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Table AI.1 
Structure of export, including re-exports, 2000-06  
(US$ million and per cent) 
 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 6,194.9 5,544.7 5,794.2 6,631. 6 7,516.0 9, 732.9 11,661.6 
  (per cent)  
Total primary products 89.4 86.0 86.5 88.4 89.6  93.2  93.2 
   Agriculture 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.8  0.5  0.5 
      Food 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.7  0.5  0.5 
      Agricultural raw material 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0  0.0  0.0 
   Mining 88.5 85.3 85.5 87.4 88.9  92.8  92.6 
      Ores and other minerals 3.4 4.6 3.9 3.9 2.9  1.9  1.4 
         2816 Iron ore agglomerates (sinters , pellets, briqu 2.5 3.2 3.0 3.6 2.6  1.7  1.2 
      Non-ferrous metals 12.6 14.9 13.3 13.0 12.1  10.8  12.1 
         6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, worked 11.3 14.6 13.2 12.8 12.0  9.3  10.5 
         6841 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, unwrought 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1  1.5  1.6 
      Fuels 72.5 65.8 68.3 70.6 73.9  80.0  79.1 
Manufactures 10.6 12.7 13.5 11.6 10.4  6.7  6.8 
   Iron and steel 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.2 
         6791 Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, seamless, iron/ 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.2 
   Chemicals 2.4 2.6 2.5 3.0 3.1  2.7  2.6 
         5621 Mineral or chemical fertili zers, nitrogenous 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3  1.3  1.1 
         5121 Acyclic monohydric alcohols 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0  0.7  0.7 
         5226 Other inorganic bases, oxides,  hydroxides, per 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2  0.2  0.3 
         5812 Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2  0.1  0.1 
         5531 Perfumes and toilet waters 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2  0.1  0.1 
   Other semi-manufactures 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.0  0.7  1.1 
         6931 Stranded wire/ropes, etc., ir on/steel, etc., n 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3  0.1  0.2 
         6429 Articles of paper pulp, paper, etc., n.e.s. 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1  0.0  0.2 
         6991 Locksmiths´ wares, etc. and hardware, n.e.s., 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.2 
         6911 Iron or steel structures, tubes and the like, 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
   Machinery and transport equipment 1.0 0.7 1.4 2.4 2.2  1.5  1.6 
      Power generating machines 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  0.0  0.0 
      Other non-electrical machinery 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.7  0.5  0.5 
         7415 Air conditioning machines , and parts 0.4 0.5 0. 6 0.4 0.5  0.3  0.3 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
      Office machines & telecommunicati on equipment 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2  0.1  0.0 
      Other electrical machines 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.1 
      Automotive products 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.3 0.9  0.8  0.8 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.7  0.6  0.7 
      Other transport equipment 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.2 
         7929 Parts, n.e.s., (excl. tyres, engines, electric 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.2 
   Textiles 1.2 1.4 1. 4 1.2 0.9  0.4  0.3 
         6524 Other fabrics, of 85% finished cotton 
>200g/m2 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7  0.3  0.2 
   Clothing 4.2 6.2 6.5 3.1 2.4  0.7  0.4 
         8426 Trousers, breeches, etc., wome n´s/girls´, not 2.4 4.6 5.3 2.4 1.9  0.6  0.2 
   Other consumer goods 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.7  0.5  0.6 
         8931 Plastics containers, stoppers , lids, etc. 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2  0.1  0.1 
         8215 Furniture, n.e.s., of wood 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.1 
Other 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
   Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.0 
Source:  WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. WT/TPR/S/185 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.2 
Destination of exports, including re-exports, 2000-06  
(US$ million and per cent) 
 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 6,194.9 5,544.7 5,794.2 6,631. 6 7,516.0 9, 732.9 11661.6 
  (per cent)  
  America 6.2 8.2 8.1 4.3 3.2  2.3  2.0 
    United States 6.1 8.1 7.9 4.3 3.2  2.3  1.9 
    Other America 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.1 
                
  Europe 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.0 2.3  2.1  2.3 
    EC(25) 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.7 2.0  1.8  2.1 
      The Netherlands 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.4  0.7  0.7 
      France 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.3 
      Italy 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.5  0.3  0.3 
    EFTA 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1  0.1  0.1 
    Other Europe 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1  0.2  0.1 
                
  Africa 1.0 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.7  0.6  0.7 
      Egypt 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  0.1  0.3 
                
