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G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.34 
10 October 2011 
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Committee on Market Access  
  
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision 
   Pursuant to the General Council Decision circ ulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Co mmittee, the attached tables indicate the submissions received since 
the last version of the document "Status of S ubmissions to the Integr ated Data Base (IDB)" 
(G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.33) and the comprehensiv e status of submissions to the IDB. 
 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.   
The information provided by the European Union covers its 27 member States as of 1st January 2007;  
the information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein. G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.34 
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  A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below: 
 
Column heading Description 
Members/Countries 
requesting accession WTO Member or Acceding country. 
Year Reference year of the tariff and/or the imports. 
Imports Import values and volumes by country of origin at the tariff line level. 
Current Tariffs Applied MFN applied customs dutie s for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Bound MFN current bound customs duties for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Product Descriptions Product descriptions for all tariff lines, provided in English, French or 
Spanish. 
National Correlations Tables correlating the tariff lines for the reference year with those of the 
previous year and/or with those of th e import statistics, in cases where the 
tariff nomenclature has changed. 
Other References Reference information to standardize certain data from national submissions 
and/or preferential duties. 
Date of  submission Imports Date of reception of impor ts by the Secretariat (month-year). 
Tariffs Date of reception of tariffs  by the Secretariat (month-year). 
 
 The following symbols are used in the tables:  
Yes   = submission received and disseminated. 
Yes*   = submission received but not yet disseminated. 
-  = no submission received;  in the column "National Correlations", may also indicate 
 that the Secretariat has not yet been able to ascertain th e need for such a correlation 
table. 
Blank cell = no submission received for that year 
-a   = was not a Member at that time. 
n.a.   = not applicable.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.34 
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  Submissions received between 6th May 2011 and 4th October 2011 
(Dates of new submissions appear in bold)  
 
Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Albania 2010 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 09-11 09-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 09-11 
Argentina 2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-09 06-11 
  2003 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 07-04 06-11 
  2005 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-07 06-11 
  2007 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-09 06-11 
  2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-11 12-09 
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of   
  2008 Yes* - - - - - 09-11 - 
2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-11 03-11 
2010 Yes* - - - - - 09-11 - 
Cameroon 2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-10 07-11 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-10 07-11 
  2004 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-10 07-11 
  2006 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-10 07-11 
   2007 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
2008 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
2010 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
Canada 2010 Yes* Yes Yes*  Yes Yes* Yes 06-11 07-10 
  2011 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - 06-11 
Central 
African 
Republic   2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-10 07-11 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-10 07-11 
2004 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-10 07-11 
   2005 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-10 07-11 
2007 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-10  07-11
2008 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-10  07-11
  2009 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-10 07-11 
  2010 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
Chad 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2005 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2006 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2007 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2008 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2010 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
Chile 2010 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 05-11 07-10 
  2011 n.a. Yes - Yes n.a. - - 05-11 
China 2009 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-11 06-11 
  2010 Yes* - - - - - 05-11 - G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.34 
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  Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Congo 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2005 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2007 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 12-09 07-11 
  2008 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 12-09 07-11 
  2009 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  
  2010 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11
Costa Rica 2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 07-11 
Ecuador 2007 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-11 02-08 
  2008 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-11 06-11 
  2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-11 06-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 07-11 
El Salvador 2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 08-11 05-09 
European 
Union 2010 Yes* Ye s Yes Yes - Yes 08-11 04-10 
Former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 07-09 
2011 n.a. Yes* - - - Yes* - 07-11 
Gabon 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2005 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 09-08 07-11 
  2008 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
  2010 - Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
 Guinea 2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 07-11 
2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-11 04-10  
  2010 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-11 11-10 
Haiti 2010 - Yes - Yes - - - 06-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes - Yes - - - 06-11 
India 2010 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* - 08-11 
Japan 2010 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-11 08-10 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* Yes* - - 07-11 
Kenya 2010 Yes* - - - - - 08-11 - 
Malaysia 2010 - Yes - Yes - Yes - 05-11 
Mauritius 2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* - 07-11 
Mexico 2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-11 09-10  
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 08-11 
Morocco 2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 06-09 
  2010 Yes* Yes* - - - - 09-11 09-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - - - - - 09-11 
Niger 2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 06-09 
  2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 10-10 
Norway 2010 Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 06-11 02-11  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.34 
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  Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Peru 2007 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-11 02-08 
  2008 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-11 02-08 
  2009 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 08-11 09-09 
  2010 Yes* - - - - - 08-11 - 
Philippines 2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 05-11 
Qatar 2010 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-11 06-11 
  2011 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - - 06-11 
Switzerland 2010 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 09-11 04-10 
Thailand 2010 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 09-11 08-10 
Ukraine 2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-11 02-10 
United States 2010 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-11 07-10 
 
