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Table AII.1 
Main trade-related laws, 2011 
Legislation Issue 
GCC COMMON LAWS:  
Unified Customs Regulation (Law) of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States 
of the Gulf Tariff 
Rules of Implementation of the GCC Common Customs Law Customs valuation 
GCC Common Law of Anti-dumping, Count ervailing Measures and Safeguards, 
and implementation rules, 2011  Contingency measures including anti-dumping, 
countervailing, and safeguards 
Decree No. 505 of 2010 concerning the exemption controls of industrial inputs for 
industrial establishments in the Coopera tion Council for the Arab States of the 
Gulf from Customs Duties Exempting industrial inputs from GCC common 
Customs duties 
Plant Quarantine Law for the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of th e Gulf Plant quarantine 
Law on GCC Veterinary and Agricultural Quality C ontrol Veterinary and agricultural quality control 
  
INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATED LAWS:  
Law No. 43 of 1964 Import Law  Import 
Ministerial Resolution (MCI) No. 63 of 1991 Regarding Issuance of Import 
License for Simple Professions, Crafts and Commercial Activity Import licences for simple professions, crafts and 
commercial activities 
Decree Law No. 10 of 1979 Concerning the Supervision of Trade in Goods and 
Determine the Prices of Some Supervision of trade in goods, and the 
determination of prices of some 
Law No. 26 of 1995 Concerning Free Trade Zones  Free-trade zones 
Ministerial Decree (MCI) No. 536 of 2006 Management of Free Trade Zone in 
El Showeikh Port Management of a free-trade zone 
  
INVESTMENT RELATED LAWS (INCLUDING FOREIGN INVESTMENT):  
Law No. 8 of 2001 Regulating Direct  Foreign Capital Investment FDI 
Law No. 20 of 2000 Permitting Foreign Participation in Kuwait Shareholding 
Companies listed on the Stock Exchange  Permitting foreigners to own shares in Kuwaiti 
shareholding companies 
Law No. 44 of 1993 Related to National and Foreign Participation in Companies Nationa l and foreign participation in companies 
Law No. 68 of 1980 Commercial Code  Civil and commercial litigation 
Law No. 67 of 1980 Civil Code  Civil and commercial litigation 
Law No. 15 of 1960 Commercial Companies Law  Civil and commercial litigation 
Law No. 38 of 1980 Civil and Commercial Pro cedure Code Civil and commercial litigation 
Law No. 36 of 1964 Regulation of Commercial Agencies Commercial agencies 
Decree No. 1 (Finance) 1959 Register of Commerce Register of commerce 
Law No. 2 of 2008 Amending some provisions of Kuwait Income Tax Decree 
No. 3 of 1955 Income tax  
Law No. 46 for 2006 Concerning Zakat  and Contribution of Public and Closed 
Shareholding Companies to the State Budget Levying zakat  (tax according to Islamic Sharia 
principles) 
Law No. 19 of 2000 National Labour Support Law (Relating to Supporting 
National manpower and Encouragement of  National Manpower to Work in Non-
Government Agencies) Support and encouragement of non-governmental 
sector employment 
Law No. 37 of 2010 Privatization  Pr ivatization programmes and operations 
  
COMPETITION POLICY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION:  
Law No. 10 of 2007 Protection of  Competition Competition policy 
Law No. 62 of 2007 Regarding the Prevention from Cheating in Commercial 
Transactions Consumer protection 
Law No. 10 of 2007 on Consumer Protection Consumer protection 
  
STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS:  
Law No. 128 of 1977 Standards Unification  Standards and technical regulations 
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Legislation Issue 
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT: 
Law No. 37 of 1964 (modified by Law No.18 of 1970 and No. 81 of 1977) Government procurement 
  
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:  
Law No. 64 of 1999 Copyright and Neighbourin g Rights  Copyright and related rights 
Law No. 1 of 2001 on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models  Patents, designs and industrial models 
Law No. 3 of 2001 on Trademark  Trade marks 
  
SECTORAL LAWS:  
Agriculture:  
Laws for the Establishmen t of the General Authority  for Agriculture  (Emir 
Decree No. 94 of 1983) Agriculture 
  
Manufacturing industries:  
Law No. 56 of 1996 the Industrial Law Industry 
  
Energy and resources:  
Law No. 19 of 1973 Protection of Kuwait Source of Petroleum Resources Oil 
  
Financial services:  
Law No. 7 of 2010 concerning the Establis hment of the Capital Market Authority 
and Regulation Dealing in Securities  Capital Market Authority 
Law No. 32 of 1968 concerning Currency, the Central Bank of Kuwait, and the 
Organization of Banking Business Currency, central bank, and the banking sector 
Law No. 2 of 2009 Improving Kuwait’s Financial Stability Financial stability 
Law No. 5 of 1981 for Auditing Profession Auditing profession 
Law No. 24 of 1961 on Insurance Companies and Agents Insurance 
  
Other services:  
Law No. 32 of 1969 regarding the Organizing of Shops’ Licenses Shops 
Law on Trading Companies, Law No. 15 of 1960  Trading companies 
Law No. 1 of 1970 Postal Law Postal services 
Law No. 26 of 1996 Establishment of Telecom Related Companies Telecoms 
Decree No. 30 of 1960 Kuwait Air Navi gation Regulations Civil aviation 
Kuwait Ports Authority Establishment Law, Law No. 133 of 1977  Port 
  
OTHER:  
Law No.1 of 1962 the Constitution Constitution 
Law No.7 of 2008 For Regulation of Bu ild, Operate and Transfer (BOT) and 
Similar Systems and Amendment of Some  Provisions of the Decree Law No. 105 
of 1980 Regarding the State Domain System BOT operation 
Decree Law No. 31 of 1978 Setting Out the Ru les for the Preparation of the Public 
Budgets and for the Control of Their Implementation and the Closing Account Budget 
  
 
Note: Italic means the law was only provided in Arabic. 
 
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Table AII.2 
Main departments/agencies involved in  trade policy implementation, 2011 
Department/agency Main responsibility 
Ministries and Government bodies  
Council of Ministers Cabinet 
Ministry of Commerce & Industry Trade, intellectual prope rty rights, state trading enterprises, import and export 
licensing and other arrangements;  Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau is the regulator of foreign investment 
Ministry of Finance Taxation, financia l policy, government procurement, GCC-
economic/financial related matters, FTAs 
General Department of Customs Customs pr ocedures and valuation, statistics, PSI 
Central Tenders Committee Government procurement 
Ministry of Planning Development plans 
Legal Advice and Legislation Legal system  
Ministry of Oil Policy relating to oil and gas 
Ministry of Electricity and Water Electricity and water resources 
Ministry of Information Maintain Kuwait Gazette 
Central Agency for Information Technologies Information technology policy, e-government 
Ministry of Communication Transport, telecommunications 
Kuwait Airport Airport 
Civil Aviation Authority Civil aviation services 
Ministry of Health SPS, medical services 
  
State organizations and authorities  
Kuwait Investment Author ity Investment policy 
Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources Agriculture and SPS 
Public Authority for Applied Educati on and Training Education and training 
Public Authority for Environment Environment policy 
  
