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Table AI.1  
Merchandise exports by product group, 1998-2004  
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
 (US$ million) 
Total 2,769.7 2,237.0 2,299.5 2,057.6 1,861.0 2,198.0 2,918.2 
  (per cent of total) 
Total primary products 60.8 61.1 57.6 57.5 62.5 65.8 68.6 
   Agriculture 59.4 60.1 55.6 55.0 61.3 63.7 63.7 
      Food 50.7 50.8 46.3 44.2 48.6 52.5 54.2 
         0112 Meat of bovine animals, frozen 7.5 9.5 10.6 7.1 9.3 11.1 15.6 
         0111 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled 6.5 5. 0 5.0 3.0 4. 2 5.3 5.0 
         0423 Rice, semi- or wholly milled 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 4.3 
         2222 Soya 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.8 
      Agricultural raw materials 8.7 9.3 9.3 10.8 12.7 11.2 9.5 
         2687 Wool and fine or coarse animal hair,  
carded or combed 5.1 4.8 4.8 6.1 7.1 5.5 3.7 
         2475 Wood of non-coniferous species, in the 
rouge or roughly squared 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.9 
   Mining 1.4 1.0 2.0 2.5 1.2 2.1 4.9 
      Ores and other minerals 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 
         6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, 
worked 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 
      Fuels 0.8 0.6 1.5 1.9 0.8 1.6 4.4 
         3341 Motor spirit (gasoline) and other oils 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 1.4 4.4 
Manufactures 38.5 38.0 41.5 41.6 36.4 33.3 30.5 
   Iron and steel 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.9 
   Chemicals 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.5 5.9 5.6 5.7 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 
         5542 Organic surface-active agents; 
 washing and cleaning preparations 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.7 
         5822 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, 
of plastics 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 
   Other semi-manufactures 12.4 13.8 15.7 17.6 16.7 15.0 12.5 
         6114 Other bovine leather and equine leather 6.4 7.6 9.3 11.1 11.1 10.1 8.0 
         6211 Unvulcanised compounded rubber, in 
primary forms or in plates, sheets or 
strip 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 
         6413 Paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.9 
   Machinery and transport equipment 8.5 7.5 8.5 6.6 4.4 2.7 2.8 
      Other non-electrical machinery 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 
      Other electrical machinery 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 
      Automotive products 6.6 5.5 6.3 4.8 3.0 1.2 1.6 
      Other transport equipment 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 
   Textiles 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.6 2. 2 2.4 2.1 
         6542 Fabrics,  woven, containing 85% or 
more by weight of wool or of fine 
animal hair  1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 
   Articles of apparel 5.2 4.7 4.5 3.9 2.7 2.7 2.3 
         8483 Articles of apparel, clothing accessories 
and other articles of furskin 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.8 
   Other consumer goods 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.1 4.1 
         8931 Articles for the conveyance or packing 
of goods, of plastics 0.3 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.8 2.0 
