WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/116 
10 December 2008 
 
 (08-6086) 
General Council 
18-19 December 2008 Original:   English 
 
 
 
TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION 
OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
 
Information Required in Anne x 1A of the Protocol (2008)  
 
Communication from the People's Republic of China 
 
  The following communication, dated 9 December 2008, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of China. 
 
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I. ECONOMIC DATA 
(a) Most recently available import and export statis tics by value and volume, by supplier country 
at the HS 8-digit level 
The most recently available import and expor t statistics are for year 2007 and have been 
provided to the WTO integrated database. 
(b) Current account data on services, by source and destination in line with the statistical 
requirements of the IMF 
 
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS FOR CHINA (2007) 
Services Part of the Current Account 
Table I:    Unit: thousand of USD 
ITEM Balance Credit Debit 
I. Current Account 371,832,620 1,467,881,998 1,096,049,377 
 A. Goods and Services 307,476,604 1,342,205,962 1,034,729,358 
 a. Goods 315,381,397 1,219,999,629 904,618,232 
 b. Services -7,904,793 122,206,333 130,111,126 
 1. Transportation -11,946,918 31,323,823 43,270,740 
 2. Travel 7,446,953 37,233,000 29,786,047 
 3. Communication Services 92,886 1,174,551 1,081,665 
 4. Construction Services 2,467,280 5,377,097 2,909,817 
 5. Insurance Services -9,760,431 903,696 10,664,127 
 6. Financial Services -326,437 230,486 556,924 WT/GC/116 
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  ITEM Balance Credit Debit 
 7. Computer and Information Services 2,136,680 4,344,752 2,208,072 
 8. Royalties and License Fees -7,849,433 342,634 8,192,067 
 9. Consultation  724,182 11,580,552 10,856,370 
 10. Advertising and Public Opinion 
 Polling 575,347 1,912,265 1,336,918 
 11. Audio-visual and Related Services 162,569 316,285 153,716 
 12. Other Business Services 8,676,788 26,914,852 18,238,064 
 13. Government Services, n.i.e -304,260 552,339 856,599 
 B. Income 25,688,492 83,030,308 57,341,816 
 1. Compensation of Employees 4,340,072 6,833,130 2,493,058 
 2. Investment Income 21,348,421 76,197,179 54,848,758 
 C. Current Transfers 38,667,524 42,645,727 3,978,204 
 1. General Government -165,960 34,947 200,907 
 2. Other Sectors 38,833,484 42,610,780 3,777,297 
 Source : State Administration of Foreign Exchange. 
 
(c) Capital account data for inward- and outward-real ized foreign direct investment by source 
and destination in line with the statistical requirements of the IMF 
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS FOR CHINA (2007) 
Capital and Financial Account 
Table II:   Unit: thousand of USD 
ITEM Balance Credit Debit 
II. Capital and Financial Account  73,509,250 921,960,702 848,451,452 
 A. Capital Account 3,099,075 3,314,699 215,624 
 B. Financial Account 70,410,175 918,646,003 848,235,828 
 1. Direct Investment 121,418,332 151,553,693 30,135,361 
 1.1 Abroad -16,994,854 1,929,982 18,924,836 
 1.2 In Reporting Country  138,413,185 149,623,710 11,210,525 
 2. Portfolio Investment 18,671,987 63,969,241 45,297,254 
 2.1 Assets -2,324,017 42,643,237 44,967,254 
 2.2 Liabilities 20,996,004 21,326,004 330,000 
 3. Other Investment -69,680,144 703,123,069 772,803,213 
 3.1 Assets -151,485,862 29,879,034 181,364,896 
 3.1.1 Trade Credits -23,800,000 0 23,800,000 
 3.1.2 Loans -20,805,513 294,330 21,099,842 
 3.1.3 Currency and Deposits -2,381,759 15,994,859 18,376,618 
 3.1.4 Other -104,498,590 13,589,846 118,088,436 
 3.2 Liabilities 81,805,718 673,244,035 591,438,317 
 3.2.1 Trade Credits 29,100,000 29,100,000 0 
 3.2.2 Loans 17,296,028 548,960,080 531,664,053 
 3.2.3 Currency and Deposits 34,316,941 91,634,184 57,317,243 
 3.2.4 Other 1,092,750 3,549,771 2,457,021  WT/GC/116 
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  ITEM Balance Credit Debit 
III. Reserves  -461,744,102 239,766 461,983,869 
 4.1 Monetary Gold 0 0 0 
 4.2 Special Drawing Rights  -78,869 0 78,869 
 4.3 Reserve Position in the Fund 239,766 239,766 0 
 4.4 Foreign Exchange -461,905,000 0 461,905,000 
 4.5 Other Claims 0 0 0 
IV. Net Errors and Omissions  16,402,232 16,402,232 0 
 Source : State Administration of Foreign Exchange. 
 
