G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.48  
 
28 September 2018  
(18-6007) Page: 1/16 
Committee on Market Access    
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSION S TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB)  
 
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT1 
 
Revision  
Pursuant to the General Council Decision circulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the request 
of the Members of the Committee, the attached tables indicate the submissions received since the 
last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the I ntegrated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev. 47) and the comprehensive status of submissions to the IDB. As agreed during 
the CMA meeting of 29 September 2015, the new format of the status of submissions includes only 
the most recent 10 years and with inform ation on the number of non -MFN duty schemes included in 
the submission. The comprehensive status of submission which includes all years from 1996 is 
available in electronic format from the I DB document exchange facility  
(https://idbfileexchange.wto.org ). 
 
 
                                                
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.  
The information provided by the European Union covers its 28 member States as of 1st July 2013; the 
information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.48  
 
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  A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below:  
Column heading  Description  
Members/Countries  
requesting accession  WTO Member or Acceding country.  
Year Reference year of the tariff  and/or the imports.  
Imports  Import values and volumes by country of origin at the tariff line 
level.  
Current 
Tariffs  Applied  MFN applied customs duties for all tariff lines in the reference year.  
Bound  MFN current bound customs duties for all tariff lines in the 
reference year.  
Product Descriptions  Product descriptions for all tariff lines, provided in English, French 
or Spanish.  
National Correlations  Tables correlating the tariff lines for the reference year with those 
of the previous year and/or with those of the import statistics, in 
cases where the tariff nomenclature has changed.  
Other References  Reference information to standardize certain data from national 
submissions and/or preferential duties.  
Date of  
submission  Imports  Date of reception of imports by the Secretariat (month -year).  
Tariffs  Date of reception of tariffs by the Secretariat (month -year).  
 
 
The following symbols are used in the tables:  
 
Yes   = submission received and disseminated.  
Yes*   = submission received but not yet disseminated.  
-  = no submission received;  in the column "National Correlations", may also 
 indicate  that the Secretariat has not yet been able to ascertain the need for 
 such a correlation table.  
Blank cell  = no submission received for that year  
-a   = was not a Member at that time.  
n.a.   = not applicable.   
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.48  
 
- 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 5 APRIL 2018 AND 20 SEPTEMBE R 2018  
(DATES OF NEW SUBMIS SIONS APPEAR IN BOLD ) 
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Albania  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 03-16 
Armenia  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-18 02-18 
Australia  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 02-15 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 02-18 
Belize  2016 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-18 02-16 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 06-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   07-18 
Brunei Darussalam  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-18 
Burundi  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Chile 2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Cuba 2016 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-18 02-16 
Dominican Republic  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-16 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
Ecuador  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   06-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   06-18 
Egypt  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   07-18 
El Salvador  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Honduras  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   07-18 
Indonesia  2017 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 09-18 09-18 
Israel  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 05-17 
Kazakhstan  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Kenya  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic  2013 Yes* - - - - - 07-18   
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 08-15 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 02-18 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 10-17 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 10-17 
Macao, China  2017 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-18 05-17  
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- 4 - Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Madagascar  1996 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 02-99 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-18   
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-18 10-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-18 07-14 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 06-15 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 03-16 
Maldives  2003 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-07 05-18 
  2004 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-07 05-18 
  2005 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-08 05-18 
  2006 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-07 05-18 
  2007 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-08 05-18 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-13 05-18 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  2016 - Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Mauritania  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
Mauritius  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 03-16 
Mexico  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 04-16 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 04-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Moldova, Republic of  2017 Yes* Yes Yes - - - 09-18 03-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes Yes - - -   04-18 
Mongolia  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 03-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Montenegro  2018 n.a. Yes* - - - -   08-18 
Mozambique  2015 Yes* - - - - - 06-18   
  2016 Yes Yes - - - - 06-18 05-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - - - -   06-18 
Myanmar  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18  
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- 5 - Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Namibia  1996 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  2000 - Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   05-18 
Nepal  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 11-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   04-18 
New Zealand  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 02-16 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 08-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   08-18 
Norway  2017 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes - 05-18 01-17 
Pakistan  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Panama  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-18 
Paraguay  1996 Yes* - - - - - 05-18   
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 05-18 07-99 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 04-15 
  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 05-17 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-18 03-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Peru 2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 04-18 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 04-18 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Philippines  2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 03-16 
Rwanda  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  2017 Yes* - - - - - 04-18   
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Seychelles  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 04-17  
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- 6 - Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
South Africa  2017 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-18 03-17 
Switzerland  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-18 02-17 
Chinese Taipei  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-18 04-17 
  2018 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-18 
Tanzania  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Togo 2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 06-16 
  2017 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-18 10-17 
Tunisia  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 09-02 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-18 04-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 06-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-18 03-15 
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 07-18   
Uganda  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-18 
Ukraine  2017 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 08-18 03-17 
United States of America  2017 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-18 03-17 
Viet Nam  2018 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   06-18 
 
 
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SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 5 APRIL 2018 AND 20 SEPTEMBER 2018  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
Applied  Bound  Imports  Tariffs  
Serbia  2017 Yes* n.a. - - - - 07-18   
 
