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Table AI.1 
Merchandise exports by product group, 1998-2003 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,014.1 740.8 870.9 990.2 950.6 1,241.5 
 (per cent of total) 
Total primary products 86.4 84.8 80.7 83.7 85.0 86.3 
Agriculture 86.0 84.3 80.2 83.2 84.2 85.9 
      Food 73.2 70.2 64.8 68.8 75.2 76.9 
         2222 Soya beans 43.4 41.5 32.8 36.0 35.8 .. 
         0813 Oilcake and other solid residues  6.5 7.3 8.8 1.5 12.7 .. 
         4211 Soya bean oil and its fractions 6.0 4.9 3.6 4.3 7.5 .. 
         0111 Meat of bovine animal s, fresh or chilled 5. 0 3.1 6.3 5.7 5.7 .. 
         0449 Maize (not including sweet corn), unmilled, other 1.7 2.0 2.5 4.2 2.8 .. 
         0112 Meat of bovine animals, frozen  1.5 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.7 .. 
         1222 Cigarettes contai ning tobacco  0.0 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.3 .. 
         0011 Bovine animals, live  1.7 0.9 1.2 0.0 1.2 .. 
         0611 Sugars, beet or cane, raw 0.9 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.0 .. 
         0412 Other wheat (including spelt)  and meslin, unmilled 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .. 
         2225 Sesame (sesamum) seeds  0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 .. 
         0819 Other vegetable residue s and by-products  0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 .. 
         0986 Yeasts  0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 .. 
         1211 Tobacco, not stem med/stripped  0.3 0.3 0.2 8.3 0.3 .. 
         0411 Durum wheat, unmilled  1.4 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.2 .. 
         4229 Other fixed vegetabl e fats and oils 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 .. 
         0125 Edible offal of livestock, fre sh, chilled or frozen   0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 .. 
         4215 Sunflower seed oil, etc. 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 .. 
      Agricultural raw materials 12.8 14.1 15.5 14.4 9.0 8.9 
         2631 Cotton (other than linters), not carded or combed  7.4 8.3 9.0 8.4 3.8 .. 
         2485 Wood of non-coniferous species  1.9 2.9 3.5 3.4 3.4 .. 
   Mining 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.4 
      Ores and other minerals 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Fuels 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 
        
Manufactures 13.5 15.2 19.3 16.3 14.9 13.7 
   Iron and steel 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 
   Chemical products 2.1 2.6 2.6 2.9 3.1 3.2 
         5513 Essential oils 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 .. 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 .. 
   Other semi-manufactures 6.3 7.7 9.9 8.0 7.8 6.2 
         6114 Other bovine leather and equine leather, with out hair  1.8 2.9 2.8 3.4 4.3 .. 
         6113 Whole bovine skin leather 1.6 1.5 3.1 2.0 1.2 .. 
   Machinery and transport equipment 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 
      Power-generating machinery 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 
      Other non-electrical machinery 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Office machines and telecommun ication equipment 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 
      Other electrical machinery 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 
      Automotive products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Other transport equipment 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 
   Textiles 1.9 1. 5 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 
   Articles of apparel  1.2 1.5 2.5 2.1 1.1 1.1 
         8414 Trousers, bib and br ace overalls, etc. 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.1 0.3 .. 
         8426 Trousers, bib and br ace overalls, etc. 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 .. 
   Other consumer goods 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 
              
Other 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
.. Not available. 
Note: Figures for 2003 are estimates based on data provi ded by the Paraguayan authorities (HS classification). 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classifi cation, SITC Rev. 3) for the years 1998-2002 and national data (HS96) for 2003. 
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Table AI.2 
Merchandise imports by product group, 1998-2003 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
 (US$ million) 
Total 2,896.7 1,905.9 2,193.0 2,182.0 1,672.1 2,065.2 
 (per cent of total) 
Total primary products 29.7 29.5 32.1 32.3 31.2 30.6 
   Agriculture 22.0 17.4 17.8 15.2 13.3 11.1 
      Food 21.7 17.0 17.2 14.4 12.3 10.0 
         1222 Cigarettes containi ng tobacco  11.0 7.1 4.4 2.6 2.3 1.2 
         1212 Tobacco, wholly or partly 
stemmed/stripped  0.7 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.9 
         1124 Spirituous beverages 2.3 2.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 
         0989 Food preparations, n.e.s.  0.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 .. 
         0484 Bread and other bakers' wares 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.5 .. 
         1223 Other manufactured  tobacco  0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 .. 
         1123 Beer made from malt, etc. 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 .. 
         0622 Sugar confectionery  0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 .. 
         0482 Malt (including malt flour)  0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 .. 
         0441 Maize (corn) seed  0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 .. 
      Agricultural raw materials 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.1 1.2 
         2671 Artificial fibres suitable for spinning 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.8 .. 
   Mining 7.8 12.1 14.3 17.0 17.9 19.7 
      Ores and other minerals 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.6 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 
         6842 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, 
worked 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 .. 
      Fuels 7.2 11.6 13.5 16.1 16.7 18.5 
         3330 Petroleum, crude  0.8 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.2 .. 
         3442 Gaseous hydrocarbons, liquefied, 
n.e.s. 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 .. 
         3425 Butanes, liquefied  0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 .. 
       