Independent Government Establishments  
Central Bank of Kuwait Central bank, statistics, financial services 
Credit and Saving Bank  
Public Authority for Industry Deve lop, promote, and supervise indu strial activities in Kuwait; TBT; 
subsidies, safeguards, anti-dumping measures 
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Oil and petroleum 
Public Authority for Hous ing Affairs Real estate 
Kuwait Port Authority Port 
Zakat House Zakat 
  
Other agencies  
Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chamber of Commerce 
 
Source: Kuwait Government online informati on.  Viewed at:  http://www.e.gov .kw/sites/KGOEnglis h/Portal/Pages/ 
 KGD.aspx  [26/01/11]. WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AII.3 
Notifications under WTO Agreements, October 2011  
Agreement Requirement/content Document symbol and date of latest 
notification 
Agreement on Agriculture  
Articles 10 and 18.2 Table ES.1 – Export subsidies G/AG/N/KWT/1, 28/07/2010 
G/AG/N/KWT/2, 21/03/2011 
 
Agreement on Implementation of GATT Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping)  
Article 18.5 Laws and regulations G/ADP/N/1/KWT/1 
G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1 G/SG/N/1/KWT/1, 20/06/2011 
 
Article 16.4 No anti-dumping actions taken between 1 July – 
31 December 1997 
No anti-dumping actions taken between 1 January -
30 June 1996 
No anti-dumping actions taken between 1 January -
30 June 1995 
 G/ADP/N/35/Add.1, 20/03/1998 
 
G/ADP/N/16/Add.1, 09/10/1996 
 G/ADP/N/4/Add.1/Rev.1, 07/02/1996 
Agreement on Implementation of Articl e VII of the GATT 1994 (Customs valuation)  
Art. 20.1 and 22.1 Delay the application of the provisions on customs 
valuation for five years WT/Let/72, 11/04/1996 
Art. 20.2 Delay the application of the computed value method 
for three years WT/Let/72, 11/04/1996 
Article 22.2 Notification of the regulations on customs valuation. G/VAL/N/1/KWT/1, 07/12/2007 
Annex III § 1 Special report of progress in fulfilling the Work 
Program in Attachment 1, and the status of the 
implementation of the WTO Agreement on Customs 
Valuation 
 G/VAL/N/4/KWT/2, 05/03/2001 
G/VAL/N/4/KWT/1, 02/08/2000 
G/VAL/W/34, 27/07/1999 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994  
GATT 1994 Art. XXIV:7(a) - 
Free-Trade Areas Gulf Cooperation Council Customs Unio n WT/REG276/N/1/Rev.1, 17/11/2009 
WT/REG276/N/1, 08/10/2009 
 
Enabling clause:  WT/COMTD/N/25, 31/03/2008 
 PAFTA WT/REG223, 20/11/2006 
GATT 1994, and a Decision on 
Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions (BISD 27S/25) 
 Transmission of certified true  copy of the Certification 
of Modifications and Rectifications to Schedule CXIV WT/Let/752, 03/02/2011 
General Agreement on Trade in Services  
Article III:4 and/or IV:2 Contact and enquiry points S/ENQ/78/Rev.8, 03/11/2005 
S/ENQ/78/Rev.6, 25/05/2004 S/ENQ/78/Rev.4, 18/03/2003 
S/ENQ/78/Rev.3, 18/12/2002 
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection  
PSI Art. 5 first time Notification of laws and regulations related to the 
Agreement G/PSI/N/1/Add.7, 24/02/1998 
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Agreement Requirement/content Document symbol and date of latest 
notification 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b) Notificati on of laws and regulations on import 
licensing G/LIC/N/1/KWT/1, 18/05/2007 
G/LIC/N/1/KWT/2, 28/09/2011 
Article 7.3 Replies to questionnaire on import licensing 
procedures G/LIC/N/3/KWT/1, 25/10/2010 
G/LIC/N/3/KWT/2, 27/09/2011 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Article 7 and Annex B Notification of em ergency measures G/SPS/N/KWT/2, 31/07/2009 
G/SPS/N/KWT/3, 31/07/2009 
G/SPS/N/KWT/1, 30/05/2007 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures  
Article 32.6 Laws and regulations G/ADP/N/1/KWT/1 
G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1 G/SG/N/1/KWT/1, 20/06/2011 
Article 25.11 No countervailing duty actions taken between 
1 January-30 June 1996 
No countervailing duty ac tions taken between 
1 January-30 June 1995 G/SCM/N/19/Add.1, 09/10/1996 
 G/SCM/N/7/Add.1/Rev.1, 07/02/1996 
Agreement on safeguards 
Article 12.6 Laws and regulations G/ADP/N/1/KWT/1 
G/SCM/N/1/KWT/1 
G/SG/N/1/KWT/1, 20/06/2011 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)  
Annex 3C Acceptance of code of good practice G/TBT/CS/N/148, 13/11/2002 
 
Article 15.2 Implementation and administration of the TBT 
Agreement G/TBT/2/Add.105, 06/04/ 2011 
Article 2.9 Notification of techni cal regulations: 56 notifications 
Notifications in 2011 = 16 
Notifications in 2010 = 29 
Notifications in 2009 = 4  
Notifications in 2008 = 6 
Notifications in 2007 = 1 
  
G/TBT/N/KWT/52-67 
G/TBT/N/KWT/23-51  
G/TBT/N/KWT/18, 18/Suppl.1, 20-22 
G/TBT/N/KWT/10, 13-17 G/TBT/N/KWT/9, 18/12/2007 
Article 2.9& 5.6 Notification of en forcement of technical regulations, 
and translations of the regulation G/TBT/N/KWT/8/Add.1, 23/08/2010 
G/TBT/N/KWT/11, 18/03/2008 
G/TBT/N/KWT/8/Suppl.1, 23/01/2008 
G/TBT/N/KWT/8, 07/12/2007 
Article 5.6 Notification of products covered by conformity 
assessment procedure: 15 notifications 
Number of notifications in 2009 = 1 Number of notifications in 2008 = 1 
Number of notifications in 2006 = 1 
Number of notifications in 2005 = 1 Number of notifications in 2003 = 5 
Number of notifications in 2002 = 6 
 G/TBT/N/KWT/19, 20/02/2009 
G/TBT/N/KWT/12, 18/03/2008 
G/TBT/N/KWT/7/Rev.1, 20/03/2006 G/TBT/N/KWT/7, 21/12/2005 
G/TBT/N/KWT/2/Corr.1, 24/01/2003 
G/TBT/N/KWT/5/Corr.1, 24/01/2003 G/TBT/N/KWT/3/Corr.1, 23/01/2003 
G/TBT/N/KWT/4/Corr.1, 23/01/2003 
G/TBT/N/KWT/6/Corr.1, 23/01/2003 G/TBT/N/KWT/1-6, 23/12/2002 
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Agreement Requirement/content Document symbol and date of latest 
notification 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspect s of Intellectual Property Rights   
Article 63.2 Notification of laws and regulations on IPR Protection 
 Notification of legal protection of all pharmaceutical 
products under Act No.4 of  1964 relating to patents, 
designs and industrial models 
 IP/N/1/KWT/C/1/Rev.1, 27/04/2004 
IP/N/1/KWT/C/1, 22/11/2000 IP/N/1/KWT/1/Rev.1, 27/02/1997 
IP/N/1/KWT/1, 30/09/1996 
Article 69 Contact points IP/N /3/Rev.11/Add.5, 13/10/2010 
IP/N/3/Rev.2/Add.2, 31/01/1997 
Agreement on Trade-Rela ted Investment Measures   
Article 6.2 Publications G/TRIM S/N/2/Rev.16/Add.1, 31/10/2007 
 
