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Table AI.1  
Structure of exports (including re-exports), 2000-06  
(US$ million and per cent)  
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 10,852.3 11,036.6 11, 127.3 11,364.5 14,061. 4 20,370.0 19,821.0 
                
  (per cent)  
                
Total primary products 87.1 87.5 84.2 85.4 86.9 88.9 97.2 
   Agriculture 3.7 6.2 6.4 5.0 3.6 2.5 2.0 
      Food 3.7 6.2 6.3 5.0 3.6 2.5 2.0 
         0222  Milk concentrated or sweetened 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.6 
         0342  Fish, frozen (excluding fillets and minced 
 fish) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 
         4216  Maize(corn) oil, fractions 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 
         0341  Fish, fresh, chilled, whole 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 
         0461  Flour of wheat or of meslin 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
         0484  Bread, baked goods 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
      Agricultural raw material 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
   Mining 83.4 81.3 77.9 80.4 83.3 86.4 95.2 
      Ores and other minerals 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 
         2882  Other non-ferrous base metal waste and 
 scrap, n.e.s. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 
         6842  Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 
         6821  Copper anodes; alloys; unwrought 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Fuels 82.5 80.5 77.2 79.6 82.5 85.7 94.7 
         3330  Crude oils of petroleum and bituminous 
 minerals 80.4 69.2 66.7 68.3 64.6 64.7 73.9 
         3431  Natural gas, liquefied 0.0 10.6 10.2 11.0 10.0 19.6 19.3 
Manufactures 12.4 12.1 15.1 13.8 12.3 5.6 2.8 
   Iron and steel 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 
         6793  Other tubes and pipes, diameter > 406.4 mm, 
 of iron and steel 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 
         6794  Other tubes, pipes, and hollow profiles, 
 iron/steel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
   Chemicals 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.6 
         5829  Other plates, sheets, film, strip, of other 
 plastics 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
         5542  Surface-active agents (e xcl. soap) 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0. 2 0.1 0.1 
   Other semi-manufactures 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.6 
         6612  Portland cement and similar hydraulic 
 cements 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 
         6613  Building stone, worked, and articles 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 
         6624  Non-refractory brick, tiles, pipes, etc. 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 
   Machinery and transport equipment 8.3 7.7 9.9 8.2 7.9 1.7 0.4 
      Power generating machines 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 
      Other non-electrical machinery 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Office machines and telecommunication equipment 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 
      Other electrical machines 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 
         7731  Insulated wire, cable etc.; optical fibre cables 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 
      Automotive products 5.6 5.2 7.1 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 
      Other transport equipment 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 
   Textiles 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.8 0. 3 0.1 0.0 
   Clothing 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 
         8451  Babies garments and clothing accessories 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 
   Other consumer goods 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 
Other 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.9 0.7 5.4 0.0 
   Gold 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. 
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Table AI.2 
Structure of imports, 2000-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 5,039.2 5,798.0 6, 005.1 6,572.2 8,618. 4 8,827.4 10,897.8 
                
  (per cent) 
                
Total primary products 27.6 28.2 26.7 26.2 20.8 20.7 19.7 
   Agriculture 23.0 22.9 21.6 18.1 14.1 12.5 11.3 
      Food 22.3 22.2 21.0 17.5 13.6 12.0 10.7 
         0222 Milk concentrated or sweetened 1.4 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.5 1.2 
      Agricultural raw material 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 
   Mining 4.6 5.3 5.1 8.1 6.7 8.2 8.4 
      Ores and other minerals 2.1 1.7 1.9 3.8 2.6 2.0 2.3 
         2831  Copper ores and concentrates 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.9 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.8 
         6824  Copper wire 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.5 
      Fuels 1.6 2.8 2.2 3.3 2.5 4.2 3.3 
Manufactures 68.7 67.7 68.5 70.6 76.1 77.0 78.4 
   Iron and steel 2.7 4.5 4.1 4.7 6.6 6.1 7.5 
         6791  Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, seamless, 
 iron/steel 0.8 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.9 
         6794  Other tubes, pipes, and hollow profiles, 
  iron/steel 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.0 
   Chemicals 6.4 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.2 8.2 6.6 
   Other semi-manufactures 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.3 8.1 7.5 7.9 
         6911  Iron or steel structures, tubes and the like, for 
  use in structures 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.8 1.1 
   Machinery and transport equipment 43.3 39.6 41.8 43.0 47.2 48.2 49.8 
      Power generating machines 1.4 0.7 3.3 1.3 3.0 2.6 2.4 
         7149  Parts of engines and motors of 714.41 and 
  714.8 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.7 2.5 1.3 1.1 
      Other non-electrical machinery 10.4 10.8 9.7 11.2 14.4 10.3 14.0 
         7239  Parts n.e.s., of  machinery of 723 and 744.3 4.4 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 4.1 
         7417  Gas generators/heat exchange units/air/gas 
  liquefiers 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 1.0 
         7415  Air conditioning machines, and parts 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 
         7443  Derrick, cranes, mobile lifting fames, etc. 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Office machines and telecommunication equipment 3.5 4.8 5.1 4.3 4.8 4.6 3.1 
         7599  Parts and accessories of 751.1, 751.2, 751.9 
  and 752 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 
         7649  Parts and accessories for apparatus of 
  division 76 0.8 1.9 2.3 1.0 1.9 1.7 0.7 
      Other electrical machines 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.6 2.9 3.5 3.5 
         7731  Insulated wire, cable etc.;  optical fibre 
  cables 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.7 
      Automotive products 22.0 17.8 17.0 19.5 20.2 23.3 25.0 
         7812  Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, 
  n.e.s. 13.1 10.6 10.1 12.1 13.4 15.4 16.6 
         7821  Goods vehicles 3.0 2.9 2.5 3.2 3.1 3.0 4.0 
         7843  Other motor vehicle parts and accessories of 
  722, 781 to 783 4.6 2.6 3.2 2.7 2.6 3.5 2.7 
         7831  Public-transport type passenger motor 
  vehicles 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.8 
      Other transport equipment 2.8 2.4 2.9 3.2 2.0 3.9 1.8 
   Textiles 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.4 1. 5 1.2 1.0 
   Clothing 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.7 
   Other consumer goods 5.2 6.3 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.0 
         8973  Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals 
  (except watches) 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 
Other 3.7 4.2 4.8 3.2 3.2 2.3 1.9 
         9310  Special transactions and commodities not 
  classified by type 2.5 3.1 4.0 2.6 2.7 1.8 1.6 
   Gold 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. Oman WT/TPR/S/201 
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Table AI.3 
Destination of exports (including re-exports), 2000-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 10, 852.3 11,036.6 11,127. 3 11,364.5 14,061.4 20,370.0 19,821.0 
                