  
Submissions received between 6th May 2011 and 4th October 2011 
Countries Requesting Accession 
 
Member Year Imports Current Tariffs Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Date of 
Submission 
Applied Bound Imports Tariffs 
Serbia 2010 Yes* Yes* n.a. Yes* - Yes* 08-11 09-10 
 
  
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Member  Year 
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Albania Tariff -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports -a -a -a -a Yes*    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Angola Tariff         Y e s  Y e s     Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports                n . a .  
Antigua and Barbuda Tariff      Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports    Yes* Yes* Yes*   Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Argentina Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes*  n.a. 
Armenia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes*    n.a. 
Australia Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Tariff     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes  Yes   
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Bangladesh Tariff   Yes Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports    Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Barbados Tariff  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s   Yes     
 Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes*     n.a. 
Belize Tariff           Y e s    Y e s    
 Imports     Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Benin Tariff        Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    n.a. 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Tariff Yes* Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes      Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes  n.a. 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes  Ye s Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes  Yes Yes  n.a. 
Botswana Tariff       Yes   Yes Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Brazil Tariff Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Brunei Darussalam Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes Ye s Yes Yes  Yes  
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes     n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Burkina Faso Tariff        Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   Yes  n.a. 
Burundi Tariff       Y e s  Y e s          
 Imports                n . a .  
Cambodia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a        n.a. 
Cameroon Tariff      Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports     Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes*     n.a. 
Canada Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Cape Verde Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes 
 Imports -a Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Yes  Yes* n.a. 
Central African Republic Tariff       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* 
 Imports    Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Chad Tariff       Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports                n . a .  
Chile Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
China Tariff Yes Yes -a -a -a Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Colombia Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Congo Tariff -a      Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 
 Imports -a          Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Costa Rica Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Côte d'Ivoire Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Croatia Tariff -a -a -a -a  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Cuba Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes* Yes*  Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  n.a. 
Democratic Republic of the Congo Tariff - a              Y e s  Y e s   
 Imports - a                n . a .   
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Djibouti Tariff   Yes Yes      Yes    Yes   
 Imports                n . a .  
Dominica Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes      Yes   Yes*  
 Imports Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes*   n.a. 
Dominican Republic Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes*   
 Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes    n.a. 
Ecuador Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Egypt Tariff   Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes   
 Imports    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*      n.a. 
El Salvador Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  n.a. 
European Union Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Fiji Tariff    Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes* Yes Yes*  Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes    n.a. 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a Yes Yes*  Yes*   Yes Ye s Yes  Yes* 
 Imports -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Yes*  n.a. 
Gabon Tariff     Yes  Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s*  Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes    Yes Yes Yes    n.a. 
Gambia Tariff        Yes    Yes  Yes Yes  
 Imports           Y e s *      n . a .  
Georgia Tariff -a -a -a -a  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes   
 Imports -a -a -a -a Yes Yes* Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Ghana Tariff     Yes* Yes Yes Yes Ye s*   Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports     Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Grenada Tariff     Yes Yes*       Yes  Yes* Yes* 
 Imports Yes* Yes*   Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Guatemala Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes   Ye s Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Guinea Tariff   Yes      Yes Ye s    Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports      Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Guinea Bissau Tariff        Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports        Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes   n.a.  
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 Page 9Member  Year 
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Guyana Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes Yes    
 Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  n.a. 
Haiti Tariff      Yes* Yes*       Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports                n . a .  
Honduras Tariff  Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Hong Kong, China Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Iceland Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes  
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    n.a. 
India Tariff Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes    Ye s Yes Yes  Yes*  
 Imports Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Indonesia Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Israel Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Jamaica Tariff    Yes Yes Yes   Yes   Yes     
 Imports   Yes* Yes Yes Yes          n.a. 
Japan Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Jordan Tariff -a -a -a -a Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports -a -a -a Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Kenya Tariff   Yes* Yes Yes* Ye s Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tariff -a -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports -a -a -a -a Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    n.a. 
Korea, Republic of Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Kuwait Tariff        Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports     Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Kyrgyz Republic Tariff -a -a   Yes Yes  Ye s   Yes  Yes    
 Imports -a -a        Yes Yes Yes    n.a. 
Lesotho Tariff          Y e s   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Macao, China Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Madagascar Tariff Yes Yes Yes  Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports Yes* Yes Yes  Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Malawi Tariff     Yes   Yes     Yes* Yes   