 
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- 7 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSI ONS AS OF  20 SEPTEMBER 2018  
Member   2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Afghanistan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a               
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a       n.a.   n.a.   
Albania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4 Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Angola  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Antigua and Barbuda  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Argentina  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 24 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Armenia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 5 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Australia  Tariff Yes 13 Yes 20 Yes 21 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 25 Yes 27 Yes 27 Yes 27 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 5 Yes 5         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Bangladesh  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes 4         
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Barbados  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Belize  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   n.a.   
Benin  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  Tariff Yes 10 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes   Yes   Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Botswana  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Brazil  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Brunei Darussalam  Tariff Yes 6 Yes   Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Burkina Faso  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Burundi  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Cabo Verde  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Cambodia  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes 6     Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Cameroon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Canada  Tariff Yes 11 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 22 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Central African 
Republic  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1     Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Chad Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Chile Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
China  Tariff Yes 23 Yes 1 Yes 24 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes 18     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Colombia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Congo  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes*             
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Costa Rica  Tariff Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 12 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 19 Yes 20     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Côte d'Ivoire  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Cuba Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Democratic Republic 
of the Congo  Tariff Yes   Yes               Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Djibouti  Tariff Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes                   
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Dominica  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes   Yes       Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Dominican Republic  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Ecuador  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 23 Yes   Yes   Yes 25 Yes 25 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Egypt  Tariff Yes 7 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
El Salvador  Tariff Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 10 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Eswatini  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4         
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
European Union  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 42 Yes 40 Yes 41 Yes 42 Yes 47 Yes 49 Yes 51 Yes 53 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Fiji Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Gabon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes* Yes* Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
The Gambia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports              Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Georgia  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 6 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Ghana  Tariff Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes                       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Grenada  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes                               n.a.   n.a.   
Guatemala  Tariff Yes   Yes 7 Yes 9 Yes 9                         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*       n.a.   n.a.    
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- 10 - Member   2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  
 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Guinea  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Guinea -Bissau  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Guyana  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Haiti Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Honduras  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 6 Yes* Yes*         Yes 9 
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Hong Kong, China  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Iceland  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 25 Yes 25 Yes 31 Yes 31 Yes 31 Yes 32 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
India Tariff Yes   Yes 12 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Indonesia  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes* Yes*     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Israel  Tariff Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Jamaica  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports      Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Japan  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 13 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 17 Yes 17     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Jordan  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 21 Yes 9 Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Kazakhstan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 5 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.  
Kenya  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Korea, Republic of  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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 MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN MFN non-
MFN 
Kuwait, the State of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes       Yes   Yes           Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Kyrgyz Republic  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes                   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a       Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Lesotho  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4         
  Imports          Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Liberia  Tariff -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   -a   -a               
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a       n.a.   n.a.   
Macao, China  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Madagascar  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Malawi  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 3 Yes* Yes* Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 5 Yes 6     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Malaysia  Tariff Yes 5 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Maldives  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Mali Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports      Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Mauritania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes       Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Mauritius  Tariff Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Mexico  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Moldova, Republic of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Mongolia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.    
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Montenegro  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14 Yes 13 Yes 14 Yes 14 Yes 14 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Morocco  Tariff Yes 15 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes 14 Yes 15     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Mozambique  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 4     Yes 3     Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Myanmar  Tariff     Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes   Yes       Yes       Yes   Yes   
  Imports      Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Namibia  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Nepal  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes* Yes*     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
New Zealand  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Nicaragua  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 8 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Niger  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Nigeria  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Norway  Tariff Yes 23 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 31 Yes 30 Yes 35 Yes 34 Yes 35 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Oman  Tariff Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 3     
  Imports  Yes       Yes*                       n.a.   n.a.   
Pakistan  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Panama  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Papua New Guinea  Tariff Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes                   
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Paraguay  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.    
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Peru Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Philippines  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Qatar  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4 Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Russian Federation  Tariff -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14 Yes 14 Yes 6 Yes   Yes 5         
  Imports  -a   -a   -a                       n.a.   n.a.   
Rwanda  Tariff Yes   Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 4 Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Lucia  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2         
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*           n.a.   n.a.   
Samoa  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  Tariff Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes*   n.a.   
Senegal  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Seychelles  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Sierra Leone  Tariff     Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports      Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Singapore  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Solomon Islands  Tariff     Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.    
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South Africa  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Sri Lanka  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Suriname  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Switzerland  Tariff Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 28 Yes 30 Yes 33 Yes 32 Yes 42 Yes 42 Yes 42 Yes 42 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Chinese Taipei  Tariff Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Tajikistan  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*         
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a                   n.a.   n.a.   
Tanzania  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Thailand  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 5     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Togo Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Tonga  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Trinidad and Tobago  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1                     
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Tunisia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 10     Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Turkey  Tariff Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17     Yes 22 Yes* Yes* Yes 24 Yes 23         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
Uganda  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.    
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Ukraine  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
United Arab Emirates  Tariff Yes 2     Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes   Yes*   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.   
United States of 
America  Tariff Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 23 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 22 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Uruguay Tariff Yes   Yes 1 Yes 12 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Vanuatu  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes 1         Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes       
  Imports  -a   -a   -a                       n.a.   n.a.   
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 30 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Viet Nam  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 5     Yes 3 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Yemen  Tariff Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a       Yes 1 Yes           
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a               n.a.   n.a.   
Zambia  Tariff     Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Zimbabwe  Tariff     Yes   Yes 4 Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes       
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Nb. of Members  Tariff 112 56 122 60 124 61 126 75 124 69 115 64 119 81 114 80 84 54 59 40 
  Imports  108   108   105   100   94   95   87   64   23   0   
 
 
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- 16 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMIS SIONS AS OF 20 SEPTEMBER 2018  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
 
Countries Requesting 
Accession   2009  2010 2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  
Algeria  Tariff   Yes           Yes Yes   
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Bhutan  Tariff       Yes*             
  Imports  Yes*   Yes*           n.a. n.a. 
Comoros  Tariff Yes*                   
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Equatorial Guinea  Tariff         Yes*           
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Serbia  Tariff Yes Yes                 
  Imports  Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
 
This list includes only acceding governments who have notified tariffs and/or imports to the IDB for the reference years.  
 
 
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