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Table AI.1 
Structure of imports, 2003-07 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
            
Total (US$ million) 100,351.7 115, 969.1 126,573.7 141, 399.5 161,180.2 
            
  (per cent) 
Total primary products 16.2 16.1 17.1 19.6 17.3 
   Agriculture 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.4 
      Food 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.4 
      Agricultural raw material 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 
   Mining 9.0 9.3 10.6 13.4 10.9 
      Ores and other minerals 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 
      Non-ferrous metals 3.1 3.1 2.8 4.8 3.6 
         6812  Platinum unwrought, unworke d or semi-manufactured 1.8 1.7 1.4 2.8 1.4 
         6842  Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 
      Fuels 5.2 5.5 7.2 7.9 6.8 
         3340  Rest of 334 not defined 2.4 2.5 3.5 3.4 2.9 
         3330  Crude oils of petroleum and bituminous minerals 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.5 
         3510  Electric energy 1.0 0.9 1.4 1.6 1.4 
         3432  Natural gas, in the gaseous state 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 
Manufactures 83.3 83.4 82.1 79.2 82.0 
   Iron and steel 1.9 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.7 
   Chemicals 21.2 21.5 21.7 21.2 22.4 
         5429  Medicaments, n.e.s. 4.2 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.9 
         5157  Other heterocyclic co mpounds;  nucleic acids 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.1 3.2 
         5416  Glycosides;  glands, etc. and extracts;    
  antisera/vaccines, etc. 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.7 2.3 
         5422  Medicaments with hormones, etc. of 541.5 but not  
  antibiotics, etc. 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.1 
         5421  Medicaments containing an tibiotics or derivatives 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 
   Other semi-manufactures 8.9 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2 
         6672  Diamonds (excl. industrial,  sorted) not mounted/set 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 
   Machinery and transport equipment 29.9 29.5 28.5 27.4 27.8 
      Power generating machines 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 
      Other non-electrical machinery 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 8.1 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
      Office machines and telecomm unication equipment 7.2 7.2 7.3 6.3 5.5 
         7522  Digital automatic data processing machines 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 
         7643  Radio or television transmission apparatus 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.9 0.7 
      Other electrical machines 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 
      Automotive products 7.3 7.0 6.6 6.1 6.2 
         7812  Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s. 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.6 
      Other transport equipment 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.8 
   Textiles 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 
   Clothing 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.3 3.2 
   Other consumer goods 16.0 15.7 15.7 14.8 15.5 
         8973  Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals (except  
  watches) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 
         8859  Time measuring equipment and accessories, n.e.s. 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 
         8961  Paintings, drawings  and pastels, executed entirely by  
  hand 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.9 
         8215  Furniture, n.e.s., of wood 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 
         8996  Orthopeadic applia nces;  artificial parts of the body;   
  hearing aids, etc. 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 
Other 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.2 0.7 
   Gold 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. 
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Table AI.2 
Structure of exports, 2003-07 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
            
Total (US$ million) 104,971.9 123, 009.9 130,929.6 147, 856.3 172,078.1 
            
  (per cent) 
Total primary products 8.1 8.0 7.9 9.2 9.4 
   Agriculture 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5 
      Food 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.1 
      Agricultural raw material 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
   Mining 5.1 5.0 4.9 6.0 5.9 
      Ores and other minerals 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 
      Non-ferrous metals 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.8 2.8 
         6812  Platinum unwrought, unworke d or semi-manufactured 1.7 1.7 1.3 1.8 1.7 
      Fuels 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.4 
         3510  Electric energy 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.0 
Manufactures 91.6 91.6 91.9 90.5 90.4 
   Iron and steel 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 
   Chemicals 33.0 33.5 34.7 35.0 34.5 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 8.6 9.3 10.2 11.1 10.7 
         5416  Glycosides;  glands , etc. and extracts;  antisera/vaccines, 
 etc. 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.8 5.8 
         5157  Other heterocyclic co mpounds;  nucleic acids 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.1 
         5421  Medicaments containing an tibiotics or derivatives 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 
         5422  Medicaments with hormones, etc. of 541.5 but not 
 antibiotics, etc. 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 
         5514  Mixtures of odoriferous substances, industrial use 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 
         5147  Carboxyamide-function compounds (excl. urea) 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.9 
         5413  Antibiotics, not put up as medicament of 542 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 
         5415  Hormones;  derivatives;  othe r steroids used as hormones 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 
   Other semi-manufactures 7.5 7.4 7.2 6.6 6.6 
         6672  Diamonds (excl. industrial,  sorted) not mounted/set 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 
   Machinery and transport equipment 26.7 26.5 25.5 24.7 24.9 
      Power generating machines 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.9 2.1 
         7149  Parts of engines and mo tors of 714.41 and 714.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 
      Other non-electrical machinery 13.7 13.8 13.0 12.9 12.9 
         7284  Machinery and appliances for particular industries, n.e.s. 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Office machines and telecomm unication equipment 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.9 1.7 
      Other electrical machines 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 
         7725  Switches, relays, fuses etc. for a voltage not exceeding 
 1,000 V 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 
      Automotive products 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 
      Other transport equipment 2.7 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.9 
   Textiles 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 
   Clothing 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 
   Other consumer goods 20.8 20.6 21.1 20.8 21.1 
         8854  Wrist-watches and other watches (excl. of 885.3) 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 
         8853  Watches with case wholly or partly of precious metal 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.6 
         8996  Orthopaedic appliances;  artificial body parts;  hearing 
 aids, etc. 2.7 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.6 
         8973  Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals (except 
 watches) 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.6 
         8722  Instruments used in medical, surgical or veterinary 
 sciences 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 
Other 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 
   Gold 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. 
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Table AI.3 
Origin of imports, 2003-07 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
            