  (per cent)  
                
  America 1.0 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.6 
    United States 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.5 
    Other America 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
                
  Europe 1.3 2.5 3.4 2.1 2.6 2.5 1.2 
    EC(25) 1.3 2.4 3.4 2.0 2.5 2.5 1.2 
      Spain 0.0 1.2 1.6 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.8 
      France 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
      Portugal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
    EFTA 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
    Other Europe 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
                
  Commonwealth of Independent States  (CIS) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 
                
  Africa 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.4 
      Somalia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      United Republic of Tanzania 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 
                
  Middle East 12.5 14.9 17.7 14.8 12.5 10.5 3.9 
      United Arab Emirates 7.2 7.4 9.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 1.9 
      Saudi Arabia 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 0.7 
      Jordan 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 
      Yemen 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 
      Kuwait 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 
      Qatar 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 
      Iraq 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 
      Syrian Arab Republic 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 
      Bahrain 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Iran Islamic Rep. 1.4 4.1 4.7 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.1 
                
  Asia 79.3 8.1 9.0 11.8 9.2 8.4 5.8 
    China 28.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 
    Japan 18.1 1.3 1.1 2.3 1.4 1.1 0.9 
    Six East Asian traders 31.1 6.4 7.4 8.8 6.9 5.8 4.5 
      Korea, Rep. of 13.8 5.8 6.8 7.7 5.9 5.2 4.2 
      Chinese Taipei 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 
    Other Asia 1.9 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.3 
      Pakistan 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
      India 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.1 
                
  Other areas n.e.s 4.1 71.1 66.7 68.3 73.4 77.2 88.2 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. WT/TPR/S/201 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Origin of imports, 2000-06 
(US$ million and per cent) 
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 5,039.2 5,798.0 6,005.1 6,572. 2 8,618.4 8, 827.4 10,897.8 
                
  (per cent)  
                
  America 7.0 8.4 8.3 8.0 6.4 8.0 7.1 
    United States 5.4 6.8 6.6 6.2 4.9 6.2 5.2 
    Other America 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9 1.9 
      Brazil 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 
                
  Europe 20.7 22.9 24.0 23.6 27.6 23.5 20.6 
    EC(25) 19.3 21.5 22.4 21.7 26.3 22.0 19.1 
      Germany 3.7 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.9 6.9 5.1 
      United Kingdom 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.7 4.9 4.4 3.4 
      Italy 1.8 2.1 3.1 2.4 5.9 2.0 2.1 
      Netherlands 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.5 1.8 2.0 
      France 2.0 3.1 2.4 2.4 4.0 2.1 1.8 
      Belgium 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 
      Sweden 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.8 1.6 1.1 
    EFTA 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 
      Switzerland 0.9 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 
    Other Europe 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.6 
                
  Commonwealth of Independent States  (CIS) 0.9 0.9 1.1 2.9 0.5 1.3 1.3 
      Ukraine 0.7 0.7 0.8 2.5 0.4 0.7 0.8 
                
  Africa 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.7 1.1 
                
  Middle East 35.0 34.5 34.3 29.0 35.7 32.6 32.0 
      United Arab Emirates 29.5 28.4 27.4 21.6 32.4 26.5 25.9 
      Saudi Arabia 2.7 3.2 3.7 3.4 1.4 2.9 3.5 
      Iran Islamic Rep. 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.0 
      Bahrain 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.0 1.0 1.7 0.8 
                
  Asia 35.8 32.6 31.4 35.6 29.1 33.8 37.9 
    China 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.4 1.7 2.4 3.4 
    Japan 18.1 15.4 16.1 17.1 14.0 15.7 17.3 
    Six East Asian traders 7.6 7.2 5.4 7.2 5.6 7.5 8.6 
      Korea, Rep. of 3.4 3.2 1.9 3.3 2.3 3.2 3.5 
      Thailand 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.4 
      Singapore 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.2 
      Malaysia 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 
    Other Asia 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.8 7.8 8.1 8.7 
      India 3.3 3.9 4.5 4.4 3.7 4.5 5.3 
      Australia 2.9 2.4 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 
                
