G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.45  
 
21 April 2017  
(17-2180) Page: 1/17 
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 Integrated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev. 44) and the comprehensive status of submissions to the IDB. As agreed during 
the CMA meeting of 29 September 2015, the ne w format of the status of submissions includes only 
the most recent 10 years and with information 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 el ectronic format from the I DB document exchange facility  
(https://idbfileexchange.wto.org ). 
 
 
                                                
1 This documen t 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.45  
 
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  A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below:  
Column heading  Description  
Members/Count ries 
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 t ariff 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 c orrelating 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 nati onal 
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.45  
 
- 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 22 SEPTEMBER  2016  AND 10 APRIL 2017  
(DATES OF NEW SUBMIS SIONS APPEAR IN BOLD ) 
Memb ers Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Albania  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  03-17 
Argentina  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-17 10-14 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 02-15 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 01-17 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  12-16 
Australia  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 06-15 
 2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-17 03-16 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  2015 Yes* - - - - - 12-16  
Belize  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 02-16 
Benin  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 07-15 
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Botswana  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-16 03-13 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-16 05-14 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 06-15 
Brazil  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-17 04-16 
 2016 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-17 04-16 
Brunei Darussalam  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-16 11-11 
Burundi  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-16 10-13 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 10-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Cabo Verde  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 06-14 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 06-15 
Canada  2016 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* 03-17 03-16 
 2017 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes*  03-17 
China  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-17 06-16 
Costa Rica  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  10-16  
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- 4 - Memb ers Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Cuba 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 01-14 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes  02-17 
Dominican Republic  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-17 05-16 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  02-17 
Egypt  1996 Yes* - - - - - 11-16  
 1997 Yes* - Yes - - - 11-16 04-98 
 1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 12-98 
 2012 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-16 09-12 
 2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 04-15 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 04-15 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 05-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
European Union  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 04-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes*  03-17 
Fiji 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  03-17 
Georgia  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 06-15 
Guyana  2015 Yes* - - - - - 12-16  
Haiti 2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 10-13 
 2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 08-15 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 08-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  10-16 
Hong Kong, China  2016 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-17 03-16 
 2017 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* -  03-17 
India 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 10-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  10-16 
Israel  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  09-16 
Jamaica  2004 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 06-05 
 2007 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-08 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 05-16 
Japan  2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - 10-16 10-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes Yes Yes - -  10-16  
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- 5 - Memb ers Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Jordan  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 06-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  04-17 
Kazakhstan  2015 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-17 04-17 
Kenya  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Kyrgyz Republic  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-17 09-14 
 2015 Yes* - - - - - 02-17  
Lesotho  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 01-11 
 2012 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-16 05-12 
Malawi  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 08-12 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 08-15 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 08-15 
Maldives  2014 Yes* - - - - - 12-16  
Mali 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  02-17 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  02-17 
Mauritius  2004 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 03-17 12-07 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-17 06-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  03-17 
Mexico  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  04-17 
Moldova, Republic of  2017 n.a. Yes Yes - - -  03-17 
Mongolia  2002 Yes Yes - - - - 12-16 10-02 
 2003 Yes Yes - - - - 12-16 10-02 
 2008 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 04-09 
 2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 04-09 
 2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 08-10 
 2011 Yes Yes - - - - 12-16 01-13 
 2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-16 
 2013 Yes Yes - - - - 12-16 09-14 
 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-16 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-16 
 2016 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-17 12-16 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  03-17 
Montenegro  2017 n.a. Yes* - - - -  03-17  
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- 6 - Memb ers Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Nepal  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 04-16 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
New Zealand  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 11-16 02-14 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 02-15 
Nicaragua  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 04-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Nigeria  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 10-13 
Norway  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes -  01-17 
Pakistan  2015 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-17 04-17 
 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  04-17 
Panama  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 09-14 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-17 04-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  02-17 
Philippines  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 03-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  04-17 
Russian Federation  2015 - Yes - Yes - -  10-16 
Rwanda  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 10-12 
 2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-16 10-13 
 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 10-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Samoa  2012 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-17 10-13 
 2013 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-17 11-14 
 2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-17 08-15 
 2015 Yes* - - - - - 03-17  
South Africa  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 02-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  03-17 
Switzerland  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  02-17 
Chinese  Taipei  2016 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-17 03-16 
 2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  04-17 
Tanzania  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Thailand  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-16 05-15 
 2015 - Yes - Yes - Yes  10-16  
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- 7 - Memb ers Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Tonga  2007 - Yes* - Yes* - -  03-17 
 2008 - Yes* - Yes* - -  03-17 
 2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes* 03-17 04-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  03-17 
Uganda  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 10-15 
 2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  11-16 
Ukraine  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes  03-17 
United States of 
America  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-16 04-15 
 2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  03-17 
Vanuatu  2017 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  01-17 
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 01-13 
 2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 12-13 
Zimbabwe  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-16 04-16 
 