Total (US$ million) 100,351.7 115, 969.1 126,573.7 141, 399.5 161,180.2 
            
  (per cent)  
            
  America 7.3 6.9 7.2 7.9 7.8 
    United States 5.8 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.8 
    Other America 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.0 
      Canada 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 
            
  Europe 81.6 81.6 80.9 79.4 80.2 
    EC(25) 80.8 80.7 80.0 78.5 79.2 
      Germany 31.7 32.2 31.6 31.7 32.6 
      Italy 10.4 11.0 10.5 10.6 10.7 
      France 11.3 10.5 10.0 10.0 9.5 
      Netherlands 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.6 
      Austria 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.2 
      United Kingdom 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.9 4.2 
      Ireland 3.6 3.3 3.6 2.6 3.1 
      Belgium 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 
      Spain 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 
      Czech Rep. 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 
      Sweden 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 
      Finland 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 
      Denmark 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 
      Hungary 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6 
      Poland 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 
    EFTA 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 
    Other Europe 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 
            
  Commonwealth of Independent St ates (CIS) 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.3 
      Russian Federation 0.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.8 
            
  Africa 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.7 1.9 
      Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 
      South Africa 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 
            
  Middle East 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.0 
            
  Asia 7.2 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.7 
    China 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.5 
    Japan 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.8 
    Six East Asian traders 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.3 
      Hong Kong, China 0.7 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.6 
    Other Asia 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 
            
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
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Table AI.4 
Destination of exports, 2003-07  
(US$ million and per cent)  
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
            
Total (US$ million) 104,971.9 123, 009.9 130,929.6 147, 856.3 172,078.1 
            
  (per cent) 
            
  America 14.9 14.4 14.7 15.2 13.9 
    United States 11.2 10.5 10.9 11.1 9.7 
    Other America 3.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.2 
      Canada 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.4 
      Brazil 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.9 
            
  Europe 65.0 65.0 64.9 63.5 64.0 
    EC(25) 62.7 62.4 62.4 61.0 61.5 
      Germany 20.7 20.2 19.4 19.7 20.3 
      Italy 9.1 9.0 9.1 8.8 8.8 
      France 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.6 8.3 
      United Kingdom 4.8 5.0 5.4 4.8 5.1 
      Spain 3.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.7 
      Austria 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 
      Netherlands 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.0 
      Belgium 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.9 
      Poland 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 
      Sweden 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 
    EFTA 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 
    Other Europe 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.0 
      Turkey 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 
            
  Commonwealth of Independent St ates (CIS) 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.9 
      Russian Federation 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 
            
  Africa 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 
            
  Middle East 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 
      United Arab Emirates 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 
            
  Asia 14.3 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.9 
    China 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.6 
    Japan 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.3 
    Six East Asian traders 6.5 6.6 6.0 6.1 6.1 
      Hong Kong, China 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.6 
      Singapore 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 
      Korea, Rep. of 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 
    Other Asia 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.9 
      India 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 
      Australia 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 
            