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Source:   WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. Oman WT/TPR/S/201 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff averages by HS2, 2008 
Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of  
lines No. of  
lines used 
(per cent)  Imports 2006
(US$ million) 
 Total/Average 7,101 7,076 5.5 0-100 9.6 10,897.8 
01 Live animals 44 44 6.8 0-100 25.5 67.3 
02 Meat and edible meat offal 79 79 22.2 0-100 38.0 104.9 
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other 
aquatic invertebrates 142 142 3.0 0-5 2.5 14.2 
04 Dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  
edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 44 44 4.9 0-5 0.8 213.0 
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included 29 29 8.3 5-100 17.6 0.1 
06 Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and 
the like;  cut flowers and ornamental foliage 19 19 3.4 0-5 2.4 2.7 
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 74 74 2.3 0-5 2.5 43.3 
08 Edible fruit and nuts;  peel of citrus fruit or 
melons 75 75 2.3 0-5 2.5 60.0 
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 35 34 3.4 0-5 2.4 31.4 
10 Cereals 22 22 0.5 0-5 1.5 131.2 
11 Products of the milling industry;  malt;  
starches;  insulin;  wheat gluten 86 86 3.7 0-5 2.2 26.0 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  misc grains, 
seeds and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants;  straw and fodder 66 59 2.7 0-5 2.5 11.3 
13 Lac;  gums, resins and other vegetable saps 
and extracts 28 26 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.4 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials;  vegetable 
products not elsewhere specified or included 9 9 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.5 
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their 
cleavage products;  prepared edible fats;  
animal or vegetable waxes 60 60 11.3 5-100 23.9 74.1 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of 
crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebrates 38 38 22.5 5-100 37.3 17.0 
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38 38 6.1 0-100 15.8 40.9 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 20 20 14.5 5-100 29.2 34.9 
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  
pastry cooks' products 53 53 4.7 0-5 1.2 55.8 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other 
parts of plants 106 106 5.0 5.0 0.0 75.5 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 41 41 4.9 0-5 0.8 56.1 
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 40 40 42.9 0-100 47.2 54.7 
23 Residues and waste from the food industries;  
prepared animal fodder 30 30 8.0 0-100 17.4 17.0 
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco 
substitutes 20 20 100.0 100.0 0.0 31.8 
25 Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone;  plastering 
materials, lime and cement 97 95 5.0 5.0 0.0 53.9 
26 Ores, slag and ash 37 37 5.0 5.0 0.0 186.4 
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of 
their distillation;  bituminous substances;  mineral waxes 76 76 5.0 5.0 0.0 381.2 
28 Inorganic chemicals;  organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes 260 260 5.0 0-5 0.4 38.3 
29 Organic chemicals 484 483 4.2 0-5 1.8 41.5 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of  
lines No. of  
lines used 
(per cent)  Imports 2006
(US$ million) 
30 Pharmaceutical products 40 40 0.1 0-5 0.8 110.1 
31 Fertilizers 28 28 5.0 5.0 0.0 14.3 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts;  tannins and their 
derivatives;  dyes, pigments and other colouring matter;  paints and varnishes;  putty 
and other mastics;  inks 76 76 5.0 5.0 0.0 38.2 
33 Essential oils and resinoids;  perfumery, 
cosmetic or toilet preparations  63 63 5.0 5.0 0.0 93.6 
34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing 
preparations, lubricating preparations, 
artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and 
dental preparations with a basis of plaster 48 48 5.0 5.0 0.0 53.1 
35 Albuminoidal substances;  modified starches;  
glues;  enzymes 32 32 5.0 5.0 0.0 12.5 
36 Explosives;  pyrotechnic products;  matches;  
pyrophoric alloys;  certain combustible 
preparations 10 10 5.0 5.0 0.0 4.3 
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 40 40 5.0 5.0 0.0 9.2 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 111 111 4.9 0-5 0.8 118.5 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 153 153 5.0 5 0.0 286.4 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 116 111 5.0 5.0 0.0 103.6 
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and 
leather 37 33 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.0 
42 Articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm 
gut) 34 34 5.0 5.0 0.0 14.2 
43 Furskins and artificial fur;  manufactures 
thereof 15 15 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 
44 Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal 151 151 4.9 0-5 0.7 110.2 
45 Cork and articles of cork 18 18 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.4 
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other 
plaiting materials;  basketware and 
wickerwork 20 20 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.5 
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic 
material;  recovered (waste and scrap) paper 
and paperboard 22 22 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.6 
48 Paper and paperboard;  articles of paper pulp, 
of paper or of paperboard 127 127 5.0 5.0 0.0 121.4 
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other 
products of the printing industry;  
manuscripts, typescripts and plans 50 50 1.5 0-5 2.3 23.9 
50 Silk 9 9 5.0 5.0 0.0 2.1 
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair;  horsehair 
yarn and woven fabric 50 50 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.6 
52 Cotton 124 124 5.0 5.0 0.0 8.9 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres;  paper yarn and 
woven fabrics of paper yarn 23 23 5.0 5.0 0.0 2.4 
54 Man-made filaments 73 73 5.0 5.0 0.0 16.3 
55 Man-made staple fibres 109 109 5.0 5.0 0.0 31.3 
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens;  special yarns;  
twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles 
thereof 44 44 5.0 5.0 0.0 6.7 
57 Carpets and other textile floo r coverings 49 49 5.0 5.0 0.0 13.1 
58 Special woven fabrics;  tufted textile fabrics;  
lace;  tapestries;  trimmings;  embroidery 43 43 5.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 
59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated 
textile fabrics;  textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 36 36 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.7 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of  
lines No. of  
lines used 
(per cent)  Imports 2006
(US$ million) 
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 43 43 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.3 
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
knitted or crocheted 106 106 5.0 5.0 0.0 22.5 
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, 
not knitted or crocheted 149 149 5.0 5.0 0.0 39.8 
63 Other made up textile articles;  sets;  worn 
clothing and worn textile articles;  rags 92 92 5.0 5.0 0.0 18.6 
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like;  parts of such 
articles 34 34 5.0 5.0 0.0 37.0 
65 Headgear and parts thereof 24 24 5.0 5.0 0.0 8.0 
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, 
seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 8 8 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.2 
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made 
of feathers or of down;  artificial flowers;  articles of human hair 11 11 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.5 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, 
mica or similar materials 96 93 5.0 5.0 0.0 33.6 
69 Ceramic products 45 45 5.0 5.0 0.0 58.4 
70 Glass and glassware 88 88 4.9 0-5 0.7 63.1 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-
precious stones, precious metals, metals clad 
with precious metal, and articles thereof;  imitation jewellery;  coin 65 65 3.2 0-5 2.4 118.5 
72 Iron and steel 167 167 5.0 5.0 0.0 287.6 
73 Articles of iron or steel 183 183 5.0 5.0 0.0 771.3 
74 Copper and articles thereof 61 61 5.0 5.0 0.0 242.1 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 23 23 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.2 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 62 62 5.0 5.0 0.0 138.5 
78 Lead and articles thereof 8 8 5.0 5.0 0.0 17.3 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 23 23 5.0 5.0 0.0 12.8 
80 Tin and articles thereof 9 9 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.7 
81 Other base metals;  cermets;  articles thereof 52 52 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.3 
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, 
of base metal;  parts thereof of base metal 75 75 5.0 5.0 0.0 28.5 
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 62 62 5.0 5.0 0.0 35.3 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and 
mechanical appliances;  parts thereof 611 611 4.6 0-5 1.4 1,966.5 
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts 
thereof;  sound recorders and reproducers, 
television image and sound recorders and 
reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles 325 325 3.7 0-5 2.2 597.3 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-
stock and parts thereof;  railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof;  mechanical (including electro-mechanical) 
traffic signalling equipment of all kinds 23 23 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.2 
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway 
rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof 184 184 4.9 0-5 0.6 2,767.6 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 15 15 2.7 0-5 2.6 54.6 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 23 23 1.3 0-5 2.2 30.0 
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, 
measuring, checking, precision, medical or 
surgical instruments and apparatus;  parts and 
accessories thereof 209 209 4.4 0-5 1.7 108.7 
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Avg. tariff Range Std-dev Code Description No. of  
lines No. of  
lines used 
(per cent)  Imports 2006
(US$ million) 
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 55 55 5.0 5.0 0.0 27.2 
92 Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of 
such articles 26 26 5.0 5.0 0.0 1.4 
93 Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories 
thereof 25 25 5.0 5.0 0.0 2.7 
94 Furniture;  bedding, mattresses, mattress 
supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings;  lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included;  illuminated 
signs, illuminated name-plates 102 102 5.0 5.0 0.0 126.3 
95 Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and 
accessories thereof 36 36 5.0 5.0 0.0 17.4 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 68 68 5.0 5.0 0.0 10.3 
97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 10 10 5.0 5.0 0.0 5.6 
a The total of imports is higher than the sum of sub-items, as certain imports of US $174.7 million are not classified in the HS . 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by the Omani authorities;  and imports data from UNSD, 
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Table AIII.2 
Mandatory standards, 2008 
Ministerial 
Decree No. Name Omani 
Standard No. Gulf  
Standard No. Standard 
updated Updated Ministerial 
Decree No. 
8/78 Precast concrete blocks 1/1977 n.a. n.a. n.a. 
 Aggregates from natural sources for concrete 2/1977 n.a. 2001 144/2001 
 Cement flooring files and wood ba se materials 3/1977 777/1997 n.a.  n.a. 
 Building sands from natural sources 4/1977 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
33/78 Wheat floura 5/1978 n.a. 2006 n.a. 
20/80 Ordinary Portland cement 7/1979 n.a. 2001 144/2001 
129/1998 Unbottled drinking waterb 8/1979 n.a. 2006 2/2007 
5/85 Non-alcoholic carbonated beve rages 9/1984 18/1984 2006 n.a. 
47/84 Edible soyabean oila 44/1984 115/1984 2006 Under consideration 
48/84 Edible maize oil 43/1984 114/1984 2006 Under consideration 
49/84 Compound animal feed 46/1984 n.a.  n.a. n.a. 
51/84 Permitted food additives in edible oils and 
fatsa 45/1984 19/1984 2000 n.a. 
52/1984 High calcium quicklime and hydrated lime 42/1984 n.a. 2003 81/2004 
8/1985 The international system of units (SI) – part 1: 
quantities and base, supplementary and 
derived units 51/1984 1/1990 n.a.  n.a. 
 The international system of units (SI) – part 3:  
selected examples of decimal multiples and 
sub-multiples (SI) units and some of the units 
which may be used 52/1984 3/1990 n.a.  n.a. 
9/1985 Labelling of pre-packaged foodstuffsa 58/1984 9/1984 2000 74/2000 
4/85 Commercial weights of medium precision 
from 1 g to 50 kg 55/1984 6/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Commercial weights of ordinary precision 
from 1 g to 50 kg 57/1984 8/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
6/85 Self- and semi-self-indicating commercial 
balances of medium pr ecision, general safety 
requirements 54/1984 5/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
3/85 Dried milka 59/1984 10/1984 2006 Under consideration 
 Colouring matter used in foodstuffs 63/1984 23/1984 1998 74/2000 
2/85 Trimmed sizes of writing paper and certain 
classes of printed matter. 64/1984 24/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Sizes of folders and files manufactured from 
paper and board 65/1984 25/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Designation of primar y and supplementary 
ranges for untrimmed sizes of paper 66/1984 26/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Sizes of correspondence envelopes and 
pockets 68/1984 28/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
2/85 Lead acid starter batteries used for motor cars 
and internal combustion engines 6911984 43/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
116/86 Motor vehicles – allowable limits of gaseous 
pollutants emitted to the atmosphere from gasoline engine vehicles 114/1986 47/1984 n.a. n.a. 
119/86 Household water storage tanks made from 
galvanized mild steel sheets 89/1995 588/1995 n.a.  n.a. 
120/86 Biscuits 118/1986 989/1998 1998 21/99 
11/87 Passenger car tyres – part 1:  nomenclature 
designation, marking dimensions, load 
capacity and inflation pressure 123/1986 51/1986 n.a.  n.a. 
 Passenger car tyres – part 2:  general 
requirements 124/1986 52/1986 n.a.  n.a. 
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Ministerial 
Decree No. Name Omani 
Standard No. Gulf  
Standard No. Standard 
updated Updated Ministerial 
Decree No. 
 Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders of 
capacities 48 and 108 litres 120/1986  n.a.  n.a. 
28/87 Ready-mixed concrete 12l/p86 585/1994 n.a.  n.a. 
32/88 Facial tissue-paper 14/(i988 575/1995 n.a.  n.a. 
55/88 Refined palm olina 149/1988 n.a. 2006 n.a.  
7/90 Milk and water ices 181/1989 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
55/90 Motor vehicles – safety belts 173/1989 97/1988 n.a.  n.a. 
 Motor vehicles – flammability of interior 
materials and their testing methods 174/1989 98/1988 n.a.  n.a. 
 Road vehicles – sound signalling devices-
technical specifications 175/1989 99/1988 n.a.  n.a. 
75/90 Chicken eggs 198/1990 1002/98 1998 20/2000 
 Multipurpose vehicles, trucks, buses and 
trailers tyres – part 1:  nomenclature designation, dimensions, load capabilities and 
inflation pressures 617/1996 645/1996 n.a. n.a. 
 Multipurpose vehicles, trucks, buses and 
trailers tyres – part 3:  general requirements 619/1996 647/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Polyester cotton fabric (65/35) 620/1996 648/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Length measures for general use 622/1996 650/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Verification of medical thermometers with 
max. temperature device 639/1996 665/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Aerosol air freshener 633/1996 659/1997 n.a.  n.a. 
 Fabrics for civilian te nts 636/1997 662/1997 n.a.  n.a. 
 Clinical thermometers "m ercury-in-glass, with 
maximum device" 638/1997 664/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
7/85 Motor vehicles – front and rear exterior 
protection device for passenger cars and its 
method of test 76/1984 41/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Motor vehicles – general safety  requirements 77/1984 42/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
 Motor vehicles – conformity certificates 78/1984 48/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
30/1986 Storage type electric water heaters for 
household use 83/1985 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
33/1986 Honeya 47/1984 147/1993 2007  21/1999 
 Pasteurized milk 79/1985 984/1998 1998 n.a.  
 Blended edible vegetable oils 80/1985 658/1997 1998 n.a.  
 Vegetable gheea 81/1985 991/1998 1998 n.a.  
 Bottled natural mineral watera 86/1985 987/1998 1998 n.a.  
33/1986 Dates 88/1985 656/1997 1997 21/1999 
68/1986 Unplasticized plastic pipes for drinking water 
(UPVC) 85/1985 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
 Safety matches 91/1985 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
 Powder detergent 247/1985 151/1993 1993 n.a.  
 Polyethylene bags for general purposes 93/1994 n.a.  n.a.  
83/1986 Refined white sugar 90/1985 148/1998 1998 n.a.  
 Green coffee beans 95/1985 442/1994 1994 n.a.  
113/1986 The international system of units (SI) – part 2:  
decimal multiples and sub-multiples of the (SI) units and rules for the use and writing their symbols 101/1990 2/1990 n.a.
 n.a. 
115/1986 Plastic conduits and fittings for electrical 
installations 109/1986 33/1984 n.a.  n.a. 
78/1990 Steel nails for use in wood and wood base 
materials 192/1989 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
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Ministerial 
Decree No. Name Omani 
Standard No. Gulf  
Standard No. Standard 
updated Updated Ministerial 
Decree No. 
89/1994 Paints and varnishes – supplying equipment 195/1994 443/1994 n.a.  n.a. 
 Paints and varnishes – emul sion paints 197/1990 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
110/1991 Fermented milk (yoghurt – laban-labneh) 161/1984 n.a. 2007 n.a. 
146/1991 Requirements for filling, transport, handling, 
and storage of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders 201/1990 118/1989 n.a. n.a. 
111/1992 Steel wires for fences 222/1991 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
 Barbed wires 223/1991 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
 Chain link fences – part 1: requirements 224/1994 444/1994 n.a.  n.a. 
172/1993 Synthetic detergent, hand dish washing liquid 220/1991 n.a. n.a.  n.a. 
253/1993 Liquid fuel dispensing pump and its 
verification 255/1993  n.a.  n.a. 
6/1999 Toys – general safety re quirements 713/1996 522/1994 n.a.  n.a. 
 Safety requirements of household and similar 
electrical appliances – part 1:  general 
requirements 767/1995 576/1995 n.a.  n.a. 
 Cotton sewing threads 771/1995 580/1995 n.a.  n.a. 
 Portable fire extinguishers – part 3:  foam fire 
extinguisher 610/1996 636/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Portable fire extinguishers – part 4:  dry 
powder fire extinguishers 611/1996 637/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Absorbent medical cotton wool 613/1996 639/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Jams, jellies, and marmalade 614/1996 640/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
 Whole and ground niger seeds 615/1996 643/1996 n.a.  n.a. 
146/2000 Cosmetics – cologne 1121/2000  n.a.  n.a. 
147/2000 Motor vehicles – allowable lists of pollutants 
emitted to the atmosphere from light duty diesel engine vehicles 1122/2000 1040/2000 n.a. n.a. 
 Agriculture equipment – general safety 
requirements 1125/2000 1043/2004 n.a.  n.a. 
 Agricultural equipment – operator controls, 
tell tales and indicators 1126/2000 1044/2000 n.a.  n.a. 
104/2004 Omani Halwa   1635/2004 n.a.  n.a. n.a. 
40/2004 Lubricants for internal combustion engines 1634/2004 n.a.  n.a. n.a. 
83/2006 Aqueous solution of ethylene glycol 
concentrates used in manufacture of engine coolants 873 n.a. n.a. n.a. 
75/2006 Roasted date pits powder 1636/2006 n.a.  n.a. n.a. 
129/98 General requirements for transportation and 
storage of chilled and frozen food 423/1994 323/94 n.a.  n.a. 
 Maximum limits of pesticides residues in 
agriculture and food products – part 1a 482/1994 382/1994 Cancelled 74/2000 
 Maximum limits of pesticides residues in 
agriculture and food products – part 2a 483/1994 383/1994 Cancelled 74/2000 
 Ice for human consumption 484/1994 384/1994 n.a.  n.a. 
 Limits of radioactivity levels permitted in 
foodstuff – part 1 1066/1998 988/1998 n.a.  n.a. 
n.a. Not applicable. 
a Codex. 
b WHO. 
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Table AIV.1 
Applied MFN tariffs, by ISIC Rev.2 category, 2008 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
Simple avg. Range Std-dev ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines (per cent) Importsa 2006
(US$ million) 
 Total 7,101 5.5 0-100 9.6 10,897.8 
            