LEADING SOURCES OF FDI TO CHINA (BY REGION) 
January to October 2008 
Table III:     Value: ten thousands USD 
Projects Contractual FDI Actual Paid-In FDI Country/Region Number Share % Value Share % Value Share % 
Total 22736 46.65 16715802 61.92 8109584 44.70 
Hong Kong, China 10606 3.63 10349647 3.76 3625183 18.19 
The British Virgin  826 2.80 629152 2.88 1474810 4.50 
Singapore  637 5.21 481779 3.47 364932 3.87 
Japan 1184 8.36 580816 3.55 313640 3.34 
Korea 1900 0.82 594094 2.22 271096 3.31 
Cayman Islands  187 1.31 370673 0.94 268433 2.99 
Samoa 297 6.58 157689 3.40 242077 2.92 
The U.S. 1497 8.20 568007 4.29 236884 1.95 
Chinese Taipei 1865 0.53 717519 1.45 158161 1.62 
Mauritius  120 0.19 241568 0.90 131695 1.47 
Barbados 44 1.43 150372 0.57 119017 1.01 
Germany 326 0.52 95032 0.50 81938 0.95 
The Netherlands 119 1.31 83483 0.67 77004 0.85 
The U.K. 298 1.52 112263 0.56 69196 0.63 
Macao, China 345 10.93 93828 8.91 51264 7.70 
Others 2485 46.65 1489880 61.92 624254 44.70 
 Source : Ministry of Commerce. 
 
(d) The value of tariff revenues, non-tariff taxes, a nd other border charges levied exclusively on 
imports by product or at the highest level of detail possible, but at least by HS heading 
(4-digit) at the beginning of the review mechanism 
 See Appendix 1 (page 7) 
 
(e) The value of export duties/taxes by product  
 See Appendix 2 (page 10) 
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  (f) The volume of trade subject to tariff exemptions  by product or at the highest level of detail 
possible, but at least by HS heading (4-digit)  at the beginning of the review mechanism 
 See Appendix 3 (page11) 
 
(g) The value of commissions, mark ups and other fees charged on imports subject to state 
trading or designated trading imposed through government regulation or guidance, if any 
 None 
 
(h) The shares of imports and exports accounted fo r by the trading activities of state-owned 
enterprises  
SHARES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF  STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES (2007) 
Table IV:      Unit: thousand US D
Item Value of Imports and Exports 
of State-Owned Enterprises Shares of Imports and Exports of State-Owned 
Enterprises (%) 
Import 250,102,041 31.83 
Export 172,070,395 18.35 
Total 422,172,436 24.50 
Source : General Administration of Customs. 
 
(i) Annual economic development pr ogrammes, China's five-year programmes and any industrial 
or sectoral programmes or policies (including programmes relating to investment, export, 
import, productions, pricing or other targets, if  any) promulgated by central and sub-central 
government entities  
 Report on the Implementation of the 2007 Plan for National Economic and Social 
Development and the Draft of the 2008 Plan for Na tional Economic and Social  Development can be 
found at http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-03/20/content_7827036.htm  
 
(j) Annual receipts under the Value-Added Tax (VAT ), with separate information for imports 
and domestic products as well as information on VAT rebates 
 