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. Switzerland and Liechtenstein WT/TPR/S/208 
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Table AII.1 
Most recent notifications to the WTO, September 2008 
Agreement/decision Symbol and date of most recent no tification Description of requirement and frequency 
Agreement on Agriculture  
Articles 10 and 18.2 G/AG/N/CHE/42, 25/03/2008  Export subsidies;  annual  
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/CHE/38, 28/02/2007  Domestic support;  annual 
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.10, 27/05/2008 Administration of tariff quotas;  ad hoc 
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/CHE/43, 20/06/2008 Volume  of imports under tariff quotas;  annual 
Article 18.3 G/AG/N/CHE/35/Rev.1, 04/04/2007 New or modified exempt domestic support 
measures;  ad hoc 
Articles 5.7 and 18.2  G/AG/N/CHE/41, 23/01/200 8 Special safeguard provisions;  annual 
Article 16.2  G/AG/N/CHE/39, 12/12/2007 Actions taken within the framework of the Decision 
on LDCs and Net-Food- Importing Developing 
Countries;  ad hoc 
Agreement on Government Procurement  
Article XIX:5 GPA/80/Add.1, 09/02/2005 Statistics;  annual 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement)  
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/158/Add.1, 11/10/2007  Anti-dumping measures;  semi-annual 
Articles 16.5 and 25.12 G/ADP/N /14/Add.24-G/SCM/N/18/Add.24, 
15/10/2007  Authorities and procedures;  once   
Article 18.5  G/ADP/N/1/CHE/1, 4/05/19 95 Laws and regulations;  ad hoc 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 (Agreement on Customs Valuation)  
Article 22 G/VAL/N/1/CHE/1, 28/08/1 995 Laws and regulations;  once 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b) G  G/LIC/N/1/CHE/2-G/LIC/N/2/CHE/2-
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/3, 26/09/2000 Laws and regulations;  once  
Article 7.3 G/LIC/N/3/CHE/4/Add.1, 14/04/20 03 Completion of questionnaire;  annual 
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection  
Article 5 G/PSI/N/1/Add.2, 26/07/199 5 Laws and regulations;  once 
Agreement on Rules of Origin 
Article 5 and Annex II, 
paragraph 4 G/RO/N/23, 5/10/1998 Changes in laws a nd regulations (rules of origin in 
effect);  ad hoc  
Agreement on Safeguards  
Article 12.6 G/SG/N/1/CHE/1, 24/07/ 1995 Laws and regulations;  once 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures  
Articles 25.1 and XVI.1 
of the GATT 1994 G/SCM/N/155/CHE, 11/07/2007 Subsidy programmes;  every three years for full 
notifications, annual for changes 
Article 25.11 G/SCM/N/162/Add.1, 11/10/2007  Countervailing actions taken;  semi-annual  
Article 25.12 G/ADP/N/14/A dd.24-G/SCM/N/18/Add.24, 
15/10/2007 Authorities and procedures;  once 
Article 32.6 G/SCM/N/1/CHE/1, 4 May 1995 Laws and regulations;  once 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade  
Article 2.9 G/TBT/N/CHE/100, 5/08/ 2008 Technical regulations, ad hoc 
Article 5.6 G/TBT/N/CHE/58, 16/11/2005 Conf ormity assessment procedures;  ad hoc 
Articles 10.1, 10.2, and 
10.3 G/TBT/ENQ/30, 22/06/2007 Enquiry point;  once  
Article 15.2 G/TBT/2/Add.7/Rev.1, 14/02/2008 Implementation and administration of the 
Agreement;  once  
Annex 3C G/TBT/CS/2/Rev.14, 20/01/2008 Accepta nce of the Code of Good Practice;  once 
Agreement on Text iles and Clothing 
Articles 2.8(c) and 2.11 G/TMB/N/467, 19/02/2004 Integration programme (fourth Stage);  once 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Annex B, paragraph 7 G/SPS/N/CHE/ 70, 8/10/2007 Sanitary and phyto sanitary measures;  ad hoc 
Annex B, paragraph 3 G/SPS/ENQ/23,  27/03/2008 Enquiry point;  once 
Annex B, paragraph 10 G/SPS/ NNA/8, 20/12/2004 National no tification authority;  once 
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Agreement/decision Symbol and date of most recent no tification Description of requirement and frequency 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)  
Article 63.2 IP/N/1/CHE/C/3, 7/07/20 03 Laws and regulations;  once  
 IP/N/6/CHE/1/Add.2, 22/09/2006 Checklist of issues on enforcement;  once 
Article 69 IP/N/3/Rev.7, 19/08/2003   Contact point;  once 
Agreement on Trade-Related In vestment Measures (TRIMS)  
Article 5.1 G/TRIMS/N/1/CHE/1, 20/09/1995 Tr ade-related investment measures;  once  
Article 6.2 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.1, 28/07/1997 Pub lications in which TRIMS may be found;  
ad hoc 
Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions 
G/L/59  G/LIC/N/1/CHE/1-G/LIC/N/2/CHE/1-
G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1, 16/05/1997 Notifications of quantitative restrictions;  every two 