1 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 430 3.9 0-100 12.8 304.5 
11 Agriculture and hunting 311 4.3 0-100 15.0 280.2 
12 Forestry and logging 50 4.7 0-5 1.2 21.2 
121 Forestry 35 4.7 0-5 1.2 1.9 
122 Logging 15 4.7 0-5 1.3 19.3 
13 Fishing 69 1.2 0-5 2.2 3.1 
1301 Ocean and coastal fishing 60 1.3 0-5 2.2 3.0 
1302 Fishing n.e.c. 9 1.1 0-5 2.2 0.1 
            
2 Mining and quarrying 123 4.9 0-5 0.8 193.8 
21 Coal mining 4 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
22 Crude petroleum and natural gas production 4 5.0 5 0.0 1.3 
23 Metal ore mining 23 5.0 5 0.0 168.2 
2301 Mining of iron ores 2 5.0 5 0.0 74.3 
2302 Non-ferrous ore mining 21 5.0 5 0.0 93.9 
29 Other mining 92 4.8 0-5 0.9 24.0 
2901 Mining of feldspar 40 5.0 5 0.0 8.6 
2902 Mining of fertilizer and chemical minerals 17 5.0 5 0.0 3.4 
2903 Salt mining 5 5.0 5 0.0 7.2 
2909 Mining and quarrying n.e.s. 30 4.5 0-5 1.6 4.8 
            