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Table AII.4 
Bilateral economic and commercial agreements, ot her than investment and DTA agreements, 2011 
Agreements with Gulf countries 
Saudi Arabia  Agreement for organizing entrance and ex it of the two countries' vehicles 1970 
Economic agreement 12/03/1975 
Bahrain  Agreement for economic, education and information cooperation 19/06/1973 
UAE  Agreement for economic cooperation 30/06/1973 
Qatar  Agreement for economic, education and information cooperation 11/12/1978 
GCC countries  Unified Economic Agreement between the GCC countries 11/11/1981 
Agreements with other Arab countries  
Egypt  Agreement for technical cooperation 14/04/1964 
Agreement for commercial cooperation 14/04/1964 
Agreement for commercial cooperation 29/08/1989 
Protocol regarding the establishment of commer cial centre for each others’ countries 10/01/1990 
Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 23/11/1998 
Agreement for tourism cooperation 23/11/1998 
Agreement for agriculture cooperation 21/02/2000 
Agreement for “Development of Small Project” cooperation 04/05/2003 
Sudan Agreement for economic cooperation 01/05/1969 
Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 16/02/2000 
Syria  Agreement for economic cooperation 10/08/1969 
Protocol for establishment of commercial centre for each other 17/12/1991 
Agreement for commercial and economic cooperation 17/12/1991 
Lebanon  Agreement for commercial cooperation 10/01/1996 
Tunis  Economic agreement 14/09/1973 
Agreement for economic, commercial  and technical cooperation 17/06/1988 
Morocco  Agreement for cooperation in the economic, commer cial, technical and cult ural fields 17/11/1972 
Agreement for economic, commercial  and technical cooperation 26/05/1989 
Jordan  
 Agreement for economic, commercial  and technical cooperation 19/10/1986 
Agreement for transport of labour 21/05/2001 
Agreement for standard activity 24/06/2002 
Algeria  Agreement for commercial cooperation 15/06/1988 
Between Arab 
countries  Agreements for making easy trade facilities and development of trade between Arab 
countries 27/02/1981 
Agreements with Islamic countries  
Iran  Commercial agreement 06/11/1968 
Transit agreement including appendixes 08/01/1971 
Trade cooperation agreement 25/12/1995 
Senegal  Agreement for economic cooperation 07/03/1972 
Commercial agreement 07/03/1972 
Pakistan  Economic agreement 26/11/1972 
Special agreement for transit of commerce 26/11/1972 
Trade cooperation agreement 24/07/2002 
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Agreements with Islamic countries (cont'd)  
Malaysia  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 21/01/1975 
Bangladesh  Commercial and economic agreement 04/06/1979 
Trade cooperation agreement 14/02/2011 
Turkey  Agreement for transport of passengers and goods through transit and through their 
countries 03/06/1970 
Agreement for economic, industrial and technical cooperation 22/03/1982 
Trade cooperation agreement 03/12/1997 
Indonesia  Agreement for transport through air 28/03/1994 
Trade cooperation agreement 30/05/2007 
Agreements with other foreign countries  
Russia  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 27/02/1965 
Commercial agreement 14/11/1985 
Former 
Yugoslavia  Agreement for commercial and economic cooperation  22/04/1971 
France  Agreement for economic and i ndustrial cooperation  08/02/1973 
India  Economic agreement  13/02/1974 
Belgium-
Luxembourg  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 25/03/1974 
Romania  
 Commercial agreement 30/07/1974 
Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 30/07/1974 
Commercial agreement 21/05/1991 
Agreement for economic cooperation 25/10/1999 
Brazil  Agreement for economic cooperation 25/03/1975 
Poland  Commercial agreement 10/06/1975 
Hungary  Agreement for international transport of goods through land 25/06/1975 
Gabon  Agreement for economic cooperation 27/10/1975 
Mexico  Agreement for economic cooperation 08/07/1976 
Greece  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 31/01/1977 
Bulgaria  Commercial agreement 04/05/1978 
Agreement for economic, industrial and technical cooperation 17/03/1982 
Commercial agreement 03/06/2002 
Agreement of economic and t echnical cooperation 24/03/2010 
China  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 26/12/1977 
Trade cooperation agreement 06/10/1980 
Finland  Agreement for economic and t echnology cooperation 10/12/1980 
Singapore  Trade cooperation agreement 13/04/1981 
Austria  Agreement for economic, industrial and technical cooperation 06/12/1981 
Australia  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 22/04/1982 
Korea  Agreement for economic, technical and commercial  trading promotion cooperation 08/08/1983, amended 
26/11/2005 
Trade cooperation agreement 13/03/2008 
Netherlands  Agreement for economic and t echnology cooperation 29/10/1983 
Table AII.4 (cont'd)  
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Agreements with other foreign countries (cont'd)  
Czech Republic  Commercial agreement 01/10/1984 
Cyprus  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 07/05/1986 
Italy  Agreement to develop economic, industrial, technical and financia l cooperation 12/09/1986 
Thailand  Economic and trade agreement 07/03/1987 
Denmark  Agreement for economic, industrial, scie ntific and technical cooperation 05/09/1988 
Bosnia-
Herzegovina  Agreement for economic, scientific  and technical cooperation 16/06/1996 
Trade cooperation agreement 16/06/1996 
Sri Lanka  Trade cooperation agreement 26/04/1994 
Philippines  Agreement for trade cooperation 14/09/1997 
Zimbabwe  Trade cooperation agreement 25/10/1997 
Trade cooperation agreement 30/07/2007 
United States of 
America  Agreement for investment guarantees 24/04/1989 
Trade cooperation agreement 06/02/2004 
Ukraine  Agreement for the economic and technical cooperation 24/05/2000 
Trade cooperation agreement 27/05/2001 
Viet Nam  Trade cooperation agreement 03/05/1995 
Ethiopia  Agreement for the economic, commerci al and technical cooperation 14/09/1996 
Macedonia  Agreement for economic and t echnical cooperation 12/06/2000 
Slovenia  Agreement of economic and t echnical cooperation 11/01/2010 
Other trade cooperation agreements  
South Africa 26/09/2005 
Timor-Leste 01/06/2007 
Benin 08/06/2008 
Central Africa Republic 16/06/2008 
Brunei Darussalam 25/07/2008 
Cambodia 04/08/2008 
Laos  05/08/2008 
Azerbaijan 10/02/2009 
Uruguay 29/07/2010 
Chile 27/07/2010 
Guyana 19/07/2010 
Barbuda 13/07/2010 
Cuba 17/07/2010 
Argentina 16/01/2011 
Lesotho 17/10/2010 
 
