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9 July 2014  
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Committee on Agriculture   
 
 COMPILATION OF RECENT AGRICULTURAL TARIFF AND TRADE DATA 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
This document has been prepared following a request made at the informal meeting of the 
Committee on Agriculture on 7 June 2014 for a compilation of recent agricultural tariff and trade 
data. The attached table gives selected recent indicators of Members regarding agricultural market access. The tariff information is taken from various editions of the World Tariff Profiles, a joint 
publication of the WTO, ITC and UNCTAD. Average trade shares in agricultural products are 
calculated using data from the UN COMTRADE database. 
The calculations are done on the full schedule relating to AG products, i.e., including both dutiable 
and duty free tariff lines
. With a view to providing comprehensive and comparable average tariff 
statistics for the World Tariff Profiles, the calculation of ad valorem equivalents (AVEs) for 
non-ad valorem duties (NAVs) is required. Since AVEs are not part of the mandatory IDB notification requirements and are lacking in most IDB notifications these calculations were 
provided by the ITC. To maintain the consistency in the comparison between bound and applied 
duties, the AVEs of bound duties were also recalculated by the ITC using the same methodology that was used for the calculation of the AVEs of applied duties. Since AVEs are not yet calculated 
for the 2013 applied tariffs, only 2010-2012 applied tariff data are shown. It should also be noted 
that, in some cases, the variations over time in the MFN applied tariff averages are not necessarily the result of actual changes in the applied duties, but may simply be due to variations in AVEs which are based on a different set of unit values. 
In a few cases, bound rate averages are below app lied rate averages. This can be due to (1) final 
bound rates which have not yet been fully implemented; (2) the use of a different duty type between bound and applied; and (3) changes in th e HS nomenclature breakdown. For example, it 
should be noted that 2012 applied rates are mostly now reported in HS 2012 nomenclature, 
whereas for bound rates the certified schedules in HS 2002 were used. 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. G/AG/W/133 
 
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  TECHNICAL NOTES ON DATA  AND COLUMN HEADINGS 
Empty cells for applied tariffs in dicate notification gaps. In these cases, no complementary 
information was available from ITC nor UNCT AD. All trade statistics are sourced from 
UN COMTRADE. 
All simple averages are based on pre-aggregated HS six-digit (i.e. subheading) averages. Pre-aggregation 
means that duties at the tariff line level are first averaged  at the HS six-digit level. Subsequent calculations are 
based on these pre-aggregated averages. For indicators on NAVs, Duties > 3 * AVG,  Duty Free tariff lines 
(TLs), TRQ and SSG, these are presented as shar e of HS-six digit subheading covered on a pro rata  basis. For 
example, if only one TL has a non AV duty within a subheading that has 2 national TLs in the schedule, the count is 0.5 for the subheading. 
Bound Statistics NAVs 
(% share of TLs) The share of HS six-digit subheadings subject to 
non-ad valorem duties. 
Duties > 3 * AVG (% share of TLs) The share of HS six-digit subheadings subject to ad 
valorem duties or AVEs grea ter than three times the 
national average. 
Duty Free 
(% share of TL) The share of HS six-digit duty subheadings bound at 
zero duty. 
Special Safeguards (SSG) (% share of TLs) % of HS six-digit subheadi ngs in the schedule of 
agricultural concession subj ect to Special Safeguard. 
Partial coverage is taken into account on a pro rata  
basis. Blank cell indicates no tariff line subject to SSG. 
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) 
(% share of TLs) % of HS six-digit subheadi ngs in the schedule of 
agricultural concession covered by tariff quotas. 
Partial coverage is taken into account on a pro rata  
basis. Blank cell indicates no TRQ concession. 
Average Applied MFN 
Tariff The data presented are for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 and mostly sourced from 
the World Tariff Profiles, 2011-2013 issues. However, if the data for 2010 is unavailable, an earlier year is presented sourced from an earlier issue of the WTP. These are indicated by an * next to the statistic. 