  Middle East 7.7 10.0 10.6 12.3 10.1  8.0  8.8 
      Saudi Arabia 4.0 5.1 5.7 7.1 6.3  4.5  4.7 
      United Arab Emirates 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.7 1.4  1.0  1.3 
      Qatar 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9  0.8  0.9 
      Kuwait 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9  0.5  0.7 
      Iran Islamic Rep. 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.1  0.5  0.4 
      Jordan 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2  0.1  0.2 
      Syrian Arab Republic 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0  0.1  0.2 
                
  Asia 9.4 10.6 8.8 9.8 9.6  6.9  7.0 
    China 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.4  0.4  0.2 
    Japan 1.5 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.9  0.8  0.7 
    Six East Asian Traders 4.9 5.7 4.6 5.4 4.7  3.5  3.7 
      Singapore 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3  0.3  1.3 
      Thailand 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4  0.9  0.8 
      Korea, Rep. of 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.7 0.6  1.1  0.7 
      Chinese Taipei 2.3 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.7  1.1  0.6 
      Malaysia 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.9 0.6  0.2  0.2 
    Other Asia 2.5 3.2 2.4 3.2 3.6  2.2  2.3 
      India 1.0 1.5 0.9 1.7 1.6  1.0  1.4 
      Australia 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.2  0.4  0.4 
      Pakistan 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4  0.3  0.3 
                
  Other 72.6 67.2 68.5 70.7 74.0  80.1  79.2 
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. Bahrain WT/TPR/S/185 
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Table AI.3 
Structure of imports, 2000-06  
(US$ million and per cent) 
 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 4,633.0 4,262.7 5, 010.8 5,657.2 6, 583.6  7,540. 3  8,956.9 
  (per cent)  
Total primary products 62.8 57.3 52.7 54.8 56.9  68.5  67.1 
   Agriculture 10.5 12.8 11.8 10.4 8.8  6.2  6.2 
      Food 9.7 11.8 10.9 9.6 8.1  5.9  5.7 
         1222 Cigarettes containing tobacco 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5  0.4  0.3 
      Agricultural raw material 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7  0.4  0.4 
   Mining 52.3 44.5 40.9 44.4 48.1  62.3  61.0 
      Ores and other minerals 6.2 6.7 5.8 5.5 4.1  4.8  4.9 
         2852 Alumina (aluminium oxide) 4.2 5.0 3.9 3.7 2.3  2.6  3.3 
         2815 Iron ores and concentrates, not  agglomerated 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.4  1.9  1.3 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.0  0.7  0.5 
      Fuels 45.5 37.2 34.4 37.6 43.0  56.7  55.6 
         3330 Crude oils of petroleum and bituminous minerals 44.3 35.3 0.0 0.0 0.0  55.3  54.7 
         3354 Petroleum bitumen/coke/mixtures, n.e.s. 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.5  1.2  0.5 
                
Manufactures 37.2 42.7 47.3 45.2 43.1  31.5  32.9 
   Iron and steel 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.1 2.6  3.1  3.9 
         6795 Tube or pipe of iron/steel 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2  0.5  0.8 
         6791 Tubes, pipes, hollow profiles, seamless, etc. 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4  0.8  0.7 
   Chemicals 4.7 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.4  3.7  3.6 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6  0.3  0.3 
   Other semi-manufactures 5.9 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.3  4.3  4.4 
         6612 Portland cement and similar hydraulic cements 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7  0.5  0.4 
         6624 Non-refractory brick, tiles, pipes, etc. 0.3 0.4 0. 5 0.6 0.5  0.3  0.3 
   Machinery and transport equipment 16.1 18.9 23.8 23.3 22.6  15.8  16.8 
      Power generating machines 0.7 1.1 2.6 1.0 1.6  1.3  1.0 
         7169 Parts, n.e.s., for machines of 716 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2  0.6  0.3 
      Other non-electrical machinery 6.1 4.9 5.1 4.9 6.4  3.9  4.1 
         7415 Air conditioning machines , and parts 0.8 0.9 0. 8 0.8 0.7  0.6  0.5 
         7372 Metal-rolling mills, rolls a nd other parts 0.0 0.0 0. 0 0.0 0.0  0.0  0.4 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  0.0  0.0 
      Office machines & telecommunicati on equipment 2.4 3.3 3.1 3.6 2.7  1.7  1.7 
         7599 Parts and accessories of 751.1,  751.2, 751.9, 752 0.7 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9  0.5  0.6 
      Other electrical machines 1.9 2.5 3.8 2.6 3.9  1.8  2.2 
         7731 Insulated wire, cable etc.; optical fibre cables 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.7  0.4  0.7 
      Automotive products 4.6 6.7 8.7 10.5 7.4  6.3  7.0 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of persons, n.e.s. 3.5 5.2 7.0 8.3 6.3  5.3  5.9 
         7821 Goods vehicles 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.4  0.3  0.5 
      Other transport equipment 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.5  0.8  0.8 
         7929 Parts, n.e.s., (excl. tyres, engines, etc.) of 792 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0  0.5  0.5 
   Textiles 3.8 4.4 3. 7 2.7 2.4  1.4  1.0 
   Clothing 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8  0.6  0.5 
   Other consumer goods 4.1 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.0  2.7  2.7 
         8215 Furniture, n.e.s., of wood 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  0.3  0.4 
         8973 Jewellery of gold, silver or platinum metals 
(except watches) 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3  0.3  0.3 
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. WT/TPR/S/185 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Origin of imports, 2000-06  
(US$ million and per cent) 
 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total (US$ million) 4,633.0 4,262.7 5,010.8 5,657. 2 6,583.6 7, 540.3 8,956.9 
  (per cent)  
  America 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.7  5.3  4.8 
    United States 4.3 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.4  3.1  3.2 
    Other America 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.3  2.2  1.6 
      Brazil 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8  1.8  1.3 
                
