G/AG/N/CHE/11 9 
11 November  2022 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission  from Switzerland and Liechtenstein , dated 9 November  2022, is being 
circulated at the request of the delegation of Switzerland . The notification concerns imports under 
tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the calendar year  2021. 
 
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Table MA:2  
MARKET ACCESS : SWITZERLAND  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR  FROM 1 JANUARY 2 021 TO 31 DECEMBER 2 021 
Lists relating to tariff and other quota commitments  
TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ001  Live horses, asses, 
mules and hinnies   
01011011, 01011021,  
01019021, 01019095   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Units 3,322 3,735 100%  *  
CHEQ002  Live bovine animals   
01021010, 01029091   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Units 20 1,523 100%  *  
CHEQ003  Live swine   
01031010, 01039110,  
01039210   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Units 50 1 2%  
CHEQ004  Live sheep and goats   
01041010, 01042010   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Units 187 469 100%  *    
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ005  Animals for 
slaughter ; meat 
mainly produced on 
the basis of coarse 
fodder   
01019091, 01029011 , 
01041020, 01042020,  
02011011, 02011091,  
02012011, 02012091,  
02013011, 02013091,  
02021011, 02021091,  
02022011, 02022091,  
02023011, 02023091,  
02041010, 02042110,  
02042210, 02042310,  
02043010, 020441 10, 
02044210, 02044310,  
02045010, 02050010,  
02061011, 02061021,  
02061091, 02062110,  
02062210, 02062910,  
02063091, 02064191,  
02064991, 02068010,  
02069010, 02102010,  
02109911, 16021010,  
16022071, 16025011,  
16025091, 16029011   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  23,700  54,811  100%  * (1)   
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ006  Animals for 
slaughter ; meat 
mainly produced on 
the basis of 
concentrated fodder   
01039120, 01039220,  
02031191, 02031291,  
02031981, 02032191,  
02032291, 02032981,  
02071110, 02071210,  
02071311, 02071321,  
02071481, 02071491,  
02072410, 02072510,  
02072611, 02072621,  
02072781, 02072791,  
02073211, 02073291,  
02073311, 02073391,  
02073511, 02073591,  
02073691, 02090011,  
02101191, 02101291,  
02101991, 02109912,  
02109931, 02109941,  
02109951, 02109961,  
02109971, 021099 81, 
16010011, 16010021,  
16010031, 16023110,  
16023210, 16023910,  
16024111, 16024191,  
16024210, 16024910   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  54,482 54,490  100% *    
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ007  Dairy produce, in 
milk equivalent   
04011010, 04012010,  
04013010, 04013020,  
04021000,  04022111,  
04022120,  04022911,  
04022920,  04029110,  
04029120,  04029910,  
04029920,  04031020,  
04031091,  04039031,  
04039039,  04039041,  
04039051,  04039061,  
04039069,  04039072,  
04039079,  04039091,  
04041000,  04049011,  
04049019,  04049081,  
040490 99, 04051011,  
04051091,  04052011,  
04052019,  04059010,  
04061010,  04061020,  
04061090,  04062010,  
04062090,  04063010,  
04063090,  04064010,  
04064021,  04064029,  
04064081,  04064089,  
04069011,  04069019,  
04069021,  04069031,  
04069039,  04069051,  
04069059,  04069060,  
04069091,  04069099   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  527,000 902,604  100%  *  
CHEQ008  Casein   
35011010, 35019011,  
35019019   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  697 1,203  100%  *  
CHEQ009  Birds' eggs, in shell   
04070010   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Gross 
tonnes  33,735 30,821  91.4%  
CHEQ010  Dried egg products   
04081110, 04089110,  
35021110   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Gross 
tonnes  977 509 52.1%    
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ011  Egg products other 
than dried   
04081910, 04089910,  
35021910   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Gross 
tonnes  6,866 6,582 95.9%  
CHEQ012  Bovine semen  $ 
05111010   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Application  
units 20,000 395,275  100%  *  
CHEQ013  Cut flowers   
06031110, 06031210, 
06031310, 06031410, 
06031911,  06031919   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  4,590 8,052  100%  *  
CHEQ014  Seed potatoes, 
potatoes for 
processing, table 
potatoes, potato 
products (in potato 
equivalent)  07011010, 07019010, 
07101010, 07109021, 
07129021, 11051011, 
11052011, 20019031, 
20041012, 20041013, 
20041092, 20041093, 
20049028, 20049051, 
20052021, 20052022, 
20052092, 20052093, 
20059921, 20059951   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  22,250 48,860  100% *  
CHEQ015  Vegetables   
07020010, 07020011, 
07020020, 07020021, 
07020030, 07020031, 
07020090, 07020091, 
07031011, 07031013, 
07031020, 07031021, 
07031030, 07031031, 
07031040, 07031041, 
07031050, 07031051, 
07031060, 07031061, 
07031070, 07031071, 
07039010, 07039011, 
07039020, 070390 21, 
07039090, 07041010, 
07041011, 07041020, 
07041021, 07041090, 
07041091, 07042010, 
07042011, 07049011, 
07049018, 07049020, 
07049021, 07049030, 
07049031, 07049040,   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  166,076 252,291  100%  *    
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
07049041, 07049050, 
07049051, 07049060, 
07049061, 07049063, 
07049064, 07049070, 
07049071, 0 7049080, 
07049081, 07051111, 
07051118, 07051120, 
07051121, 07051191, 
07051198, 07051910, 
07051911, 07051920, 
07051921, 07051930, 
07051931, 07051940, 
07051941, 07051950, 
07051951, 07051990, 
07051991, 07052110, 
07052111, 07052910, 
07052911, 07052920, 
0705292 1, 07052930, 
07052931, 07052940, 
07052941, 07052950, 
07052951, 07052960, 
07052961, 07052970, 
07052971, 07061010, 
07061011, 07061020, 
07061021, 07061030, 
07061031, 07069011, 
07069018, 07069021, 
07069028, 07069030, 
07069031, 07069040, 
07069041, 07069050, 
07069051, 07069060, 
07069061, 07069090, 
07070010, 07070011, 
07070020, 07070021, 
07070030, 07070031, 
07070040, 07070041, 
07070050, 07081010, 
07081011, 07081020, 
07081021, 07082010, 
07082021, 07082028, 
07082031, 07082038, 
07082041, 07082048,   
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
07082091, 07082098,  
07089080, 07089081, 
07092010, 07092011, 
07092090, 07093010, 
07093011, 07094010, 
07094011, 07094020, 
07094021, 07094090, 
07094091, 07096011, 
07096012, 07096090, 
07097010, 07097011, 
07097090, 07099011, 
07099018, 07099020,  
07099021, 07099030,  
07099031, 07099 040, 
07099041, 07099050,  
07099051, 07099060,  
07099061, 07099070,  
07099071, 07099080,  
07099083, 07099084,  
07099099  
CHEQ016  Frozen vegetables   
07102110, 07102291,  
07103011, 07108011,  
07109011   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  4,500 6,174  100% *  
CHEQ017  Fresh apples, pears 
and quinces    
08081021, 08081022,  
08081031, 08081032,  
08082021, 08082022,  
08082031, 08082032   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  15,810 11,342  71.7% (2) 
CHEQ018  Fresh apricots, 
cherries, plums and 
sloes   
08091011, 08091018,  
08091091, 08091098,  
08092010, 08092011  
08094012, 08094013,  
08094015, 08094092,  
08094093, 08094095   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  16,340 21,146  100% * (3)   
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TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived from 
Section  I-B 
(or I-A) of 
Part 1 of the 
Schedule ) (from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
CHEQ019  Other fresh fruit    
08101010, 08101011,  
08102010, 08102011,  
08102020, 08102021,  
08102030, 08109093,  
08109094, 08109096   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  13,360 19,348  100%  * (4) 
CHEQ020  Fruit for cider  and 
distillation   
08081011, 08082011   
 Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  172 25 14.5% (5) 
CHEQ021  Seed fruit products 
(in seed fruit 
equivalent)    
20097111, 20097121,  
20097910, 20098028,  
20098031, 20098041,  
20099011, 20099031,  
20099041, 20099051,  
20099071, 20099081,  
22029021, 22029051,  
22029071 , 22060011   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  244 239 98% (6) 
CHEQ022  Grape juice   
08061021, 20096111,  
20096122, 20096910,  
22029018, 22029041   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Hectolitres  100,000 66,744  66.7%  
CHEQ023  White wine and red  
wine imported within 
the limits of tariff 
quota Nos. 23 -25  
22042121, 22042131,  
22042141, 22042921,  
22042922, 22042931,  
22042932   Calendar 
year   01-01-21 31-12-21 Hectolitres  1,700,000 1,588,186 93.4% (7) 
CHEQ026  Durum wheat, 
undenatured   
10011032   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  110,000 67,767  61.6%  
CHEQ027  Bread grains   
10019032, 10020032,  
10070021,  10081021,  
10082021,  10089022,  
10089051   
 
 Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  70,000 65,027  92.9%  
CHEQ028  Coarse grains for 
human consumption   
10030061, 10040031,  
10059021   Calendar 
year 01-01-21 31-12-21 Tonnes  70,000 27,421  39.2%  
* In cases where in -quota imports exceed the tariff rate quota quantities, fill rates are capped at 100 %.   
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(1) CHEQ005 : Including at least:  
Tariff quota quantity for period  In-quota imports during period  Fill rate  
2,000 tonnes of bovine meat with tariff numbers with the following 
breakdown : 8,725  (tonnes)  100%  * 
- at least 700 tonnes with tariff numbers  
0201.2091, 3091;  
0202.2091, 3091;  
("US-style beef") 569 (tonnes)  100%  * 
- at least 500 tonnes with tariff numbers  
0201.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
0202.1011, 1091, 2011, 2091, 3011, 3091;  
("High grade")  1,121  (tonnes)  100%  * 
- the remaining quantity with tariff numbers  
0201.2091, 3091;  
0202.2091, 3091;  
0206.1011, 2110  6,035  (tonnes)  100%  * 
600 tonnes with tariff number  
1602.5091  805 (tonnes)  100%  * 
4,500 tonnes with tariff numbers  
0204.1010, 2110, 2210, 2310, 3010, 4110, 4210, 4310  6,064 (tonnes)  100%  * 
4,000 tonnes with tariff number  
0205.0010  2,214 (tonnes)  55.3% 
* In cases where in -quota imports exceed the tariff rate quota quantities, fill rates are capped at 100%.  
 
(2) CHEQ017 : Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
(3) CHEQ0 18: Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into acco unt when implementing its commitments . 
(4) CHEQ019 : Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
Goods for industrial processing are not charged to the tariff quota . 
(5) CHEQ020 : Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
Goods for industrial processing are not charged to the tariff quot a. 
(6) CHEQ021 : Switzerland will take natural fluctuations resulting from the multi -year production cycles of certain fruit into account when implementing its commitments . 
Goods for industrial processing are not charged to the tariff quota . 
(7) CHEQ023 : Tariff quotas CHEQ023  to CHEQ025 have been merged into a single  quota  (WT/Let/1333).  
 
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