Manufactures 70.1 70.3 67.9 67.7 68.7 66.3 
   Iron and steel 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.7 
   Chemicals 11.1 12.2 14.2 16.1 17.7 19.2 
         5629 Fertilizers, n.e.s. 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.1 3.2 4.2 
         5913 Weed-killers (herbicides), for retail 
sale  1.7 1.9 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s.  1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.0 
   Other semi-manufactures 8.1 8.0 8.3 10.0 10.0 7.7 
   Machinery and transport equipment 38.2 36.2 29.1 27.0 27.8 26.0 
      Power-generating machinery 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
      Other non-electrical machinery 7.1 7.1 7.2 6.6 8.0 9.8 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.9 4.2 
      Office machines and telecommunication 
equipment 8.8 11.1 10.2 8.4 9.1 6.9 
         7599 Parts and accessories, etc. for 
machinery 0.7 1.4 2.3 1.9 2.0 1.3 
         7643 Television sets, transmission apparatus for radio 1.6 2.4 1.8 1.3 1.4 .. 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
         7527 Storage units, whether or not 
presented with the rest of a system 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 .. 
         7526 Input or output units  1.3 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 .. 
         7641 Electrical apparatus for line telephony  0.6 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.5 .. 
         7649 Parts of telecommunications 
equipment   1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.5 .. 
      Other electrical machinery 3.6 4.6 3.5 3.7 4.0 3.2 
      Automotive products 16.9 9.7 6.9 7.0 5.4 4.9 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
persons, n.e.s.  5.3 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.5 .. 
         7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
goods  2.8 2.9 1.6 1.6 1.4 .. 
         7843 Other parts of motor vehicles  0.7 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 .. 
      Other transport equipment 1.3 3.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.0 
   Textiles 1.5 1. 8 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.3 
   Articles of apparel  0.6 0.7 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1 
   Other consumer goods 9.1 10.0 11.2 10.1 9.6 9.4 
         8942 Children's toys  2.1 1.8 3.0 2.3 1.7 .. 
         8943 Articles for funfair, table or parlour 
games  0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 .. 
         8985 Other prepared unrecorded media for 
sound recording or similar recording 
of other phenomena  0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.6 .. 
       
Other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 
   Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .. 
.. Not available. 
Note: Figures for 2003 are estimates, calculated by  applying the 2002-2003 growth rate to 2002 imports. 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC Rev. 3) fo r the years 1998-2002 and national data (HS96 and HS02) for 
2003. 
 
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Table AI.3 
Merchandise exports by trading partner, 1998-2003 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
 (US$ million) 
Total 1,014.1 740.8 870.9 990.2 950.6 1,241.5 
 (per cent of total) 
  America 69.4 56.2 81.4 75.0 81.7 78.7 
    USA 8.1 7.8 3.9 3.0 4.0 3.6 
    Canada 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 
    Other America 61.3 48.3 77.5 71.9 77.3 74.7 
      Brazil 34.4 31.7 38.6 28.1 37.1 34.2 
      Uruguay 2.8 2.6 14.1 18.2 17.4 19.6 
      Cayman Islands  2.3 0.7 2.8 6.5 8.2 9.6 
      Chile 3.9 3.1 5.7 6.2 5.2 1.0 
      Argentina 15.1 7.2 10.7 6.1 3.7 5.3 
      Peru 0.9 0.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 1.4 
      Bolivia 0.5 1.6 2.2 2.7 1.7 1.7 
      Venezuela 0.8 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.0 0.5 
       
  Europe 28.3 38.3 14.0 15.4 12.8 15.3 
    EU (15) 28.1 37.9 13.6 11.1 8.7 6.9 
      Italy 2.0 2.7 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.3 
      Netherlands 23.8 18.5 7.1 3.0 2.0 1.0 
      Germany 0.4 1.5 0.8 1.3 0.9 0.6 
      France 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.8 
      Spain 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 
      Belgium-Luxembourg 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 
      United Kingdom 0.3 12.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 
      Portugal 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 
    EFTA 0.2 0.3 0.2 3.5 3.5 7.9 
      Switzerland 0.1 0.3 0.2 3.5 3.5 7.8 
    Eastern Europe 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 
      Former USSR 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 
         Russian Federation 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 
    Other Europe 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 
       
  Asia 1.8 4.7 4.4 9.3 5.2 5.3 
    Middle East 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.0 
    East Asia 1.6 4.5 4.2 6.0 4.8 4.3 
      China 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.3 
      Chinese Taipei 1.2 2.7 1.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 
      Hong Kong, China 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.2 0.7 
      Thailand 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.5 
      Japan 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.9 0.4 
    South Asia 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.0 0.3 0.1 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
  Oceania 0.0 0. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
       
  Africa 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 
    Sub-Saharan Africa  0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 
    Other Africa 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 
       
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 
Note: Figures for 2003 are estimates based on data provi ded by the Paraguayan authorities (HS classification). 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classifi cation, SITC Rev. 3) for the years 1998-2002 and national data (HS96) for 2003. 
 