  Europe 17.2 19.7 22.7 20.1 20.5  13.0  12.0 
    EC(25) 15.5 17.7 20.2 18.1 18.0  12.1  10.9 
      Germany 3.5 3.8 5.6 4.6 3.7  3.2  2.9 
      United Kingdom 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.7  2.5  2.1 
      Italy 2.4 2.1 2.6 2.1 1.7  1.4  1.5 
      France 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.4  1.6  1.1 
      The Netherlands 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0  0.8  0.7 
      Spain 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7  0.5  0.6 
      Belgium 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7  0.4  0.5 
      Austria 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2  0.6  0.4 
    EFTA 0.8 1.5 1.8 1.2 1.8  0.6  0.7 
      Switzerland 0.7 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.7  0.5  0.6 
    Other Europe 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7  0.4  0.4 
                
  Africa 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.7  0.5  0.5 
                
  Middle East 53.7 46.3 11.4 11.3 10.5  8.3  9.3 
      Saudi Arabia 49.2 41.1 5.8 5.7 5.8  4.6  5.3 
      United Arab Emirates 2.5 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.9  2.4  2.5 
      Qatar 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4  0.3  0.4 
                
  Asia 21.0 25.0 24.6 25.1 20.5  17.4  18.5 
    China 2.7 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4  3.2  3.7 
    Japan 3.8 5.3 6.3 7.9 6.2  4.8  5.4 
    Six East Asian Traders 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.4 3.9  3.0  3.2 
      Korea, Rep. of 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.4  1.1  1.1 
      Thailand 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7  0.6  0.7 
      Malaysia 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8  0.6  0.6 
    Other Asia 9.9 11.7 10.3 9.4 7.0  6.4  6.3 
      Australia 5.6 6.7 5.4 5.1 2.7  3.4  3.7 
      India 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.8  2.0  1.5 
      Pakistan 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6  0.4  0.4 
                