Average AG Trade 
Shares 2010-2012 (%) The % share in total world exports, imports and total (exports + imports) of 
agricultural products for the years 2010-2012 of each WTO Member. World totals are 
based on reported data of all countries/te rritories. The average for the three years is 
calculated based on available data for th e years covered. Blank cell indicates no 
available data for any of the years covered. 
  
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- 3 - Indicators for Agricultural Market Access 
Name LDC Bound Statistics  Average MFN Applied Tarif f Average AG Trade Shares  
Average 
(%) NAVs  Duties > 
3*AVG Duty Free  SSG TRQ 2010    2011  2012  2010-2012 (%)  
(% Share of TLs)  Exports  Imports  Total 
Albania  9.5 0  0 10.9     7.9    8.0 7.7 0.009  0.101  0.055 
Angola Y  52.9 0  0 0     10.0  * 9.8         
Antigua and Barbuda  104.7 0  0 0     14.7  * 17.7 16.0 0.000  0.013  0.007 
Argentina  32.6 0  0 0.1     10.3    10.4 10.5 4.662  0.220  2.451 
Armenia  14.7 0  0 1.3     6.9  *   7.0 0.025  0.090  0.057 
Australia  3.5 1.6  7.4 30.8 0.9 0.9 1.3    1.4 1.2 3.802  1.281  2.547 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  38.9 0  2.2 0     8.4  * 8.2 7.5 0.043  0.170  0.106 
Bangladesh Y  192.0 0  0 0     17.6  * 17.2         
Barbados  110.8 0  0 0 16.9 17.1 31.0  * 18.5 30.0 0.012  0.036  0.024 
Belize  101.1 0  0 0     21.6    20.4 20.5 0.020  0.014  0.017 
Benin Y  61.8 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.050  0.063  0.057 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of   40.0 0  0 0     12.4    12.4 12.4 0.154  0.068  0.111 
Botswana  37.2 0  2.5 21.2 37.5   9.1    9.2 8.5 0.021  0.086  0.053 
Brazil  35.4 0  0 2.7   0.2 10.3    10.3 10.1 8.955  1.170  5.082 
Brunei Darussalam  31.4 2.2  1.1 0     0.1    0.1   0.000  0.052  0.026 
Burkina Faso Y  98.2 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.051  0.044  0.047 
Burundi Y  94.7 0  0 3.0     19.6    19.6 19.8 0.013  0.008  0.010 
Cabo Verde  19.3 0  0 0     12.1    12.2 12.2 0.000  0.026  0.013 
Cambodia Y  28.1 0  0 0     18.1  * 15.2 15.2 0.019  0.050  0.035 
Cameroon  80 0  0 0     22.3  * 21.9 22.3 0.115  0.110  0.113 
Canada  17.5 19.4  6.4 47.8 5.8 9.2 11.3    18.0 16.2 4.753  3.685  4.222 
Central African Republic Y  30 0  0 0     21.9  * 21.9   0.001  0.007  0.004 
Chad Y  80 0  0 0     21.9  * 21.9         
Chile  26.0 0  0.6 0   0.1 6.0    6.0 6.0 1.184  0.610  0.899 
China  15.8 0  3.1 5.8   5.0 15.6    15.6   4.851  10.214  7.518 
Colombia  91.5 0  0 0 28.4 27.8 17.2    15.3 14.9 0.748  0.593  0.671 
Congo  30 0  0 0     21.9  * 21.9   0.005  0.041  0.023 
Costa Rica  42.7 0  1.0 0 9.3 10.6 11.7    11.3 11.3 0.426  0.184  0.306 