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Table AI.4  
Merchandise imports by trading partner, 1998-2003  
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
 (US$ million) 
Total 2,896.7 1,905.9 2,193.0 2,182.0 1,672.1 2,065.2 
       
 (per cent of total) 
  America 63.0 66.2 63.5 67.1 64.8 66.5 
    USA 10.2 13.7 7.3 5.9 5.0 3.7 
    Canada 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 
    Other America 52.5 52.3 56.0 61.1 59.6 62.7 
      Brazil 29.9 28.6 24.5 27.6 30.6 32.0 
      Argentina 17.8 17.8 23.3 24.1 20.6 21.7 
      The Bahamas 0.0 0.4 1.4 2.4 1.9 3.0 
      Uruguay 2.9 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 
      Chile 0.8 0.3 1.6 2.1 1.3 1.7 
      Mexico 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.5 
      Bolivia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 
      Venezuela 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 
      Colombia 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
       
  Europe 11.3 14.8 13.8 11.1 13.2 11.3 
    EU (15) 10.6 14.0 11.9 9.0 9.0 8.0 
      Germany 2.6 3.8 2.9 2.5 2.9 1.8 
      Spain 1.4 3.1 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.8 
      United Kingdom 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.4 1.7 
      France 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.8 
      Italy 1.4 1.5 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.7 
      Sweden 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 
      Netherlands 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 
    EFTA 0.5 0.6 1.8 1.9 4.0 3.1 
      Switzerland 0.4 0.6 1.7 1.9 4.0 3.1 
    Eastern Europe 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 
      Former USSR 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 
    Other Europe 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 
       
  Asia 24.9 18.4 22.4 21.3 21.7 21.9 
    Middle East 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 
    East Asia 24.5 17.8 21.7 20.7 21.0 21.0 
      China 0.0 0.0 11.4 11.6 12.6 13.5 
      Japan 5.4 6.1 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.2 
      Korea, Rep. of 8.9 1.9 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 
      Chinese Taipei 8.0 7.7 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.8 
      Hong Kong, China 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 
      Malaysia 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 
      Thailand 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 
      South Asia  0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 
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Description 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
      India 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 
  Oceania 0.0 0. 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 
       
  Africa 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 
    Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 
    Other Africa 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
         
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
Note: Figures for 2003 are estimates, calculated by  applying the 2002-2003 growth rate to 2002 imports. 
Source : United Nations Statisti cs Division (UNSD). 
 
