WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/AG/S/22 
27 April 2006 
 (06-1985) 
Committee on Agriculture 
Special Session  
 
  
TARIFF QUOTA ADMINISTRATION METHODS AND TARIFF QUOTA FILL 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
  
1. This paper presents information on the application of different types of tariff quota 
administration methods by Members and the associated tariff quota fill rates for the period 1995-
2004.
2  The information contained in this paper has been compiled from various sources, including 
Members' Schedules, Table MA:1 and MA:2 notific ations, responses to relevant questions raised 
during the review process undertaken by the Committee on Agriculture, and other relevant documents submitted by Members.  This paper takes into acc ount the information presented in TN/AG/S/6 and 
Table MA:1 and MA:2 notifications submitted to and issued by the Secretariat as at 1 March 2006.   
2. As a principal point of reference, the tariff quotas set out in Part I, Section I-B of Members' 
Schedules (or in the case of Brazil and the United States, Part I, Section I-A) are used.  The paper also 
takes into account modifications via technical rectifications, Article XXVIII negotiations and 
Article XXIV:6 negotiations.  In the case of the European Communities, the draft Schedule for the 
EC-15 is used as the point of reference as this  is the basis on which the European Communities' 
Table MA:1 and MA:2 notifications were submitted  to the Committee on Agriculture.  The newly 
acceded European Community member States are pres ented in this paper on their own accord, based 
on the relevant documents submitted by them.  
3. In line with past practice, in order to facilitate the analysis of tariff quota administration 
methods, the Secretariat has, following an examinati on of each tariff quota ad ministration practice for 
which a change of administration has been notifie d (i.e. Table MA:1 notifications) and the summary 
reports of the Committee on Agriculture, categorised each tariff quota according to the descriptions of 
principal administration method set out in Table 1.   Following the establishment of principal tariff 
quota administration methods, as a second step, the information has been further analysed to determine if the administration of the tariff quota in corporates any of the additional conditions set out 
in Table 2.   
4. Where no MA:1 notification has been received and issued by the Secretariat during the period 
since the release of the previous tariff quota admini stration paper, TN/AG/S/6, and 1 March 2006, it is 
assumed that there has been no change in tariff quota administration method and/or any relevant 
additional conditions.  A complete listing of Members' tariff quotas, their respective administration methods and additional conditions, and relevant fill rates, is provided in the Attachment to this paper. 
5. After the initial classification of each tari ff quota through this two-stage process, the 
Secretariat received a number of sugge stions for changes to the classifications.  To the extent possible, 
                                                     
 
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 or obligations under the WTO. 
2 For the purpose of this paper, including in the headings of the tables, "tariff quotas" should be taken 
as meaning "tariff and other quotas".  TN/AG/S/22 
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  these changes are reflected in the paper.  In some cases, however, specific suggestions were not able 
to be incorporated due to the ab sence of notified information, or in order to ensure consistent 
treatment among Members.  The assigned administ ration methods and additional conditions should 
generally be considered as indicative and may not perfectly match the description of the category 
concerned. 
Table 1: Categories of Principal Ta riff Quota Administration Methods 
 
Code Description 
AT - "Applied Tariffs" :  No shares are allocated to importers.  Imports of the product concerned 
are allowed into the territory of the Member in unlimited quantities at the in-quota tariff rate or 
below.   
FC - "First-Come, First-Served" :  No shares are allocated to importers.  Imports are permitted 
entry at the in-quota tariff rates until such a time as the tariff quota is filled; then the higher out-of-quota tariff automatically applies.  The physical importation of the good determines the 
order and hence the applicable tariff. 
LD - "Licences On Demand" :  Importers' shares are generally allocated or licences issued, in 
relation to quantities demanded and often prior to the commencement of the period during 
which the physical importation is to take place.  This includes methods involving licences issued on a first-come, first-served basis and those systems where licence requests are reduced 
pro rata where they exceed available quantities.  
AU - "Auctioning" :  Importers' shares are allocated, or licences issued, largely on the basis of an 
auctioning or competitive bid system. 
HI - "Historical Importers" :  Importers' shares are allocated, or licences issued, principally in 
relation to past imports of the product concerned. 
ST - "Imports Undertaken By State Trading Entities" :  Import shares are allocated entirely or 
mainly to a state trading entity which imports (or has direct control of imports undertaken by intermediaries) the product concerned. 
PG - "Producer Groups Or Associations" :  Import shares are allocated entirely or mainly to a 
producer group or association which imports (or has direct control of imports undertaken by 
the relevant Member) the product concerned. 
OT - "Other" :  Administration methods which do not clearly fall within any of the above 
categories. 
MX - "Mixed Allocation Methods" :  Administration methods involving a combination of the 
methods as set out above with no one method being dominant. 
NS - "Non-Specified" :  Tariff quotas for which no administration method has been notified. 
 
6. The additional conditions outlined in Table 2 conc ern limits on the eligibility of entities that 
can participate under the relevant pr incipal allocation method set out in Table 1 (e.g. although licences 
may be issued on demand, only certain entities such as traditional importers of the products concerned 
are eligible to apply for licences) and other condit ions which have to be met (e.g. the purchase or 
absorption of domestic production, the submission of an export licence from exporting countries, or 
limits on the maximum share of the tariff quota per a llocation) in order to be eligible for an import 
licence.   TN/AG/S/22 
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  Table 2: Categories of Additional Conditions Inherent in the Administration of Tariff 
Quotas  
 
Code Description 
d - "Domestic Purchase Requirement" :  An additional condition requiring the 
purchase or absorption of domestic production of the product concerned in order to be 
eligible to secure a share of the tariff quota. 
l - "Limits On Tariff Quota Shares Per Allocation" :  An additional condition 
involving the specification of a maximum share or quantity of the tariff quota for each 
importer or shipment. 
x - "Export Certificates" :  An additional condition requiring the submission of an 
export certificate, certificate of authenticity, certificate of origin, or any kind of export 
licence issued by the exporting country concerned in order to be eligible to secure a 
share of the tariff quota. 
h - "Past Trading Performance" :  An additional condition limiting eligibility to secure 
a share of the tariff quota to established importers of the product concerned although 
allocations are not made in proportion to past trade shares. 
o - "None Of The Specified Additional Conditions" :  None of the above additional 
conditions were identified. 
 
 7. Table 2 does not represent an exhaustive list of  additional conditions which may apply to any 
of the tariff quotas listed in this paper.  It is important to note that the description of the code "o" 
indicates that none of the conditions specified in Tabl e 2 were identified.  However, that is not to say 
that no other conditions are applicable to a tariff  quota.  Other requirements or conditions beyond 
those stipulated in Table 2 which could be considered as an additional condition include for example, 
(refundable) deposits, specified periods for which the import licence is valid (e.g. 60 days), or quota 
allocations for specific purposes (i.e . end users restrictions).  However, in order to remain consistent 
with the information presented in previous tariff quota administration papers, only those additional 
conditions as listed in Table 2 have been taken into consideration.  
8. Where an additional condition has been identifie d in accordance with Table 2 for a specific 
tariff quota, this condition (or conditions, where more than one condition has been identified) may 
relate to all, or only part, of th e respective tariff quota.  For example, where a tariff quota is split 
between several tariff lines, but an additional condition relates only to a subset of the tariff lines 
within the tariff quota, or different additional co nditions apply to different subsets of tariff lines 
within the tariff quota, (all of) these additional conditions have been identified and listed against the 
tariff quota (refer to the Attachme nt).  Moreover, the identification of these additional conditions is 
not to suggested that they necessarily impede market access opportunities provided through a tariff 
quota or the associated fill rates.   TN/AG/S/22 
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  9. Throughout this paper, the following sy mbols have been used in the tables: 
 
SYMBOL  E XPLANATION  
N/A not applicable The tariff quota was not applicable during the year in question 
... not available The data relating to the tariff quota in question was not submitted 
by the 1 March 2006 "cut-off" date. 
0 zero "0" has been maintained where this relates to computed simple 
average fill rates (including due to rounding). 
 blank An empty cell in a two or three-dimensional tabulation indicates 
that the combination in question (e.g. Member/administration method) was not identified. 
 