 Imports     Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes  n.a. 
Malaysia Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes   n.a. 
Maldives Tariff       Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes*  Yes  Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*    n.a. 
Mali Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes    Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes*   Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Mauritania Tariff      Y e s      Y e s     Y e s   
 Imports    Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*     n.a. 
Mauritius Tariff Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Mexico Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Moldova Tariff -a -a -a -a -a  Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes     
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Mongolia Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes   Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Morocco Tariff  Yes     Yes    Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Mozambique Tariff     Yes*        Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes  n.a. 
Myanmar Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes    
 Imports      Y e s  Y e s *  Y e s *         n . a .  
Namibia Tariff Yes*      Yes   Ye s  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes*        Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Nepal Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes Yes     Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a      Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
New Zealand Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Nicaragua Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes   Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes  n.a. 
Niger Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Nigeria Tariff    Yes  Yes Yes Yes      Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports           Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes  n.a. 
Norway Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. 
Oman Tariff -a -a -a -a  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes   
 Imports -a Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Pakistan Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes  
 Imports  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Panama Tariff -a Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Papua New Guinea Tariff    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes     n.a. 
Paraguay Tariff Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports  Yes Yes* Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   n.a. 
Peru Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Philippines Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Qatar Tariff       Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports   Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes Yes*  Yes n.a. 
Rwanda Tariff     Yes  Yes Yes      Yes Yes* Yes* 
 Imports    Yes  Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes*  n.a. 
Saint Kitts and Nevis Tariff       Y e s       Y e s  Y e s    
 Imports   Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes   n.a. 
Saint Lucia Tariff     Yes Yes Yes          
 Imports     Yes Yes    Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tariff       Y e s *      Y e s      
 Imports     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Senegal Tariff       Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports     Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a.  
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Sierra Leone Tariff         Y e s   Y e s       
 Imports                n . a .  
Singapore Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes     n.a. 
Solomon Islands Tariff   Y e s          Y e s  Y e s     
 Imports      Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
South Africa Tariff  Yes*   Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes* Yes*  Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Sri Lanka Tariff   Yes   Yes  Yes Ye s Yes   Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes    Yes*      n.a. 
Suriname Tariff       Yes* Yes* Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes  
 Imports Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Swaziland Tariff       Y e s    Y e s   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports      Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes*    n.a. 
Switzerland Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Chinese Taipei Tariff Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes n.a. 
Tanzania Tariff        Y e s   Y e s   Y e s *      
 Imports     Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes* Yes*     n.a. 
Thailand Tariff    Yes  Yes Yes* Yes* Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Togo Tariff Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes    n.a. 
Tonga Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  -a -a -a   Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports -a -a -a -a Yes* Yes* -a -a -a -a -a     n.a. 
Trinidad and Tobago Tariff      Yes Yes Yes* Ye s Yes* Yes* Yes     
 Imports  Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Ye s* Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a. 
Tunisia Tariff    Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*  Yes Yes Yes Yes* 
 Imports Yes Yes  Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Ye s*  Yes Yes  n.a. 
Turkey Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes*  
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes  n.a. 
Uganda Tariff      Yes    Yes    Yes Yes*  
 Imports     Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*   n.a.  
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Ukraine Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
United Arab Emirates Tariff       Yes* Yes*  Yes  Yes Yes    
 Imports      Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes    n.a. 
United States Tariff Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* n.a. 
Uruguay Tariff   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes    Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
 Imports Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes  n.a. 
Viet Nam Tariff -a -a -a -a -a -a Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   
 Imports -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a -a     n.a. 
Zambia Tariff  Yes*    Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes  Yes  
 Imports Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes*  n.a. 
Zimbabwe Tariff  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s     Yes   Yes  
 Imports Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes*   Yes*  Yes Yes*   n.a.  
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Status of IDB submissions as of 4th October 2011 
Countries Requesting Accession 
 
Countries Requesting Accession  Year 
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 
Algeria 
 Tariff               Y e s   
Imports                n . a .  
Bahamas 
 Tariff       Y e s           
Imports    Yes Yes Yes          n.a. 
Belarus 
 Tariff     Y e s  Y e s            
Imports     Y e s *            n . a .  
Bhutan 
 Tariff                 
Imports              Y e s *   n . a .  
Comoros Tariff             Y e s *  Y e s *    
 Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes*    n.a. 
Iran, Islamic Republic of 
 Tariff                 
Imports       Y e s          n . a .  
Lao People's Democratic Republic 
 Tariff             Y e s     
Imports                n . a .  
Russian Federation 
 Tariff      Y e s            
Imports    Y e s *  Y e s *            n . a .  
Serbia Tariff          Yes Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes*  
 Imports         Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. 
Seychelles Tariff           Y e s *       
 Imports                n . a .  
Vanuatu Tariff       Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes Yes     
 Imports           Y e s  Y e s     n . a .  
 
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