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Table AII.1 
Summary of Paraguay's notifications to the WTO, October 2004 
Agreement Symbol of most recent notification Description of requirement 
and frequency 
Agreement on Agriculture  
Article 10 and 
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/PRY/11,  6 September 2004 Export subsidie s;                      
on an annual basis 
Article 18.2 G/AG/N/PRY/10,  23 August 2002 Domestic support;                     
on an annual basis 
Article 18.3  G/AG/N/PRY/8,  31 October 2001 Domestic support measures;  
ad hoc 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement)  
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/61,  1 March 2001  Anti-dumping actions 
(preliminary and final);   
ad hoc (without delay) 
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/105/PRY and G/ADP/ N/105/Add.1/Rev.1,  16 April 2004 No anti-dumping actions taken;  
on a semi-annual basis 
Article 16.4 G/ADP/N/98/PRY,  24 October 2003 Anti-dumping measures in force;  
on a semi-annual basis 
Article 16.5 Not yet submitted Inves tigating authority;         
once only 
Article 18.5 G/ADP/N/1/PRY/2, 3.3.1997 and G/ADP/N/1/PRY /2/Corr.1,                    
2 December 1997 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/W/42,  22 October 1999 Dela y in the application of the 
provisions of the Agreement;  
before the end of the period 
referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 20 
Annex III,        paragraph 1 G/VAL/N/4/PRY/1,  22 May 2000 
 Work Programme for the 
Application of the Agreement;  
before the end of the period 
referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 20 
Article 22 G/VAL/N/1/PRY/1,  21 September 2004 Laws and regula tions;            
once only 
Decision on the Checklist of Issues 
(G/VAL/5) Not yet submitted Checklist of issues / 
questionnaires (replies);          
once only  
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
Article 1.4(a) and 
Article 8.2(b) G/LIC/N/1/PRY/1,  12 June 2003 Laws and regulations;           
once only 
Article 7.3 Not yet submitted Co mpletion of questionnaire;   
on an annual basis 
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection  
Article 5 G/PSI/N/1/Add.6,  6 June 1997 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Agreement on Rules of Origin  
Article 5 and 
Annex II, paragraph 4 G/RO/N/21,  20 July 1998 Laws  and regulations (rules of 
origin in effect);  once only 
Agreement on Safeguards  
Article 12.1(a) G/SG/N/6/ARG/4/Suppl.3,  28 March 2001 Initiation of an investigation;  
ad hoc 
Article 12.1(b) G/SG/N/8/BRA/3/Suppl.1,  10 March 2003 Finding of serious injury;   
ad hoc 
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Agreement Symbol of most recent notification Description of requirement 
and frequency 
Article 12.1(c) G/SG/N/10/BRA/3/Suppl.1 ,  10 March 2003 Decision;  ad hoc  
Article 12.4 G/SG/N/7/ARG/2/Suppl.3,  28 March 2001 Application of a provisional 
safeguard measure;                  
ad hoc (beforehand) 
Article 12.6 G/SG/N/1/PRY/2,  20 August 1999 Laws and regulations;  once only 
Article 9.1, footnote 2  G/SG/N/11/BRA/2/Suppl.1,  10 March 2003 Safeguard measures shall not be 
applied against a product 
originating in a developing country Member;  ad hoc 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures  
Article 25.1;  
Article XVI.1 of the 
GATT 1994 G/SCM/N/71/PRY,  19 April 2001 Subsidy programmes;                
on a triennial basis for full 
notifications, on an annual basis for changes 
Article 25.11 G/SCM/N/75/Add.1/Re v.4,  24 November 2003 Counter vailing actions taken;    
on a semi-annual basis 
Article 25.12 Not yet submitted Investigating authorities and 
procedures;  once only 
Article 32.6 G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2, 3 March 1997, and G/SCM/N/1/PRY/2/Corr.1,        
2 December 1997 Laws and regulations;            
once only 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade  
Article 10.1, 10.2 and 
10.3  Not yet submitted Enquiry point;  once only 
Article 15.2 Not yet submitted Implementation and 
administration measures;            
once only 
Annex 3C G/TBT/CS/N/151,  25 April 2003 Acceptance of the Code of Good 
Practice;  once only 
Agreement on Text iles and Clothing 
Article 2.7 G/TMB/N/324/Add.1,  8 Februa ry 1999 Integration programmes (first 
stage);  once only 
Article 2.8(a) and 
2.11  G/TMB/N/324/Add.1/Corr.1,  26 July  1999 Integration programmes (second 
stage);  once only 
Article 2.8(b) and 
2.11  G/TMB/N/392, 27 March 2001 and G/TMB/ N/392/Add.1,                         
27 March 2001 Integration programmes (third 
stage);  once only 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
Annex B,  
paragraph 7  G/SPS/N/PRY/1,  19 August 1999 Sanitary and phytosanitary 
measures;  ad hoc 
Annex B,  
paragraph 3  G/SPS/ENQ/18,  20 December 2004  Enquiry point;                       
once only 
Annex B,            paragraph 10 G/SPS/NNA/8,  20 December 2004 National notification authority;  
once only 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspect s of Intellectual Property Rights  
Article 4(d) IP/N/4/PRY/1,  14 July 1998 MFN limitation (Mercosur 
Agreement);  ad hoc 
Article 63.2 IP/N/1/PRY/2,  7 November  2000 Laws and regulations;  once only 
 IP/N/6/PRY/1,  18 September 2000 Checklist of Issues on  
Enforcement;  once only 
Article 69 IP/N/3/Rev.2/Add.1 Contact point;  once only 
Agreement on Trade-Rela ted Investment Measures  
Article 6.2 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.4,  5 A ugust 1998 Publications in which TRIMS 
may be found;  ad hoc 
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Agreement Symbol of most recent notification Description of requirement 
and frequency 
Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions  
BISD 31S/12  G/MA/NTM/QR/1/Add.5,  19 November  1998 Notifications of quantitative 
restrictions;  on a biennial basis 
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
Article III.4 and/or 
Article IV.2 of the 
GATS S/ENQ/52,  14 August 1998 Enquiry point;                               
once only 
Article V.7(a) Not yet submitted Ec onomic integration agreements;  
once only 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
Article XVII.4(a) G/STR/N/4/PRY,  5 Oc tober 1998;                                   
G/STR/N/4/PRY/Suppl.1,  26 October 1998;            
G/STR/N/4/PRY/Suppl.2,  26 November 1998 Notification on state trading 
enterprises;  on a triennial basis 
for full notifications, on an 
annual basis for changes (as from 2004, on a biennial basis) 
Article XXVIII.5 G/MA/132,  19 December  2002 Modification of the Schedule of 
Concessions;  on a triennial basis  
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Table AIV.1 
Agricultural exports by product, 1993-2003 
(US$ thousand) 
Product 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
1201.00 Soya beans 440,315 307,135 285,924 356,315 340,684 516,959 
2304.00 Oil-cake  64,154 52,305 75,239 11,984 119,546 127,783 
1507.10 Soya-bean oil, crude 49,949 28,752 27,574 40,407 69,271 80,939 
1005.90 Maize (corn), other 17,419 14,757 22,128 41,279 26,314 63,371 
5201.00 Cotton, not carded or combed 75,419 61,546 78,603 83,468 35,961 58,098 
0201.30 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled - 
boneless 23,315 11,713 40,213 56,802 45,218 32,271 
1001.90 Wheat and meslin .. .. .. 4,172 8,336 25,327 
0202.30 Meat of bovine animals, frozen - boneless 14,081 9,596 14,125 18,942 16,097 25,167 
2402.20 Cigarettes containing t obacco 412 14,307 15,254 15,504 12,548 13,670 
1701.11 Cane sugar, in solid form 8,931 11,982 8,056 9,266 9,187 11,908 
1108.14 Manioc (cassava) starch 366 172 .. 466 2,417 5,164 
1207.40 Sesamum seeds 386 1,278 2,061 5,716 7,806 4,628 
Total agricultural exports  830,331 593,967 656,483 781,698 769,856 1,034,442 
   
