oil, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed  0%   0% 0% 
15122900  --Other  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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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  - - Other  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 Sunflower -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  - - - Other  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  - - - - Other  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 so lid 
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 
whichev er is the 
highest   23061010  2.34 NOK per kg  0% 
2306109  - - Other  0%  23061090  0% 0% TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 t he 
foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
293624  --D- or DL -Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or 
Vitamin B5) and its 
derivatives    29362400  0% 0% 
293624001  - - - Products of this 
subheading covered by 
the Phar ma-agreement  0%     
293624002  - - - Other  0%     
293628  --Vitamin E and its 
derivatives    29362800  0% 0% 
293628001  - - - Products of this 
subheading covered by 
the Pharma -agreement  0%     
293628002  - - - Other  0%     
¹ --Seed. 
² ---For feed purpose . 
³ ---Other . TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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:       
1207200 0 -Cotton seeds  100%      
      12072100¹  1%  
      12072900²  1%  
1404 Vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included:       
14042000  -Cotton linters  100%    15%  
1512 Sunflower -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/MT   
15122900  --Other  100%    Rs.16800/MT   
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), b eeswax, 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 in termixtures of 
the foregoing, whether or not in 
any solvent  
- Vitamins and their derivatives, 
unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 s us 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%  
      15211020 00⁴ 0%  
      1521109000⁵  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 Provita minas 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 DL-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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Russian Federation  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2016 ) 
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  - - other  5%      
       1207210000¹  5% 0% 
       1207290000²  5% 0% 
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere s pecified or 
included:        
1404200000  - cotton linters  5%    5% 0% 
1512 Sunflower -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 o il, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed:        
1512211000  - - - for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption  15% 10%   12% 0% 
1512219000  - - - other  15% 10%   12% 0% 
151229  - - other:        
151229 1000 - - - for technical or industrial 
uses other than the 
manufacture of foodstuffs for 
human consumption  15% 13%   13% 0% 
1512299000  - - - Other  15% 13%   13% 0% 
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than 
triglycerides), beeswax, other 
insect waxes and spermacet i, 
whether or not refined or 
coloured:        
1521100000  -Vegetable waxes  15% 12%   12% 12% 
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 foregoin g, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed        
2936240000  - - - D- or DL -Pantothenic 
acid (Vitamin B3 or Vitamin 
B5) and its derivatives  5%    5% 5% 
2936280000  - - vitamin E and its 
derivatives  5% 3%   3% 3% 
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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  - - Other  51%   15%  
         