Côte d'Ivoire  14.9 0  0.9 0.1     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.620  0.170  0.396 
Croatia  11.0 13.8  4.9 16.1   1.8 9.9    10.7 10.3 0.163  0.281  0.222  
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Average 
(%) NAVs  Duties > 
3*AVG Duty Free  SSG TRQ 2010    2011  2012  2010-2012 (%)  
(% Share of TLs)  Exports  Imports  Total 
Cuba  37.3 0  0 3.9     10.9    10.9 10.7       
Democratic Rep. of the Congo  Y 98.2 0  0 0     11.0              
Djibouti Y  49.9 0  4.6 0     14.2  * 14.2 14.2       
Dominica  112.2 0  0 0     20.5  * 16.7 21.2 0.001  0.006  0.004 
Dominican Republic  39.3 0  0 0   3.3 12.8  *   12.7 0.171  0.275  0.223 
Ecuado r  25.6 0  0.7 0 0.4 2.2 18.4    18.3 18.5 0.538  0.216  0.378 
Egypt  96.1 1.5  2.3 0     66.1  * 66.3 66.7 0.603  1.575  1.087 
El Salvado r  42.5 0  1.4 0 11 11.7 12.3    12.3 11.8 0.119  0.194  0.156 
European Union  13.7 32.0  9.0 32.3 23.9 11.3 12.8    13.9 13.2 14.073  14.990  14.529 
Fiji  45.4 2.2  1.0 0     22.4    24.0 20.6 0.032  0.037  0.035 
Gabon  59.6 0  0 0     21.9  * 21.9         
The Gambia Y  104.2 0  0 0     16.5   16.9 16.9 0.003  0.013  0.008 
Georgia  13.1 2.5  0.4 8.4     7.5    7.2 6.7 0.047  0.121  0.084 
Ghana  97.2 0  0 0     17.5        0.393  0.178  0.286 
Grenada  100.7 0  0 2.0     18.2    17.7 18.2       
Guatemala  51.0 0  3.9 0 14.3 13.3 9.9    9.9 9.6 0.491  0.258  0.375 
Guinea Y  39.7 0  0 0     14.2      14.3       
Guinea-Bissau Y  40.1 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6       
Guyana  99.6 0  0 0     21.7    20.7 21.8 0.044  0.029  0.037 
Haiti Y  21.1 8.9  0.3 17.2     8.0    8.0 6.0       
Honduras  32.4 0  0.2 0     10.5  * 10.5 10.5 0.238  0.161  0.200 
Hong Kong, China  0 0  0 100     0.0    0.0 0.0 0.897  2.295  1.593 
Iceland  109.4 23.2  12.0 25.9 40.1 35.4 26.8    27.2 24.4 0.011  0.048  0.029 
India  113.1 0.3  0 0   0.9 31.4      33.5 3.506  1.976  2.745 
Indonesia  47.0 0.2  3.3 0 0.7 1.0 8.4    8.1 7.9 3.389  1.961  2.679 
Israel  73.4 0.2  2.8 3.1 4.7 6.9 16.5  *   17.0 0.284  0.572  0.427 
Jamaica  96.9 0.3  0 1.7     17.9    17.9   0.049  0.147  0.098 
Japan  22.1 15.1  6.3 34.1 5.4 6.2 17.3    23.3 16.6 0.403  7.411  3.890 
Jordan  23.6 0.8  3.4 1.1     17.9      17.8 0.148  0.354  0.250 
Kenya  100 0  0 0     19.7    19.7 19.9 0.402  0.211  0.307 
Korea, Republic of  56.1 5.2  7.0 2.2 6.3 14.0 48.5    48.6 52.7 0.546  2.646  1.591 
Kuwait, the State of  100 0  0 0     5.2  * 5.2 5.1        
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Average 
(%) NAVs  Duties > 
3*AVG Duty Free  SSG TRQ 2010    2011  2012  2010-2012 (%)  
(% Share of TLs)  Exports  Imports  Total 
Kyrgyz Republic  12.6 2.2  0.3 1.2     7.6    7.5 7.4 0.030  0.080  0.055 