         8211 Seats (other than those of heading 8724) 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
Other 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 
         9710 Gold, non-monetary 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3). 
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Table AI.2  
Merchandise imports by product group, 1998-2004 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 3,807.6 3,356.3 3,465.8 3,060.8 1,964.3 2,190.4 3,118.6 
  (per cent of total)  
Total primary products 20.6 25.9 30.5 28.1 34.8 40.9 38.0 
   Agriculture 13.5 13.6 14.1 14.7 18.8 17.4 12.6 
      Food 10.7 10.9 11.5 11.4 14.5 12.6 8.6 
         0743 Maté; extracts, essences and 
concentrates of tea or maté, and preparations 
with a basis of tea, maté, or their extracts, essences or concentrates 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 
         0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.5 
      Agricultural raw materials 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.2 4.3 4.8 4.0 
         2321 Synthetic rubber 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.0 
         2681 Wool, greasy (including fleece-
washed wool) 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.0 
   Mining 7.1 12.3 16.4 13.4 16.0 23.5 25.4 
      Ores and other minerals 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.9 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 
         6841 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, 
unwrought 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 
      Fuels 5.9 11.1 15.3 12.3 15.0 22.0 23.7 
         3330 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from 
bituminous minerals, crude 4.3 6.1 11.0 9.8 9.3 16.9 19.1 
         3341 Motor spirit (gasoline) and other light 
oils 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.0 2.4 
         3510 Electric current 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.8 
Manufactures 79.4 74.1 69.4 71.9 65.2 59.1 61.9 
   Iron and steel 2.8 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.4 
   Chemicals 16.7 17.8 16.9 19.1 21.7 22.4 21.0 
         5629 Fertilizers, n. e.s. 1.0 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.7 
         5743 Polycarbonates, alkyd resins and 
other polyesters 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.5 1.4 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 1.7 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.3 1.7 1.4 
   Other semi-manufactures 9.8 9.9 10.0 11.0 10.5 9.0 8.8 
   Machinery and transport equipment 37.1 31.3 28.0 26.9 20.1 15.9 19.8 
      Power-generating machinery 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 
      Other non-electrical machinery 10.2 7.8 6.5 7.2 6.5 5.2 6.8 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 2.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.7 
      Office machines and telecommunications 
equipment 6.5 8.1 6.6 6.0 4.6 4.1 4.6 
      Other electrical machinery 5.0 5.2 5.3 4.9 3.7 2.9 2.8 
      Automotive products 13.5 8.6 8.5 7.6 4.5 3.0 4.7 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
persons, n.e.s. 4.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.0 1.6 
         7843 Other parts and accessories of the 
motor vehicles of groups 722, 781, 782 and 783 3.6 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.3 1.6 
         7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
goods 3.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.2 
      Other transport equipment 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 
   Textiles 3.1 2.6 2.5 2.4 2. 1 2.6 2.8 
   Articles of apparel 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.3 1.3 
   Other consumer goods 8.3 9.1 8.5 8.5 7.4 6.1 5.8 
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3). WT/TPR/S/163/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.3  
Merchandise exports by trading partner, 1998-2004  
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 2,769.7 2,237.0 2,299.5 2,057.6 1,861.0 2,198.0 2,918.2 
  (per cent of total) 
  America 69.1 62.4 65.3 62.8 51.5 56.2 60.5 
    USA 5.8 6.9 8.4 8.6 7.6 11.4 20.6 
    Canada 0.9 2.0 2.6 3.2 1.5 4.0 3.6 
    Other America 62.4 53.5 54.3 51.1 42.4 40.9 36.4 
    MERCOSUR 55.3 45.0 44.6 40.8 32.6 30.6 26.1 
          Brazil 33.8 24.9 23.1 21.4 23.2 21.4 16.5 
          Argentina 18.5 16.5 17.9 15.4 6.1 7.0 7.6 
          Paraguay 3.0 3.6 3.6 4.0 3.3 2.2 2.0 
    Mexico 0.9 1.9 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.0 
    Chile 2.7 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.8 3.3 2.1 
                
  Europe 17.7 21.0 17.4 19.9 25.7 25.1 21.5 
    EU (25) 16.8 19.9 16.4 19.0 24.1 23.4 20.0 
    EU (15) 16.5 19.6 16.2 18.7 23.7 22.9 19.5 
      Germany 4.0 5.0 3.9 4.7 5.8 6.6 5.2 
      Spain 2.0 3.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 
      United Kingdom 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.2 4.2 3.6 3.1 
      Italy 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.4 4.7 4.0 3.0 
      Netherlands 1.9 2.2 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.7 1.8 
      France 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1 
    EFTA 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.9 
      Norway 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 
    Other Europe 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.6 
      Turkey 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.1 0.5 
                
  CISa 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.6 
      Russian Federation 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.9 0.6 
                
  Africa 1.3 1.2 1.8 2.0 4.1 3.0 2.4 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 
      Morocco 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 
      Algeria 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.9 1.1 0.3 
                
  Middle East 3.5 5.9 4.7 3.8 5.3 3.4 3.9 
      Iran, Islamic Republic 
of 0.1 2.3 1.7 1.2 2.0 0.7 1.5 
      Saudi Arabia 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.0 
      Israel 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.2 2.8 1.8 0.9 
                
  Asia 7.0 7.9 9.6 10.2 11.1 9.7 8.1 
    China 2.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 5.6 4.3 3.8 
    Japan 0.8 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 
      Thailand 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 2.3 1.6 
      Hong Kong, China 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 
      Korea, Republic of 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 
      Chinese Taipei 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 
    Other Asia 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.2 0.8 
  Other 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 
a The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bela rus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
 Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. 