years 
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
Article III:3 S/C/N/412, 29/10/2007 Laws/regulations;  ad hoc 
Articles III:4 and/or IV:2 S/ENQ/78/Re v.8, 03/11/2005 Enquiry point;  once only 
Article V:7(a) S/C/N/373, 28/08/2006 Economi c integration agreements;  ad hoc 
Article VII:4 S/C/N/395, 25/05/2007 Autonomous recognition measures;  ad hoc 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
Article XVII:4(a) G/STR/N/10/ CHE/Suppl.1-G/STR/N/11/CHE, 
30/11/2007 Notification on state-trading enterprises;  every 
three years for full notifications, on an annual basis 
for changes (as from 2004, every two years) 
Article XXIV:7(a) WT/REG148/N/1/Add.5, 16/07/2008 Ag reement establishing a free-trade area;  ad hoc 
Article XXVIII:5 G/MA/159, 13/09/2005 Modifi cation of the Schedule of Concessions 
(reservation of the right to modify the Schedule 
during a three-year period);  every three years 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff averages by HS2, 2008 
Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines used 
(per cent) Imports 2007
(US$ million) 
 Total 8,085 7,816 8.1 0-1,468.7 39.2 161,180.2 
01 Live animals 31 30 50.3 0-363.6 86.2 48.6 
02 Meat and edible meat offal 98 85 128.8 0.2-1,468.7 240.0 580.8 
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other 
aquatic invertebrates 118 118 0.2 0-2.6 0.4 413.5 
04 Dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  
edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 64 63 58.1 0-268.1 66.5 477.1 
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included 26 25 3.0 0-29.6 7.7 60.8 
06 Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the 
like;  cut flowers and ornamental foliage 54 53 11.2 0-94.9 22.0 524.3 
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 277 256 37.8 0-1256.2 95.8 553.2 
08 Edible fruit and nuts;  peel of citrus fruit or 
melons 113 106 12.9 0-258.1 33.9 869.9 
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 37 37 0.8 0-7.1 1.7 380.8 
10 Cereals 82 64 18.3 0-209.3 44.3 264.6 
11 Products of the milling industry;  malt;  
starches;  insulin;  wheat gluten 151 107 40.4 0-263 63.0 72.3 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  misc grains, 
seeds and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants;  straw and fodder 209 119 7.8 0-104.5 20.5 193.4 
13 Lac;  gums, resins and other vegetable saps and 
extracts 16 15 3.2 0-36.1 9.5 74.2 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials;  vegetable 
products not elsewhere specified or included 7 7 0.5 0-2.9 1.1 6.5 
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
cleavage products;  prepared edible fats;  animal 
or vegetable waxes 189 152 39.6 0-209.7 46.2 260.7 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 43 43 17.6 0-94.2 25.7 265.7 
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 57 57 11.6 0-82.6 14.6 308.4 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 42 42 13.4 0-170.4 27.4 417.7 
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  
pastry cooks' products 107 104 21.1 0-81.5 15.1 512.1 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other 
parts of plants 140 137 24.1 0-405.1 45.7 442.6 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 64 63 11.3 0-48.4 9.5 601.8 
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 62 61 28.5 0-507.9 84.6 1,513.9 
23 Residues and waste from the food industries;  
prepared animal fodder 69 64 5.1 0-104.7 16.6 332.5 
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 15 15 13.4 0-73.1 19.3 282.7 
25 Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone;  plastering 
materials, lime and cement 75 75 1.0 0-8.2 1.7 325.9 
26 Ores, slag and ash 37 37 0.1 0-2.3 0.5 13.1 
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their 
distillation;  bituminous substances;  mineral 
waxes 70 70 0.2 0-3.6 0.5 10,967.6 
28 Inorganic chemicals;  organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth 
metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 187 187 1.0 0-14.4 2.2 1,157.5 
29 Organic chemicals 497 493 0.3 0-6.9 0.7 10,807.0 
30 Pharmaceutical products 31 31 0.0 0 0.0 15,444.2 
31 Fertilizers 26 26 1.8 0-7.7 2.0 91.8 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines used 
(per cent) Imports 2007
(US$ million) 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts;  tannins and their 
derivatives;  dyes, pigments and other colouring matter;  paints and varnishes;  putty and other 
mastics;  inks 49 49 1.6 0-13.8 2.5 1,172.2 
33 Essential oils and resinoids;  perfumery, 
cosmetic or toilet preparations soap, organic 
surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring 
preparations, candles and similar article 34 34 4.8 0-21 6.0 1,016.2 
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing 
preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring 
preparations, candles and similar articles, 
modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis 27 27 3.1 0-14 3.1 535.4 
35 Albuminoidal substances;  modified starches;  
glues;  enzymes 23 22 23.9 0-302.4 74.0 226.2 
36 Explosives;  pyrotechnic products;  matches;  
pyrophoric alloys;  certain combustible preparations 9 9 4.5 0.3-11.4 4.2 36.0 
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 35 35 0.3 0-1.1 0.3 171.6 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 98 92 1.1 0-14.3 2.6 1,483.2 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 148 148 2.2 0-11.6 2.1 6,099.7 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 93 93 1.6 0-27.3 3.1 1,062.1 
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and 
leather 37 37 0.9 0-7.4 1.7 93.5 
42 Articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm 
gut) 25 25 3.0 0.1-12.9 2.7 905.1 
43 Furskins and artificial fur;  manufactures 
thereof 12 12 0.9 0-4.8 1.5 39.9 
44 Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal 106 106 2.3 0-13.1 2.4 1,641.1 
45 Cork and articles of cork 9 9 2.3 0-5.5 2.1 32.6 
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other 
plaiting materials;  basketware and wickerwork 15 15 3.4 1.2-7.6 1.8 21.7 
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic 
material;  recovered (waste and scrap) paper 
and paperboard 21 20 1.1 0-2.6 0.9 385.6 
48 Paper and paperboard;  articles of paper pulp, of 
paper or of paperboard 134 134 6.8 0-22.7 4.6 2,519.9 
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other 
products of the printing industry;  manuscripts, typescripts and plans 26 26 2.1 0-13.1 3.9 1,826.2 
50 Silk 17 17 1.9 0-5.7 1.9 24.2 
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair;  horsehair 
yarn and woven fabric 56 56 1.8 0-7.4 1.7 118.9 
52 Cotton 173 173 3.5 0-10.8 2.1 196.8 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres;  paper yarn and 
woven fabrics of paper yarn 26 26 1.8 0-14 3.5 16.3 
54 Man-made filaments 77 77 8.2 0.4-47.4 6.5 300.9 
55 Man-made staple fibres 153 152 4.8 0.3-32.1 3.7 132.5 
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens;  special yarns;  
twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof 35 35 8.0 1.4-49 9.8 218.6 
57 Carpets and other textile floor c overings 21 21 5.8 1. 3-11.8 2.5 205.5 
58 Special woven fabrics;  tufted textile fabrics;  
lace;  tapestries;  trimmings;  embroidery 44 44 4.0 0.4-21.4 4.0 73.0 
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
textile fabrics;  textile articles of a kind suitable 
for industrial use 24 24 3.2 0.5-10.4 2.2 174.5 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines used 
(per cent) Imports 2007
(US$ million) 
60 Knitted or crocheted fabric s 44 44 7.9 1.3- 22.3 5.5 76.9 
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
knitted or crocheted 132 132 4.7 0.8-29.6 3.3 1,951.5 
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not 
knitted or crocheted 200 200 5.0 0.5-21.4 3.7 2,842.3 
63 Other made up textile articles;  sets;  worn 
clothing and worn textile articles;  rags 92 92 10.7 0-121.6 13.3 528.2 
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like;  parts of such 
articles 35 35 2.8 0.8-6.5 1.4 1,050.6 
65 Headgear and parts thereof 11 11 2.2 0.2-4.7 1.4 104.3 
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks,    
seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 6 6 4.9 1.3-8.6 3.3 36.0 
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made 
of feathers or of down;  artificial flowers;  articles of human hair 9 9 3.8 0.3-9 2.7 24.2 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, 
mica or similar materials 53 53 2.8 0.1-31.7 4.5 791.3 
69 Ceramic products 34 34 2.0 0.1-6.9 1.6 537.1 
70 Glass and glassware 73 73 2.8 0-25.6 4.1 971.5 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or        
semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals 
clad with precious metal, and articles thereof;  imitation jewellery;  coin 61 61 0.4 0-5.5 0.9 9,813.0 
72 Iron and steel 272 272 1.3 0-8.7 1.7 3,673.9 
73 Articles of iron or steel 255 255 1.7 0-12 1.6 3,390.2 
74 Copper and articles thereof 111 111 1.0 0-4.3 0.8 1,434.7 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 27 27 0.3 0-1.1 0.2 192.2 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 39 39 3.3 0-6.3 1.4 2,539.3 