Lao People's Dem. Rep. Y  19.3 0  3.8 6.0     19.5  *           
Lesotho Y  198.9 0  0 0     9.1    9.3 8.6       
Macao, China  0 0  0 99.9     0.0    0.0 0.0 0.002  0.127  0.064 
Madagasca r Y  30 0  0 0     14.6    14.6 14.6 0.034  0.048  0.041 
Malawi Y  121.1 0  0 0     17.4    17.4 18.0 0.121  0.039  0.080 
Malaysia  66.9 21.1  8.9 12.9 5.5 5.7 10.8      11.2 3.342  1.825  2.587 
Maldives  48.1 0  6.7 0     18.4    18.3   0.000  0.033  0.016 
Mali Y  59.2 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.045  0.059  0.052 
Mauritania Y  37.8 0  0 0     11.8        0.001  0.045  0.023 
Mauritius  119.7 0  0 0     1.0    1.0 0.9 0.048  0.101  0.074 
Mexico  44.5 7.0  4.4 0.4 33.2 6.9 21.5    21.4 21.2 2.352  2.873  2.611 
Moldova, Republic of  13.9 8.7  2.0 3.1   1.7 10.7    10.5 10.5 0.101  0.076  0.088 
Mongolia  18.9 0  0.3 0.7     5.1    5.1 5.1       
Montenegro  10.8 0  3.9 23.0     10.8    10.9 10.4 0.009  0.067  0.038 
Morocco  54.4 0  8.4 0 16.2 13.5 42.1    41.2 40.7 0.258  0.624  0.440 
Mozambique Y  100 0  0 0     13.8    13.8 13.8 0.065  0.085  0.075 
Myanma r Y  103.7 0.6  3.4 0.6     8.7  *   8.6 0.166  0.050  0.108 
Namibia  39.6 0  2.5 21.8 37.5   9.1    9.3 8.6 0.080  0.106  0.093 
Nepal Y  41.5 0  0.9 0     14.1    14.5 13.9 0.025  0.099  0.062 
New Zealand  6.0 0.2  10.1 54.8 0.5 0.5 1.5  * 1.4 1.4 2.332  0.443  1.393 
Nicaragua  43.4 0  0.6 0 6.0 5.3 11.0    11.0 10.6 0.188  0.098  0.144 
Niger Y  84.3 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.016  0.047  0.032 
Nigeria  150 0  0 0     15.5    15.5   0.511  1.133  0.822 
Norway  132.0 65.6  7.9 28.9 46.4 30.6 49.4    55.8 53.2 0.098  0.772  0.433 
Oman  27.7 0  7.1 0     12.2  *   5.7 0.105  0.321  0.212 
Pakistan  95.6 0.1  0 0     17.0    17.0 15.5 0.553  0.707  0.630 
Panama  27.6 0.2  1.5 0.4 0.2 3.6 13.4  * 12.4 12.4 0.079  0.183  0.131 
Papua New Guinea  45.6 5.9  1.5 0     14.8        0.132  0.087  0.109 
Paraguay  33.1 0  0 0     10.3    10.3 10.0 0.512  0.106  0.310 
Peru  30.8 0  0 0     6.3    4.1   0.471  0.464  0.468 
Philippines  35.1 0.6  0 0 13.3 9.2 9.8    8.7 9.8 0.470  0.826  0.647  
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Average 
(%) NAVs  Duties > 
3*AVG Duty Free  SSG TRQ 2010    2011  2012  2010-2012 (%)  
(% Share of TLs)  Exports  Imports  Total 
Qatar  25.7 0  5.4 0     8.0  * 8.1 5.5 0.006    0.003 
Russian Federation  11.2 22.9  3.1 3.0   3.2 13.5    14.3 13.3 1.099  4.298  2.691 
Rwanda Y  74.2 0  0 3.0     19.5    19.5 19.9 0.020  0.028  0.019 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  108.7 0  0 0     14.3    16.5   0.000  0.007  0.004 
Saint Lucia  114.6 0  0 0     14.8  * 16.5         