VAT REVENUES (2007) 
Table V:   Unit: million RMB 
VAT Revenues VAT Re bates on Exports 
 Year 
Total VAT Revenues VAT on Domest ic Products VAT on Imports  
2007 2,159,543.20 1,561,003.37 598,539.83 364,889.36 
Source : State Administration of Taxation.  
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  II. FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING AND ENFORCING POLICIES 
1. Structure and Powers of the Government/Authority of Sub-Central 
Governments/Uniform Administration (to be notified to the General Council) 
(a) Revision or enactment of domestic laws, regula tions and other measures  related to China's 
commitments under the WTO Agreement and Prot ocol, including those of local governments 
at the sub-national level, that have been prom ulgated since accession or the previous meeting 
of the relevant body under the Transitional Review Mechanism   
Since last transitional review, China has enacted or revised the following laws and 
administrative regulations which may be related to its WTO commitments: 
 
1. Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of th e People's Republic of China (revised)  
(Revised and put into effect as of 29 December 2007) 
2. Regulations on the Implementation of the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic 
of China (Promulgated on 6 December 2007 and put into effect as of 1 January 2008) 
3. Regulations on the Risk Disposal of Securities Companies (Promulgated on 
23 April 2008 and became effective on 23 April 2008)  
4. Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Securities Companies  
(Promulgated on 23 April 2008 and became effective as of 1 June 2008) 
5. Regulations Governing Commercial Performances (revised) (Promulgated on 
7 July 2005, revised and put into effect on 22 July 2008) 
6. Regulations on Contracting Foreign Projects  (Promulgated on 21 July 2008 and put 
into effect as of 1 September 2008) 
7. Provisions of the State Council on the Stand ard for Declaration of Concentration of 
the Business Operators (Promulgated on 3 August 2008 and put into effect as of 
3 August 2008) 
8. Regulations on Management of Foreign Exchanges (revised)  (Promulgated on 
29 January 1996, revised on and put into effect as of 5 August 2008) 
9. Provisions on Administration of Foreign- Funded Telecommunications Enterprises 
(revised)  (Promulgated on 11 December 2001, revised on and put into effect as of 
10 September 2008) 
10. Provisional Regulations on Value-added Tax of the People's Republic of China 
(revised)  (Promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised on 10 November 2008 and to be put 
into effect as of 1 January 2009) 
11. Provisional Regulations on Business Tax of the People's Republic of China (revised)  
(Promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised on 10 November 2008 and to be put into effect as of 1 January 2009) 
12. Provisional Regulations on Consumption Tax of the People's Republic of China 
(revised)  (Promulgated on 13 December 1993, revised on 10 November 2008 and to be put 
into effect as of January 2009) WT/GC/116 
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  (b) Establishment and operation (upon accession) of  the mechanism pursuant to Section 2(A), 
paragraph 4 of the Protocol under which individuals and enterprises can bring cases of non-uniform application of the trade regime to the attention of national authorities  
Pursuant to Legislation Law of the People’s Republic of China , Regulations on Procedures 
for the Formulation of Rules , and the Regulations on Record-keeping of Regulations and Rules , state 
administrations, social groups, enterprises and indivi duals who believe that pr ovisions in regulations, 
departmental rules and administrative measures are in consistent with the ones contained in those at an 
upper level, can put forward review suggestions in written form to the Legislative Affairs Office of 
the State Council. State administrations, social gr oups, enterprises and individuals who believe that 
any local regulations and rules issued by compara tively larger cities are inconsistent with laws, 
administrative regulations or provisions contained in  regulations and rules at an upper level, can put 
forward review suggestions in written form to  people’s governments of provinces and autonomous 
regions. 
 
From 1 November 2007 to 31 October 2008, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State 
Council received 67 pieces of review suggestions in written form, including 2 pieces from state administrations, 8 pieces from social groups an d enterprises, and the remaining 57 pieces from 
individuals. The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council has dealt with these suggestions 
according to relevant laws and regulations.  WT/GC/116 
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  APPENDIX 1 
 
