G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.44  
 
3 October  2016 
(16-5251) 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. 43) 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 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 S tates as of 1st July 2013; the 
information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.44  
 
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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.   
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- 3 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 2 APRIL  2016  AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2016  
(DATES OF NEW SUBMIS SIONS APPEAR IN BOLD ) 
Membe rs Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Benin  1996 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 12-12 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 12-12 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 05-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-16 05-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 10-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 05-14 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Brazil  2013 Yes Yes - - - - 04-16 06-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - - - - 04-16 03-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
Brunei Darussalam  2012 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 09-16 09-16 
  2013 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 09-16 09-16 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes* 09-16 09-16 
  2015 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 09-16 09-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes*   09-16 
Burkina Faso  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Canada  2015 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* 05-16 03-15 
Chile 2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-16 07-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
China  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - Yes   06-16 
Colombia  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 10-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16  
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- 4 - Membe rs Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Costa Rica  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-16 07-14 
  2015 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-16 04-16 
Côte d'Ivoire  2011 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 05-11 
  2013 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 10-13 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Dominican Republic  2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-12 05-16 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-16 08-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-16 05-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-16 
Georgia  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-16 10-14 
Guatemala  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-16 10-14 
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
Guinea  2011 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-16 05-11 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-16 02-13 
  2013 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-16 10-13 
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 07-16   
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 07-16   
Indonesia  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 09-16 
Israel  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-16 07-15 
Jamaica  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 05-16 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-16 
Jordan  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
Kazakhstan  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   08-16 
Macao, China  2015 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 04-16 03-15 
Mali 2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-16 10-13 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 05-16 05-14 
Mexico  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 03-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16  
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- 5 - Membe rs Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Moldova, Republic of  2014 Yes Yes - - - - 04-16 01-15 
  2015 Yes* Yes Yes* - - - 09-16 09-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - - - -   04-16 
Montenegro  2014 Yes Yes - - - - 06-16 09-14 
  2015 Yes Yes - - - - 06-16 06-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - - - -   06-16 
Morocco  1998 Yes Yes - - - - 06-05 05-16 
  2004 Yes Yes - - - - 11-10 05-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   05-16 
Nepal  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 11-14 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
New Zealand  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-01 06-16 
Niger  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 07-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Norway  2014 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 05-16 01-14 
  2015 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes - 05-16 01-15 
Peru 2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-16 01-15 
Qatar  2004 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 01-05 
  2009 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 02-10 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 03-13 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 09-16 05-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   09-16 
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  1996 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-16 12-12 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 12-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 08-13 
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
Senegal  2013 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 10-13 
  2014 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 05-14 
  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 07-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16  
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- 6 - Membe rs Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Seychelles  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-16 01-15 
Sierra Leone  2010 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-16 01-13 
  2011 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-16 01-13 
  2012 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-16 01-13 
  2013 Yes* - - - - - 07-16   
  2014 Yes* - - - - - 07-16   
  2015 Yes* - - - - - 07-16   
Singapore  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-16 04-15 
Switzerland  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes* 07-16 02-15 
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia  2012 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* - 06-16 04-12 
  2013 Yes Yes - Yes Yes - 06-16 04-13 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes -   06-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes Yes -   06-16 
Togo 2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-16 05-14 
  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-16 07-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Turkey  2015 n.a. Yes - - - -   04-16 
Ukraine  2015 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 07-16 03-15 
United Arab Emirates  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   06-16 
Viet Nam  2016 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - -   06-16 
Zambia  2015 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-16 07-15 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
Zimbabwe  2004 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  2008 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  2009 Yes* - - - - - 04-16   
  2013 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 09-14 04-16 
  2014 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-16 04-16 
  2015 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
  2016 n.a. Yes - Yes - -   04-16 
 