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   114.6 0  0 0     15.9  * 16.7   0.003  0.011  0.007 
Samoa  26.4 3.4  0.6 0           14.5 0.001  0.009  0.005 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  17.1 8.8  1.3 0.1     5.7  * 4.8 6.2 0.398  2.285  1.336 
Senegal Y  29.8 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.051  0.158  0.104 
Sierra Leone Y  40.4 0  0 0     16.4  *   15.4       
Singapore  26.5 3.6  3.6 3.9     0.2    0.2 1.4 0.968  1.352  1.159 
Solomon Islands Y  73.3 3.3  0.6 0     13.2    16.0 15.9 0.009  0.010  0.009 
South Africa  39.6 0  2.5 21.8 37.5 36.0 9.0    9.1 8.4 0.805  0.706  0.756 
Sri Lanka  50.0 2.5  0.0 0     26.3    26.3 25.8 0.270  0.247  0.259 
Suriname  19.8 0  0 0.3     18.4    17.8   0.009  0.028  0.018 
Swaziland  39.6 0  2.5 21.8 37.5   9.1    9.3 8.6       
Switzerland  53.4 77.3  8.9 22.7 36.8 17.5 27.2    43.5 33.6 1.005  1.392  1.198 
Chinese Taipei  17.3 6.6  3.8 26.2 5.4 6.1 16.5    16.6 16.4 0.245  1.355  0.797 
Tajikistan  11.4 3.1  1.1 0.5     10.7    11.2 10.8       
Tanzania Y  120 0  0 0     19.7    19.7 20.0 0.138  0.120  0.129 
Thailand  39.0 44.2  2.9 2.0 7.5 7.4 22.8    21.8   2.750  1.162  1.960 
The FYR of Macedonia  13.0 9.2  9.9 34.9   0.0 13.1    13.5 13.0 0.071  0.094  0.083 
Togo Y  80 0  0 0     14.5    14.6 14.6 0.030  0.021  0.025 
Tonga  19.2 0  0 0     11.7    11.7 11.5 0.001  0.006  0.003 
Trinidad and Tobago  89.9 0  0 5.5     18.1  * 18.2   0.036  0.100  0.067 
Tunisia  116.0 0  0 0 4.7 4.7 24.6    32.7 33.0 0.171  0.305  0.238 
Turkey  61.0 0  4.5 0.0     43.4    41.2   1.628  1.409  1.519 
Uganda Y  77.6 0  0 0     19.6    19.6 19.9 0.125  0.083  0.104 
Ukraine  11.0 1.0  0.7 12.6   0.1 9.8    9.5 9.5 1.685  0.703  1.196 
United Arab Emirates  25.2 0  5.5 0     6.6  * 6.8 5.5       
United States of America  4.7 40.2  6.0 32.7 2.9 4.5 4.9    5.0 4.7 16.403  12.282  14.352 
Uruguay  33.9 0  0 0 0.1   10.2    10.2 9.8 0.574  0.130  0.353  
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Average 
(%) NAVs  Duties > 
3*AVG Duty Free  SSG TRQ 2010    2011  2012  2010-2012 (%)  
(% Share of TLs)  Exports  Imports  Total 
Vanuatu Y  43.6 0  0.2 0.1     29.4  *   17.5 0.005  0.008  0.007 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of   55.8 0  0 0 30.7 22.5 15.0    15.0 16.8 0.010  0.645  0.326 
Viet Nam  18.5 0  2.0 8.8   1.1 17.0      16.1 1.412  1.106  1.260 
Yemen Y  24.9 7.7  2.3 0     10.5  * 10.5 10.4 0.032  0.384  0.207 
Zambia Y  123.3 0  0 0     19.0    19.1 19.0 0.077  0.038  0.057 
Zimbabwe  140.1 2.4  0 1.2     24.4    23.6 23.4 0.125  0.148  0.136 
Source: World Tariff Profiles, various issues; UN COMTRADE 
 
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