Source:  Chamber of Commerce online information.  View ed at:  http://www.kuwaitchamber.org.kw/echamber/ 
website/index.jsp? pageID=ws_cmsm enu.jsp&fromPublic=yes&language=en& rootMenu=152&menuID=152 [31/03/2011];  
and  information provided by the Kuwaiti authorities. WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AII.5 
Bilateral investment agreements and double taxation avoidance agreements, 2011 
Ratified agreements 
No. Ratified Investment agreement DTA 
1. Albania 2010 Ratified by Albania only 
2. Algeria 2004  
3. Austria 1998 2003 
4. Belgium-Luxembourg 2002 1994 
5. Belarus 2003 2002 
6. Benin 2010  
7. Bosnia 2002  
8. Bulgaria 1998 2004 
9. Cambodia 2010  
10. Canada  2003 
11. China 1986 1990 
12. Croatia 1998 2002 
13. Cyprus  1986 
14. Czech Republic 1996 2004 
15. Denmark 2002  
16. Egypt 2002 2006 
17. Ethiopia 1998 1998 
18. Finland 1996  
19. France 1990 1990 
20. Germany 1995 2000 
21. Greece  2004 
22. Hungary 1995 1994 
23. India 2003 2007 
24. Indonesia  1998 
25. Iran 2010  
26. Italy 1988 1990 
27. Jordan 2004 2002 
28. Kazakhstan 2000  
29. Korea 2007 2010 
30. Latvia 2004  
31. Laos 2010  
32. Lebanon 2002 2002 
33. Lithuania 2002  
34. Malaysia 1988 2004 
35. Malta 1996  
36. Mauritius  2004 
37. Mongolia 2000 1998 
38. Morocco 2000 2000 
39. Moldova 2004 2004 
40. Myanmar 2010  
41. Netherlands 2002 2002 
42. Pakistan  2000 
43. Philippines 2002  
44. Poland 1993 2000 
45. Portugal 2010  
46. Romania 1992 1994 
Table AII.5 (cont'd) The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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47. Russia 1995 2000 
48. Serbia & Montenegro 2006 2003 
49. Singapore Ratified by Singapore only 2003 
50. Sri Lanka  2004 
51. Slovakia 2010  
52. Slovenia 2003 Ratified by Slovenia only 
53. South Africa  2006 
54. Spain 2007  
55. Sudan 2004 2004 
56. Sweden 2002  
57. Switzerland 2000 2000 
58. Syria 2004 2000 
59. Tajikistan 1998  
60. Thailand  2006 
61. Tunisia 2006 2002 
62. Turkey 1989 1998 
63. United Kingdom  2000 
64. Ukraine 2003 2004 
65. Uzbekistan 2006 2006 
66. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  2006 
67. Viet Nam 2010  
68. Yemen Ratified by Yemen only  
69. Zimbabwe Ratified by Kuwait only in 2002 2007 
Agreements signed but not ratified 
No. Country Investment agreement DTA 
1. Algeria  21/04/2008 
2. Armenia 25/06/2010 03/11/2009 
3. Azerbaijan 10/02/2009 10/02/2009 
4. Bosnia  28/10/2008 
5. Brunei 13/04/2009 13/04/2009 
6. Bulgaria 29/1/2007 amendment  
7. Czech Republic 31/10/2010 protocol  
8. Cyprus  05/10/2010 
9. Djibouti 19/07/2009 29/03/2010 
10. Guyana 17/01/2010 19/07/2010 
11. Hong Kong, China 13/05/2010 13/05/2010 
12. India  15/06/2006 
13. Iran 13/02/2007 16/01/2008 
14. Ireland  23/11/2010 
15. Japan  17/02/2010 
16. Korea 15/07/2004 2/10/2007 protocol 
17. Laos  05/08/2008 
18. Latvia  09/11/2009 
19. Macedonia 08/04/2008  
20. Malaysia  26/01/2010 
21. Mauritania 01/08/2006 27/12/2009 
22. Pakistan 14/02/2011  
23. Philippines  03/11/2009 
24. Portugal  23/02/2010 
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25. Senegal  09/04/2007 
26. Seychelles  05/02/2008 
27. South Africa 26/09/2005  
28. Spain 08/09/2005 26/05/2008 
29. Syria 16/05/2010  
30. Turkey 27/05/2010  
31. United Kingdom 08/10/2009  
32. Viet Nam  10/03/2009 
33. Yemen  30/09/2001 
Initialled 
No. Country Investment agreement DTA 
1. Colombia 22/06/2010  
2. Cuba 27/04/2005  
3. Denmark  06/09/2007 
4. Egypt 30/12/2010  
5. Finland  21/06/1989 
6. Georgia 11/08/2009 12/04/2007 
7. Ireland  05/03/2009 
8. Jamaica 08/07/2009  
9. Japan 26/11/2010  
10. Kazakhstan  06/01/2009 
11 Kenya 07/01/2010  
12. Lithuania  17/06/2009 
13. Luxembourg  20/06/2007 
14. Macedonia  15/11/2006 
15. Mexico 22/07/2010 22/05/2008 
16. Moldova  15/09/2004 
17. Nigeria 06/04/2010 06/04/2010 
18. North Korea 30/10/2008 24/03/2010 
19. Romania 23/05/2006  
20. Seychelles  19/02/2007 
21. Singapore 26/11/2008  
22. Slovakia  28/10/2009 
23. Sri Lanka 29/06/2009  
24. Thailand 06/02/2008  
25. Zambia 14/04/2004  
Under negotiation 
No. Country Investment agreement DTA 
1. Eritrea  1st Round 23/06/1997 
2. Argentina 1st Round 15/12/1997  
3. Australia  2nd Round 07/08/1995 
4. Bangladesh  1st Round 06/04/2010 
5. Brazil  3rd Round 15/07/1994 
6. Canada 2nd Round 24/03/2008  
7. Chile  1st Round 8/3/2005 
8. Cuba 2nd Round 26/10/2010 2nd Round 4/5/2006 
9. Denmark  1st Round 11/02/2007 
10. Egypt  1st Round 21/06/2010 (amend) 
11. France  1st Round 19/02/2007 
Table AII.5 (cont'd) The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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12. Greece 1st Round 10/07/2003  
13. Indonesia 2nd Round 21/09/2010  
14. Iran  4th Round 10/12/2005 
15. Kenya  1st Round 05/01/2010 
16. Korea  2nd Round 28/05/2007 
17. Kyrgyz Republic  1st Round 25/05/2009 
18. Myanmar  2nd Round 14/12/2009 
19. Singapore 1st Round 15/04/2008  
20. Sweden  1st Round 10/05/1993 
21. United States  2nd Round 13/03/2007 
22. Zambia  1st Round 11/05/2009 
 