 Average Share of 
total (%) Average annual growth 
(%) Rate of change          
(%) 
  1993-2003 1993-2003 1998-2003 1993-1998  1993-2003 
1201.00 Soya beans 335,178 44.8 14.5 3.3 131.1 
2304.00 Oil-cake  67,959 9.1 4.6 14.8 149.8 
1507.10 Soya-bean oil, crude 44,137 5.9 9.3 10.1 153.1 
1005.90 Maize (corn), other 22,958 3.1 150.1 29.5 35,481.8 
5201.00 Cotton, not carded or combed 111,737 14.9 -13.5 -5.1 -62.6 
0201.30 Meat of bovine anim als, fresh or chilled, 
boneless 23,640 3.2 21.8 6.7 270.6 
1001.90 Wheat and meslin 3,440 0.5 .. .. .. 
0202.30 Meat of bovine animals, frozen - boneless 19,506 2.6 -11.0 12.3 -0.3 
2402.20 Cigarettes containing t obacco 6,557 0.9 26.6 101.4 10,687.2 
1701.11 Cane sugar, in solid form 6,889 0.9 31.4 5.9 422.9 
1108.14 Manioc (cassava) starch 780 0.1 .. 69.8 .. 
1207.40 Sesamum seeds 2,182 0.3 5.6 64.3 1,475.0 
Total agricultural exports  747,871 .. 7.9 4.1 83.4 
.. Not available. 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Comm odity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database.  Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.2 
Agricultural exports by destination, 1993-2003 
(US$ thousand)  
Destination 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
Total  830,331 593,967 656,483 781,698 769,856 1,034,442 
Brazil 299,211 205,310 291,932 252,394 326,304 396,433 
Uruguay 16,440 8,507 107,739 162,563 152,264 234,218 
Cayman Islands 23,150 4,898 24,540 64,667 78,102 119,779 
Chile  35,224 19,229 45,095 56,521 42,525 5,797 
Switzerland 1,408 1,901 1,527 34,335 32,601 96,983 
Argentina 105,491 29,234 39,461 11,189 18,681 29,096 
USA 64,585 33,790 12,389 15,539 18,525 20,817 
Netherlands  239,592 135,134 59,452 27,417 18,325 11,744 
Peru  8,819 3,038 11,418 14,070 17,047 16,885 
Bolivia  796 9,588 16,577 20,761 9,649 11,648 
Venezuela  7,892 2,212 9,240 6,721 9,316 6,179 
Japan 1,218 1,849 2,550 11,586 7,924 5,289 
Germany 2,136 9,791 4,695 11,275 7,114 5,322 
Russia 0 0 256 3,673 4,216 2,211 
Colombia  1,654 141 1,891 10,399 2,885 1,179 
India  46 40 1,039 28,461 2,794 138 
Spain 1,994 2,651 3,612 4,522 2,409 2,025 
France 2,918 2,955 1,915 2,658 2,259 2,380 
South Africa 1,614 4,490 353 1,021 1,822 789 
   
 Average Share of total Rate of change 
 1993-2003 1993-2003 (%) 1993-2003 (%) 
Total  747,871   83.4 
Brazil 312,945 44.9 38.0 117.0 
Uruguay 67,813 1.8 14.6 5,707.3 
Cayman Islands 31,883 1.3 6.8 1,582.3 
Chile  30,816 3.9 4.4 -83.6 
Switzerland 20,026 1.2 3.6 274.3 
Argentina 35,044 5.9 5.0 19.4 
USA 26,110 4.2 3.5 -6.8 
Netherlands  124,058 25.3 10.5 -93.7 
Peru  8,790 0.8 1.5 244.2 
Bolivia  6,438 0.1 1.5 5,562.3 
Venezuela  8,165 1.3 0.9 3,344.9 
Japan 3,960 0.3 0.7 852.4 
Germany 6,710 0.8 0.9 -5.2 
Russia 1,093 0.0 0.2 164.2 
Colombia  2,356 0.2 0.4 228.9 
India  2,998 0.0 0.7 72.0 
Spain 3,554 0.5 0.4 -51.5 
France 3,503 0.6 0.3 -58.7 
South Africa 1,671 0.2 0.2 -19.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Comm odity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. WT/TPR/S/146 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.3 
Main agricultural imports, 1993-2003 
(US$ thousand) 
Products 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 
2402.20 Cigarettes containing tob acco 318,836 135,244 95,522 55,991 37,981 
2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly  stemmed 20,942 19, 508 24,290 29,447 21,470 
2208.30 Whiskies 57,269 31,823 28,221 24,167 14,315 
2106.90 Food preparations  20,393 11,081 20,910 19,271 10,776 
2403.10 Smoking tobacco 4,553 8,972 15, 339 13,493 7,839 
2203.00 Beer made from malt 20,439 15,580 15,346 12,531 7,444 
1905.30 Sweet biscuits 8,867 4,360 7,918 7,729 6,724 
1107.10 Malt, not roasted 2,756 2,335 5,557 7,044 6,550 
1005.10 Maize (corn) 2,886 3,614 7,074 2,238 6,484 
1806.90 Chocolate and other food pr eparations 1,547 1,427 2,218 5,684 5,693 
Total agricultural imports 631,801 327,692 384,339 319,433 210,174 
Average Share of total 
(%) Average annual 
growth (%) Rate of change       
(%) Products 
1993-2002 1993-1998 1998-2002 1993-2003  
2402.20 Cigarettes containing t obacco 156,841 36.2 47 -41 -18 
2401.20 Tobacco, partly or who lly stemmed 14,949 3.4 101 1 3,300 
2208.30 Whiskies 45,778 10.6 7 -29 -65 
2106.90 Food preparations  17,809 4.1 12 -15 -8 
2403.10 Smoking tobacco  5,636 1.3 112 15 7,355 
2203.00 Beer made from malt 22,458 5.2 17 -22 -22 
1905.30 Sweet biscuits 9,447 2.2 9 -7 16 
1107.10 Malt, not roasted 3,628 0.8 11 24 301 
1005.10 Maize (corn) 3,311 0.8 43 22 1,253 
1806.90 Chocolate and other food preparations 2,615 0.6 14 39 618 
Total agricultural imports 433,432 .. 36 -13 5 
.. Not available. 
Source : United Nations Statistics Divi sion (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. 
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Table AIV.4 
MFN tariffs on agricultural products  
 