  Other 0.1 0.1 33.4 36.6 42.0  55.3  54.8 
Source: WTO Secretariat estimates, based on UNSD, Comtrade database SITC Rev.3 data. 
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Table AIII.1 
Applied MFN tariff averages by HS2, 2007 
Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) Imports 
2006 
(US$ 
million) 
 Total/Average 7,166 7,107 5.3 0-125 7.9 8,956.9a 
01 Live animals 48 45 0.0 0 0.0 16.6 
02 Meat and edible meat offal 82 82 4.3 0-5 1.8 39.3 
03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates 128 128 2.9 0-5 2.5 6.4 
04 Dairy produce;  birds' eggs;  natural honey;  edible 
products of animal origin , not elsewhere specified 
or included 44 44 4.9 0-5 0.8 85.2 
05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified 
or included 32 31 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
06 Live trees and other plants;  bulbs, roots and the 
like;  cut flowers a nd ornamental foliage 15 15 3.0 0-5 2.5 3.8 
07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers 76 76 2.3 0-5 2.5 31.5 
08 Edible fruit and nuts;  peel  of citrus fruit or melons 75 75 2.3 0-5 2.5 31.7 
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices 34 33 3.3 0-5 2.4 10.5 
10 Cereals 22 21 0.5 0-5 1.5 24.3 
11 Products of the milling industry;  malt;  starches;  
insulin;  wheat gluten 87 87 3.7 0-5 2.2 3.0 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits;  misc grains, seeds 
and fruit;  industrial or medicinal plants;  straw and 
fodder 74 68 3.3 0-5 2.4 2.2 
13 Lac;  gums, resins and other vegetable saps and 
extracts 30 28 5.0 5 0.0 0.4 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials;  vegetable products 
not elsewhere specified or included 15 15 5.0 5 0.0 0.2 
15 Animal or vegetable fats a nd oils and their cleavage 
products;  prepared edible fats;  animal or vegetable 
waxes 61 61 5.0 5 0.0 17.2 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 40 40 5.0 5 0.0 16.3 
17 Sugars and sugar confectionery 38 38 3.6 0-5 2.3 16.9 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 20 20 5.0 5 0.0 15.7 
19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk;  
pastry cooks' products 52 51 4.7 0-5 1.2 38.1 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts 
of plants 105 105 5.0 5 0.0 31.9 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 41 41 4.9 0-5 0.8 29.0 
22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar 41 40 53.0 5-125 59.5 64.2 
23 Residues and waste from the food industries;  
prepared animal fodder 32 31 8.7 0-125 21.6 2.7 
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes 20 20 100.0 100 0.0 31.0 
25 Salt;  sulphur;  earths and stone;  plastering 
materials, lime and cement 100 99 4.6 0-5 1.3 60.6 
26 Ores, slag and ash 37 37 5.0 5 0.0 118.4 
27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their 
distillation;  bituminous substances;  mineral waxes 77 77 5.0 5 0.0 4,980.6 
28 Inorganic chemicals;  organic or inorganic 
compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals, 
of radioactive elements or of isotopes 228 228 5.1 0-20 1.5 326.4 
29 Organic chemicals 424 421 5.0 5 0.0 8.3 
30 Pharmaceutical products 40 40 0.3 0-5 1.1 41.5 
31 Fertilizers 31 31 5.0 5 0.0 3.8 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) Imports 
2006 
(US$ 
million) 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts;  tannins and their 
derivatives;  dyes, pigmen ts and other colouring 
matter;  paints and varnishes;  putty and other 
mastics;  inks 78 78 5.0 5 0.0 31.5 
33 Essential oils and resinoids;  perfumery, cosmetic 
or toilet preparations so ap, organic surface-active 
agents, washing preparations, lubricating 
preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, 
polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar article 68 68 5.0 5 0.0 51.7 
34 Soap, organic surface-ac tive agents, washing 
preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring 
preparations, candles and similar articles, 
modelling pastes, dental  waxes and dental 
preparations with a basis 49 49 5.0 5 0.0 21.4 
35 Albuminoidal substances;  modified starches;  
glues;  enzymes 32 32 5.0 5 0.0 6.2 
36 Explosives;  pyrotechnic products;  matches;  
pyrophoric alloys;  certain combustible 
preparations 10 10 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
37 Photographic or cinematographic goods 42 42 5.0 5 0.0 3.8 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 89 89 4.9 0-5 0.7 50.7 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 154 154 5.5 5-20 2.7 106.0 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 117 111 5.0 5 0.0 22.6 
41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and 
leather 38 38 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
42 Articles of animal gut (o ther than silk-worm gut) 43 43 5.0 5 0.0 8.0 
43 Furskins and artificial fur;  manufactures thereof 17 17 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
44 Wood and articles of wood;  wood charcoal 156 156 5.0 5 0.0 45.9 
45 Cork and articles of cork 18 18 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other 
plaiting materials;  basketware and wickerwork 22 22 5.0 5 0.0 0.4 
47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic 
material;  recovered (was te and scrap) paper and 
paperboard 21 21 5.0 5 0.0 4.4 
48 Paper and paperboard;  ar ticles of paper pulp, of 
paper or of paperboard 133 133 5.5 5-20 2.6 62.4 