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3). Uruguay WT/TPR/S/163/Rev.1 
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Table AI.4  
Merchandise imports by trading partner, 1998-2004 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 3,807.6 3,356.3 3,465.8 3,060.8 1,964.3 2,190.4 3,118.6 
  (per cent of total) 
  America 60.6 63.8 62.2 63.6 63.3 59.3 55.5 
    USA 12.1 11.3 9.8 8.9 8.4 7.6 7.2 
    Canada 0.6 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 
    Other America 47.9 51.1 51.7 54.1 54.3 51.2 47.9 
    MERCOSUR 43.2 43.5 43.7 44.1 47.8 47.5 44.0 
          Argentina 22.0 23.7 24.1 23.1 27.5 26.1 22.2 
          Brazil 20.8 19.4 19.2 20.4 19.8 21.0 21.7 
          Paraguay 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 
   Chile 1.6 1.6 1.7 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.9 
   Mexico 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.9 
   Peru 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 
                
  Europe 22.4 20.4 19.8 19.9 19.4 15.1 12.7 
    EU (25) 21.2 19.1 18.7 18.5 18.0 13.8 11.8 
    EU (15) 20.7 18.7 18.3 18.2 17.6 13.4 11.6 
      Germany 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.0 4.1 2.8 2.7 
      Italy 4.6 3.7 3.2 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.1 
      Spain 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.0 1.8 
      France 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.4 2.3 1.7 
      United Kingdom 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.9 
    EFTA 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.7 
      Switzerland 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.6 
    Other Europe 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 
                
  CISa 1.2 1.8 3.3 1.1 5.7 11.8 11.0 
      Russian Federation 1.0 1.8 3.2 0.8 5.7 11.7 11.0 
                
  Africa 2.3 1.8 3.8 3.6 0.9 3.4 5.6 
      Nigeria 0.7 0.0 1.9 1.2 0.0 1.2 4.9 
                
  Middle East 0.8 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3 3.9 
      Iran, Islamic Republic 
of 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 
      Israel 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 
                
  Asia 11.2 10.0 9.5 10.6 10.1 10.0 11.0 
      China 2.1 2.7 3.2 4.0 3.8 3.9 5.5 
      Japan 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.4 
      Korea, Republic of 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.1 
      Chinese Taipei 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 
      Hong Kong, China 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 
      Singapore 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 
      Thailand 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 
    Other Asia 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.5 
      India 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 
      Australia 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3 
  Other 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 
a The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bela rus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, 
 Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan , Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. 
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
 International Trade Classification, SITC, Rev. 3).  WT/TPR/S/163/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AII.1 
Summary of notifications by Urugu ay to the WTO, 1999 - 30 November 2005 
Agreement/Decision Symbol of most recent notification Description of requirement and frequency 
Agreement on Agriculture 
Article 10 and Article 18.2 G/AG/N/URY/29, 6. 8.2004 Export subsidies;  on an annual basis 
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/URY/27, 16.6.2004 Domestic support;  on an annual basis 