Source:  Information provided by the Ministry of Finance. WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff averages by HS2, 2011 
Code Description No. of lines Average 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Std-dev. 
(%) 
 Total/Average 7,100 4.8 0-100 5.3 
01. Live animals 44 0.0 0 0.0 
02. Meat and edible meat offal 79 3.9 0-5 2.1 
03. Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates 140 2.9 0-5 2.5 
04. Dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  edible products of 
animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 44 4.9 0-5 0.8 
05. Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included 29 5.0 5 0.0 
06. Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the like;  cut 
flowers and ornamental foliage 1 3.4 0-5 2.4 
07. Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 74 2.3 0-5 2.5 
08. Edible fruit and nuts;  peel of citrus fruit or melons 75 2.3 0-5 2.5 
09. Coffee, tea, maté and spices 35 3.4 0-5 2.4 
10. Cereals 22 0.5 0-5 1.5 
11. Products of the milling industry;   malt;  starches;  inulin;  
wheat gluten 86 3.7 0-5 2.2 
12. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  misc grains, seeds and fruit;  
industrial or medicinal plants;  straw and fodder 66  2.5 0-5 2.5 
13. Lac;  gums, resins and ot her vegetable saps and extracts 28  5.0 5 0.0 
14. Vegetable plaiting material s;  vegetable products not 
elsewhere specified or included 9  5.0 5 0.0 
15. Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products;  
prepared edible fats;  animal or vegetable waxes 60  5.0 5 0.0 
16. Preparations of meat, of fish  or of crustaceans, molluscs or 
other aquatic invertebrates 38 5.0 5 0.0 
17. Sugars and sugar confectionery 38 3.5 0-5 2.3 
18. Cocoa and cocoa preparations 20 5.0 5 0.0 
19. Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  pastry cooks' 
products 53 4.7 0-5 1.2 
20. Preparations of vegetables, fru it, nuts or other parts of plants 106 5.0 5 0.0 
21. Miscellaneous edible preparations 41 4.9 0-5 0.8 
22. Beverages, spirits and vinegar 40 4.8 0-5 1.0 
23. Residues and waste from the f ood industries;  prepared animal 
fodder 30 4.8 0-5 0.9 
24. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20 100.0 100 0.0 
25. Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone;  plastering materials, lime and 
cement 97 5.0 5 0.0 
26. Ores, slag and ash 37 5.0 5 0.0 
27. Mineral fuels, mineral oils a nd products of their distillation;  
bituminous substances;  mineral waxes 76 5.0 5 0.0 
28. Inorganic chemicals;  orga nic or inorganic compounds of 
precious metals, of rare-earth me tals, of radioactive elements 
or of isotopes 260 5.0 0-5 0.4 
29. Organic chemicals 485 4.2 0-5 1.8 
30. Pharmaceutical products 40 0.1 0-5 0.8 
31. Fertilizers 28 5.0 5 0.0 
32. Tanning or dyeing extracts;  tannins and their derivatives;  
dyes, pigments and other colouring matter;  paints and varnishes;  putty and other mastics;  inks 76 5.0 5 0.0 
33. Essential oils and resinoids;  perfumery, cosmetic or toilet 
preparations 63 5.0 5 0.0 
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Code Description No. of lines Average 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Std-dev. 
(%) 
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 a nd dental preparations with a 
basis 48 5.0 5 0.0 
35. Albuminoidal substances;  modified starches;  glues;  enzymes 32 5.0 5 0.0 
36. Explosives;  pyrotechnic products;  matches;  pyrophoric 
alloys;  certain combustible preparations 10 5.0 5 0.0 
37. Photographic or cinematographic goods 40 5.0 5 0.0 
38. Miscellaneous chemical products 111 4.9 0-5 0.8 
39. Plastics and articles thereof 153 5.0 5 0.0 
40. Rubber and articles thereof 116 5.0 5 0.0 
41. Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather 37 5.0 5 0.0 
42. Articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut) 34 5.0 5 0.0 
43. Furskins and artificial fur;  manufactures thereof 15 5.0 5 0.0 
44. Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal 151 4.9 0-5 0.7 
45. Cork and articles of cork 18 5.0 5 0.0 
46. Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting 
materials;  basketware and wickerwork 20 5.0 5 0.0 
47. Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material;  recovered 
(waste and scrap) pa per and paperboard 22 5.0 5 0.0 
48. Paper and paperboard;  articles of paper pulp, of paper or of 
paperboard 127 5.0 5 0.0 
49. Printed books, newspapers, pict ures and other products of the 
printing industry;  manuscripts, typescripts and plans 50 1.5 0-5 2.3 
50. Silk 9 5.0 5 0.0 
51. Wool, fine or coarse animal hair;  horsehair yarn and woven 
fabric 50 5.0 5 0.0 
52. Cotton 124 5.0 5 0.0 
53. Other vegetable textile fibres ;  paper yarn and woven fabrics 
of paper yarn 23 5.0 5 0.0 
54. Man-made filaments 73 5.0 5 0.0 
55. Man-made staple fibres 109 5.0 5 0.0 
56. Wadding, felt and nonwovens;  special yarns;  twine, cordage, 
ropes and cables and articles thereof 44 5.0 5 0.0 
57. Carpets and other textile floor coverings 49 5.0 5 0.0 
58. Special woven fabrics;  tufted textile fabrics;  lace;  tapestries;  
trimmings;  embroidery 43 5.0 5 0.0 
59. Impregnated, coated , covered or laminated textile fabrics;  
textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use 36 5.0 5 0.0 
60. Knitted or cr ocheted fabrics 43 5.0 5 0.0 
61. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or 
crocheted 106 5.0 5 0.0 
62. Articles of apparel and cl othing accessories, not knitted or 
crocheted 149 5.0 5 0.0 
63. Other made up textile articles;  sets;  worn clothing and worn 
textile articles;  rags 92 5.0 5 0.0 
64. Footwear, gaiters and the lik e;  parts of such articles 34 5.0 5 0.0 
65. Headgear and parts thereof 24 5.0 5 0.0 
66. Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, wa lking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, 
riding-crops and parts thereof 8 5.0 5 0.0 
67. Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of 
down;  artificial flowers;  articles of human hair 11 5.0 5 0.0 
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Code Description No. of lines Average 
tariff (%) Range 
(%) Std-dev. 
(%) 
68. Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar 
materials 96 5.0 5 0.0 
69. Ceramic products 45 5.0 5 0.0 
70. Glass and glassware 88 4.9 0-5 0.7 
71. Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, 
precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof;  imitation jewellery;  coin 65 3.2 0-5 2.4 
72. Iron and steel 167 5.0 5 0.0 
73. Articles of iron or steel 183 5.0 5 0.0 
74. Copper and articles thereof 61 5.0 5 0.0 
75. Nickel and articles thereof 23 5.0 5 0.0 
76. Aluminium and articles thereof 62 5.0 5 0.0 
78. Lead and articles thereof 8 5.0 5 0.0 
79. Zinc and articles thereof 23 5.0 5 0.0 
80. Tin and articles thereof 9 5.0 5 0.0 
81. Other base metals;  cermets;  articles thereof 52 5.0 5 0.0 
82. Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal;  
parts thereof of base metal 75 5.0 5 0.0 
83. Miscellaneous articles of base metal 62 5.0 5 0.0 
84. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical 
appliances;  parts thereof 610 4.6 0-5 1.4 
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 326 3.7 0-5 2.2 
86. Railway or tramway locomo tives, 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 5.0 5 0.0 
87. Vehicles other than railway  or tramway rolling-stock, and 
parts and accessories thereof 184 4.9 0-5 0.6 
88. Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 15 2.7 0-5 2.6 
89. Ships, boats and floating structures 23 1.3 0-5 2.2 
90. Optical, photographic, cinemat ographic, measuring, checking, 
precision, medical or surgical in struments and apparatus;  parts 
and accessories thereof 209 4.4 0-5 1.7 
91. Clocks and watches and parts thereof 55 5.0 5 0.0 
92. Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of such articles 26 5.0 5 0.0 
93. Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories thereof 25 5.0 5 0.0 
94. Furniture;  bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions 
and similar stuffed furnishings;  lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included;  illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates 102 5.0 5 0.0 
95. Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and accessories 
thereof 36 5.0 5 0.0 
96. Miscellaneous manufactured articles 68 5.0 5 0.0 
97. Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 10 5.0 5 0.0 
 