49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other 
products of the printing industry;  manuscripts, typescripts and plans 50 50 1.5 0-5 2.3 7.1 
50 Silk 10 10 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair;  horsehair yarn 
and woven fabric 50 50 5.0 5 0.0 0.2 
52 Cotton 131 131 5.0 5 0.0 63.2 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres;  paper yarn and 
woven fabrics of paper yarn 29 29 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
54 Man-made filaments 69 69 5.0 5 0.0 12.1 
55 Man-made staple fibres 117 117 5.0 5 0.0 4.0 
56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens;  special yarns;  
twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles 
thereof 45 45 5.0 5 0.0 2.1 
57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings 62 62 5.0 5 0.0 9.0 
58 Special woven fabrics;  tufted textile fabrics;  lace;  
tapestries;  trimmings;  embroidery 44 44 5.0 5 0.0 1.7 
     Table AIII.1 (cont'd) 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) Imports 
2006 
(US$ 
million) 
59 Impregnated, coated, cove red or laminated textile 
fabrics;  textile articles of a kind suitable for 
industrial use 36 36 5.0 5 0.0 1.7 
60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics 44 44 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted 
or crocheted 116 113 5.0 5 0.0 19.4 
62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not 
knitted or crocheted 156 156 5.0 5 0.0 24.1 
63 Other made up textile articles;  sets;  worn clothing 
and worn textile articles;  rags 106 106 5.0 5 0.0 6.7 
64 Footwear, gaiters and the like;  parts of such 
articles 37 37 5.0 5 0.0 11.6 
65 Headgear and parts thereof 26 26 5.0 5 0.0 1.3 
66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-
sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof 9 9 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of 
feathers or of down;  artificial flowers;  articles of 
human hair 11 11 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or 
similar materials 99 81 5.0 5 0.0 32.4 
69 Ceramic products 45 45 5.0 5 0.0 55.4 
70 Glass and glassware 85 85 5.0 5 0.0 27.3 
71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-
precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with 
precious metal, and articles thereof;  imitation jewellery;  coin 65 62 3.1 0-5 2.4 32.0 
72 Iron and steel 171 171 5.0 5 0.0 190.2 
73 Articles of iron or steel 179 179 5.0 5 0.0 224.7 
74 Copper and articles thereof 70 70 5.0 5 0.0 17.7 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 23 23 5.0 5 0.0 0.5 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 63 63 6.9 5-20 5.0 52.8 
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 10 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 25 25 5.0 5 0.0 0.9 
80 Tin and articles thereof 12 12 5.0 5 0.0 0.2 
81 Other base metals;  cermets;  articles thereof 54 54 5.0 5 0.0 7.8 
82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of 
base metal;  parts thereof of base metal 75 75 5.0 5 0.0 7.2 
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 62 62 5.0 5 0.0 19.0 
84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and 
mechanical appliances;  parts thereof 587 587 5.0 0-5 0.2 505.0 
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 362 360 5.0 5 0.0 320.9 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and 
parts thereof;  railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof;  mechanical 
(including electro-mecha nical) traffic signalling 
equipment of all kinds 24 24 5.0 5 0.0 0.7 
87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-
stock, and parts and accessories thereof 184 182 4.9 0-5 0.6 630.1 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 16 16 3.1 0-5 2.5 47.4 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 23 23 1.3 0-5 2.2 1.3 
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Code Description No. of 
lines No. of 
lines usedAverage 
tariff 
(%) Range 
(%) Std-dev 
(%) Imports 
2006 
(US$ 
million) 
90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, 
measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical 
instruments and apparatus;  parts and accessories 
thereof 207 207 5.1 5-20 1.0 33.2 
91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof 57 57 5.0 5 0.0 14.3 
92 Musical instruments;  parts and accessories of such 
articles 32 32 5.0 5 0.0 0.6 
93 Arms and ammunition;  parts and accessories 
thereof 26 26 5.0 5 0.0 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 100 100 5.6 5-20 3.0 77.3 
95 Toys, games and sports requisites;  parts and 
accessories thereof 49 47 5.0 5 0.0 10.5 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 67 65 5.0 5 0.0 7.0 
97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 10 10 5.0 5 0.0 0.1 
a The total of imports is higher than the sum of sub-items, as certain imports, to the value of US$1.4 million are not classifi ed in 
the Harmonized System and therefor e cannot be claissified under ISIC. 
Source : WTO Secretariat estimates, based on data provided by the Bahraini authorities; imports data from UNSD, 
Comtrade database.  
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Table AIV.1 
Applied MFN tariffs by ISIC Rev.2 category, 2007 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2006 
Imports 
 (Per cent) (US$ million)
 Total 7,166 5.3 0-125 7.9 8,956.9a 
            