 
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- 7 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED  BETWEEN 2 APRIL  2016  AND 21 SEPTEMBER 201 6 
COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
Members  Year Imports  Current Tariffs  Product 
Descriptions  National 
Correlations  Other 
References  Date of Submission  
   Applied  Bound     Imports  Tariffs  
Serbia  2015 Yes* n.a. - - - - 07-16   
 
 
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  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.44  
 
- 8 - STATUS OF IDB SUBMISSI ONS AS OF  21 SEPTEMBER 2016  
 
Member   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 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   -a       
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   n.a.   
Albania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 4 Yes   
  Imports  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   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2         
  Imports  Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Argentina  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 24 Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Armenia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Australia  Tariff Yes 13 Yes 12 Yes 13 Yes 20 Yes 21 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 25 Yes 26 Yes 28 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Bahrain, Kingdom of  Tariff Yes   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   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Barbados  Tariff Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Belize  Tariff Yes 1 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   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 8 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes   Yes   Yes* Yes*     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.    
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- 9 - Member   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 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 
Botsw ana Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Brazil  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Brunei Darussalam  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 6 Yes   Yes 8 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes 7 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Burkina Faso  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               n.a.   n.a.   
Burundi  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Cabo Verde  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Cambodia  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes 6         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Cameroon  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Canada  Tariff Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 11 Yes 15 Yes 16 Yes 16 Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Central African 
Republic  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   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       n.a.   n.a.   
Chile Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
China  Tariff Yes   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   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 1 Yes 1         
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Costa Rica  Tariff Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 12 Yes 16 Yes* Yes*     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.    
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- 10 - Member   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 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 
Côte d'Ivoire  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   Yes*   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
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 3         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports  Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes       Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Dominican Republic  Tariff Yes 4 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   Yes 1 Yes 23 Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Egypt  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 10 Yes 10 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 8     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
El Salvador  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes* Yes* Yes*       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
European Union  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 42 Yes 44 Yes 45 Yes 42 Yes 47 Yes 47 
  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   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
The Gambia  Tariff Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports                      Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Georgia  Tariff Yes   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   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Grenada  Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes 1     Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes                       n.a.   n.a.    
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- 11 - Member   2007   2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   
 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 
Guatemala  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 5 Yes   Yes 7 Yes 9 Yes 9 Yes 10 Yes 12         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Guinea  Tariff     Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes*               
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Guinea -Bissau  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1         
  Imports  Yes   Yes                           n.a.   n.a.   
Guyana  Tariff Yes   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           n.a.   n.a.   
Honduras  Tariff Yes   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 1 Yes 25 Yes 25         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
India Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 12 Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Indonesia  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes   Yes   Yes 7     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Israel  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 11 Yes 11     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Jamaica  Tariff Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports              Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Japan Tariff Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 13 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes 16     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Jordan  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 21 Yes 9 Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Kazakhstan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a       Yes 4 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   n.a.   n.a.  
Kenya  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  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 
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.   
Kuwait, the State of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes       Yes       Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Kyrgyz Republic  Tariff Yes 2 Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic  Tariff -a   Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a       Yes 6         
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a           n.a.   n.a.   
Lesotho  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports      Yes*                           n.a.   n.a.   
Liberia  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   -a   -a       
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   n.a.   
Macao, China  Tariff Yes   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   Yes   n.a.   
Madagascar  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 4 
  Imports  Yes   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*       n.a.   n.a.   
Malaysia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 5 Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes               
  Imports  Yes   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     