 Tariff Quota Administration – Overview 
 10. There are currently 45 Members with a total of 1,434 individual tariff quotas specified in their 
Schedules (excluding 4 tariff quotas where the initi al and final quantity levels are specified as zero
3).  
Of these 1,434 scheduled tariff quotas, 599 are sche duled to increase over the relevant implementation 
period for the Members concerned, 830 are scheduled to remain unchanged and five are to decrease in 
quantity (including the phasing out of three tariff quot as by Korea and two tariff quotas affected by a 
technical rectification in the ca se of Switzerland).  For the re asons listed in paragraph 5 of 
TN/AG/S/20, the number of applicable tariff quotas varies throughout the 1995-2004 period as 
indicated in Table 3.4  The number of tariff quotas included in the quota fill rates calculations for this 
paper is shown in Table 8.  It should be noted that only applicable tariff quotas are included in the 
information presented in this paper.  
11. Table 3 indicates that the "applied tariff" princi pal method of tariff quota administration was 
the predominant means of administering tariff quotas throughout the 1995-2004 period.  However, in 
both absolute and relative terms, the use of "applie d tariffs" to administer tariff quotas declined over 
the 1995-2004 period as indicated in Tables 3 and 4.  Table 4 shows that the relative use, or 
application of "applied tariffs" as compared to other methods of administration, fell from just over 
50 per cent of all tariff quotas in 1995 to 43 per cent in 2004.  Table 3 also shows that "licence on 
demand" and "first-come, first-served" remain the second and third most widely used principal means 
of administering tariff quotas, respectively.  As sh own by Table 4, the relative use of "first-come, 
first-served" increased over the 1995-2004 period wh ile that for "licence on demand" has remained 
comparatively steady, accounting for the administra tion of 22-25 per cent of all tariff quotas. 
12. As per the previous tariff quota administration paper, TN/AG/S/6, and as indicated in Table 3, 
the administration practice for five tariff quotas (sin ce 1997) remains outside the scope of the specific 
methods listed in Table 1.  As such, they remained classified under "other".  Canada allocates broiler 
hatching eggs and chicks to federally-registered hatcheries on the basis of the number of chicks 
hatched by them in a 12-month period preceding the allocation (market share system);  the INCOMEX 
Import Committee in Colombia issues import licences for poultry cuts subject to  "the criterion of 
                                                      
3 For the tariff quotas with zero initial and final tariff quota quantities, see the Schedules of Morocco 
and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.  
4 For the years 2001-2004, the number of applicable tariff quotas listed in Table 3 is less than that 
indicated in Table 3 of TN/AG/S/20.  This change is due to the phasing out of a tariff quota by the Republic of 
Korea as per footnote 6(e) in Schedule LX and as indicated in G/AG/N/KOR/1 and 33.   TN/AG/S/22 
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  protecting the domestic industry ";  Israel applies a lottery system to certain tariff quotas;  and Japan 
applies an import system to condensed milk and milk powder used for consumption by international 
maritime vessels and international airlines.  The decline in the number of "other" classifications from 
11 in 1996 to five for the remainder of the peri od under review is the result of a change of 
administration by the Philippines which previously administered six tariff quotas on the basis of a 
"market share system".  
 Table 3: Tariff Quotas by Principal Administration Method, 1995-2004 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 654 642 676 664 657 650 643 613 614 614 
First-Come, First-Served 99 101 146 146 143 144 141 165 165 165 
Licences on Demand 295 304 307 303 315 312 351 347 355 348 
Auctioning 41 39 57 59 59 52 53 82 81 81 
Historical Importers 68 82 87 97 97 119 100 104 104 104 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 22 22 20 19 20 20 21 22 24 25 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 8 8 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 
Other 10 11 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
Mixed Allocation Methods 53 54 56 58 59 59 57 69 61 68 
Non-Specified 9 10 6 6 14 10 15 11 13 13 
Total Number of 
Applicable Tariff Quotas 1,259 1,273 1,367 1,364 1,376 1,380 1,394 1,426 1,429 1,429 
 
 
Table 4: Tariff Quotas by Principal Administration Method as a Percentage of the Total 
Number of Tariff Quotas, 1995-2004 
 
 Per cent 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 51.9 50.4 49.5 48.7 47.7 47.1 46.1 43.0 43.0 43.0 
First-Come, First-Served 7.9 7.9 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.1 11.6 11.5 11.5 
Licences on Demand 23.4 23.9 22.5 22.2 22.9 22.6 25.2 24.3 24.8 24.4 
Auctioning 3.3 3.1 4.2 4. 3 4.3 3.8 3.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 
Historical Importers 5.4 6.4 6. 4 7.1 7.0 8.6 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 
Other 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.4 0. 4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.8 
Non-Specified 0.7 0.8 0.4 0. 4 1.0 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 
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  13. For an increasing, albeit small, number of tariff quotas, the principal method of allocation has 
not been easily identifiable as more than one administration method is in operation (usually for 
different tariff lines within the quota).  For example,  most dairy tariff quotas of the United States are 
administered by allocating a large share of the tariff quota concerned to historical importers, but 
significant shares are also allocated by lottery or an "exporter designated" method, both of which fall 
into the "other" category.  Some fruit and vegetabl e tariff quotas in Switzer land are allocated on the 
basis of past import performance and/or the quantity requested, while China allocates a number of 
tariff quotas to state trading enterprises as well as on the basis of volumes requested, previous import 
performance and production capacity or "first-come, first-served".  These tariff quotas, and other 
similar cases were designated as "mixed" since the administration method is a combination of two or 
more specific administration methods listed in Table 1. 
14. As inferred by Table 5, the majority of tariff quotas do not have any of the additional 
conditions identified in Table 2 associated with thei r administration.  Table 5 shows that the number 
of tariff quotas administered with additional condi tions peaked in 2001 an d thereafter declined.  
Indeed, over the 1995-2004 period the proportion of tariff quotas administered with additional 
conditions has declined from around 20 per cent to approximately 16 per cent.   
15. Table 5 indicates that of the additional c onditions identified from Members' notifications, 
"limitations on the share of the tariff quota" per application remains the most commonly used, though 
the number of tariff quotas for which this condition applies has declined over the 1995-2004 period.  
On the other hand, the use of the "past trading pe rformance" condition, which has been the second 
most common additional condition, increased over the 1995-2004 period.   
Table 5: Additional Conditions in Connection with Principal Administration Methods, 
1995-2004 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Domestic Purchase Requirement  50 50 50 49 47 48 47 44 44 44
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares  106 116 122 114 111 106 105 108 77 75
Export Certificates  26 26 25 25 25 24 25 24 24 24
Past Trading Performance  60 58 58 57 62 64 102 75 74 74
Domestic Purchase  Requirement + 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares  1 1 2 3 3 3
Domestic Purchase  Requirement + 
Past Trading Performance  11  1  1
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares + 
Export Certificates  11  1  1
Export Certificates + Past Trading 
Performance  33333456  6  6
Total Number of Tariff Quotas 
with Additional Conditions 245 253 258 248 249 247 288 262 230 228
Number of Tariff Quotas with No 
Identified Additional Conditions 1,014 1,020 1,109 1,116 1,127 1,133 1,106 1,164 1,199 1,201
Additional Conditions as a 
Percentage of Applicable Tariff Quotas 19.5 19.9 18.9 18.2 18.1 17.9 20.7 18.4 16.1 16.0 TN/AG/S/22 
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  16. Tables 6 and 7 group the principal tariff quota administration methods between tariff quotas 
where the quantities remain unchanged over the cour se of the implementation period ("constant 
quantity tariff quotas") and those tariff quotas for which the quota volume has increased over the 
implementation period ("increasing quantity tariff quotas").  Table 6 indicates that the majority of 
constant quantity tariff quotas are administered through either the "applied tariff", "licence on 
demand" or "first-come, first-served" methods.  Wh ile the two former methods of administration are 
also prominent  for increasing quantity tariff quotas, this  is not the case for "first-come, first-served".  
Table 7 indicates that the use of "auctioning" and "mixed allocation methods" are more common 
forms of administration for increasing quantity tariff quotas than for constant quantity tariff quotas.  
In 2004, auctioning accounted for approximately 12  per cent of applicable increasing quantity tariff 
quotas, compared to just over 1 per cent of applicable constant quantity tariff quotas.  
Table 6: Principal Administration Method s – Number of Constant Quantity Tariff 
Quotas , 1995-2004 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 436 427 456 446 449 444 442 442 442 442 
First-Come, First-Served 64 66 109 109 106 107 104 116 116 116 
Licences on Demand 151 152 150 151 155 153 170 154 156 156 
Auctioning 5 4 7 10 10 7 8 11 10 10 
Historical Importers 35 46 49 55 55 65 60 64 64 64 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
Producer Groups or 
Associations                
Other 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
Mixed Allocation Methods 17 18 17 17 17 17 18 20 20 20 
Non-Specified 6 6 6 6 7 9 14 10 12 12 
Total Number of 
Applicable Tariff Quotas 724 729 803 803 808 811 825 826 829 829 
 