a The total of imports is highe r than the sum of sub-items, as certain imports , to the value of US$6.1 million are not classifi ed in 
the Harmonized System. 
 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by the Kuwaiti authorities. The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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Table AIII.2 
Import prohibitions, 2011 
No. HS code Definition 
1. 01 03 10 00 Pure-bred breeding animals 
2. 01 03 91 00 Other live swine weighing less than 50 kg 
3. 01 03 92 00 Other live swine weighing 50 kg or more 
10. 02 05 00 90 Other meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen 
11. 02 06 30 00 Edible offal of bovine animal s of swine, fresh or chilled 
12. 02 06 41 00 Of swine, frozen, livers 
13. 02 06 49 00 Of swine, frozen,other 
14. 02 09 00 10 Pig fat 
15. 02 10 11 00 Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof, with bone in  
16. 02 10 12 00 Bellies (streaky) and cuts thereof  
17. 02 10 19 00 Other 
18. 05 02 10 00 Pigs', hogs' or boars' bristles and hair and waste thereof 
19. 09 08 20 00 Mace  
20. 12 07 91 00 Poppy seeds 
21. 12 07 99 10 Poppy 
22. 12 07 99 20 Hemp seeds 
23. 12 11 30 00 Coca leaf 
24. 12 11 40 00 Poppy straw 
25. 12 11 90 20 Black poppy 
26. 12 11 90 60 Hemp 
27. 13 02 11 00 Opium 
28. 13 02 19 10 Hashish 
29. 15 01 00 30 Lard and other pig fa t from pig wastes 
30. 15 03 00 11 Oleostearin of pig 
31. 15 03 00 21 Oleomargarine of pig 
32. 15 03 00 91 Other of pig 
33. 16 01 00 11 Packed in guts and similar containers (morta della, salami and sausages) of swine or animal blood 
34. 16 01 00 21 Packed in sealed containers ( canned or the like) of swine or animal blood 
35. 16 01 00 31 Packed in sealed containers (canned or the like) of  swine or animal blood, frozen 
36. 16 02 41 00 Hams and cuts thereof 
37. 16 02 42 00 Shoulders and cuts thereof  
38. 16 02 49 00 Other, including mixtures 
39. 16 02 90 30 Preparations of animal blood 
40. 17 04 90 80 White chocolate containing alcohol 
41. 18 06 31 10 Other, in blocks, slab s or bars containing alcohol, filled 
42. 18 06 32 10 Other, in blocks, slabs or  bars containing alcohol, not filled 
43. 22 03 00 00 Beer made from malt 
44. 22 04 10 00 Sparkling wine 
45. 22 04 21 00 Other wine; grape must with fermentation prevented or arrested by the addition of alcohol in containers 
holding 2 litres or less 
46. 22 04 29 00 Other, Other wine; grape must w ith fermentation prevented or arre sted by the addition of alcohol 
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No. HS code Definition 
47. 22 04 30 00 Other grape must 
48. 22 05 10 00 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances in containers holding 
2 litres or less 
49. 22 05 90 00 Other, vermouth and other wine of  fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances 
50. 22 06 00 00 Other fermented beverages (for exampl e, cider, perry, mead); mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures 
of fermented beverage s and non-alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included 
51. 22 07 20 90 Other, denatured ethyl alcohol of an alc oholic strength by volume of 80% or higher 
52. 22 08 20 00 Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc 
53. 22 08 30 00 Whiskies 
54. 22 08 40 00 Rum and other spirits obtained by di stilling fermented sugar-cane products  
55. 22 08 50 00 Gin and Geneva 
56. 22 08 60 00 Vodka 
57. 22 08 70 00 Liqueurs and cordials 
58. 22 08 90 90 Other, undenatured ethyl alcoholic of an alc oholic strength by volume of less than 80%  
59. 23 07 00 10 Wine lees 
60. 24 03 99 10 Pressed or liquored tobacco for making snuff 
61. 24 03 99 20 Chopped or pre ssed tobacco for chewing 
62. 24 03 99 30 Snuff 
63. 24 03 99 90 Other manufactured tobacco  and manufactured tobacco substitutes 
64. 25 24 10 00 Crocidolite 
65. 25 24 90 00 Other 
66. 29 39 91 10 Cocaine 
67. 40 12 11 00 Retreaded tyres of a kind used on motor car s (including station wagons and racing cars) 
68. 40 12 12 00 Retreaded  tyres of a kind used on buses or lorries 
69. 40 12 13 00 Retreaded tyres of a kind used on aircraft 
70. 40 12 19 00 Other,  Retreaded tyres 
71. 40 12 20 00 Used pneumatic tyres 
72. 41 03 30 00 Of swine, other raw hides and skins (fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not 
tanned, parchment-dressed or  further prepared), whether or not de-haired or split 
73. 41 06 31 00 In the wet state (including wet-blue) 
74. 41 06 32 00 In the dry state (crust) 
75. 41 13 20 00 Leather further prepared after tanning or crusting, in cluding parchment-dressed leat her, of other animals, 
without wool or hair on, wh ether or not split, of swine 
76. 68 11 40 00 Containing asbestos 
77. 68 12 93 00 Compressed asbestos fibre jointing, in sheets or rolls 
78. 68 13 20 00 Containing asbestos 
79. 87 01 - 87 05 Cars and trucks with the steering wheel to the right or a modified steering wheel  
 