  Imports  Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Mauritania  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Mauritius  Tariff Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 5 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 7 Yes 7 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Mexico  Tariff Yes 17 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.    
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Mongolia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes               
  Imports  Yes                               n.a.   n.a.   
Montenegro  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14 Yes 13 Yes 14 Yes 14 
  Imports  -a   -a   Yes*   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Morocco  Tariff Yes 14 Yes 15 Yes 15 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes   Yes   Yes 18 Yes 14 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Mozambique  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Myanmar  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 4 Yes 6 Yes   Yes               
  Imports              Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Namibia  Tariff Yes 3 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   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Nepal  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes 2     
  Imports      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 2 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       n.a.   n.a.   
Nicaragua  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes 9     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Niger  Tariff Yes 1 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*   Yes*   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 21 Yes 22 Yes 23 Yes 24 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 31 Yes 30 Yes 35 Yes 35 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Oman  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes           Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes*               n.a.   n.a.   
Pakistan  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 7 Yes 7 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       n.a.   n.a.   
Papua New Guinea  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.    
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Paraguay  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Peru Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Philippines  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 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   Yes       Yes*   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Russian Federation  Tariff -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 14     Yes 6     Yes 5 
  Imports  -a   -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     
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes       Yes           Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Kitts and Nevis  Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 4         
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Lucia  Tariff Yes* Yes*         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes*   Yes*                           n.a.   n.a.   
Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines  Tariff Yes 1         Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Samoa  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Senegal  Tariff Yes 1 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*   Yes*   n.a.   
Seychelles  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes 2 Yes 3 
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes*   n.a.   
Sierra Leone  Tariff             Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1                 
  Imports              Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes*   Yes*   n.a.   
Singapore  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.    
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Solomon Islands  Tariff Yes   Yes       Yes 1 Yes 1     Yes 1             
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
South Africa  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Sri Lanka  Tariff Yes 8 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   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Swaziland  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 
  Imports  Yes                               n.a.   n.a.   
Switzerland  Tariff Yes 18 Yes 19 Yes 24 Yes 26 Yes 28 Yes 30 Yes 33 Yes 32 Yes 42 Yes 42 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
Chinese Taipei  Tariff Yes 3 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 9 Yes 9 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Tajikistan  Tariff -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes   Yes   Yes 2 Yes 2         
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a           n.a.   n.a.   
Tanzania  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   n.a.   n.a.   
Thailand  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           
  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   Yes   
  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 1 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   
Tonga  Tariff         Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports          Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Trinidad and Tobago  Tariff Yes   Yes 4     Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 1             
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.   
Tunisia  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 10     Yes   Yes   
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes                   n.a.   n.a.    
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Turkey  Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17 Yes 17     Yes 22     Yes 24     
  Imports  Yes*   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Uganda  Tariff Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 4 Yes 2 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1     
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*           n.a.   n.a.   
Ukraine  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   
  Imports  -a           Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes   Yes*   n.a.   
United Arab Emirates  Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes 2     Yes   Yes   Yes       Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes*   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
United States of 
America  Tariff Yes 18 Yes 18 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 20 Yes 23 Yes 21 Yes 21 Yes 21 
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   n.a.   n.a.   
Uruguay  Tariff Yes 1 Yes   Yes   Yes 1 Yes 12 Yes 1 Yes   Yes           
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes           n.a.   n.a.   
Vanuatu  Tariff Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a   Yes 1                 
  Imports  Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a               n.a.   n.a.   
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of Tariff Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes 30 Yes   Yes   Yes       
  Imports  Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes   Yes               n.a.   n.a.   
Viet Nam  Tariff Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 5     Yes 3 Yes 7 Yes 8 Yes 8 Yes* Yes* 
  Imports                                  n.a.   n.a.   
Yemen  Tariff -a   -a   Yes   -a   -a   -a   -a           Yes   
  Imports  -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a   -a       n.a.   n.a.   
Zambia  Tariff Yes   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.   
Zimbabwe  Tariff Yes           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 114 53 114 44 113 55 122 60 124 60 123 73 122 67 108 62 81 56 52 36 
  Imports  106   106   106   107   101   90   75   67   26   0   
 
 
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COUNTRIES REQUESTING  ACCESSION  
 
Countries Requesting 
Accession   2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  
Algeria  Tariff       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  Yes*               n.a. n.a. 
Equatorial Guinea  Tariff             Yes*       
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Iran Tariff                     
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Montserrat  Tariff     Yes* Yes*             
  Imports                  n.a. n.a. 
Serbia  Tariff Yes*   Yes* Yes*             
  Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
 
 
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