Table 7: Principal Administration Method s – Number of Increasing Quantity Tariff 
Quotas, 1995-2004 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 218 215 217 218 208 206 201 171 172 172 
First-Come, First-Served 35 35 37 37 37 37 37 49 49 49 
Licences on Demand 144 152 157 152 160 159 181 193 199 192 
Auctioning 34 33 50 49 49 45 45 71 71 71 
Historical Importers 32 35 38 42 42 54 39 39 39 39 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 18 18 16 15 16 16 17 18 20 21 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 8 8 7 7 7 9 8 8 7 6 
Other 4 5         
Mixed Allocation Methods 34 34 37 39 40 40 38 48 40 47 
Non-Specified 3 4   7 1 1 1 1 1 
Total Number of 
Applicable Tariff Quotas 530 539 559 559 566 567 567 598 598 598 TN/AG/S/22 
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  Tariff Quota Administration and Tariff Quota Fill  
 
17. To be consistent with other Secretariat papers re lating to tariff quota fill rates, the fill rates 
calculated for individual tariff quotas in this paper ar e capped at 100 per cent, even if the actual level 
of imports exceeds the volume of the tariff quota (i.e . "overfill" is not taken in to consideration).  The 
fill rates are calculated on the basis of the import volumes submitted in Members' Table MA:2 
notifications as a percentage of the scheduled tariff quota quantity.  The fill rates shown in 
Tables 8-10, 21-30, A.1 and A.2, and in the Atta chment, have been calculated as simple averages. 
18. As noted in TN/AG/S/20, simple average fill rates are only a broad indicator and have some 
inherent weaknesses.  For example, they do not differentiate tariff quotas on the basis of size or economic importance (e.g. a tariff quota of 1,000 tonnes has the same weighting as a tariff quota with 
a quantity of 200,000 tonnes).  Also, no distinctio n is made between the fill rates relating to low 
valued products and those recorded for high-valued products. 
19. Moreover, caution must be exercised when examin ing the data presented in this paper as the 
results are influenced by the changing number of app licable tariff quotas each year and the number of 
tariff quotas included in the calculations which is  itself influenced by the notification response for 
each year.  For example, as can be seen from Tabl e 8, for the years 1995-2000, data was available for 
over 80 per cent of all applicable tariff quotas.  Afte r 2000, the number of tariff quotas for which fill 
rate data is available drops sign ificantly – between 40 and 60 per cent for the years 2001-2003, and 
just 22 per cent for the year 2004.  The use of differing notification practices by the same Member 
across years can also contribute to the variability within the results.  
20. Table 8 presents the simple average fill rates for each principal method of tariff quota 
administration, along side the number of tariff quotas included in the calculation (i.e. only tariff 
quotas for which relevant information has been notified have been included in the calculations).  The 
"overall" average listed in the bottom row is the simple average for all tariff quotas for which data was 
available in the respective year.  Bearing-in-mind the need for caution in examining the data, Table 8 indicates that the principal administration methods which have tended to have, on average, higher fill rates include "other", "mixed", "historical importers ", "producer groups" and "applied tariffs", while 
"auctioning", "first-come, first-se rved" and "licence on demand" have tended to have lower fill rates.  
Looking at the overall average fill rate of all tari ff quotas for which data was available, Table 8 
suggests that in general, tariff quotas are, on  average, only around 60 per cent filled.    
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 Simple Average Fill Rate (Per cent) Number of Tariff Quotas Included 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 71 65 65 70 67 67 67 71 69 76 489 489 528 501 487 476 240 185 185 118 
First-Come, First-Served 55 60 47 51 52 52 52 49 38 26 85 93 143 143 127 141 138 158 94 24 
Licences on Demand 59 58 55 54 52 53 52 56 49 58 272 295 300 296 290 282 294 258 194 64 
Auctioning 26 32 49 34 35 40 39 50 50 33 39 36 53 43 54 40 38 55 54 50 
Historical Importers 91 77 73 69 68 65 68 72 59 75 62 79 84 94 93 114 63 44 33 21 
Imports Undertaken by State 
Trading Enterprises 81 83 90 91 74 81 68 63 51 47 22 22 20 19 20 20 10 9 11 11 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 74 53 85 78 69 75 60 80 75 53 8 8 7 7 7 9 5 5 4 3 
Other 54 59 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100 8 9 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 
Mixed Allocation Methods 74 83 83 84 84 81 64 60 69 70 43 44 41 42 44 43 44 54 41 20 
Non-Specified 100 44 58 44 51 56 65 53 49 ... 1 7 6 5 6 6 6 6 8 0 
Overall 66 63 61 63 61 62 58 59 55 60 1,029 1,082 1,185 1,153 1,131 1,134 841 777 626 312 
 
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  21. Tables 9 and 10 show the fill rates for constant  quantity and increasing quantity tariff quotas 
by respective principal administration method.  As is  evident from the tables, constant quantity tariff 
quotas have tended to have higher fill rates, on aver age, than increasing quantity tariff quotas.  Within 
each of the two groups, a similar pattern of fill rate "hierarchy" between the different principal 
methods of administration is evident compared to that shown in Table 8.  
Table 9: Constant Quantity Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal 
Administration Method, 1995-2004 
 
 Simple Average Fill Rate (Per cent) 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 73 66 67 71 68 69 72 73 69 76
First-Come, First-Served 66 69 49 53 53 54 52 50 36 29
Licences on Demand 70 66 67 67 64 63 62 64 58 59
Auctioning 46 93 80 46 44 72 56 65 69 11
Historical Importers 96 84 84 74 74 73 75 76 63 75
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 100 100 99 100 86 99 99 95 92 98
Producer Groups or 
Associations          
Other 100 80 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
Mixed Allocation 
Methods 73 84 78 81 83 78 73 73 77 76
Non-Specified 100 51 58 44 51 56 65 53 49 ...
Overall Simple Average 73 68 66 68 66 66 65 65 60 69
 