Article 5 and Article 18.2 G/AG/N/URY/28, 16.6. 2004 Special safeguard;  on an annual basis 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement) 
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/127, 11.2.2005 No anti- dumping actions taken;  on a semi-
annual basis 
Article 16.5 G/ADP/N/14/Add.13 and G/SCM/N/18/Add.13, 18.10.2001 Investigating authority;  once only 
Article 18.5 G/ADP/N/1/URY/2/Suppl.1 and 
G/SCM/N/1/URY/1/Suppl.1, 21.12.2001 Laws and regulations;  ad hoc 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of  the GATT 1994 (Agreement on Customs Valuation) 
Annex III, paragraph 1 G/VAL/N/4/URY/2, 14.11.2001 Work programme for the application of the 
Agreement;  before the end of the period 
referred to in Article 20.1 
Article 22 G/VAL/N/2/URY/1, 19.4.2001 Information on implementation and 
administration of the Agreement 
Article 22 G/VAL/N/1/URY/1, 19.1.2001 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Annex III, paragraph 1 G/VAL/W/55, 22.12.1999 Delay in the application of the provisions of 
the Agreement;  before the end of the period 
referred to in Article 20.1 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
Annex B, Article 7 G/SPS/N/URY/3/Add.1, 9.5.2002 Laws and regulations;  ad hoc 
Annex B, Article 7 G/SPS/N/URY/5/Rev.1/Add. 1, 17.2.2002 Laws and re gulations;  ad hoc 
Annex B, Article 7 G/SPS/N/URY/4, 16.1. 2001 Laws and regulations;  ad hoc 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 
Article 4(d) IP/N/4/URY/1, IP/N/4/ARG/1, IP/N/4/BRA/1, 
IP/N/4/PRY/1, 14.7.1998 MFN limitation (MERCOSUR Agreement);  
ad hoc 
Article 63.2 IP/N/1/URY/C/1 Add. 1, 31.8.2004;   IP/N/1/URY/C/7, 
31.8.2004;  IP/N/1/URY/C/6, 30.7.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/3, 
29.7.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/P/1, 14.6.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/P/2, 
14.6.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/P/3, 14.6.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/U/1, 
14.6.2002;  IP/N/1/URY/C/1, 11.6. 2002;  IP/N/1/URY/C/2, 
3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/C/3, 3.10.2001; IP/N/1/URY/C/5, 3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/I/1, 3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/I/2, 
3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/I/3, 3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/I/4, 
3.10.2001;  IP/N/1/URY/C/4, 2.10.2001;  
IP/N/1/URY/2/Add.1, 31.5.2000;   IP/N/1/URY/2, 17.2.1999 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Agreement on Trade-Related In vestment Measures (TRIMS) 
Article 6.2 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.3, 17.4.1998 Pub lications in which TRIMS may be found;  
ad hoc 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
Articles 2.9.2, 2.10.1, 5.6.2 and 5.7.1  G/TBT/N/URY/1, 4.11.2003 Tec hnical standards, ad hoc 
Articles 2.9.2, 2.10.1, 
5.6.2 and 5.7.1  G/TBT/Notif.99/37, 11.5.1999 Technical standards, ad hoc 
Article 15.2 G/TBT/2/Add.54, 26.5.199 9 Implementation and administration 
measures;  once only 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures 
Article 1.4(a) G/LIC/N/1/URY/3, 25. 9.2001 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Article 1.4(a) and 
Article 8.2(b) G/LIC/N/1/URY/2, 9.2.2001 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Table AII.1 (cont'd) Uruguay WT/TPR/S/163/Rev.1 
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Agreement/Decision Symbol of most recent notification Description of requirement and frequency 
Agreement on Safeguards 
Article 12.6 G/SG/N/1/URY/1/Suppl.1, 6.4. 1999 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures 
Article 25.1 and 
Article XVI.1 of the 
GATT 1994 G/SCM/N/123/URY, 6.7.2005, G/SCM/N/128/URY, 
6.7.2005 Subsidy programmes;  on a triennial basis for 
full notifications, on an annual basis for 