 
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SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED BE TWEEN 22 SEPTEMBER 2016 AN D 10 APRIL 2017  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Algeria  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -  12-16 
  2017 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -  04-17 
 
 
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  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.45  
 
- 8 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSI ONS AS OF  10 APRIL 2017  
Member   2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
 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  -a      
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  n.a.  n.a.  
Albania  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 4 Yes  Yes  
 Imports  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  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2       
 Imports    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Argentina  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 24 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        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Australia  Tariff Yes 12 Yes 13 Yes 20 Yes 21 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 25 Yes 27   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Tariff Yes 3 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Bangladesh  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          
 Imports  Yes                n.a.  n.a.  
Barbados  Tariff     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Belize  Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 2 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes 2 Yes 2   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Benin  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 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.  
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of  Tariff Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes  Yes  Yes 6 Yes 6   
 Imports  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 Yes 4   
 Imports  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 
Brazil  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  
Brunei Darussalam  Tariff Yes  Yes 6 Yes  Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7   
 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   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Burundi  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Cabo Verde  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Cambodia  Tariff Yes 1   Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes 6       
 Imports  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Cameroon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1       
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Canada  Tariff Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes* Yes* 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  
Central Africa n 
Republic  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes  Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes            n.a.  n.a.  
Chad Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Chile 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.  
China  Tariff Yes  Yes 23 Yes 1 Yes 24 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Colombia  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Congo  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1       
 Imports                  n.a.  n.a.  
Costa Rica  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 12 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 19   
 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   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.   
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- 10 - Member   2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
 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 
Cuba Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Democratic Republic 
of the Congo  Tariff   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 2     
 Imports  Yes*  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  Yes 1 Yes 23 Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Egypt  Tariff Yes  Yes 7 Yes 10 Yes 10 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 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 10 Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
European Union  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 42 Yes 44 Yes 41 Yes 42 Yes 47 Yes 47 Yes* Yes* 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Fiji Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes*  
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Gabon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
The Gambia  Tariff Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          
 Imports          Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Georgia  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 3   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Ghana  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes          
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Grenada  Tariff Yes 1   Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes              n.a.  n.a.  
Guatemala  Tariff Yes 5 Yes  Yes 7 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 12       
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.   
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- 11 - Member   2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
 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*          
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Guinea -Bissau  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1       
 Imports  Yes                n.a.  n.a.  
Guyana  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1         
 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  Yes 6       
 Imports  Yes  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 1 Yes 25 Yes 25       
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
India Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 12 Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Indonesia  Tariff Yes  Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes  Yes  Yes 7     
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Israel  Tariff Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  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 2 Yes 13 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 17   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Jordan  Tariff Yes  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  -a  Yes*  Yes 4   
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Kenya  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  Yes  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   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.   
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- 12 - Member   2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
 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 
Kuwai t, the State of  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
 Imports    Yes    Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Kyrgyz Republic  Tariff Yes  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 Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a    Yes 6       
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a        n.a.  n.a.  
Lesotho  Tariff Yes 3 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  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  -a  -a      
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  n.a.  n.a.  
Macao, China  Tariff Yes  Yes  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.  
Madagascar  Tariff Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 4   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Malawi  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 3 Yes* Yes* Yes 7 Yes 7     
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Malaysia  Tariff Yes  Yes 5 Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes          
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Maldives  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes              
 Imports  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 Yes 1 