 Table 10: Increasing Quantity Tariff Quotas  – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principle 
Administration Method, 1995-2004 
 
 Simple Average Fill Rate (Per cent) 
 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Applied Tariffs 64 58 56 68 62 61 51 61 65 73
First-Come, First-Served 37 42 40 45 48 44 52 47 44 22
Licences on Demand 48 50 43 41 40 43 42 47 43 58
Auctioning 22 22 46 32 33 35 35 48 47 34
Historical Importers 85 68 58 62 61 55 55 65 52 74
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 76 79 88 89 72 76 65 59 46 42
Producer Groups or 
Associations 74 53 85 78 69 75 60 80 75 53
Other 7 43        
Mixed Allocation 
Methods 74 82 87 86 84 83 59 54 65 69
Non-Specified ... 0   ... ... ... ... ... ...
Overall Simple Average 55 54 53 54 52 52 47 51 49 50 TN/AG/S/22 
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  22. Tables 11 to 20 show the distribution of fill rates for each principal method of tariff quota 
administration.  The right hand column of each tabl e indicates the total number of applicable tariff 
quotas (per principal administration method) and the bottom row indicates the total number (or count) 
of tariff quotas whos e fill rates are within each range of the frequency distribution.  
23. Tables 21 to 30 show the simple average fill rates for the combined principal administration 
methods and additional conditions over the 1995-2004 pe riod.  As noted earlier, caution must be used 
when examining the data between different combin ations of principal administration methods and 
additional conditions, and between years due to th e declining number of notifications on which the 
simple average calculations are based, (especially the latter years of the 1995-2004 period).  For 
Tables 21 to 30, the data contained in the bottom row represents the overall average of the relevant 
principal administration method while the data in th e right hand column represents the overall average 
of the relevant additional conditions.  The fill rate in the bottom right cell indicates the overall average 
fill rate for the year in question. 
24. Tables A.1 and A.2 in Annex A present that aver age yearly fill rate by Member, by principle 
administration method and additional condition respectively.  The Attachment to this paper sets out 
the principle administration method and any relevant  additional condition(s) for each Member's tariff 
quotas over the 1995-2004 period, along with the yearly fill rate where available.  
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  Table 11: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 1995 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Each Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 92 37 29 37 294 489 
First-Come, First-Served 27 10 6 8 34 85 
Licences on Demand 75 21 34 24 118 272 
Auctioning 28 1 1 1 8 39 
Historical Importers 3 1 2 2 54 62 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 4   1 17 22 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 2    6 8 
Other 4    4 8 
Mixed Allocation Methods 9 2   32 43 
Non-Specified     1 1 
Total 244 72 72 73 568 1,029 
 
 
Table 12: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 1996 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 130 25 36 32 266 489 
First-Come, First-Served 26 10 6 7 44 93 
Licences on Demand 89 25 20 32 129 295 
Auctioning 23 1 2 1 9 36 
Historical Importers 8 8 6 3 54 79 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 3 1   18 22 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 3 1   4 8 
Other 3 1   5 9 
Mixed Allocation Methods 4 2  2 36 44 
Non-Specified 2 2 1  2 7 
Total 291 76 71 77 567 1,082 
 
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  Table 13: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 1997 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Each Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 138 36 30 29 295 528 
First-Come, First-Served 60 13 10 10 50 143 
Licences on Demand 99 24 28 26 123 300 
Auctioning 26 1 1 2 23 53 
Historical Importers 16 5 3 6 54 84 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 1 1  1 17 20 
Producer Groups 1    6 7 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 3  3 7 28 41 
Non-Specified 1 2   3 6 
Total 345 82 75 81 602 1,185 
 
 
Table 14: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 1998 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range  
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 111 26 26 34 304 501 
First-Come, First-Served 58 8 8 14 55 143 
Licences on Demand 102 27 23 24 120 296 
Auctioning 23 6 2  12 43 
Historical Importers 22 5 3 6 58 94 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 1 1   17 19 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1  1  5 7 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 2 3 3 1 33 42 
Non-Specified 1 1 2  1 5 
Total 321 77 68 79 608 1,153 
 
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  Table 15: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 1999 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 123 29 24 26 285 487 
First-Come, First-Served 49 11 8 4 55 127 
Licences on Demand 102 28 24 23 113 290 
Auctioning  31 4 4  15 54 
Historical Importers 18 10 5 3 57 93 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 3 1 2 1 13 20 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1  2  4 7 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 3 3 1 3 34 44 
Non-Specified 1 2 1  2 6 
Total 331 88 71 60 581 1,131 
 
 
Table 16: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 2000 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 00-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 119 31 21 24 281 476 
First-Come, First-Served 54 13 10 3 61 141 
Licences on Demand 99 23 27 16 117 282 
Auctioning 22 3 1 1 13 40 
Historical Importers 30 9 2 7 66 114 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 2  2 3 13 20 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1 1 1  6 9 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 4 1 4 3 31 43 
Non-Specified 1 2  1 2 6 
Total 332 83 68 58 593 1,134 
 
  TN/AG/S/22 
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  Table 17: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 2001 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 62 11 12 14 141 240 
First-Come, First-Served 54 6 13 8 57 138 
Licences on Demand 111 18 24 24 117 294 
Auctioning 20 3  3 12 38 
Historical Importers 15 3 3 7 35 63 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 3    7 10 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 2    3 5 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 12 3 2  27 44 
Non-Specified 1 1 1  3 6 
Total 280 45 55 56 405 841 
 
 
Table 18: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 2002 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 37 14 9 13 112 185 
First-Come, First-Served 68 6 11 13 60 158 
Licences on Demand 83 23 17 22 113 258 
Auctioning 22 4 1 5 23 55 
Historical Importers 8 3 2 3 28 44 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 3    6 9 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1    4 5 
Other     3 3 
Mixed Allocation Methods 16 5 1 4 28 54 
Non-Specified 2 1  1 2 6 
Total 240 56 41 61 379 777 
 
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  Table 19: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 2003 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 00-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 44 10 13 5 113 185 
First-Come, First-Served 52 4 5 5 28 94 
Licences on Demand 81 14 10 18 71 194 
Auctioning 21 4 3 6 20 54 
Historical Importers 11 1 3  18 33 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 5  1  5 11 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1    3 4 
Other     2 2 
Mixed Allocation 
Methods 9 2 2 2 26 41 
Non-Specified 3 1 1 1 2 8 
Total 227 36 38 37 288 626 
 
 
Table 20: Distribution of Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method – 
Number of Applicable Tariff Quotas, 2004 
 
 Number of Tariff Quotas in Ea ch Fill Rate (Per cent) Range 
 0-20 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-100 Total 
Applied Tariffs 23 3 3 6 83 118 
First-Come, First-Served 16 2  2 4 24 
Licences on Demand 16 10 5 6 27 64 
Auctioning 29 4 4 1 12 50 
Historical Importers 3  3 1 14 21 
Imports Undertaken by 
State Trading Enterprises 6    5 11 
Producer Groups or 
Associations 1  1  1 3 
Other     1 1 
Mixed Allocation 
Methods 3 2 1 2 12 20 
Non-Specified      0 
Total 97 21 17 18 159 312 
 
  TN/AG/S/22 
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  Table 21: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 1995 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement 100  83   100   100  87 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 100 100 53 6     ...  50 
Export Certificates  63 77  97      76 
Past Trading Performance   62  100 100   67  66 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares           
 