1 Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing 447 3.3 0-100 9.7 118.7 
11 Agriculture and hunting 316 3.4 0-100 11.4 112.7 
12 Forestry and logging 57 5.0 5 0.0 2.3 
121 Forestry 42 5.0 5 0.0 1.6 
122 Logging 15 5.0 5 0.0 0.7 
13 Fishing 74 1.6 0-5 2.3 3.8 
1301 Ocean and coastal fishing 63 1.5 0-5 2.3 3.6 
1302 Fishing n.e.c. 11 2.0 0-5 2.6 0.1 
            
2 Mining and quarrying 130 4.9 0-5 0.8 5,040.8 
21 Coal mining 4 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
22 Crude petroleum and natural gas production 3 5.0 5 0.0 4,901.6 
23 Metal ore mining 23 5.0 5 0.0 116.2 
2301 Mining of iron ores 2 5.0 5 0.0 114.6 
2302 Non-ferrous ore mining 21 5.0 5 0.0 1.6 
29 Other mining 100 4.8 0-5 0.9 22.9 
2901 Mining of feldspar 44 5.0 5 0.0 18.7 
2902 Mining of fertilizer and chemical minerals 16 5.0 5 0.0 0.6 
2903 Salt mining 5 5.0 5 0.0 0.9 
2909 Mining and quarrying n.e.s. 35 4.6 0-5 1.4 2.7 
            
3 Manufacturing 6,588 5.4 0-125 7.8 3,795.9 
3 - 31 - - Manufacturing (excluding food processing) 5,786 4.9 0-20 1.2 3,382.8 
            
31 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 802 9.0 0-125 21.8 413.1 
311 Food products 631 4.5 0-5 1.4 276.7 
3111 Meat products 126 4.5 0-5 1.5 53.9 
3112 Dairy products 31 5.0 5 0.0 70.3 
3113 Fruit and vegetable canning 156 4.9 0-5 0.8 42.4 
3114 Fish products 84 4.7 0-5 1.2 6.3 
3115 Manufacture of oil and fats (veg. and animal) 65 4.9 0-5 0.6 17.2 
3116 Grain mill products 95 3.7 0-5 2.2 25.3 
3117 Manufacture of bakery products 30 5.0 5 0.0 29.2 
3118 Sugar products 14 1.1 0-5 2.1 11.9 
3119 Cocoa and chocolate confectionery 30 5.0 5 0.0 20.2 
312 Other food products and animal feeds 112 4.4 0-5 1.6 41.5 
3121 Other food products 95 4.3 0-5 1.7 38.9 
3122 Manufacture of animal feeds 17 5.0 5 0.0 2.6 
313 Beverages 43 53.6 5-125 59.6 64.1 
3131 Distillation of spirits and alcohol production 14 78.8 5-125 60.8 19.9 
3132 Manufacture of wines 9 111.7 5-125 40.0 6.1 
3133 Manufacture of malt liquors and malt 3 45.0 5-125 69.3 20.7 
3134 Soft drinks and mineral waters 17 5.0 5 0.0 17.4 
314 Tobacco manufacturing 16 100.0 100 0.0 30.7 
           
32 Textile, wearing apparel and leather industries 1,125 5.0 5 0.0 154.2 
321 Textiles 837 5.0 5 0.0 111.2 
3211 Textile spinning, w eaving and finishing 431 5.0 5 0.0 71.3 
3212 Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel 108 5.0 5 0.0 8.0 
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ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2006 
Imports 
 (Per cent) (US$ million)
3213 Knitted and croc heted fabrics 160 5.0 5 0.0 19.5 
3214 Carpets and rugs 62 5.0 5 0.0 9.0 
3215 Cordage, rope, etc 21 5.0 5 0.0 0.8 
3219 Textiles n.e.c. 55 5.0 5 0.0 2.6 
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, except footwear 186 5.0 5 0.0 26.7 
323 Leather products, except footwear and wearing 
apparel 77 5.0 5 0.0 6.9 
3231 Tanning and dressing of leather 28 5.0 5 0.0 0.3 
3232 Fur dressing and dying 11 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
3233 Leather products except footwear 38 5.0 5 0.0 6.6 
324 Footwear, except vulcanized rubber or plastic 
footwear 25 5.0 5 0.0 9.4 
           
33 Wood and wood products, including furniture 220 5.3 5-20 2.0 94.5 
331 Wood and wood products, except furniture 172 5.0 5 0.0 39.4 
3311 Sawmills and woodmills 94 5.0 5 0.0 35.9 
3312 Wooden case containers and cane ware 27 5.0 5 0.0 2.1 
3319 Wood and cork products 51 5.0 5 0.0 1.4 
332 Manuf.of furniture & fixtures, except primarily of 
metal 48 6.3 5-20 4.2 55.0 
            