changes 
Article 25.11 G/SCM/N/93/Add. 1, 1.5.2003 Counterva iling actions taken;  on a semi-
annual basis 
Article 27.4 G/ADP/N/114/URY,  7.7.2004 Extension of the transition period for the 
elimination of a subsidy 
Article 32.6 G/ADP/N/1/URY/1/Suppl.2 and 
G/SCM/N/1/URY/1/Suppl.1, 21.12.2001 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Agreement on Text iles and Clothing 
Article 2.8(a) and 2.11  G/TMB/N/ 388, 19.2.2001 and G/TMB/N/388/Rev.1, 
19.3.2001 Integration programmes (third stage);  once 
only 
Article 2.8(b) and 2.11 G/TMB/N/ 403, 8.8.2001 and G/TMB/N/403/Add.1, 
8.8.2001 Request for information on implementation 
of integration programme (second stage);  ad 
hoc  
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
Article III.4 and/or 
Article IV.2 of the 
GATS S/ENQ/78/Rev.8, 3.11.2005 Enquiry point;  once only 
Article III.3 of the 
GATS S/C/N/306, 17.11.200;  S/C/ N/307, 17.11.2004;  and 
S/C/N/308, 17.11.2004. Laws and regulations;  ad hoc 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
Article XVII.4(a) G/STR/N/3/URY, 28.1.1998 No tification on state trading enterprises;  on 
a triennial basis for full notifications, on an 
annual basis for changes (as from 2004, on a biennial basis) 
Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions  
BISD 31S/13 G/MA/NTM/QR/1/Add. 6, 20.9.1999 Notification of quantitative restrictions;  on a 
biennial basis 
Source: WTO Secretariat.  WT/TPR/S/163/Rev.1 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.1 
Manufacturing sector:  tariffs and international trade  
Imports 
(average, 1998-2004) Exports (average, 1998-2004) 
ISIC 
code Industry description Tariff, 
average 
(2005)a Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) 
3111 Meat products 9.1 27.7 59.0 457.1 13.9 
3112 Milk products 15.4 3.7 62.7 123.2 46.0 
3113 Canning and preserving of fruits and 
vegetables 12.2 33.4 58.8 6.9 43.2 
3114 Fish products 10.4 7.0 24.0 94.4 13.3 
3115 Manufacture of oils and fats (vegetable 
and animal) 10.3 28.2 92.8 6.0 25.5 
3116 Grain mill products 10.5 5.0 80.4 174.3 64.9 
3117 Manufacture of bakery products 17.5 16.1 90.9 7.8 96.2 
3118 Sugar factories and refineries 16.9 22.2 99.9 2.4 0.7 
3119 Cocoa and chocolate confec tionery 18.1 19.1 79.6 1.8 80.9 
3121 Other food products 12.9 48.5 73.2 8.6 34.1 
3122 Manufacture of prepared animal feeds 6.5 8.4 72.5 3.3 38.4 
3131 Distillation of spirits and alcohol 
production 18.8 12.5 26.1 0.3 95.1 
3132 Wine industries 18.9 5.8 79.2 4.8 47.2 
3133 Malt liquors and malt 15.2 1.1 58.6 53.4 98.1 
3134 Soft drinks and carbonated waters 
industries 20.0 3.4 92.0 0.1 74.3 
3140 Tobacco manufactures 18.0 5.5 91.9 44.4 89.5 
3211 Spinning, weaving and finishing textiles 14.7 46.0 36.4 192.5 12.8 
3212 Made-up textile goods except wearing 
apparel 19.0 15.3 58.2 1.3 64.3 
3213 Knitting mills 19.4 30.6 59.1 19.6 44.8 
3214 Carpets and rugs 20.0 3.9 30.7 0.1 90.8 
3215 Cordage, rope and twine industries 17.1 1.3 21.9 0.2 66.1 
3219 Textiles not elsewhere classified 15.2 9.1 57.4 1.5 93.8 
3220 Wearing apparel, except footwear 19.9 21.5 31.9 42.0 66.3 
3231 Tanneries and leather finishing 9.2 47.6 90.2 209.1 4.9 
3232 Fur dressing and dyeing industries 17.2 0.5 48.1 39.2 2.4 
3233 Products of leather, except footwear  20.0 4.7 14.5 1.4 11.4 
3240 Footwear, except vulcanized or moulded 
rubber or plastic footwear 19.5 19.7 47.3 6.3 38.6 
3311 Sawmills, planing and other wood mills 7.7 15.6 93.6 17.1 2.7 
3312 Wooden containers and small cane ware  11.4 0.6 40.3 0.4 37.0 
3319 Wood and cork products  9.4 2.6 40.5 0.1 21.8 
3320 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, 
except primarily of metal 18.0 27.3 68.8 20.8 34.1 
3411 Pulp, paper and paperboa rd 10.3 46.4 54.3 10.7 82.8 
3412 Containers and bo xes of paper and 
paperboard 16.0 12.7 80.4 5.4 88.3 