3 Manufacturing 6,547 5.6 0-100 9.4 10,224.7 
3 - 31 Manufacturing (excluding food processing) 5,738 4.7 0-100 1.8 9,338.1 
            
31 Manufacture of food, beverages, and tobacco 809 11.8 0-100 25.5 886.6 
311 Food products 643 8.8 0-100 19.9 713.6 
3111 Meat products 117 23.1 0-100 38.2 115.4 
3112 Dairy products 32 5.0 5 0.0 184.0 
3113 Fruit and vegetable canning 156 4.9 0-5 0.8 91.3 
3114 Fish products 102 4.7 0-5 1.2 17.9 
3115 Manufacture of oil and fats (veg. and animal) 61 9.6 0-100 20.7 78.9 
3116 Grain mill products 98 3.7 0-5 2.2 115.1 
3117 Manufacture of bakery products 33 5.0 5 0.0 36.0 
3118 Sugar products 14 1.1 0-5 2.1 33.4 
3119 Cocoa and chocolate confectionery 30 14.5 5-100 29.0 41.4 
312 Other food products and animal feeds 108 4.4 0-5 1.6 86.9 
3121 Other food products 89 4.3 0-5 1.7 78.0 
3122 Manufacture of animal feeds 19 5.0 5 0.0 8.9 
313 Beverages 42 43.3 0-100 47.3 54.3 
3131 Distillation of spirits and alcohol production 14 58.9 0-100 49.2 13.7 
3132 Manufacture of wines 9 89.4 5-100 31.7 0.1 
3133 Manufacture of malt liquors and malt 3 36.7 5-100 54.8 6.8 
3134 Soft drinks and mineral waters 16 5.0 5 0.0 33.7 
314 Tobacco manufacturing 16 100.0 100 0.0 31.8 
            
32 Textile, wearing apparel, and leather industries 1,037 5.0 5 0.0 222.9 
321 Textiles 772 5.0 5 0.0 127.1 
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Simple avg. Range Std-dev ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines (per cent) Importsa 2006
(US$ million) 
3211 Textile spinning, weaving, and finishing 406 5.0 5 0.0 62.9 
3212 Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel 95 5.0 5 0.0 20.6 
3213 Knitted and crocheted fabrics 149 5.0 5 0.0 22.8 
3214 Carpets and rugs 49 5.0 5 0.0 13.1 
3215 Cordage, rope, etc 20 5.0 5 0.0 4.0 
3219 Textiles n.e.c. 53 5.0 5 0.0 3.8 
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear 179 5.0 5 0.0 49.0 
323 Leather products, except footwear, and wearing apparel 64 5.0 5 0.0 14.3 
3231 Tanning and dressing of leather 28 5.0 5 0.0 1.0 
3232 Fur dressing and dying 8 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
3233 Leather products except footwear 28 5.0 5 0.0 13.4 
324 Footwear, except vulcanized rubber or plastic footwear 22 5.0 5 0.0 32.4 
            