Domestic Purchase Requirement + Past Trading Performance           
 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   100        100 
No Other Conditions 71 53 50 32 91 75 74 54 68 100 67 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principal Administration 
Method  71 55 59 26 91 81 74 54 74 100 66 
 
 Table 22: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 1996 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase Requirement 100  80   100   99  85 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 100 100 53 16     21  51 
Export Certificates  69 77  100      77 
Past Trading Performance   53   100   97  58 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits in 
Tariff Quota Shares            
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading 
Performance            
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   51  100      67 
No Other Conditions 64 58 53 38 77 78 53 59 80 44 63 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principal Administration 
Method  65 60 58 32 77 83 53 59 83 44 63 
 
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  Table 23: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 1997 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement 100  79   100   99  83 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares ... 71 48 15     0  45 
Export Certificates  57 79  100      76 
Past Trading Performance   45   100   89  51 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares            
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading Performance            
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   100  100      100 
No Other Conditions 65 46 52 57 72 87 85 100 81 58 62 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method 65 47 55 49 73 90 85 100 83 58 61 
 
 Table 24: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 1998 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase Requirement 100  74   100   97  79 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares ... 82 47 44     0  47 
Export Certificates  62 74  100      72 
Past Trading Performance   50   100   81  55 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirements+ Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares            
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading 
Performance            
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   100  100      100 
No Other Conditions 70 50 51 32 68 88 78 100 84 44 64 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method 70 51 54 34 69 91 78 100 84 44 63 
 
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  Table 25: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 1999 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement 100  76   100   96  81 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares ... 75 45 30     2  43 
Export Certificates  23 75  100      69 
Past Trading Performance   45   100   78  50 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares         100  100 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading Performance            
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   100  100      100 
No Other Conditions 67 52 49 36 67 66 69 100 89 51 62 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method 67 52 52 35 68 74 69 100 84 51 61 
 
 Table 26: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 2000 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase Requirement 98  73 33  100   98  78 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares  73 49 28     0  47 
Export Certificates  48 75  100      71 
Past Trading Performance   52   100   64  56 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares         100  100 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading 
Performance            
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates            
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   85  100      89 
No Other Conditions 67 51 46 44 64 74 75 100 81 56 62 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method  67 52 53 40 65 81 75 100 81 56 62 
 
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  Table 27: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 2001 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement 100  72 84  ...   87  76 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares   47 26     16  41 
Export Certificates  48 69  100      66 
Past Trading Performance   51  94 100   97  56 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares         100  100 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading Performance   98        98 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates   100        100 
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   85  69      78 
No Other Conditions 67 52 44 42 66 47 60 99 76 65 59 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method  67 52 52 39 68 68 60 99 64 65 58 
 
 Table 28: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 2002 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase Requirement   72   ...   88  76 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares   48 100     6  42 
Export Certificates  38 71        64 
Past Trading Performance   54  ... 96   99  59 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares    100     92  95 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirements + Past Trading 
Performance   99        99 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates   100        100 
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   81  79      80 
No Other Conditions 71 49 51 49 72 37 80 100 66 53 60 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method  71 49 56 50 72 63 80 100 60 53 59 
 
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  Table 29: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 2003 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement   69   ...   86  73 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares   46 ...     2  44 
Export Certificates  83 12        59 
Past Trading Performance   59  ... 98   100  65 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares    77     93  88 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirements + Past Trading Performance   99        99 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates   100        100 
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance   ...  ...      ... 
No Other Conditions 69 37 40 49 59 24 75 100 67 49 54 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method  69 38 49 50 59 51 75 100 69 49 55 
 
 Table 30: Tariff Quotas – Simple Average Fill Rates by Principal Administration Method 
and Additional Conditions in 2004 
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS Simple Avg 
Fill Rate by 
Additional 
Condition 
Domestic Purchase Requirement   100   ...   5  68 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares   77      ...  77 
Export Certificates  ... 13        13 
Past Trading Performance   67  ... 99   ...  71 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Limits on 
Tariff Quota Shares    76     ...  76 
Domestic Purchase 
Requirement + Past Trading 
Performance   99        99 
Limits on Tariff Quota Shares 
+ Export Certificates   100        100 
Export Certificates + Past 
Trading Performance     ...      ... 
No Other Conditions 76 26 47 32 75 17 53 100 73 ... 58 
Simple Average Fill Rate by 
Principle Administration 
Method  76 26 58 33 75 47 53 100 70 ... 60 
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  Annex A 
 
Detailed Tables
 
 
 
Note: "All" in the following tables represents the si mple average of the fill rates of all tariff quotas 
included in the respective analysis. 
 
Table A.1: Principal Administration Methods – Simple Average Tariff Quota Fill Rates by 
Member, 1995-2004 – as appropriate – (per cent) 
 Table A.2: Additional Conditions – Simple Av erage Tariff Quota Fill Rates by Member, 1995-
2004 – as appropriate – (per cent) 
 
  TN/AG/S/22 
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  Table A.1: Principal Administration Methods – Simple Average Tariff  Quota Fill Rates by 
Member (per cent)  
 
 AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
AUSTRALIA  
1995 100    98      99 
1996 100    95      98 
1997 100    79      90 
1998 100    82      91 
1999 100    78      89 
2000 100    83      92 
2001 100    80      90 
2002 100    82      91 
2003 100    90      95 
2004 ...    ...      ... 
BARBADOS  
1995 68          68 
1996 78          78 
1997 69          69 
1998 77          77 
1999 81          81 
2000 80          80 
2001 ...          ... 
2002 ...  ...   ...     ... 
2003 ...  ...   ...     ... 
2004 ...  ...   ...     ... 
BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA  
1995 66          66 
1996 49          49 
1997 58    50      58 
1998 68    50      67 
1999 58    50      58 
2000 56    65      58 
2001 54    61      56 
2002 ...    ...      ... 
2003 ...    ...      ... 
2004 ...    ...      ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
BRAZIL  
1995 100         100 100 
1996 100         100 100 
1997 100         100 100 
1998 100         ... 100 
1999 100         100 100 
2000 100         100 100 
2001 100         100 100 
2002 ...         ... ... 
2003 ...          ... 
2004 ...          ... 
BULGARIA  
1997 57 22         35 
1998 65 25         40 
1999 54 29         39 
2000 57 29         39 
2001 52 30         38 
2002 54 30         39 
2003 47 29         35 
2004 ... ...         ... 
CANADA  
1995 100 50 65  94 100  100 99  78 
1996 100 63 74  97 100  100 98  85 
1997 ... 49 75  98 100  100 100  82 
1998 ... 53 82  100 100  100 100  85 
1999 ... 42 82  98 99  100 99  82 
2000 ... 48 85  99 100  100 99  85 
2001 ... 63 86  98 95  100 98  87 
2002 ... ... 83  99 ...  100 97  93 
2003 ... ... ...  .. . ...  ... ...  ... 
2004 ... ... ...  .. . ...  ... ...  ... 
CHILE  
2001   100        100 
2002   100        100 
2003   100        100 
2004   100        100 
CHINA  
2002   72      28  33 
2003   62      41  44 
2004   77      58  60  TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
COLOMBIA  
1995 88  82     100   85 
1996 78  80     100   80 
1997 80  78     100   80 
1998 84  73     100   79 
1999 79  74     100   77 
2000 77  71     100   74 
2001 80  70     100   76 
2002 76  70     100   74 
2003 66  67     100   67 
2004 ...  ...     ...   ... 
COSTA RICA 
1995 ...   14       14 
1996 ...   5       5 
1997 ...   5       5 
1998 ...   15       15 
1999 ...   18       18 
2000 ...   ...       ... 
2001 ...   ...       ... 
2002 ...   ...       ... 
2003 ...   ...       ... 
2004 ...   ...       ... 
CROATIA  
2001   91        91 
2002   90        90 
2003   ...        ... 
2004   ...        ... 
CZECH REPUBLIC  
1995  44         44 
1996  50         50 
1997  47         47 
1998  45         45 
1999  46         46 
2000  54         54 
2001  55         55 
2002  57         57 
2003  ...         ... 
2004  ...         ... 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
1999          ... ... 
2000   73        73 
2001   72        72 
2002   57        57 
2003   61        61 
2004   70        70 TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
ECUADOR  
1996 0          0 
1997 3          3 
1998    13 100      50 
1999    0 33      14 
2000     38      38 
2001     ...      ... 
2002     ...      ... 
2003     ...      ... 
2004     ...      ... 
EL SALVADOR  
1995 ...          ... 
1996 ...          ... 
1997 ...          ... 
1998 ...          ... 
1999 ...          ... 
2000 ...   33       33 
2001 ...   84       84 
2002 ...   100       100 
2003 ...   77       77 
2004 ...   76       76 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
1995  69 69  92      76 
1996  72 70  79      73 
1997  76 69  70      71 
1998  72 69  66      69 
1999  72 73  63      70 
2000 ... 64 68  52      63 
2001 ... 63 52  86     ... 57 
2002 ... 68 57  84     97 62 
2003 ... ... ...  ...     59 59 
2004 ... ... ...  ...     ... ... 
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  
2003   100        100 
2004   ...        ... 
GUATEMALA  
1995 69          69 
1996 68  66        67 
1997 58  87        66 
1998 83  86        84 
1999 ...  91        91 
2000 ...  75        75 
2001 ...  75        75 
2002 ...  100        100 
2003 ...  90        90 
2004 ...  ...        ...  TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
HUNGARY  
1995 ...  55       ... 55 
1996 ...  52       0 52 
1997 88  45        47 
1998 ...  43        43 
1999 ...  41      7  41 
2000 ...  45        45 
2001 81  48        53 
2002 ...  44        44 
2003 ...  35        35 
2004 ...  ...        ... 
ICELAND  
1995 71   25       65 
1996 71   35       67 
1997 74   39       70 
1998 74   40       71 
1999 74   41       71 
2000 77   42       73 
2001 77   39       73 
2002 77   44       74 
2003 75   41       72 
2004 76   52       73 
INDIA  
2000          ... ... 
2001          ... ... 
2002          ... ... 
2003          ... ... 
2004          ... ... 
INDONESIA  
1995   100   100     100 
1996   100   100     100 
1997   100   100     100 
1998 100     100     100 
1999 100     100     100 
2000 100     100     100 
2001 ...     ...     ... 
2002 ...     ...     ... 
2003 ...     ...     ... 
2004 ...     ...     ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
ISRAEL  
1995 50  91  100   100 100  86 
1996 50  77  100   100 100  78 
1997 50  95  100   100 100  89 
1998 50  94  100   100 100  88 
1999 50  100  100   100 100  91 
2000 50  96  100   100 100  89 
2001 50  90  100   98 100  86 
2002 51  100  100   100 100  92 
2003 50  100  100   100 100  92 
2004 50  100  100   100 100  92 
JAPAN  
1995   58   100  ... 100  69 
1996   61   100  ... 100  72 
1997   60   100  ... 67  70 
1998   59   100  ... 45  67 
1999   64   100  ... 34  70 
2000   64   100  ... 18  69 
2001   64   100  ... 20  69 
2002   59   96  ... 20  65 
2003   60   98  ... 11  65 
2004   60   99  ... 5  66 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
1995   53 69 96 87 100  91  78 
1996   55 61 94 82 66  98  76 
1997 99  50 42 88 91 100  96  76 
1998 49  49 33 83 93 81  83  70 
1999 79  50 52 85 72 48  93  69 
2000 63  48 34 88 84 58  90  69 
2001 ...  ... ... .. . ... ...  ...  ... 
2002 ...  ... ... .. . ... ...  ...  ... 
2003 ...  ... ... .. . ... ...  ...  ... 
2004 ...  ... ... .. . ... ...  ...  ... 
LATVIA  
1999   0        0 
2000   25        25 
2001   0        0 
2002   0        0 
2003   0        0 
2004   ...        ... 
LITHUANIA  
2001          ... ... 
2002     ...      ... 
2003     ...      ... 
2004     ...      ...  TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
MALAYSIA  
1995   24  100      28 
1996   54        54 
1997 ...  48  100      50 
1998 ...  45  100      48 
1999 ...  ...  ...      ... 
2000 ...  ...  ...      ... 
2001 ...  ...  ...      ... 
2002 ...  ...  ...      ... 
2003 ...  ...  ...      ... 
2004 ...  ...  ...      ... 
MEXICO  
1995 78    100      80 
1996 ...    100      100 
1997 ...    100      100 
1998 ...    100      100 
1999 ...    100      100 
2000 ...    ...      ... 
2001 ...    ...      ... 
2002 ...    ...      ... 
2003 ...    ...      ... 
2004 ...    ...      ... 
MOROCCO  
1995  81         81 
1996  88         88 
1997  75         75 
1998  85         85 
1999  76         76 
2000  75         75 
2001  74         74 
2002  70         70 
2003  ...         ... 
2004  ...         ... 
NEW ZEALAND  
1995 62          62 
1996 40          40 
1997 33          33 
1998 27          27 
1999 50          50 
2000 57          57 
2001 68          68 
2002 55          55 
2003 77          77 
2004 ...          ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
NICARAGUA  
1995 ...    ...      ... 
1996 ...    ...      ... 
1997 ...    ...      ... 
1998 ...    ...      ... 
1999 ...    ...      ... 
2000 ...    ...      ... 
2001 100    ...      100 
2002 90    ...      90 
2003 99    ...      99 
2004 95    ...      95 
NORWAY  
1995 71  23 6 99      68 
1996 66  10 21 92      64 
1997 64  40 13 95      62 
1998 65  98 43 93      65 
1999 64  26 32 92      63 
2000 64  49 32 94      63 
2001 ...  23 30 88      37 
2002 ...  ... ... ...      ... 
2003 ...  ... ... ...      ... 
2004 ...  ... ... ...      ... 
PANAMA  
1997 100   89       89 
1998 ...   ...       ... 
1999 14   46       34 
2000 43   33       36 
2001 23   32       29 
2002 55   44       48 
2003 62   51       55 
2004 78   46       58 
PHILIPPINES  
1995 66    67 100  26   54 
1996 100    62 100  39   58 
1997 40    41 100     45 
1998 70    39 100     50 
1999 100    60 100     71 
2000 67    59 100     63 
2001 64    56 100     61 
2002 78    63 100     69 
2003 67    53 100     59 
2004 ...    ... ...     ...  TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
POLAND  
1995 ...  47      ...  47 
1996 ...  54      21  52 
1997 ...  61      0  57 
1998 ...  44      0  41 
1999 ...  38      0  34 
2000 ...  44      0  41 
2001 ...  29      15  22 
2002 ...  24      6  15 
2003 ...  15      1  13 
2004 ...  ...      ...  ... 
ROMANIA  
1995 ...  48       ... 48 
1996 ...  48       ... 48 
1997 1  11        6 
1998 2  0        1 
1999 0  0        0 
2000 0  0        0 
2001 0  0        0 
2002 ...  0        0 
2003 ...          ... 
2004 ...          ... 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
1995   37        37 
1996   47        47 
1997   46        46 
1998   43        43 
1999   43        43 
2000   27        27 
2001   33        33 
2002  33         33 
2003  36         36 
2004  26         26 
SLOVENIA  
1995 ...  68        68 
1996 45  24        29 
1997 68  16        26 
1998 61  33        40 
1999   10        10 
2000 65  26        38 
2001   45        45 
2002   54 31       38 
2003   65 35       44 
2004   0 4       3 TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
SOUTH AFRICA  
1995 72  78  84      75 
1996 70  48  54      62 
1997 77  65  77      75 
1998 79  59  61      71 
1999 75  59  64      69 
2000 73  63  91    2  73 
2001 62  52  86      62 
2002 65  59  79      65 
2003 71  69  95      73 
2004 75  64  84      73 
SWITZERLAND  
1995 98 98 90 51     98  92 
1996 92 96 76 98     98  92 
1997 94 75 76 99     99  89 
1998 96 79 79 97     97  90 
1999 80 75 91 98     97  89 
2000 86 73 88 99     99  91 
2001 84  72 73 100    97  85 
2002 81  77 91 100    97  88 
2003 77  77 100 100    96  89 
2004 ...  ... ... ...    ...  ... 
CHINESE TAIPEI  
2002   75 61     78  66 
2003   74 54     100  62 
2004    35     79  51 
THAILAND  
1995   29 0 58 40 58  33  40 
1996   44  30 60 45  0  43 
1997 100  25  15 67 75    45 
1998 100  23   50 75  100  44 
1999 100  24   22 86    41 
2000   25   26 83    40 
2001   29   22 60    34 
2002   32   21 80    40 
2003   30   11 75    33 
2004   48   17 53    39  TN/AG/S/22 
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   AT FC LD AU HI ST PG OT MX NS ALL 
TUNISIA  
1995 ...          ... 
1996     57      57 
1997     59      59 
1998     46      46 
1999     58      58 
2000     44      44 
2001     49      49 
2002     54      54 
2003     36      36 
2004     68      68 
UNITED STATES  
1995  42       51 ... 45 
1996  42       75 41 53 
1997  48       70 49 55 
1998  62       80 44 66 
1999  71       85 41 73 
2000  62       75 47 65 
2001  63       79 58 68 
2002  61       82 44 66 
2003  58       81 43 64 
2004  ...       ... ... ... 
ALL MEMBERS  
1995 71 55 59 26 91 81 74 54 74 100 66 
1996 65 60 58 32 77 83 53 59 83 44 63 
1997 65 47 55 49 73 90 85 100 83 58 61 
1998 70 51 54 34 69 91 78 100 84 44 63 
1999 67 52 52 35 68 74 69 100 84 51 61 
2000 67 52 53 40 65 81 75 100 81 56 62 
2001 67 52 52 39 68 68 60 99 64 65 58 
2002 71 49 56 50 72 63 80 100 60 53 59 
2003 69 38 49 50 59 51 75 100 69 49 55 
2004 76 26 58 33 75 47 53 100 70 ... 60 
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  Table A.2: Additional Conditions – Simple  Average Tariff Quota Fill Rates by Member 
(per cent) 
 
