WT/REG341/1/Corr.1  
3 June 2014  
(14-3234)  Page: 1/4  
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements   
 
 FACTUAL PRESENTATION 
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN  TURKEY AND MAURITIUS 
(GOODS) 
Report by the Secretariat 
Corrigendum 
 Following the receipt of new data from Turkey, the Secretariat has made changes to the 
factual presentation as follows: 
  Paragraph 3.8, page 7: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
3.8. As shown in Table 3.2, 22.9% of Turkey's ta riff lines were duty free on an MFN basis in 2013, 
corresponding to 3.5% of its total imports from Mauritius in 2010-2012.1 Following the 
Agreement’s entry into force, Turkey liberalized an  additional 58.5% of lines, representing 62.1% 
of its imports from Mauritius between 2010 and 20 12. Liberalization continues until 2016 at which 
point 82.6% of tariff lines, corresponding to 95.7% of imports from Mauritius will be duty free. A 
total of 2,880 lines (17.4%) will remain subject to duties.  
 
 Table 3.2, page 7: The table should be replaced by: 
 Table 3.2 Turkey: Tariff elimination commitments under the Agreement and 
corresponding average trade 
 
Duty phase-out period Number 
of lines % of total 
lines in 
Turkey's 
tariff 
schedule Value of Turkey's 
imports from 
Mauritius 
(2010-2012) 
in million US$ % of Turkey's 
total imports 
from Mauritius 
2010-2012 
MFN duty free (2013) a 3,785 22.9 0.2 3.5 
2013 9,666 58.5 4.1 62.1 
2014 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 
2016 187 1.1 2.0 30.1 
Remain dutiable 2,880 17.4 0.3 4.3 
Total 16,520 100.0 6.6 100.0 
a 406 tariff lines are excluded from the Agreement but the 2013 MFN rate is zero. 
Note: Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  Source:  WTO estimates based on data provid ed by the Turkish authorities and WTO-IDB. 
 
 Paragraph 3.10, pages 8-9: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
3.10. Table 3.4 shows Turkey's tariff liberaliza tion by HS section. The lines not subject to 
liberalization by the end of the transition period in 2016 fall in HS Sections I-IV, VI and IX and no 
tariffs in Sections I-IV are to be liberalized under the Agreement. 
                                               
1 Of the 16,520 tariff lines in Turkey's schedule, 15,010 (90.1%) are subject to ad valorem  duties, 
33 lines are subject to specific duties, 1,422 to compound duties, and 55 to mixed duties. For tariff lines with mixed rates, the Secretariat has used the ad valorem  part of the line in its calculations.   WT/REG341/1/Corr.1 
 
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  Table 3.4, page 8: The table should be replaced by: 
 
Table 3.4 Turkey: Tariff elimination und er the Agreement, by HS Section  
 
HS 
Section MFN 
average 
% No. of 
lines MFN 2013 
no. of 
duty-free 
lines a Number of duty-free 
lines under the 
Agreement Remain 
dutiable Avg. Final 
Tariff 
(Dutiable)  
2013 2014 2016 
I 68.2 1,032 98    934 75.2 
II 29.1 790 96    694 33.1 
III 22.5 209 34    175 26.9 
IV 47.1 1,080 75  2  1,003 50.6 
V 1.3 413 218 195     
VI 4.7 3,024 601 2,351   72 7.9 
VII 4.2 494 115 379     
VIII 3.1 202 55 147     
IX 1.9 320 174 144   2 1.0 
X 0.0 427 427      
XI 7.9 2,321 91 2,058  172   
XII 7.3 153 3 135  15   
XIII 4.0 443 48 395     
XIV 1.1 96 65 31     
XV 4.3 1,802 629 1,173     
XVI 2.0 2,332 709 1,623     
XVII 5.2 435 53 382     
XVIII 2.2 569 206 363     
XIX 2.3 27 4 23     
XX 2.7 337 70 267     
XXI 0.0 14 14      
Total 12.4 16,520 3,785 9,666 2 187 2,880 51.8 
a  406 tariff lines are excluded from the Agreement but the 2013 MFN rate is zero. 
 