34 Paper, paper products, printing and publishing 199 4.3 0-20 2.7 64.8 
341 Paper products 138 5.3 5-20 2.2 53.5 
3411 Pulp, paper and paperboard 80 5.2 5-20 1.7 25.6 
3412 Containers, paper boxes, paperboard 10 6.5 5-20 4.7 13.8 
3419 Articles n.e.s.(stationery) 48 5.3 5-20 2.2 14.1 
342 Printing and publishing and allied industries 61 2.1 0-5 2.5 11.4 
           
35 Chemicals, petroleum, coal, rubber, plastics 1,461 5.0 0-20 1.3 754.2 
351 Industrial chemicals 843 5.0 0-20 1.0 452.5 
3511 Basic industrial chemicals 665 5.0 0-20 0.9 369.5 
3512 Fertilizers and pesticides 39 5.0 5 0.0 6.0 
3513 Synthetic resins, plastic  materials except glass 139 5.1 5-20 1.3 77.1 
352 Other chemicals, incl. pharm. 398 4.7 0-5 1.3 165.5 
3521 Paints, varnishes and lacquers 37 5.0 5 0.0 24.7 
3522 Drugs and medicines 105 3.7 0-5 2.2 41.4 
3523 Soaps 73 5.0 5 0.0 68.5 
3529 Other chemicals n.e.s. 183 5.0 5 0.0 30.9 
353 Petroleum refineries 48 5.0 5 0.0 65.2 
354 Manuf. of miscellaneous petroleum & coal products 19 5.0 5 0.0 18.8 
355 Rubber products 108 5.0 5 0.0 24.1 
3551 Tyre and tube industries 23 5.0 5 0.0 14.6 
3559 Rubber products n.e.s. 85 5.0 5 0.0 9.6 
356 Manufacture of plastic products n.e.s. 45 6.3 5-20 4.3 28.1 
            
36 Non-metallic mineral products except of petrol. & 
coal 245 4.8 0-5 0.9 154.1 
361 Pottery and china 27 5.0 5 0.0 10.6 
362 Manufacture of glass and glass products 79 5.0 5 0.0 19.9 
369 Other non-metallic mineral products 139 4.7 0-5 1.2 123.5 
3691 Structural clay products 21 5.0 5 0.0 48.0 
3692 Ciment, lime and plaster 10 1.5 0-5 2.4 39.4 
3699 Non-metallic mineral products 108 5.0 5 0.0 36.0 
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ISIC 
code Description Number 
of lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2006 
Imports 
 (Per cent) (US$ million)
37 Basic metal industries 399 5.0 0-20 2.1 322.8 
371 Iron and steel basic industries 204 5.0 5 0.0 277.0 
372 Non-ferrous metal basic industries 195 5.0 0-20 3.0 45.8 
            
38 Fabricated metal products, machinery & equipment 1,852 4.9 0-20 1.0 1,769.0 
381 Fabricated metal products, except machinery & 
equip. 375 5.1 5-20 1.1 198.6 
3811 Manufacture of cutlery and hardware 86 5.0 5 0.0 18.4 
3812 Metal furniture and fixtures 25 5.0 5 0.0 9.8 
3813 Structural metal products 60 5.0 5 0.0 42.4 
3819 Fabricated metal prod. excpt mach. & equip. n.e.c. 204 5.1 5-20 1.5 128.1 
382 Non-electrical machinery incl. computers 577 5.0 0-5 0.5 484.2 
3821 Engines and turbines 12 5.0 5 0.0 32.1 
3822 Agricultural machinery 15 5.0 5 0.0 0.5 
3823 Metal and woodworking machinery 117 5.0 5 0.0 62.6 
3824 Special industrial machinery 161 4.9 0-5 0.8 86.0 
3825 Office machinery 46 5.0 5 0.0 73.1 
3829 Non-electrical machinery and equipment, n.e.s. 226 5.0 0-5 0.3 229.9 
383 Electrical machinery apparatus, appliances & 
supplies 353 5.0 0-5 0.3 331.5 
3831 Electrical motors and apparatus 64 5.0 5 0.0 125.8 
3832 Radio, telivision and communication equipment 170 5.0 0-5 0.4 84.3 
3833 Electrical appliances and houseware 32 5.0 5 0.0 12.2 
3839 Electrical apparatus n.e.s. 87 5.0 5 0.0 109.2 
384 Transport equipment 266 4.6 0-5 1.4 694.6 
3841 Ship building and repairing 23 2.2 0-5 2.5 4.1 
3842 Raiway and tramway 24 5.0 5 0.0 0.7 
3843 Motor vehicles 164 5.0 5 0.0 637.6 
3844 Motorcycles et bicycles 19 4.7 0-5 1.2 3.5 
3845 Aircraft manufacture 21 3.8 0-5 2.2 47.5 
3849 Other transport equipment n.e.c. 15 4.3 0-5 1.8 1.2 
385 Professional and scientific equipment 281 4.9 0-20 1.6 60.0 
3851 Prof., scientif., measuring equipment 153 4.8 0-20 2.2 33.9 
3852 Photographic and optical goods 71 5.0 5 0.0 11.8 
3853 Watches and clocks 57 5.0 5 0.0 14.3 
            