3419 Pulp, paper and paperboard articles not 
elsewhere classified 12.5 32.8 63.2 27.5 86.4 
3420 Printing, publishing and allied industries 9.1 9. 9 57.3 10.0 77.5 
3511 Basic industrial chemicals  5.8 132.2 41.1 30.6 75.7 
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Imports 
(average, 1998-2004) Exports (average, 1998-2004) 
ISIC 
code Industry description Tariff, 
average 
(2005)a Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) 
3512 Fertilizers and pesticides 7.5 95.4 28.0 17.5 95.2 
3513 Synthetic resins and plastic materials, 
except glass  10.4 157.0 47.5 36.4 82.9 
3521 Paints, varnishes and lacquers 13.4 11.8 66.8 10.4 92.7 
3522 Drugs and medicines 6.4 115.2 34.8 30.8 47.4 
3523 Soap and cleaning preparations 14.9 55.4 69.9 10.8 87.8 
3529 Chemical products not elsewhere 
classified 10.4 39.2 44.8 3.2 66.2 
3530 Petroleum refineries 1.2 94.4 76.0 34.7 59.5 
3540 Manufacture of miscellaneous products 
of petroleum and coal 2.9 7.4 97.9 0.0 96.7 
3551 Tyre and tube industries 13.0 23.1 57.0 4.3 81.9 
3559 Rubber products not elsewhere classified 14.6 18.9 38.0 33.5 94.0 
3560 Manufacture of plastic products not 
elsewhere classified 16.8 40.4 66.7 29.6 84.8 
3610 Pottery, china and earthenware 14.9 4.0 59.2 3.8 37.4 
3620 Manufacture of glass and glass products 11.6 20.2 71.8 3.2 88.8 
3691 Structural clay products 10.3 11.9 78.2 5.2 33.3 
3692 Cement, lime and plaster 4.0 1.2 83.6 8.2 99.9 
3699 Non-metallic mineral products  8.5 9.1 56.7 6.5 32.8 
3710 Iron and steel basic industries 11.2 59.9 68.5 16.7 88.7 
3720 Non-ferrous metal basic industries 7.4 20.6 75.1 30.3 18.1 
3811 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and 
general hardware 17.5 16.3 45.0 0.5 48.2 
3812 Furniture and fixtures primarily of metal 14.6 5.2 38.3 0.1 57.3 
3813 Structural metal products 6.7 13.9 43.1 1.0 81.3 
3819 Manufacture of fabricated metal products 
except machinery and equipment not 
elsewhere classified  14.6 27.1 57.6 4.1 80.9 
3821 Engines and turbines 0.0 0.4 14.7 0.0 75.6 
3822 Agricultural machinery  1.3 13.9 60.6 0.2 16.6 
3823 Metal- and wood-working machinery 2.6 16.6 21.3 0.9 64.9 
3824 Special industrial machinery  0.5 76.0 22.6 10.5 62.4 
3825 Office machinery 3.1 76.2 8.6 1.2 24.8 
3829 Machinery and equipment except 
electrical not elsewhere classified 6.0 136.9 34.7 5.2 71.7 
3831 Electrical industrial machinery and 
apparatus 8.5 49.5 33.8 5.3 88.0 
3832 Radio, television and communications 
equipment and apparatus 7.0 114.8 13.4 3.8 32.5 
3833 Electrical appliances and housewares 18.5 13.7 14.0 1.2 94.8 
3839 Electrical apparatus and supplies not 
elsewhere classified 14.6 53.5 36.4 3.6 63.9 
3841 Ship building and repairing 3.4 1.5 9.4 5.2 21.4 
3842 Railroad and tramway equipment  0.4 1.2 22.5 0.1 83.4 
3843 Motor vehicles 11.6 233.3 51.0 94.0 97.9 
3844 Motorcycles and bicycles 16.9 16.4 12.8 6.3 89.5 
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Imports 
(average, 1998-2004) Exports (average, 1998-2004) 
ISIC 
code Industry description Tariff, 
average 
(2005)a Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) Total 
(US$ 
million) MERCOSURb 
(percentage of
total) 
3845 Manufacture of aircraft 1.3 1.9 3.6 1.0 8.0 
3849 Transport equipment not elsewhere 
classified 10.4 1.3 22.4 0.0 35.6 
3851 Professional and scientific, and 
measuring and controlling equipment  6.0 60.3 31.7 14.6 72.3 
3852 Photographic and optical goods 9.3 11.1 12.8 0.1 29.0 
3853 Watches and clocks 18.9 3.4 4.5 0.1 2.1 
3901 Jewellery and related ar ticles 14.3 1.4 21.6 0.3 0.8 
3902 Musical instruments 16.7 1.1 10.1 0.0 17.3 
3903 Sporting and athletic goods 19.3 7.8 23.1 0.3 62.3 
3909 Manufacturing industries not elsewhere 
classified  15.4 37.3 24.9 2.5 59.1 
4101 Electric light and power 0.0 20.3 100.0 6.4 100.0 
a Tariffs applied at the beginning of 2005. 