Tariffs applied by Paraguay, 2004 
HS code Product Simple average tariff 
Main imports 
2402.20 Cigarettes containing tobacco 20 
2401.20 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed (5 lines) 14 
2208.30 Whiskies (3 lines) 17 
2106.90 Food preparations (8 lines) 15 
2403.10 Smoking tobacco 20 
2203.00 Beer made from malt 20 
Main exports 
1201.00 Soya beans (2 lines) 4 
2304.00 Oil-cake (2 lines) 6 
1507.10 Soya-bean oil and its fractions  10 
1005.90 Maize (corn) (2 lines) 8 
5201.00 Cotton, not carded or combed (3 lines) 6 
0201.30 Meat of bovine animal s, boneless (fresh/chilled) 12 
1001.90 Wheat and meslin: other (2 lines) 5 
0202.30 Meat of bovine animals, boneless (frozen) 12 
2402.20 Cigarettes containing tobacco 20 
1701.11 Cane sugar 30 
1108.14 Manioc (cassava) starch 10 
1207.40 Sesamum seeds (2 lines) 4 
 
Tariffs applied by trading partners, 2002 
All countries Western Hemisphere  EU 
Product Simple 
average Aggregated 
average Standard 
deviation Simple 
average Aggregated 
average Standard 
deviation Simple 
average 
1201.00 Soya beans 4.9 5.0 5.2 7.9 6.1 7.9 0.0 
2304.00 Oil-cake  8.7 7.6 3.9 10.4 7.6 10.4 0.0 
1507.10 Soya-bean oil, crude 12.2 18.1 6.1 15.8 18.7 15.8 6.4 
1005.90 Maize (corn), other 6.5 9.5 3.5 6.5 9.5 6.5 0.0 
5201.00 Cotton, not carded or combed 3.5 7.1 4.1 8.1 8.9 8.1 0.0 
020130 Meat of bovine animals, fresh 
or chilled - boneless 11.8 7.7 3.6 10.3 7.7 10.3 .. 
0202.30 Meat of bovine animals, 
frozen - boneless 15.1 14.5 5.8 15.1 14.7 15.1 .. 
.. Not available. 
Source : Tariffs applied by Paraguay: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Para guay;  tariffs applied by trading partners: 
Trade Analysis and Informatio n System (TRAINS) database. 
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Table AIV.5 
Tariffs on agricultural products  from Paraguay:  USA (2002) 
HS code Products MFN tariff rate GSP tariff 
rate Imports 
(US$ thousand) 
2402.2080 Cigarettes cont aining tobacco US$1.05/ kg. + 2.3%  4,783  
1701.9910 Cane or beet sugar, refined .. 0 4,312  
0511.9920 Animal products not elsewhere specified or 
included 1.1  4,043  
1701.1110 Cane sugar, in solid form .. 0 3,714  
3301.2950 Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit 0  1,549 
1515.4000 Tung oil and its fractions .. 0 1,246  
1701.1150 Cane sugar, in solid form 33.87 cents/kg.  65  
1701.9950 Cane or beet sugar, refined 35.74 cents/kg.  12  
1701.9158 Cane or beet sugar, refi ned 33.9 cents/kg. + 5.1%  5  
 US$ thousand % of value No. of lines % of lines 
MFN      
Tariff-free  9,632 41.5 16 53 
Applied tariffs 13,600 58.5 14 47 
MFN - applied 
tariffs      
GSP - tariff-free  8,647 37.2 8 27 
GSP - reduced 
tariffs .. 0.0 0 0 
Tariff preferences 8,647 37.2 8 27 
With tariffs 4,953 21.3 6 20 
.. Not available. 
Source : Calculations on the basis of the Trade Analysis  and Information System (TRAINS) database.  Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.6 
Cotton production and exports  
 
Production technology, 2003/2004 crop year  
Technology Description Cropped area (ha) Cropped area (%) 
Manual All work, from sowing to harvest, 
carried out manually or with the help 
of animal traction for some cultivation 
work (e.g., root crops). Manual 
harvesting. 223,000 70 
Semi-mechanized Land preparation work and some 
cultivation work carried out using a tractor, supplemented by manual 
work.  Manual harvesting. 74,000 23 
Mechanized (seed producers only) All work, including harvesting, 
carried out using mechanized 
agricultural machinery.  23,000 7 
 
Seed cotton production (Mt) 
Average annual 
growth (%) Rate of 
change (%)  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1993-1998 1998-2003 1993-2003 
Cropped area (ha) 202,000 166,204 194,760 297,865 169,671 170,000 -3.0 -3.4 -28 
Extraction rate (Hg/Mt) 10,990 12,171 12,661 9,885 7,289 10,588 -9.3 -0.7 -41 
Production (Mt) 222,000 202,283 246,594 294,444 123,667 180,000 -12.0 -4.1 -57 
 