39 Other manufacturing industries 285 5.0 0-5 0.4 69.3 
3901 Jewellery and related articles 22 4.5 0-5 1.5 28.7 
3902 Musical instruments 32 5.0 5 0.0 0.6 
3903 Sporting goods 26 5.0 5 0.0 4.3 
3909 Other manufacturing n.e.c. 205 5.0 5 0.0 35.7 
            
4 Electrical energy 1 5.0 5 0.0 0.0 
Note: Calculations include the ad valorem  component of alternate rates. 
a The total of imports is highe r than the sum of sub-items, as certain imports , to the value of US$1.4 million are not classifi ed in 
the Harmonized System and therefor e cannot be classified under ISIC. 
Source: WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data provided by the Bahraini authorities; imports data from UNSD, 
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Table AIV.2 
Summary of Bahrain's specific commitments in servicesa, 2007  
Modes of supply 
Sector or subsector  Cross-border  
supply Consumption 
abroad Commercial 
presence Presence of natural 
persons 
 Market access/National treatment 
7. Financial Services     
A. All Insurance and insurance related services      
 (c) Reinsurance and retrocession NL/NL NLNL NL/NL U/U 
A. All insurance and insurance related services 
(Offshore only) NL/NL NL/NL NL/NL U/U 
B. Banking and other financ ial services (excluding 
insurance)      
 (a) Acceptance of deposits and other repayable 
funds from the public USP/NL NL/NL USP/USP Uex/Uex 
 (b) Lending of all types including: consumer credit; 
mortgage credit; factor ing and financing of 
commercial transactions USP/NL NL/NL USP/USP Uex/Uex 
 (c) Financial leasing USP/NL NL/NL USP/U Uex/Uex 
 (d) All payment and money transmission services 
including credit, charge and debit cards, travellers cheques and bankers drafts USP/NL NL/NL USP/USP Uex/Uex 
 (e) Guarantees and commitments USP/NL NL/NL USP/USP Uex/Uex 
 (f) Trading for own account or for the account of 
customers, whether on an exchange or in an over-the-counter market, or otherwise, of the 
following:  money market instruments;  
(including cheques, bills, certificates of deposits);  foreign exchange;  derivative products 
including but not limited to futures, and options; 
exchange rate and interest rate instruments including swaps, forward rate agreements;  
transferable securities;  other negotiable 
instruments and financial assets, including bullion USP/U USP/U USP/NL Uex/Uex 
 (g) Participation in issues of all kinds of securities, 
including underwriting and placement as agent (whether publicly or privately), and provision of 
services related to such issues USP/U USP/U USP/NL Uex/Uex 
 (h) Money broking NL/NL NL/NL USP/NL Uex/Uex 
 (i) Asset management such as cash or portfolio 
management, all forms of collective 
investments manage ment, pension fund 
management, and custodial, depository and trust 
services USP/U USP/U USP/USP Uex/Uex 
 (j) Settlement and clearing services for financial 
assets, including securities, derivatives products 
and other negotiable instruments USP/NL USP/NL USP/NL Uex/Uex 
 (k) Provision and transfer of financial information 
data processing, and related software by 
suppliers of other financial services USP/USP USP/USP USP/NL Uex/Uex 
 (l) Advisory, intermedia tion and other auxiliary 
financial services on all the activities listed in subparagraphs (a) to (k) above, including credit 
reference and analysis, i nvestment and portfolio 
research and advice, advice on acquisitions and on corporate restructuring and strategy USP/NL NL/NL USP/NL Uex/Uex  
a Certain limitations are maintained to financial services (WTO document S/DCS/W/BHR, 24 January 2003). 
NL No limitations, i.e. Bahrain agreed to  place no constraints on the item in question. 
U Unbound, i.e Bahrain made no engagements with respect to the item in question. 
USP Unbound;  exceptions may exist with special conditions attached. 
Uex Unbound, except as provided by Bahrain's horizontal commitments. 
Source:   WTO document S/DCS/ W/BHR, 24 January 2003. 
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