 d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
AUSTRALIA  
1995         99 99 
1996         98 98 
1997         90 90 
1998         91 91 
1999         89 89 
2000         92 92 
2001         90 90 
2002         91 91 
2003         95 95 
2004         ... ... 
BARBADOS  
1995         68 68 
1996         78 78 
1997         69 69 
1998         77 77 
1999         81 81 
2000         80 80 
2001         ... ... 
2002  ...       ... ... 
2003  ...       ... ... 
2004  ...       ... ... 
BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA  
1995         66 66 
1996         49 49 
1997         58 58 
1998         67 67 
1999         58 58 
2000         58 58 
2001         56 56 
2002         ... ... 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ...  TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
BRAZIL  
1995         100 100 
1996         100 100 
1997         100 100 
1998         100 100 
1999         100 100 
2000         100 100 
2001         100 100 
2002         ... ... 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
BULGARIA  
1997         35 35 
1998         40 40 
1999         39 39 
2000         39 39 
2001         38 38 
2002         39 39 
2003         35 35 
2004         ... ... 
CANADA  
1995  51  100    100 79 78 
1996  51 97 100    100 86 85 
1997  2  100    100 84 82 
1998  6  100    100 88 85 
1999  8  100    100 85 82 
2000  11  100    100 86 85 
2001  15  97    100 90 87 
2002  32  98    100 99 93 
2003  ...  ...    ... ... ... 
2004  ...  ...    ... ... ... 
CHILE  
2001       100   100 
2002       100   100 
2003       100   100 
2004       100   100 
CHINA  
2002  72       28 33 
2003  62       41 44 
2004  77       58 60 TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
COLOMBIA  
1995 82        88 85 
1996 80        79 80 
1997 78        81 80 
1998 73        84 79 
1999 74        80 77 
2000 71        78 74 
2001 70        81 76 
2002 70        77 74 
2003 67        67 67 
2004 ...        ... ... 
COSTA RICA 
1995         14 14 
1996         5 5 
1997         5 5 
1998         15 15 
1999         18 18 
2000         ... ... 
2001         ... ... 
2002         ... ... 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
CROATIA  
2001    91      91 
2002    87     100 90 
2003    ...     ... ... 
2004    ...     ... ... 
CZECH REPUBLIC  
1995         44 44 
1996         50 50 
1997         47 47 
1998         45 45 
1999         46 46 
2000         54 54 
2001         55 55 
2002         57 57 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  
1999         ... ... 
2000    73      73 
2001    72      72 
2002    57      57 
2003    61      61 
2004    70      70  TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
ECUADOR  
1996         0 0 
1997         3 3 
1998         50 50 
1999         14 14 
2000         38 38 
2001         ... ... 
2002         ... ... 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
EL SALVADOR  
1995         ... ... 
1996         ... ... 
1997         ... ... 
1998         ... ... 
1999         ... ... 
2000 33        ... 33 
2001 84        ... 84 
2002     100    ... 100 
2003     77    ... 77 
2004     76    ... 76 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  
1995   75 73    ... 79 76 
1996   75 75    51 72 73 
1997   76 61    100 71 71 
1998   72 70    100 65 69 
1999   69 80    100 66 70 
2000   71 63    85 58 63 
2001   68 47    73 58 57 
2002   65 50    76 69 62 
2003   ... ...    ... 59 59 
2004   ... ...    ... ... ... 
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  
2003         100 100 
2004         ... ... 
GUATEMALA  
1995         69 69 
1996  66       68 67 
1997  87       58 66 
1998  83       84 84 
1999  88       100 91 
2000  80       67 75 
2001  67       100 75 
2002  100       100 100 
2003  58       100 90 
2004  ...       ... ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
HUNGARY  
1995  55       ... 55 
1996  52       0 52 
1997  45       66 47 
1998  45       23 43 
1999  44       10 41 
2000  48       2 45 
2001  50       62 53 
2002  53       22 44 
2003  50       14 35 
2004  ...       ... ... 
ICELAND  
1995         65 65 
1996         67 67 
1997         70 70 
1998         71 71 
1999         71 71 
2000         73 73 
2001         73 73 
2002         74 74 
2003         72 72 
2004         73 73 
INDIA  
2000         ... ... 
2001         ... ... 
2002         ... ... 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
INDONESIA  
1995 100    100
1996 100    100
1997 100    100
1998 100   100 100
1999 100   100 100
2000 100   100 100
2001 ...   ... ...
2002 ..   ... ...
2003 ...   ... ...
2004 ...   ... ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
ISRAEL  
1995 100   85 86
1996 100   76 78
1997 100   88 89
1998 100   87 88
1999 100   91 91
2000 100   88 89
2001 100   85 86
2002 100   91 92
2003 100   91 92
2004 100   91 92
JAPAN  
1995   69  ... 69
1996   72  ... 72
1997   70  ... 70
1998   67  ... 67
1999   70  ... 70
2000   69  ... 69
2001 20  11 92 98  55 69
2002 20  11 89 99  46 65
2003 11  12 90 99  48 65
2004 5  13 91 99  48 66
REPUBLIC OF KOREA  
1995    100     78 78 
1996    100     76 76 
1997    100     76 76 
1998    95     69 70 
1999    100     68 69 
2000    84     69 69 
2001    ...     ... ... 
2002    ...     ... ... 
2003    ...     ... ... 
2004    ...     ... ... 
LATVIA  
1999    0 0
2000    25 25
2001    0 0
2002    0 0
2003    0 0
2004    ... ...
LITHUANIA  
2001    ... ...
2002   ...   ...
2003   ...   ...
2004   ...   ...TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
MALAYSIA  
1995    28 28
1996    54 54
1997    50 50
1998    48 48
1999    ... ...
2000    ... ...
2001    ... ...
2002    ... ...
2003    ... ...
2004    ... ...
MEXICO  
1995    80 80
1996    100 100
1997    100 100
1998    100 100
1999    100 100
2000    ... ...
2001    ... ...
2002    ... ...
2003    ... ...
2004    ... ...
MOROCCO  
1995    81 81
1996    88 88
1997    75 75
1998    85 85
1999    76 76
2000    75 75
2001    74 74
2002    70 70
2003    ... ...
2004    ... ...
NEW ZEALAND  
1995    62 62
1996    40 40
1997    33 33
1998    27 27
1999    50 50
2000    57 57
2001    68 68
2002    55 55
2003    77 77
2004    ... ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
NICARAGUA  
1995         ... ... 
1996         ... ... 
1997         ... ... 
1998         ... ... 
1999         ... ... 
2000         ... ... 
2001         100 100 
2002         90 90 
2003         99 99 
2004         95 95 
NORWAY  
1995  6       71 68 
1996  16       66 64 
1997  15       65 62 
1998  44       66 65 
1999  30       65 63 
2000  28       64 63 
2001  26       59 37 
2002  ...       ... ... 
2003  ...       ... ... 
2004  ...       ... ... 
PANAMA  
1997         89 89 
1998         ... ... 
1999         34 34 
2000         36 36 
2001         29 29 
2002         48 48 
2003         55 55 
2004         58 58 
PHILIPPINES  
1995         54 54 
1996         58 58 
1997         45 45 
1998         50 50 
1999         71 71 
2000         63 63 
2001         61 61 
2002         69 69 
2003         59 59 
2004         ... ... TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
POLAND  
1995  47       ... 47 
1996  52       ... 52 
1997  57       ... 57 
1998  41       ... 41 
1999  32       50 34 
2000  42       35 41 
2001  24       5 22 
2002  17       0 15 
2003  12       13 13 
2004  ...       ... ... 
ROMANIA  
1995  48       ... 48 
1996  48       ... 48 
1997  11       1 6 
1998  0       2 1 
1999  0       0 0 
2000  0       0 0 
2001  0       0 0 
2002  0       ... 0 
2003         ... ... 
2004         ... ... 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
1995         37 37 
1996         47 47 
1997         46 46 
1998         43 43 
1999         43 43 
2000         27 27 
2001         33 33 
2002         33 33 
2003         36 36 
2004         26 26 
SLOVENIA  
1995    68     ... 68 
1996    24     45 29 
1997    16     68 26 
1998    33     61 40 
1999    10      10 
2000    26     65 38 
2001    45      45 
2002         38 38 
2003         44 44 
2004         3 3  TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
SOUTH AFRICA  
1995 100   3     76 75 
1996 100   0     63 62 
1997 100   0     76 75 
1998 100   0     71 71 
1999 100   4     69 69 
2000 100   2     74 73 
2001 100   46     67 62 
2002 100   44     70 65 
2003 100   55     78 73 
2004 100   61     75 73 
SWITZERLAND  
1995 94 100       89 92 
1996 89 100       93 92 
1997 88 71       96 89 
1998 89 82       94 90 
1999 94 75   100    88 89 
2000 95 73   100    91 91 
2001 95 40   100    83 85 
2002 98 69   92    87 88 
2003 97 55   93    89 89 
2004 ...    ...    ... ... 
CHINESE TAIPEI  
2002         66 66 
2003         62 62 
2004         51 51 
THAILAND  
1995    51     36 40 
1996    48     42 43 
1997    38     47 45 
1998    11     51 44 
1999    17     46 41 
2000    14     46 40 
2001    12     39 34 
2002    33     42 40 
2003    38     32 33 
2004    61     36 39 TN/AG/S/22 
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   d l x h dl dh lx xh o ALL 
TUNISIA  
1995         ... ... 
1996         57 57 
1997         59 59 
1998         46 46 
1999         58 58 
2000         44 44 
2001         49 49 
2002         54 54 
2003         36 36 
2004         68 68 
UNITED STATES  
1995   100 0     45 45 
1996   89 90     50 53 
1997   76 100     53 55 
1998   74 98     65 66 
1999   ... 99     73 73 
2000   71 100     64 65 
2001   78 96     67 68 
2002   78 100     65 66 
2003   83 100     62 64 
2004   ... ...     ... ... 
TOTAL  
1995 87 50 76 66    100 67 66 
1996 85 51 77 58    67 63 63 
1997 83 45 76 51    100 62 61 
1998 79 47 72 55    100 64 63 
1999 81 43 69 50 100   100 62 61 
2000 78 47 71 56 100   89 62 62 
2001 76 41 66 56 100 98 100 78 59 58 
2002 76 42 64 59 95 99 100 80 60 59 
2003 73 44 59 65 88 99 100  54 55 
2004 68 77 13 71 76 99 100  58 60 
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  ATTACHMENT 
 