 
Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import tariff and VAT 
unit: ten thousand RMB 
Chapter01 Live animals 737 
Chapter02 Meat and edible meat offal 264,791 
Chapter03 Fish and other aquatic invertebrates 66,202 
Chapter04 Dairy produce; bird's eggs; natural honey; edible 
products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included  106,265 
Chapter05 Products of animal or igin, not elsewhere specified or 
included 10,020 
Chapter06 Live trees and other plan ts; bulbs, roots and the like; cut 
flowers and ornamental foliage 2,774 
Chapter07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 39,701 
Chapter08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 91,609 
Chapter09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 10,594 
Chapter10 Cereals 39,796 
Chapter11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; 
wheat gluten 20,766 
Chapter12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, 
seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 1,470,703 
Chapter13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetables saps and extracts 13,068 
Chapter14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included 6,967 
Chapter15 Animal or vegetable fa ts and oils and their cleavage 
products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 1,152,676 
Chapter16 Preparations of meat, of fish or other aquatic 
invertebrates 2,042 
Chapter17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 68,202 
Chapter18 Cocoa and coco a preparations 26,544 
Chapter19 Preparations of cereals,  flour, starch or milk; pastry 
cook's products 78,585 
Chapter20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit or other parts of plants 42,763 
Chapter21 Miscellaneous edib le preparations 67,338 
Chapter22 Beverage, spirits and vinegar 255,967 
Chapter23 Residues and waste from the food indust ries; prepared 
fodder 44,914 
Chapter24 Tobacco and manufactur ed tobacco substitutes 102,153 
Chapter25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; lime and cement 297,853 
Chapter26 Ores, slag and ash 4,555,571 
Chapter27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products; bituminous 
substances 12,624,810 
Chapter28 Inorganic chemicals; compounds of precious metals 474,133 
Chapter29 Organic ch emicals 3,294,738 
Chapter30 Pharmaceutical products 478,652 
Chapter31 Fertilizers 22,921 
Chapter32 Tan; colouring matter; dope; putty and inks 288,879 
Chapter33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or 
toilet preparations 156,339 
Chapter34 Washing preparations, lu bricating prepara tions, artificial 
waxes and modelling paste 252,552 
Chapter35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; 
enzymes 100,722 
Chapter36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric 
alloys; certain combustible preparations 2,260 WT/GC/116 
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  Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import tariff and VAT 
unit: ten thousand RMB 
Chapter37 Photographic or cinematographic products 101,479 
Chapter38 Miscellaneous chemical products 693,118 
Chapter39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,882,756 
Chapter40 Rubber and articles thereof 715,850 
Chapter41 Raw hides and skins(other than fur skins) and leather 191,435 
Chapter42 Articles of leather,  travel handbags and similar 
containers, articles of animal gut 72,531 
Chapter43 Fur skins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 9,039 
Chapter44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 381,817 
Chapter45 Cork and articles of cork 3,916 
Chapter46 Plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 433 
Chapter47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; 
recovered paper or paperboard 868,967 
Chapter48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or 
of paperboard 272,309 
Chapter49 Presswork; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 37,520 
Chapter50 Silk 1,547 
Chapter51 Wool and other animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven 
fabric 111,872 
Chapter52 Cotton 246,803 
Chapter53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven 
fabrics of paper yarn 23,731 
Chapter54 Man-made filaments 107,852 
Chapter55 Man-made staple fibres 108,979 
Chapter56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens, products of twine and 
cordage 37,878 
Chapter57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 11,044 
Chapter58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; embroidery 11,669 
Chapter59 Impregnated, coated covered or laminated textile fabrics 55,976 
Chapter60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 25,864 
Chapter61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or 
crocheted 71,145 
Chapter62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted 
or crocheted 116,292 
Chapter63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and 
worn textile articles; rags 24,741 
Chapter64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 129,583 
Chapter65 Headgear and parts thereof 2,114 
Chapter66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, whips, 
riding-whips and parts thereof 302 
Chapter67 Prepared feathers and ar ticles made of feathers; artificial 
flowers; articles of human hair 549 
Chapter68 Articles of mineral materials 72,526 
Chapter69 Ceramic products 44,275 
Chapter70 Glass and glassware 155,995 
Chapter71 Jewels, precious metal and articles thereof, imitation 
jewellery and coin 132,997 
Chapter72 Iron and steel 1,359,832 
Chapter73 Articles of iron of steel 782,124 
Chapter74 Copper and articles thereof 1,167,406 
Chapter75 Nickel and articles thereof 365,304 
Chapter76 Aluminium and ar ticles thereof 332,817 
Chapter78 Lead and articles thereof 8,653 
Chapter79 Zinc and articles thereof 27,811  WT/GC/116 
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  Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import tariff and VAT 
unit: ten thousand RMB 
Chapter80 Tin and articles thereof 11,700 
Chapter81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 88,126 
Chapter82 Tools, cutlery, tableware and parts of base metal 220,876 
Chapter83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 111,563 
Chapter84 Nuclear react ors, boilers, machin ery appliances and 
parts thereof 6,125,123 
Chapter85 Electrical machiner y and equipment and audio and 
video equipment and parts thereof 5,952,582 
Chapter86 Railway vehicles; railway fixtures; signalling equipment 52,857 
Chapter87 Vehicles other than railway, and parts and accessories 
thereof 6,246,731 
Chapter88 Aircraft, spacecraft  and parts thereof 188,713 
Chapter89 Ships, boats and floating structures 88,097 
Chapter90 Optical, photographic or medical instruments and 
apparatus; parts and accessories thereof 1,817,973 
Chapter91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 250,574 
Chapter92 Musical instruments; part s and accessories thereof 12,873 
Chapter93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof 217 
Chapter94 Furniture; bedding; lamps and lanterns; prefabricated 
buildings 107,477 
Chapter95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories 
thereof 30,090 
Chapter96 Miscellaneous manu factured articles 49,265 
Chapter97 Works of art, collect ors, pieces and antiques 2,254 
Chapter98 Special goods and unclassified products 824 
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  APPENDIX 2 
 