1512 Sunflower -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  --Other  61%     
      15122910³  10%  
      15122990⁴  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  - - Other  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 vitami ns, 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 DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 br ut   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 b rut   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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 d e 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 DL - 
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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Chinese Taipei  
BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES (Year 2016)  
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  0%     
      12072100¹  0% 0% 
      12072900²  0% 0% 
1404 Vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or 
included:       
14042000  -Cotton linters  0%   0% 0% 
1512 Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions 
thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically 
modified  
- Cotton -seed oil and it s 
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, wheth er 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 primaril y as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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, wh ether 
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 Sunflower -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  --Other       
1512291  - - - Edible  27%, 5 B/Lt   15122910³  27% or 0.75 
Bath/Litre whichever 
is higher   
1512299  - - - Other  27%, 0.77 B/Lt   15122990  27% or 5 Bath/Litre 
whichever is higher   
1521 Vegetable waxes (other 
than triglycerides), 
beeswax, ot her 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, re sulting 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), 
derivative s thereof used 
primarily as vitamins, and 
intermixtures of the 
foregoing, whether or not 
in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed       
293624  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Turkey  
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: -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  -- Other  23.4%  - Municipality 
share: 15% of 
customs duty, - 
Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 
3% (in case of ro ad, 
rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of 
maritime transport) 
of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty 
and other charges 
mentioned above.      
       1207210000 00¹ 4%  
       1207290000 00² 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.  140420000000  0%  
1512 Sunflower -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 othe r 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, cust oms duty 
and other charges 
mentioned above.  151221100000  10%  
1512219000  --- Other  31.2%  - Municipality 
share: 15% of 
customs duty, - 
Transportation 
infrastructure fee: 
3% (in case of road, 151221900000  31.2%   TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2015 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties and 
Charges  Tariff Line (HS  
2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
rail or air Transport) 
or 4% (in case of 
maritime transport) 
of the sum of CIF 
value, customs duty 
and 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.  151229100000  19.5%   
1512299000  --- Other  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.  151229900000  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.  152110001000  0%  
1521100090  -- Other  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.  152110009000  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        TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  BOUND DUTIES  APPLIED DUTIES ( Year 2015 ) 
Tariff Line 
(HS 2002)  Designation  Bound 
Duty  Other Duties and 
Charges  Tariff Line (HS  
2012)  MFN LDC 
PREFERENTIAL  
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.  230610000000  13.5%   
2936 Provitamins and vitamins, 
natural or reproduced by 
synthesis (including natural 
concentrates), derivat ives 
thereof used primarily as 
vitamins, and intermixtures 
of the foregoing, whether or 
not in any solvent  
- Vitamins and their 
derivatives, unmixed        
2936240000  -- D- or DL -Pantothenic acid 
(vitamin B3 or vitamin B5) 
and its derivatives  5%   2936240 00011  0%  
    293624000012  0%  
    293624000013  0%  
    293624000013  0%  
2936280000  -- Vitamin E and its 
derivatives  5%   293628000011  0%  
    293628000012  0%  
    293628000013  0%  
    293628000019  0%  
¹ --Seed. 
² --Other. 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  United States of Americ a 
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 Sunflower -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  5.6¢/kg    5.6¢/kg  0% 
15122900  --Other  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% 
152110000
1 --Candelilla  0%     
152110000
2 --Other  0%     
2306 Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or 
not ground or in the fo rm 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 DL -Pantothenic acid (Vitamin B3 or 
Vitamin B5) and its deriva tives 0%  29362400³  0% 0% 
29362800  --Vitamin E (Tocopherols and related 
compounds with Vitamin E activity) and its 
derivatives  0%  29362800⁴  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 w ith Vitamin E activity) and its derivatives, unmixed, natural or synthesized . 
 
 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Sunflower -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 unrefined cotton -seed oil  10%     
15122990  - - - Other  25%  1512299000  25%  
1521 Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), 
beeswax, other insect waxes and 
spermaceti, whether or not re fined 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 i n any solvent  
- Vitamins and their derivatives, unmixed       
29362400  --D- or DL -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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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.5 . 
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  120720 9000 
 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 18 October  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 notifica tions circulated up to 18 October  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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  3 TARIFF RATE QUOTAS  
3.1. Of the 32 Members covered by the Market Access Part of this back ground 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.5 : 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  up to 18 October  2016; and Sub -section 3.3 provides, for 
each of those five Members, up to 18 October  2016, the TRQ quantities and the notified in -quota 
imports from Table MA:2 notifications and the corresponding fill rates further to t he 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.5 .  
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  Sunflower -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  
ISLQ0 56 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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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, 12022 010, 
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, 1 5079010, 15081010, 
15089010, 15091010, 15099010, 
15100010, 15111010, 15119011, 
15121110, 15121910, 15122110, 
15122911, 15131110, 15131911, 
15132110, 15132911, 15141110, 
15141910, 15149110, 15149910, 
15151110, 15151910, 15152110, 
15152910, 15153010, 1515401 0, 
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, 230 69010, 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/k g 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  Vegetab le 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 administration 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 equal to or lower than the corresponding in -quota 
tariff rates.  
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  Morocc o 
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) Allocat ion 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 arran gement 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 informa tion: 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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 ap plied 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.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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. N o import data is available for NORQ222 as a tariff -only regime is applied.    
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 rate s (%)  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 MAR Q019 (Tourteau de tournesol) covers imports under MARQ017 (Tourteau de colza) and MARQ018 (Tour teau de cot on). 
 