LISTING OF TARIFF QUOTAS, THEIR RESPECTIVE 
ADMINISTRATION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED FILL RATES  
 
In the attached information, the tariff quotas are presented by Member in alphabetical order as they 
appear in the official list of WTO Members.  
 
 
TQID  COLUMN 1:  indicates the number of the tariff quota for each 
Member in the same order as in the relevant schedules.  This number can be used to see the different number of tariff quotas for each 
Member.  The seven-character code is comprised of the three-letter 
WTO Member code, followed by "Q" for "quota", followed by the 
three-digit number representing the ta riff quota's place in the relevant 
Schedule; 
 
 REG COLUMNS 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20:  a code indicating 
the principal administration met hod in the implementation years, 
1995-2004 respectively (for the code descriptions see Table 1  of this 
paper). 
  ADC COLUMNS 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21:  a code indicating 
any additional condition in the im plementation years, respectively 
(for the code descriptions see Table 2  of this paper). 
 
 FILL RATES COLUMNS 22 to 31:  Tariff quota fill rates (in per cent) are listed 
these columns for each of the implementation years, 1995-2004. In 
order to put the calculation of tariff quota fill rates (measured 
throughout in per cent) on an equal footing between Members, the 
fill rates are adjusted for cases where notified imports are greater 
than tariff quota quantities by setting a maximum of 100% tariff 
quota fill.  It is this fill measure which is used throughout this paper. 
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