78 Lead and articles thereof 9 9 0.6 0-1.7 0.7 27.8 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 10 10 0.4 0-1.9 0.7 121.5 
80 Tin and articles thereof 7 7 0.4 0-1.3 0.6 23.1 
81 Other base metals;  cermets;  articles thereof 51 49 0.9 0-14.7 2.7 240.3 
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of 
base metal;  parts thereof of base metal 84 84 1.6 0.2-8.2 1.3 955.1 
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 48 48 2.9 0.2-24 3.6 612.8 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and 
mechanical appliances;  parts thereof 833 832 0.7 0-23.6 1.2 18,406.5 
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof;  sound recorders and reproducers, 
television image and sound recorders and 
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 401 401 0.9 0-14.6 1.3 12,832.4 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock 
and parts thereof;  railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof;  mechanical (including electro-mechanical) 
traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 26 26 1.0 0.1-4.3 1.0 684.1 
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway    
rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof 136 136 1.6 0-8.9 1.8 10,848.6 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 16 16 0.2 0-0.8 0.2 2,641.9 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 18 17 2.2 0-22.7 5.3 124.1 
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, 
measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus;  parts and 
accessories thereof 182 182 0.5 0-7.7 0.9 5,444.2 
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 56 56 0.6 0-2.7 0.7 2,116.2 
92 Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of 
such articles 19 19 0.7 0.1-2.6 0.6 102.8 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines used 
(per cent) Imports 2007
(US$ million) 
93 Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories 
thereof 28 24 0.9 0.2-6.3 1.3 164.0 
94 Furniture;  bedding, mattresses, mattress 
supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings;  lamps and lighting fittings, not 
elsewhere specified or included;  illuminated 
signs, illuminated name-plates 67 67 1.5 0-10 2.0 3,728.4 
95 Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and 
accessories thereof 33 33 1.8 0.3-3.8 0.9 883.1 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 76 76 2.3 0-10.9 2.0 326.1 
97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 10 10 0.1 0-0.6 0.2 1,945.0 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by  the Swiss authorities;  and imports data from UNSD, 
Comtrade database.  Switzerland and Liechtenstein WT/TPR/S/208 
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Table AIII.2 
Duty exemptions, 2008 
Goods eligible for exemption under internati onal conventions (this exemption can be lim ited or suspended temporarily or durably  for 
goods imported from States that do not grant reciprocity) 
Goods for diplomatic missions, consulates, sp ecial missions, and as long as there is an agreement for intergovernmental organiz ations 
and international offices based in  Switzerland, and for their staff 
Goods for Heads of States, as well as for diplomatic, cons ulate, or international offi ces (including their staff) 
Coffins, and funerary urns and ornaments 
Prizes, commemorative badges, and gifts of honour 
Stocks on dining cars Stocks, spare parts, and equipment on board a boat 
Legal payment means, bonds, manuscripts and documents with no valu e for collection, stamps, as well as foreign public transport  
tickets 
Items for returning residents, wedding clothes, and inheritance 
Goods for charitable institutions and for poor persons 
Cars for disabled people Objects for teaching and research 
Art and exhibiting objects for museums 
Instruments and devices for medical examination or treat ment of patients in hospitals or similar complexes 
Studies and works of Swiss artists wh o lived temporarily abroad to study 
Border trade, and animals from border waters 
Samples of goods 
indigenous packing materiel The Confederation's war materiel 
Capital goods and devices of foreign companies that transfer their activities to  the customs territory 
(a) if they have been used for six months in the customs territory;  
(b) if they were all imported at the time of the transfer of  activities;  and  
(c) if the companies import the goods to continue to use them on the customs territory
 
Source:   Customs Law (LD) of 18 March 2005 (as at 1 July 2007) – RS 631.0;  and Customs Ordinance (OD) of 
 1 November 2006 (as at 1 May 2005) – RS 631.01. 
 
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