33 Wood and wood products, including furniture 216 5.0 5 0.0 149.1 
331 Wood and wood products, except furniture 166 5.0 5 0.0 80.3 
3311 Sawmills and woodmills 91 5.0 5 0.0 73.4 
3312 Wooden case containers and cane ware 26 5.0 5 0.0 4.1 
3319 Wood and cork products 49 5.0 5 0.0 2.8 
332 Manuf.of furniture and fixtures, except primarily of 
metal 50 5.0 5 0.0 68.8 
            
34 Paper, paper products, printing, and publishing 197 4.1 0-5 1.9 123.2 
341 Paper products 139 5.0 5 0.0 95.2 
3411 Pulp, paper and paperboard 80 5.0 5 0.0 57.2 
3412 Containers, paperboxes, paperboard 11 5.0 5 0.0 20.3 
3419 Articles n.e.s. (stationery) 48 5.0 5 0.0 17.8 
342 Printing and publishing and allied industries 58 2.0 0-5 2.5 28.0 
            
35 Chemicals, petroleum, coal, rubber, plastics 1,538 4.6 0-5 1.3 1,302.3 
351 Industrial chemicals 947 4.8 0-5 10 404.2 
3511 Basic industrial chemicals 766 4.8 0-5 1.1 163.7 
3512 Fertilizers and pesticides 39 5.0 5 0.0 24.5 
3513 Synthetic resins, plastic materials except glass 142 5.0 5 0.0 215.9 
352 Other chemicals, incl. pharm. 362 4.0 0-5 2.0 361.3 
3521 Paints, varnishes and lacquers 34 5.0 5 0.0 23.5 
3522 Drugs and medicines 93 1.1 0-5 2.1 112.3 
3523 Soaps 71 5.0 5 0.0 130.3 
3529 Other chemicals n.e.s. 164 5.0 0-5 0.4 95.2 
353 Petroleum refineries 53 5.0 5 0.0 331.4 
354 Manuf. of miscellaneous petroleum and coal products 21 5.0 5 0.0 27.1 
355 Rubber products 109 5.0 5 0.0 106.0 
3551 Tyre and tube industries 23 5.0 5 0.0 80.8 
3559 Rubber products n.e.s. 86 5.0 5 0.0 25.2 
356 Manufacture of plastic products n.e.s. 46 4.9 0-5 0.7 72.4 
            
36 Non-metallic mineral products except of petrol. and coal 249 5.0 0-5 0.4 186.6 
361 Pottery and china 28 5.0 5 0.0 15.1 
362 Manufacture of glass and glass products 82 4.9 0-5 0.8 49.1 
369 Other non-metallic mineral products 139 5.0 5 0.0 122.4 
3691 Structural clay products 21 5.0 5 0.0 47.2 
3692 Ciment, lime and plaster 12 5.0 5 0.0 31.0 
3699 Non-metallic mineral pr oducts 106 5.0 5 0.0 44.2 
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Simple avg. Range Std-dev ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines (per cent) Importsa 2006
(US$ million) 
37 Basic metal industries 390 4.8 0-5 1.1 1,134.8 
371 Iron and steel basic industries 206 5.0 5 0.0 779.8 
372 Non-ferrous metal basic industries 184 4.5 0-5 1.5 355.1 
            
38 Fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment 1,846 4.5 0-5 1.5 6,061.3 
381 Fabricated metal products, except machinery and 
equipment 366 5.0 5 0.0 507.9 
3811 Manufacture of cutlery and hardware 88 5.0 5 0.0 36.4 
3812 Metal furniture and fixtures 20 5.0 5 0.0 12.2 
3813 Structural metal products 60 5.0 5 0.0 208.7 
3819 Fabricated metal prod. except mach. and equip. n.e.c. 198 5.0 5 0.0 250.6 
382 Non-electrical machinery incl. computers 602 4.6 0-5 1.4 1,851.3 
3821 Engines and turbines 12 5.0 5 0.0 159.8 
3822 Agricultural machinery 34 5.0 5 0.0 10.5 
3823 Metal and woodworking machinery 118 5.0 0-5 0.5 56.9 
3824 Special industrial machinery 185 4.3 0-5 1.7 739.3 
3825 Office machinery 46 2.5 0-5 2.5 136.7 
3829 Non-electrical machinery and equipment, n.e.s. 207 5.0 0-5 0.5 748.1 
383 Electrical machinery apparatus, appliances and supplies 330 3.7 0-5 2.2 617.2 
3831 Electrical motors and apparatus 65 4.7 0-5 1.2 179.3 
3832 Radio, television and communication equipment 138 2.6 0-5 2.5 212.7 
3833 Electrical appliances and houseware 32 5.0 5 0.0 20.3 
3839 Electrical apparatus n.e.s. 95 4.4 0-5 1.7 204.9 
384 Transport equipment 268 4.5 0-5 1.5 2,914.1 
3841 Ship building and repair 27 2.0 0-5 2.5 40.1 
3842 Railway and tramway 23 5.0 5 0.0 1.2 
3843 Motor vehicles 163 5.0 5 0.0 2,799.3 
3844 Motorcycles et bicycles 19 4.7 0-5 1.1 6.0 
3845 Aircraft manufacture 21 3.6 0-5 2.3 65.5 
3849 Other transport equipment n.e.c. 15 4.3 0-5 1.8 1.9 
385 Professional and scientific equipment 280 4.3 0-5 1.7 170.8 
3851 Prof., scientific, measuring equipment 168 3.9 0-5 2.1 125.8 
3852 Photographic and optical goods 58 4.8 0-5 0.9 18.5 
3853 Watches and clocks 54 5.0 5 0.0 26.5 
            
39 Other manufacturing industries 265 5.3 0-100 5.9 157.9 
3901 Jewellery and related articles 25 4.6 0-5 1.4 81.7 
3902 Musical instruments 27 5.0 5 0.0 1.4 
3903 Sporting goods 26 5.0 5 0.0 4.2 
3909 Other manufacturing n.e.c. 187 5.5 5-100 6.9 70.5 
            