 
Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Export tariff  
unit: ten thousand RMB 
Chapter03 Fish and other aquatic invertebrates 47 
Chapter05 Products of animal or igin, not elsewhere specified or 
included 13 
Chapter10 Cereals 14,064 
Chapter11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; 
wheat gluten 9,442 
Chapter12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds 
and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 8,322 
Chapter25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; lime and cement 71,042 
Chapter26 Ores, slag and ash 52,305 
Chapter27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products; bituminous 
substances 569,682 
Chapter28 Inorganic chemicals; compounds of precious metals 239,927 
Chapter31 Fertilizers 336,534 
Chapter44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 11,909 
Chapter47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; 
recovered paper or paperboard 136 
Chapter72 Iron and steel 1,150,535 
Chapter73 Articles of iron of steel 54,740 
Chapter74 Copper and articles thereof 881 
Chapter75 Nickel and articles thereof 195 
Chapter76 Aluminium and articles thereof 3,514 
Chapter78 Lead and articles thereof 4,618 
Chapter80 Tin and articles thereof 130 
Chapter81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 135,135 
Chapter98 Special goods and unclassified products 67 
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  APPENDIX 3 
 
 
Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import Value 
unit: ten thousands USD 
Chapter01 Live animals 1,188 
Chapter03 Fish and other aquatic invertebrates 22,406 
Chapter04 Dairy produce; bird's eggs; natural honey; edible products of 
animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included  4 
Chapter05 Products of animal origin, no t elsewhere specified or included 759 
Chapter06 Live trees and other plan ts; bulbs, roots and the like; cut 
flowers and ornamental foliage 1,734 
Chapter07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 139 
Chapter08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons 306 
Chapter09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 31 
Chapter10 Cereals 539 
Chapter11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat 
gluten 2,412 
Chapter12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds 
and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder 2,409 
Chapter13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetables saps and extracts 33 
Chapter14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere 
specified or included 446 
Chapter15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; 
prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes 2,072 
Chapter16 Preparations of meat, of fish or other aquatic invertebrates 6,167 
Chapter17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 253 
Chapter18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 2 
Chapter19 Preparations of cereals, fl our, starch or milk; pastry cook's 
products 43 
Chapter20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit or other parts of plants 34 
Chapter21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 53 
Chapter22 Beverage, spirits and vinegar 66 
Chapter23 Residues and waste from the food  industries; prepared fodder 107,251 
Chapter25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; lime and cement 1,664 
Chapter26 Ores, slag and ash 69,148 
Chapter27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products; bituminous 
substances 379,454 
Chapter28 Inorganic chemicals; compounds of precious metals 3,062 
Chapter29 Organic chemicals 43,972 
Chapter30 Pharmaceutical  products 13,142 
Chapter31 Fertilizers 181,913 
Chapter32 Tan; colouring matter; dope; putty and inks 397 
Chapter33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 
preparations 246 
Chapter34 Washing preparations, lubri cating preparations, artificial waxes 
and modelling paste 80 
Chapter35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes 226 
Chapter37 Photographic or cinematographic products 1,383 
Chapter38 Miscellaneous chemical products 11,923 