Cotton exports by destination 
(US$ thousand) 
Average Share 
of total 
(%) Average annual 
growth          
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%)  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
1993-2003 1993-
1998 1998-
2003 1993-
2003 
All destinations 75,419 61,546 78,603 83,468 35,961 58,098 111,737 .. -13.5 -5.1 -62.6
Brazil 64,914 55,933 61,224 29,465 22,878 28,570 76,869 68.8 -12.5 -15.1 -77.4
China 0 0 769 1,230 0 10,193 1,108 1.0 .. .. ..
Argentina 6,594 759 1,460 231 4,132 7,308 6,691 6.0 -7.2 2.1 -23.6
Indonesia 0 0 116 2,295 452 2,507 851 0.8 -100.0 .. 1,912.1
Chinese Taipei 219 0 0 1,865 450 2,367 3,150 2.8 .. 60.9 ..
Venezuela 649 2,141 4,687 3,731 528 1,739 4,041 3.6 33.5 21.8 1,034.3
Chile 938 1,208 1,309 405 1,262 1,483 5,124 4.6 -42.0 9.6 -89.6
.. Not available. 
Source:  Production technology:  Ministry of Agriculture and Li vestock, October 2004;  produc tion: Food and Agriculture 
Organization statistical database (F AOStat);  exports: United Nations St atistics Division (UNSD) Commodity 
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Table AIV.7 
Soya production and exports, 1993-2003 
(Metric tonnes) 
Average annual 
growth            
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%)  
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1993-1998 1998-
2003 1993-
2003 
Cropped area (ha) 1,086,043 1,165,750 1,176,460 1,350,000 1,445,360 1,600,000 11.3 8.1 152 
Extraction rate 
(Hg/Mt) 26,295 26,189 25,331 26,008 22,832 27,500 -1.4 0.9 -3 Soya beans 
Production (Mt) 2,855,742 3,053,005 2,980,060 3,511,050 3,300,000 4,400,000 9.7 9.0 145 
Soya-bean cake  510.419 524,797 575,436 734,858 908,421 1,050,700 6.2% 15.5 178.4 
Soya-bean oil 118.100 130,900 138,400 176,700 218,500 252,700 5.4% 16.4 178.3 
 
Exports by destination 
(US$ thousand)  
Average Share of 
total Average annual 
growth Rate of 
change   
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031993-2003 1993-
1998 1998-2003 1993-2003
Soya beans 
All 
destinations  440,315 307,135 285,924 356,315 340,684 516,959 335,178 .. 14.5 3.3 131.1 
Brazil  61,180 75,865 127,192 127,669 145,617 199,201 106,178 31.7 52.7 26.6 2,601.4 
Cayman 
Islands 23,150 2,448 24,540 64,543 77,661 112,377 30,936 9.2 26.6 37.2 1,478.3 
Uruguay  4,254 1,300 47,548 84,344 72,481 107,288 29,161 8.7 .. 90.7 .. 
Switzerland  910 320 0 25,564 20,572 69,085 14,438 4.3 -48.1 137.7 185.4 
Argentina a 72,386 13,620 22,965 5,525 2,791 4,902 13,609 4.1 .. -41.6 .. 
Netherlands a 232,291 123,561 50,867 19,252 9,057 1,008 104,328 31.1 12.1 -66.3 -99.2 
Soya-bean cake  
All 
destinations  64,154 52,305 75,239 11,984 119,546 127,783 67,959 .. 4.6 14.8 149.8 
Uruguay 9,883 2,989 40,505 3,330 25,732 52,996 14,782 21.8 .. 39.9 .. 
Brazil 22,252 5,988 16,753 7,374 59,518 52,937 23,898 35.2 .. 18.9 .. 
Peru  8,304 2,603 10,656 1,280 15,984 12,043 6,395 9.4 27.1 7.7 380.1 
S w i t z e r l a n d   0000 1 0 , 5 9 3 9 , 8 0 7 1 , 8 5 5 2 . 7  . .  . .  . .  
Argentina  6,389 6,775 4,744 0 3,533 0 1,977 2.9 .. -100.0 .. 
Chile b 1,657 2,579 0 0 1,855 0 1,014 1.5 7.1 -100.0 -100.0 
Netherlands b 3 , 5 0 7000 8 8 00 1 0 , 4 7 0 1 5 . 4  - 4 0 . 2  - 100.0 -100.0 
Soya-bean oil, crude 
All 
destinations  49,949 28,752 27,574 40,407 69,271 80,939 44,137 .. 9.3 10.1 153.1 
Uruguay 0 0 15,599 33,464 49,426 63,301 14,708 33.3 .. .. .. 
Argentina 6,399 3,954 4,968 920 4,319 9,714 2,755 6.2 .. 8.7 .. 
Switzerland 0 0 0 503 845 4,890 658 1.5 -100.0 .. 387.1 
Brazil 39,777 9,187 593 3,907 5,099 1,780 20,999 47.6 7.3 -46.3 -93.6 
.. Not available. 
a Argentina was the seventh largest importe r of Paraguayan exports of soya (beans) in 2003 and the Netherlands the eighth.  
b Chile was the eighth largest importer of Paraguayan exports of soya-bean cake in 2003 and the Netherlands the twelfth. 
Source: Production: Food and Agriculture Organi zation statistical database (FAOStat);  exports: United Nations Statistics 
Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade St atistics (Comtrade) database.  Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.8 
Sugar production and exports, 1993-2003 
 