Source:  Information provided by Kuwait Customs Authority. The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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Table AIII.3 
Productions subject to technical re gulations ("regulated products"), 2011  
Product 
Number Description HS Number 
 Group I:  Electrical toys (class:  non-process)   
I-01 Electric & battery operated toys 9503/9506.21 
 Group II:  Household & commercial elect rical & gas appliances (class: non-
process)   
II-01 Window and split air conditioners 8415.10 
II-02 Household and professional combined func tion audio and/or video systems, incl. 
stereo systems, recorders with radios and/or CD/VCD/DVD Combinations of II-03, II-04, II-41, II-
43, 8527.31 
II-03 Household and professional stand-alone audio products (except radio receivers) 
incl. amplifiers, stand-alone recorders and MP3 players 8518.40/8518.50/8519/8520 
II-04 Household and professional st and-alone video playing a nd recording systems incl. 
VCD, DVD, MP4 players, digital still & video cameras, projectors and video 
games 8521/8525.40/8528.30/9504.10 
II-05 Generator sets, gasoline & diesel engine  driven up to 10 KW 8501.61/8502. 11/8502.20 
II-06 Electric motors up to 10 KW 8501.10 
II-07 Tread-mills and fitness training machines 9504.90.40 
II-08 Household and commercial el ectro-thermic cooking appliances (other than ovens) 
incl. rice cookers, deep fryers, warming plates, toasters, popcorn makers, roasters, 
grills and barbecues and the like up to 3500 watts and liquefied petroleum gas 
burning appliances having electrical connections 8419.81/8516.60/8516.72/8516.79 
II-09 Domestic clothes washing machines, do mestic and commercial dish-washing 
machines and rinsing sinks 8450/8422.11 
II-10 Domestic clothes drying machines and electric towel rails 8451.21 
II-11 Household electric irons, ironers and fabr ics steamers up to 3500 watts 8451.30/8516.40 
II-12 Household and commercial electromechanical  kitchen appliances incl. kneaders, 
food processors, mills, grinders, blenders , mixers, juicers, beaters, shakers, 
whippers, churns, ice cream makers, peel ers, slicers, sharpeners, can openers, 
waste disposers and the like up to 3500 watts 8509.30/8509.40/8509.80 
II-13 Personal care/grooming appliances (sha vers, hair clippers, hair-removers, 
massagers, skin care appliances, face st eamers, electric tooth brushes and oral 
hygiene incl. rechargeable) 8509.80/8510/9019.10 
II-15 Household and commercial microwave ovens 8516.50 
II-16 Household and commercial electric range s, hob assembles, stationary ovens 
including integrated electric hoods up to  7500 watt and liquefied petroleum gas 
burning appliances having electrical connections 8516.60/7321 
II-17 Electric office machines incl. photocopiers, paper shredders, staplers, sharpeners, 
etc. 8433.39/8470/8472 
II-18 IT equipment incl. computers (desktops & laptops), printers, scanners 8443.31/8443.32/8471.30/8471.41/84
71.60.80 
II-19 Power transformers , voltage regulators and stabili zers up to 1000 VA 8504.31/9032.89 
II-20 Household & commercial refrigerators and freezers incl. refrigerating display 
cabinets up to 15 amps 8418.10/8418.21/8418.22/8418.29/84
18.30/8418.40/8418.50/8418.61.65/84
18.61.75 
II-21 Electric telecom equipment incl. interc oms, std. & cordless phones, mobile 
phones, stand-alone faxes and modems – applied only on products operating on 
AC electric mains supply or supplied with AC-DC adaptor or battery charger 8517.11/8517.19/8517.80.10.10/8525.
20.70 
II-22 PVC, Xlpe rubber & silicon insulated el ectric power wires and cables up to 35 
mm2 and 1000v, extension cable cord s and cable reels, winding wires 8544.11/8544.19/8544.42/8544.49 
II-23 Household & commercial vacuum cleaner s, water suction appliances, surface 
cleaning appliances and floor treatment  appliances incl. shampooers up to 3500 
watts 8479.89/8509.10/8509.20/8509.80 
II-24 Household electric heaters 8516.21/8516.29 
II-25 Drinking water coolers and fountains 8418.69/20 
II-26 Desert coolers and humi difiers 8415.83.90/8509.80.50 
II-27 Domestic and commercial electric fans, air curtains, extractors, stand-alone range 
hoods and air-purifiers up to 500 watts 8414.51/8414.59.60.60/8414.60/8421.
39.80.15 
Table AIII.3 (cont'd) WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Product 
Number Description HS Number 
II-29 Household and commercial appliances fo r heating liquids incl. tea and coffee 
brewing appliances up to 3500 watts 8516.71 
II-30 Lamp holders whether separate or forming part of luminaires and chandeliers 8536.61/9405 
II-31 Manually operated household sw itches, appliance switches, circuit breakers (MCB 
& MCCB), earth leakage circuit break ers, isolator switches up to 100A, 
connection units, ceiling roses, cooker cont rol units up to 45A, and fuses for plugs 
up to 13A 8536.10/8536.20/8536.50 
II-32 Incandescent, fluorescent, discharge, led & misc. lamps 8539.21.40/8539.22/8539.29.40/8539.
31/8539.32/8541.40.20/8543.89.70 
II-35 Domestic and industrial general use mains plugs, socket outlets, mains 
configuration adapters and power track systems 8536.69 
II-39 Household and professional hair care equipm ent (incl. hand-held hair dryers and 
steamers, hair curlers, waving apparatus,  curling tong heaters) and hand dryers up 
to 3500 watts 8516.31/8516.32/8516.33 
II-40 Domestic horizontal and submersible wa ter pumps up to 3.5 kw  8413.70.20/8413.81.20 
II-41 Satellite receivers, TV sets, video & PC monitors 8528.12/8 528.13/8528. 21/8528.22 
II-42 AC to PC power adaptors, power supplies, battery chargers, emergency lighting 
and up to 1000VA, neon transformers, balla sts, converters and starters for lamps 8504.10/8504.40 
II-43 Standalone radio receivers and electric clocks 8527.32/8527.39/9105.11/9103.10/91
05.21/9105.91 
II-44 Water heaters instant and storage types up to 600 litres 8516.10 
II-46 Electric household and professional sewing machines, overlock machines, and 
motors for non-electric sewing machines 8452.10/8452.90.10 
II-47 Electric bells 8531.80.40 
II-48 Insect killers 8543.89 
II-49 Portable and transportable power tools (drills, saws, grinders), pedestrian 
controlled mains-operated lawnmowers , high-pressure cleaners and steam 
cleaners, walk-behind and hand-held lawn trimmers and lawn edge trimmers, scissor type grass shears, portable heati ng tools incl. soldering irons and the like 
up to 3500 watts, welding machines up to 10kw 8423.30.90/8433.11.10/8467/8515.11/
8515.39 
II-50 Immersion heaters, ultraviolet and infrar ed sunbeds, water-bed heaters, electric 
blankets, heating pads, foot warmers,  appliances and pumps for use with 
aquarium, garden ponds, table fountains a nd whirlpool baths up to 3500 watts, and 
sauna heaters up to 8000 watts, drives for garage doors, rolling shutters, awnings, 
blinds, gates, doors, windows and the like for residential use 8516.10.80/8516.79/6301.10/9018.20/
8501.40/8543.89.96 
II-51 Commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines up to 3500 watts 8467 
 Group III:  automotive (class:  non-process)  
III-01a Passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, and multi-purpose vehicles (new) not 
holding GCC conformity certificate 8701.20/8702/8703/8704 
III-01b Passenger automobiles, trucks, buses and multi-purpose vehicles (u sed) 8701/8702/8703/8704 
III-04 New tyres for passenger automobiles, trucks , buses and multi-purpose vehicles 4011.10/4011.20 
 Group IV:  chemical (class: process)  
IV-01 Engine, gear and transmission oils, brake fluid 2710.19/3819.00 
IV-02 Paints and putties (for build ings and roads) 3208/3209/3214.10 
 Group V:  others (class: process)  
V-09 Facial tissue paper 4818.20 
V-12 Melamine dinnerware 3924.10 
 Group VI:  building materials (class: process)  
VI-03 Cement 2523.21/2523.29 
VI-05 Gypsum 2520.20 
 Group VI:  building materials (class: non-process)  
VI-06 Plastic and metal electrical conduits and fittings 3917 
VI-07 CPVC pipes & fittings  for water distribution 3917.23 
 