 Imports Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*    n.a.  n.a.  
Mauritania  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Mauritius  Tariff Yes 6 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  n.a.  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  n.a.  n.a.  
Mongolia  Tariff Yes  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  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 14 Yes 13 Yes 14 Yes 14 Yes* Yes* 
 Imports  -a  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Morocco  Tariff Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes  Yes  Yes 18 Yes  Yes  Yes 18 Yes 14   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Mozambique  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 4       
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Myanmar  Tariff Yes 1   Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes  Yes          
 Imports      Yes            n.a.  n.a.  
Namibia  Tariff Yes 3 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.  
Nepal  Tariff Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2   
 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   
 Imports Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Nicaragua  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Niger  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 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.  
Nigeria  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Norway  Tariff Yes 22 Yes 23 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 31 Yes 30 Yes 35 Yes 35 Yes 35 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Oman  Tariff Yes  Yes      Yes  Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes    Yes*          n.a.  n.a.  
Pakistan  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes*    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Panama  Tariff 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  Yes        
 Imports                  n.a.  n.a.  
Paraguay  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.   
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Peru Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes* Yes* Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Philippines  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes* Yes* 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Qatar  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Russian Federation  Tariff -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 14   Yes 6 Yes  Yes 5   
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a          n.a.  n.a.  
Rwanda  Tariff Yes 1 Yes  Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  Yes  Yes    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 4       
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Lucia  Tariff     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
 Imports  Yes*                n.a.  n.a.  
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadin es Tariff     Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*    n.a.  n.a.  
Samoa  Tariff -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  Tariff Yes  Yes 2 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Senegal  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 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.  
Seychelles  Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes 2 Yes 3   
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Sierra Leone  Tariff     Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1           
 Imports      Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes*  Yes*  n.a.  n.a.  
Singapore  Tariff Yes  Yes 1 Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Solomon Islands  Tariff Yes    Yes 1 Yes 1   Yes 1         
 Imports                  n.a.  n.a.   
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South Africa  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Sri Lanka  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 9 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         
 Imports  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Swaziland  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4   
 Imports                  n.a.  n.a.  
Switzerland  Tariff Yes 19 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 28 Yes 30 Yes 33 Yes 32 Yes 42 Yes 42 Yes 42 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Chinese Taipei  Tariff Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes* Yes* 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  n.a.  
Tajikistan  Tariff -a  -a  -a  Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2       
 Imports -a  -a  -a  -a  -a        n.a.  n.a.  
Tanzania  Tariff Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes    n.a.  n.a.  
Thailand  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 1     
 Imports  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    
 Imports  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   
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Tonga  Tariff Yes*  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 4   Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 1         
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes            n.a.  n.a.  
Tunisia  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 10   Yes  Yes    
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes            n.a.  n.a.  
Turkey  Tariff Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17   Yes 22   Yes 24     
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
Uganda  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1   
 Imports  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  n.a.  n.a.  
United Arab Emirates  Tariff Yes  Yes 2   Yes  Yes  Yes    Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes          n.a.  n.a.  
United States of 
America  Tariff Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 23 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 22 
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Uruguay  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes 1 Yes 12 Yes 1 Yes  Yes        
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes        n.a.  n.a.  
Vanuatu  Tariff -a  -a  -a  -a  Yes 1         Yes  
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a          n.a.  n.a.  
Venezue la, Bolivarian 
Republic of  Tariff Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes 30 Yes  Yes  Yes      
 Imports  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes      n.a.  n.a.  
Viet Nam  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5   Yes 3 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9   
 Imports                  n.a.  n.a.  
Yemen  Tariff -a  Yes  -a  -a  -a  -a      Yes    
 Imports  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a  -a      n.a.  n.a.  
Zambia  Tariff Yes  Yes*  Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes  Yes  Yes 2 Yes 2   
 Imports  Yes  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   
 Imports  Yes*  Yes*  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes*  Yes  Yes  n.a.  n.a.  
Nb. of Members  Tariff 115 44 113 55 122 60 124 60 124 73 122 67 109 62 87 57 71 50 23 12 
 Imports  106  107  108  104  97  85  81  65  6  0  
 
 
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- 17 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMIS SIONS AS OF 10 APRIL 2017  
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
 
Countries Requesting 
Accession   2008  2009 2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Algeria  Tariff   Yes      Yes Yes* 
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Bahamas  Tariff           
 Imports         n.a. n.a. 
Belarus  Tariff           
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Bhutan  Tariff     Yes*      
 Imports   Yes*  Yes*     n.a. n.a. 
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Tariff           
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Comoros  Tariff Yes* Yes*         
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Equatorial Guinea  Tariff      Yes*     
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Iran Tariff           
 Imports          n.a. n.a. 
Serbia  Tariff  Yes* Yes*        
 Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. n.a. 
 
 
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