Note: Tariff lines subject to in-quota rates are excl uded in the computation. For the calculation of 
averages, specific rates are excluded and the ad valorem  parts of alternate rates are included. 
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature.  Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Turkish authorities. 
 
  Paragraph 3.11, page 8: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 3.11. Chart 3.1 presents a disaggregated view of Mauritius' and Turkey's tariff liberalization by HS Chapter. In the case of Turkey, tariffs will cont inue to apply in 28 HS Chapters with preferential 
duties ranging from 1% to 125%. For Mauritius, tariffs will continue to apply in 18 HS Chapters 
with preferential duties ranging from 15% to 30%.  The preferential rate is the same as the MFN 
rate in all Chapters indicating that no liberalization of tariffs on these lines has been made. For 
Turkey, in all but two HS Chapters (3 and 16) the preferential rate is the same as the MFN rate, 
again indicating no liberalization of tariffs.   WT/REG341/1/Corr.1 
 
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  Chart 3.1, page 9: The chart should be replaced by: 
 
Chart 3.1 Mauritius and Turkey: Average of dutiable rates, by HS Chapter  
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123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 9 3 3 3 5 3 8 4 5Average rate of duty (%)
HS ChapterB. Turkey01020304050
9 1 11 52 23 23 33 43 94 24 86 16 37 07 27 38 39 49 6Average rate of duty (%)
HS ChapterA. Mauritius
MFN Preferential
 
Note: HS chapter 61 of Mauritius contains specific duties only. 
 Source: WTO Secretariat estimates based on Mauritius and Turkey submission.  WT/REG341/1/Corr.1 
 
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 ANNEX 1 
 Paragraph 2, Annex 1, page 17: The paragraph should read as follows: 
 
2. In the case of Turkey, the sh are of duty-free tariff lines went from 22.9% to 81.4% upon the 
Agreement's entry into force and the overall average tariff fell from 12.4% to 9.1%. For 
agricultural goods, Mauritius' exporters face in Turkey an average tariff rate of 47.1% instead of 
47.2%, and 1.4% instead of 5.4% for non-agricult ural goods. At the end of the implementation 
period in 2016, 82.6% of all tariffs lines are to become duty-free, 96.5% for non-agricultural 
goods and 14.1% for agricultural products.   Table A1.2, page 17: The table should be replaced by: 
 Table A1.2 Turkey: Indicators of MFN tariff rates and preferential rates for imports from Mauritius 
 
Origin of 
goods Year ALL PRODUCTS Agricultural products a Non-agricultural products 
Average applied 
tariff Share of 
duty-
free 
tariff 
lines 
(%) Average applied 
tariff Share of 
duty-free 
tariff 
lines (%)  Average applied 
tariff Share of 
duty-free 
tariff lines 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) Overall 
(%) On 
dutiable 
(%) 
MFN 2013 12.4 16.1 22.9 47.2 54.7 13.7 5.4 7.1 24.8 
Mauritius 2013 9.1 49.2 81.4 47.1 54.9 14.0 1.4 29.0 95.1 
 2014 9.1 49.0 81.4 47.1 54.9 14.1 1.4 28.1 95.1 
 2015 9.0 48.8 81.4 47.1 54.9 14.1 1.3 27.2 95.1 
 2016 9.0 51.8 82.6 47.1 54.9 14.1 1.3 36.6 96.5 
a WTO Definition. 
Note: Tariff lines subject to in-quota rates are excluded in the computation. For the calculation of 
averages, specific rates are excluded and the ad valorem  parts of alternate rates are included. 
 Based on the HS 2012 nomenclature  Source:  WTO estimates based on data provided by the Turkish authorities. 
 
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