Source: PAI online information.  Viewed at:  https://www.pai.gov.kw/po rtal/page/portal/pai/KUC AS/Guidelines/KUCAS 
 _Guidelines_en_r.pdf [18/05/2011]. The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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Table AIV.1 
Bilateral civil aviation agreements, 2011  
Partner Entry into force Nature of liberalization 
Republic of Lebanon 16.08.2005 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Austria 25.04.2006/19.10.2009 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Democratic Socialist Republic  of Sri Lanka 07.05.2006 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Kingdom of Morocco 24.05.2006 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Kingdom of Bahrain 06.06.2006 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
United States 30.08.2006 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, f ourth, fifth, sixth freedom 
traffic rights 
United Arab Emirates 07.09.2006 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 13.11.2006 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 12.02.2007 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Sultanate of Oman 17.04.2007 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
State of Qatar 12.2007 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Kingdom of Thailand 19.02.2008 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Kingdom of Cambodia 21.08.2008 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.08.2008 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of the Union of Myanmar 26.08.2008 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Singapore 4.11.2008 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 16.12.2008 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Yemen 01.01.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Kingdom of Spain 17.02.2009 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Table AIV.1 (cont'd) WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Partner Entry into force Nature of liberalization 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.02.2008 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Hellenic Republic 20.05.2009 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Benin 15.07.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Djibouti 20.07.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Kingdom of Swaziland 25.07.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Poland 29.09.2009 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Georgia 29.09.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Finland 30.09.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Kyrgyz Republic 30.09.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Czech Republic 30.09.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Iceland 01.10.2009 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Latvia 10.11.2009 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Bulgaria 21.07.2010 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Albania 04.04.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Federative Republic of Brazil 13.04.2010 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.06.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Switzerland 28.06.2010 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Liberia 28.06.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Rwanda 29.06.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Table AIV.1 (cont'd) The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
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Partner Entry into force Nature of liberalization 
Republic of Chile 30.06.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Dominican Republic 01.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Republic of Fiji 01.07.2010 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Barbados 01.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Jamaica 02.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Cooperative Republic of Guyana 19.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Oriental Republic of Uruguay 29.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Antigua and Barbuda 13.07.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
Islamic Republic of Mauritania 13.10.2010 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Tunisian Republic 11.10.2010 Partial liberalization of operations:   any number 
of flights with full third and fourth freedom traffic 
rights.  Fifth freedom traffic rights are limited 
Republic of Serbia 25.03.2011 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom 
traffic rights 
Republic of Sierra Leone 25.04.2011 Full liberalization of operations:   any number of 
flights with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights 
 
Source:  Information provided by the Kuwaiti authorities. WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.2 
Summary of Kuwait's specific commitments in services 
 Modes of supply 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
Sector or subsector Market access/National treatment 
1. Business services     
 A. Professionals services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 (d) Architectural services     
 (e) Engineering services     
 (f) Integrated Engineering services     
 (g) Urban planning and landscape architectural services     
 B. Computer and related services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 (a) Consultancy services related to the installation 
 of computer hardware     
 (b) Software implementation services     
 (c) Data processing services     
 (d) Data base services     
 C. Research and development services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 (a) R&D services on natural sciences     
 (b) R&D services on social sciences and humanities     
 (c) Interdisciplinary R&D services     
 F. Other business services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 (a) Advertising services     
 (b) Market research and public polling services     
 (c) Management consulting services     
 (d) Services related to ma nagement consulting     
 (e) Technical testing and analysis service     
 (f) Services incidental to agriculture, hunting and  
 forestry     
 (g) Services incident al to fishing     
 (i) Services incidental to manufacturing     
 (m) Related scientific and technical consulting  
 services     
 (n) Maintenance and repair  of equipment (excluding 
 maritime vessels, aircrafts or other transport 
 equipment)     
 (o) Building cleaning     
 (p) Photographic services     
 (q) Packaging     
 (r) Printing, publishing     
 (s) Convention     
3. Construction and related engineering services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. General construction work for buildings     
 B. General construction work for civil engineering     
 C. Installation and assembly work     
 D. Building completion and finishing work     
4. Distribution services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. Commission agents' services     
 B. Wholesale trade services     
 C. Retailing services     
Table AIV.2 (cont'd)The State of Kuwait WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 
 Page 105 
 
 
 Modes of supply 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
Sector or subsector Market access/National treatment 
6. Environmental services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. Sewage services     
 B. Refuse disposal services     
 C. Sanitation and similar services     
7. Financial services     
 B. Banking and other financial services     
 (a) Acceptance of deposits and other repayable  
 funds from the public U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (b) Lending of all types including, inter alia , consumer 
 credit, mortgage credit, factoring and financing of 
 commercial transactions SP/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (c) Financial leasing U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (d) All services relevant to paymen ts and transfers U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (e) Guarantees and commitments U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (f) Trading for own account or  for account of customers: 
 - Money market instruments (cheques, bills, certificates of 
 deposits, etc.) 
 - Foreign exchange 
 - Derivative products, including, but not limited to, futures 
 and options 
 - Exchange rate and interest rate instruments, including 
 products such as swaps, forward rate agreements, etc. 
 - Transferable securities  - Other negotiable instrume nts and financial assets, 
 including dealing in gold bullion U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (g) Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, 
 including underwriting and placement as agent (whether 
 publicly or privately) and the provision of financial  services related to such issues U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (h) Speculations in money markets U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (i) Management of assets , such as management of 
 portfolio investments, liquid assets, all forms of collective 
 investments, pension funds  and investment trustee 
 services U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (j) Settlement and clearing services for financial assets, 
 including securities, deri vative products, and other 
 negotiable instruments U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (k) Advisory and other auxiliary financial services on all 
 the activities listed in subpara graphs 5.(v) through (xv) of 
 the Annex on Financial Services, including credit analysis, 
 researches, investment and portfolio research and  consultations on acquisitions and on corporate 
 restructuring and strategy U/U NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
 (l) Provision and transfer of financial information, 
 and financial data processing and related 
 software by providers of  other financial services SP/SP NL/NL SP/SP SP/SP 
8. Health and related services U/NL U/NL NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. Hospital services     
 B. Other human health services     
 C. Social services     
Table AIV.2 (cont'd)WT/TPR/S/258/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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 Modes of supply 
Cross-border
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of 
natural persons 
Sector or subsector Market access/National treatment 
9. Tourism and travel related services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. Restaurants (including cateri ng, after economic test)     
 B. Travel agencies and tour operators services     
 C. Tourist guides services     
10. Recreational, cultural, and sporting services U/U U/U NL/NL Uex/Uex 
 A. Entertainment services (i ncl. theatre, live bands and 
  circus services)     
 D. Sporting and other recreational services     
 
U Unbound, i.e. Kuwait made no commitments with respect to the item in question. 
Uex Unbound, except as provided for by  Kuwait's horizontal commitments. 
NL No limitations, i.e. Kuwait agreed to place no constraints on the item in question. 
SP Sector-specific provisions apply.  
Source:  WTO services database.  Viewed at:  http://tsdb.wto.org/default.aspx [28/06/2011]. 
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