4 Electrical energy 1 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
a The total of imports is higher than the sum of sub-items, as  US$174.7 million of imports are not  classified in the HS and 
therefore cannot be classified under ISIC. 
Note: Calculations include the ad valorem  component of alternate rates. 
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations , based on data provided by  the Omani authorities. 
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Table AIV.2 
Summary of Oman's specific commitments in services, 2008 
Modes of supply Sector or subsector 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
 Market access/National treatment 
1. Business services     
 A.   Professionals services     
  Legal services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Taxation services  NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Architectural services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Engineering services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Integrated Engineering services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Urban planning and landscape architectural services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Medical and dental services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Veterinary services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.   Computer and related services     
  Consultancy services related to the installation 
  of computer hardware NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Software implementation services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Data processing services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Data base services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Other NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.   Research and development services     
  R&D services on natural sciences NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  R&D services on social sciences and humanities NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Interdisciplinary R&D servi ces NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 F.   Other business services     
  Advertising NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Market research NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Management consulting NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services related to management consulting NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Technical testing and analysis service NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services incidental to agriculture, hunting and 
  forestry NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services incidental to fishing NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services incidental to mining including oil field 
  drilings NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services incidental to manufacturing NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services incidental to energy distribution NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Related scientific a nd technical consulting  
  services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Maintenance and repair  of equipment (excluding 
  maritime vessels, aircrafts or other transport 
  equipment) NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Building cleaning NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Packaging NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Convention NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
2.   Communication services     
 B.   Courier services  NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.   Telecommunication services     
  Voice telephone services NL04/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Packet-switched data transmission services NL04/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Circuit-switched data transmission services NL04/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Telex and telegraph services NL03/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Facsimile services NL04/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
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Modes of supply Sector or subsector 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
 Market access/National treatment 
  Mobile/cellular services (analogue/digital,  
  personal communication, paging, and mobile 
  data services) NL03/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Payphone and calling card services OP/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Private leased circuit services  (dat a and internet) NL03/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Electronic mail NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Voice mail NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  On-line information and data-base retrieval NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Electronic data interchange NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Enhanced/value-added facsimile se rvices NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Code and protocol conversi on NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  On-line information and/or data processing  
  (including transaction processing) NL01/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
 D. Audiovisual services     
  Motion picture and videotape distribu tion services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Cinema ownership and opera tion NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
3.   Construction and related engineering services     
 A.  General construction work for buildings NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.  General construction works-civil engineering NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.  Installation and assembly work NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 D.  Building completion and finish ing work NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 E.  Other NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
4.   Distribution services     
 A.  Commission agents' services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.  Wholesale trade services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.  Retailing services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 D.  Franchising NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
5.   Educational services     
 A.  Secondary education services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.  Higher education services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.  Adult education NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 D.  Other education services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
6.  Environmental services     
 A.  Sewage services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.  Refuse disposal services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.  Sanitation and similar services     
  Cleaning services of exhaust gases NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Noise abatement services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Nature and landscape protection services NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 D.  Other NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
7.   Financial services     
 A.   All insurance and insurance-related services     
  Life insurance services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Non-life insurance services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Reinsurance and retrocession services NL/NL NL/NL NL03/NL Uex/Uex 
  Insurance intermediation, e.g. brokerage and 
  agency NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Services auxiliary to insurance (including  
  consultancy, actuarial, risk assessment, and claim 
  settlement services) NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
Table IV.2 (cont'd)Oman WT/TPR/S/201 
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Modes of supply Sector or subsector 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
 Market access/National treatment 
 B.   Banking and other financial services     
  Acceptance of deposits and other repayable  
  funds from the public OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Lending of all types OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Financial leasing OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  All payments and money transmission services OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Guarantees and commitments OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Trading for own account or for account of  
  customer, whether on an  exchange, in an over-
  the-counter market or otherwise:  transferable 
  securities OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Asset management, such as cash portfolio  
  management, all forms of collective investment 
  management, pensi ons fund management,  
  custodial depositary and trust services OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Settlement and clearing services for financial 
  assets, including securities, derivative  
  products, and other negotiable instruments OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Advisory, intermediation and other auxiliary 
  financial services on all the activities listed in 
  sub-paragraphs (v) through (xv), including credit 
  reference and analysis, investment and portfolio 
  research and advice, advice on acquisitions and 
  on corporate restructuring and strategy OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Provision and transfer of financial information, 
  and financial data processing and related  
  software by providers of  other financial services OP/OP NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
8.   Health and related services     
 A.   Hospital services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NLex Uex/Uex 
9.   Tourism and travel related services     
 A.   Hotels and restaurants NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
 B.   Travel agencies and tour operators services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
10.  Transport services     
 A.   Maritime transport services     
  Passenger transportation NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Freight transportation NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 C.   Air transport services     
  Maintenance and repair of ai rcraft NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Sales and marketing services for air transport NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Computer-reservation system services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
 H.   Services auxiliary to all modes of transport     
  Freight transport agency serv ices NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
  Cargo handling services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Storage and warehouse services NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
  Other NL/NL NL/NL OP/NL Uex/Uex 
NL No limitations, i.e. Oman agreed to place no constraints on the item in question. 
NLex No limitations, except as provide d for by Oman's horizontal commitments. 
NL01 No limitations starting no later than 1 January 2001. 
NL03 No limitations starting no later than 1 January 2003. NL04 No limitations starting no later than 1 January 2004. 
U Unbound, i.e. Oman made no commitments with respect to the item in question. 
Uex Unbound, except as provided for by Oman's horizontal commitments. OP Sector-specific provisions apply. 
Source:  WTO document WT/ACC/OMN/26/ Add.2, 29 September 2000.  
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