Chapter39 Plastics and articles thereof 11,163 
Chapter40 Rubber and articles thereof 23,779 
Chapter41 Raw hides and skins(other than fur skins) and leather 7,410 
Chapter42 Articles of leather, trav el handbags and similar containers, 
articles of animal gut 176 
Chapter43 Fur skins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof 6 WT/GC/116 
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  Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import Value 
unit: ten thousands USD 
Chapter44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal 192,664 
Chapter45 Cork and articles of cork 51 
Chapter46 Plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork 9 
Chapter47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered 
paper or paperboard 1 
Chapter48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of 
paperboard 1,979 
Chapter49 Presswork; manuscripts, typescripts and plans 242 
Chapter50 Silk 124 
Chapter51 Wool and other animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric 1,922 
Chapter52 Cotton 15 
Chapter53 Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of 
paper yarn 597 
Chapter54 Man-made filaments 63 
Chapter55 Man-made staple fibres 10 
Chapter56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens, products of twine and cordage 120 
Chapter57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 78 
Chapter58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; embroidery 38 
Chapter59 Impregnated, coated covere d or laminated textile fabrics 237 
Chapter60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 32 
Chapter61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or 
crocheted 169 
Chapter62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or 
crocheted 103 
Chapter63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn 
textile articles; rags 1,180 
Chapter64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles 40 
Chapter65 Headgear and parts thereof 3 
Chapter66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, whips, riding-whips 
and parts thereof 2 
Chapter67 Prepared feathers and ar ticles made of feathers; artificial 
flowers; articles of human hair 57 
Chapter68 Articles of mineral materials 1,062 
Chapter69 Ceramic products 592 
Chapter70 Glass and glassware 11,541 
Chapter71 Jewels, precious metal and articles thereof, imitation jewellery 
and coin 38,584 
Chapter72 Iron and steel 2,533 
Chapter73 Articles of iron of steel 17,166 
Chapter74 Copper and articles thereof 4,351 
Chapter75 Nickel and articles thereof 203 
Chapter76 Aluminium and articles thereof 2,743 
Chapter78 Lead and articles thereof 32 
Chapter79 Zinc and articles thereof 0 
Chapter80 Tin and articles thereof 82 
Chapter81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof 1,901 
Chapter82 Tools, cutlery, tableware and parts of base metal 6,464 
Chapter83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 694 
Chapter84 Nuclear reactors, boilers , machinery appliances and parts 
thereof 2,494,636 
Chapter85 Electrical machinery and equipment and audio and video 
equipment and parts thereof 305,542 
Chapter86 Railway vehicles; railway fixtures; signalling equipment 15,077 
Chapter87 Vehicles other than railway, and parts and accessories thereof 12,798  WT/GC/116 
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  Heading Jan.-Aug. 2008 Import Value 
unit: ten thousands USD 
Chapter88 Aircraft, spacecraft  and parts thereof 442,404 
Chapter89 Ships, boats and floating structures 77,505 
Chapter90 Optical, photographic or medical instruments and apparatus; 
parts and accessories thereof 428,336 
Chapter91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 161 
Chapter92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof 268 
Chapter94 Furniture; bedding; lamps and lanterns; prefabricated buildings 1,232 
Chapter95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof 160 
Chapter96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 73 
Chapter97 Works of art, coll ectors, pieces an d antiques 937 
Chapter98 Special goods and unclassified products 234 
 
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