South Africa  
ZAFQ039 (metric tonnes)  
  1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  
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  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  61,08 3 61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  61,083  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
ZAFQ051 (metric tonnes)  
 1995  1996  1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011 2012  2013  2014  
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  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  120,667  
Fill rates (%)  100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
 TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 •  TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
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  4 OTHER NON TARIFF MEASURES  
4.1. This sectio n 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.5 . 
  
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/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 Minis terial 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 th e 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-Apr-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 
Nicoti namide. 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 vita mins, 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-Apr-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 DL -A-Tocopheryl Acetate . 
Vitamin E and its derivatives (HS:  293628) . 
Animal feeding stuffs (ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1104  
China  All Members  TBT 23-July-15 24-Apr-16 National Standard of the Peopl e'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 stor age; 
7. Shelf life. Chapters 1, 3 and 5 are 
mandatory, the rest  is recommended.  Feed additive DL -A-Tocopheryl Acetate 
(powder form) . Vitamin E and its derivatives 
(HS: 293628) . Animal feeding stuffs 
(ICS:  65.120)  G/TBT/N/CHN/1099   
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China  All Members  TBT 23-July-15 25-Apr-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 
concentra tes), 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 Speci fications 
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, misce llaneous 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 agricultu ral 
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/J PN/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 followin g 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 Standar ds 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   
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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 res idue 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/J PN/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 followin g 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-Apr-15 01-Jan-16 Turkish Food Co dex 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 (a rachis 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, ses ame seed oil, soya bean oil, sunflower 
seed oil)  G/SPS/N/TUR/57   
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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 agri cultural 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 th e 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 t he 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 S tandards).  
 
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   
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Japan  All Mem bers 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 chemic al: 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, miscel laneous 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, 1 2.06, 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 max imum 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   
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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 (H S 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 
chem ical 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 a nd 
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 limit s (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:  
Pesticid e: 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-Apr-14  Revision of the Standards and Specifications 
for Food s 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 followin g 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   
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Japan  All Members  SPS 02-Apr-14  Revision of the Standards and Speci fications 
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, m iscellaneous 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 ag ricultural 
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 ma ximum 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 Decemb er 2013 
amendin g 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, ma ce 
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, 120242 00, 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   
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Japan  All Members  SPS 3-Dec-13  Revision of the Standards and Specificat ions 
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 f ruits, 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 Phyt osanitary 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 agricult ural 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   
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Japan  All Members  SPS 23-Jul-13  Revision o f 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: Pyraclostrobi n. 
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-Mar-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: Form etanate 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 Speci fications 
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   
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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 Triflu ralin; 
- 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 Standard s 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/C AN/609 /Add.2   
  TN/AG/GEN/34/Rev.5/Add.1 • TN/AG/SCC/GEN/13/Rev.5/Add.1  
 
- 57 - Member  Partner affected  Notif. 
req. Initiation/  
Notification  In force  Measure description  Product description  Source  
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 fo llowing agricultural chemicals:  
- Pesticides: 2,6 -Difluorobenzoic acid, N -
(2-Ethylhex yl)-8,9,10 -trinorborn -5-ene-
2,3-dicarboximide, XMC, Allidochlor, 
Azafenidin, Bromochloromethane, 
Chlorefenson (CPCBS), Cinosulfuron, 
Cloprop, Copper terephthalate, Dichlon e, 
Dimepiperate, Dimethametryn, Ethiofencarb, 
Etrimfos, Furametpyr, Halfenprox, 
Hexaflumuron, Isazofos, Naproanilide, 
Piperophos, Propaphos, Pyrifenox and 
Trichlamide  
- Veterinary drugs: Nalidixic acid, 
Parbendazole and Thiamphenicol . (…) 
- Oleaginous fru its, 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 
Sanitat ion 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 specif ications 
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 
Thidia zuron.  (…) 
- 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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