b Trade with members of MERCOSUR. 
Source:  Applied tariffs: data supplied by the authorities;  trad e: United Nations Statistics  Division (UNSD), Commodity 
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Table AIV.2 
Summary of Uruguay's specific commitments under the GATSa 
   Market access National treatment 
Modes of supply:          
Cross-border supply  1    1    
Consumption abroad   2    2   
Commercial presence    3    3  
Presence of natural persons    4    4 
Commitments (■ full;  ◨ partial;  □ no commitment;  - does not appear in the Schedule) 
Sector-specific commitments         
1. Business services         
        A. Professional services:  − − − − − − − − 
 B. Computer and related services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
 C. Research and development services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
 D. Real estate services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
 E.  Rental/leasing services without operator:  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
 F.  Other business services:         
  b.  Market research ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
   c. Management consulting ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
   d Services related to management consulting ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
               k  Place ment and supply services of personnel ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
  t. Interpretation and transl ation services and interior 
design services  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
  o. Other business services (categories a,   
 e, f, g, i, j, l, m, n, o, p, r, s) − − − − − − − − 
2.   Communication services         
      A.  Telecommunications − − − − − − − − 
      B   Courier services ◨ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
3. Construction services  − − − − − − − − 
4. Distribution services  − − − − − − − − 
5. Educational services − − − − − − − − 
6. Environmental services  − − − − − − − − 
7. Financial services         
       A.  Insurance and insurance-related services         
a.   Direct insurance          
  Life insurance and personal insurance  − − − − − − − − 
                 Motor vehicle insurance □ □ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
                 Transport insurance □ □ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
                 Freight insurance □ □ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
                 b.  Reinsurance and retrocession − − − − − − − − 
                 c.  Insurance intermediation − − − − − − − − 
                 d.  Services auxilia ry to insurance         
                   Insurance and pension consultancy services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
                    Actuarial services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
        B.  Banking services         
a. Acceptance of deposits and other repayable funds from 
the public  ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
b. Lending of all types         
                        Personal instalment loans ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
               c.     Financial leasing with purchase option ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
               d.     All payment and money transmission services           
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   Market access National treatment 
Modes of supply:          
Cross-border supply  1    1    
Consumption abroad   2    2   
Commercial presence    3    3  
Presence of natural persons    4    4 
                        Credit card services ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
                  e.  Guarantees and commitments  − − − − − − − − 
       C.  Securities − − − − − − − − 
8.   Health-related and social services − − − − − − − − 
9.   Tourism and travel-related services          
A. Hotels and restaurants ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
B. Travel agency and tour operator services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
        C. Tourist guide services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
10. Recreational and sporting services          
       A.   Entertainment services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
       B. Library, archive, museum and other cultural services − − − − − − − − 
       C. Sporting and other recreational services − − − − − − − − 
11. Transport services          
       H. Services auxilia ry to all modes of transport         
            (b) Storage and warehouse services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
12.   Other services − − − − − − − − 
 
a The sole authentic source of information on these commitments is Uruguay's Sc hedule of Specific Commitments, contained in 
documents GATS/SC/91 of 15 April 1994 and GATS/SC/91/Suppl.1 of 26 February 1998.  
Source:  WTO Secretariat. 
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