Cane sugar production 
(Metric tonnes) 
Average annual 
growth            
(%) Rate of 
change     
(%)  
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031993-1998 1998- 
2003 1993-2003 
Cropped area (ha) 58,000 61,173 59,450 59,580 67,224 68,000 0.7 3.2 22 
Extraction rate (Hg/Mt) 482,759 469,532 377,611 402,179 477,483 485,294 -0.8 0.1 -3 
Production (Mt) 2,800,000 2,872,271 2,244,900 2,396,180 3,209,832 3,300,000 -0.1 3.3 17 
 
Exports of cane sugar in solid form by destination 
(US$ thousand) 
Average Share of 
total      
(%) Average annual 
growth            
(%) Rate of 
change     
(%)  
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1993-2003 1993-1998 1998-2003 1993-2003 
All 
destinations 8,931 11,982 8,056 9,266 9,187 11,908 6,889 .. 31.4 5.9 422.9 
USA 5,286 8,942 5,484 6,983 5,715 7,919 4,843 70.3 18.3 8.4 247.7 
Belgium 0 530 122 395 1,104 1,129 298 4.3 .. .. .. 
Italy  95 172 306 342 635 748 209 3.0 .. 51.1 .. 
Netherlands 701 592 653 286 287 703 343 5.0 .. 0.0 .. 
United 
Kingdom 1,003 479 535 415 547 309 308 4.5 .. -21.0 .. 
.. Not available. 
Source:  Production: Food and Agriculture Orga nization statistical databa se (FAOStat);  exports: United Nations Statistics 
Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. WT/TPR/S/146 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.9 
Maize (corn) production and exports, 1993-2003 
 
Production 
(Metric tonnes) 
Average annual 
growth            
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%)  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
1993-98 1998- 
2003 1993-2003
Cropped area (ha.) 355,600 352,602 331,725 406,365 369,960 370,000 7.4 0.8 49 
Extraction rate (Hg/Mt) 24,575 23,177 19,512 23,308 23,442 23,514 6.9 -0.9 33 
Production (Mt) 873,904 817,233 647,270 947,167 867,270 870,000 14.8 -0.1 98 
 
Exports  
(US$ thousand) 
Average Share of 
total      
(%) Average annual 
growth           
(%) Rate of 
change      
(%)  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
1993-2003 1993-98 1998-
2003 1993-2003 
All 
destinations 17,419 14,757 22,128 41,279 26,3114 63,371 22,958  150.1 29.5 35,481.8 
Brazil 17,315 13,761 22,128 18,693 25,868 49,280 18,705 81.5 155.0 23.3 30,603.9 
Uruguay 101 0 0 5,522 2 4,781 963 4.2 .. 116.5 .. 
Chile  0 0 0 0 0 3,476 316 1.4 .. .. .. 
Cayman 
Islands 0 0 0 125 442 2,253 256 1.1 .. .. .. 
Peru 0 0 0 0 0 2,085 261 1.1 .. .. .. 
Switzerland 0 988 0 2,502 0 1,489 453 2.0 .. .. .. 
Italy 0 0 0 5,214 0 7 475 2.1 .. .. .. 
Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 .. .. .. 
Argentina 1 8 0 6 0 0 17 0.1 -39.7 -100.0 -100.0 
Germany 2 1 0 640 3 0 59 0.3 .. -100.0 .. 
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 506 2.2 .. .. .. 
Portugal 0 0 0 3,688 0 0 335 1.5 .. .. .. 
Romania 0 0 0 1,937 0 0 176 0.8 .. .. .. 
Spain 0 0 0 2,951 0 0 268 1.2 .. .. .. 
USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 167 0.7 .. .. .. 
.. Not available. 
Source:  Production: Food and Agriculture Orga nization statistical databa se (FAOStat);  exports: United Nations Statistics 
Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.10 
Production and exports of other crops, 1993-2003 
 Average annual 
growth             
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%) 
 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
1993-
1998 1998-
2003 1993-2003 
Wheat production (Mt)  
Cropped area 
(ha) 187,900 127,680 159,342 245,410 245,410 250,000 1.5 5.9 43 
Extraction rate  
(Hg/Mt) 9,584 14,716 13,810 14,638 14,638 14,400 -14.9 8.5 -33 
Production 
(Mt) 180,088 187,900 220,055 359,236 359,236 360,000 -13.7 14.9 -4 
Sesamum seed production (Mt)a 
Cropped area 
(ha) 0.0 0.0 8,825 16,479 27,107 28,000 .. 46.9 217 
Extraction rate  
(Hg/Mt) 0.0 0.0 9,454 12,092 13,285 12,143 .. 8.7 28 
Production 
(Mt) 0.0 0.0 8,343 19,927 36,013 34,000 .. 59.7 308 
Manioc (cassava) production (Mt)  
Cropped area  
(ha) 236,696 247,746 201,792 243,075 258,164 260,000 5.2 1.9 41 
Extraction rate  
(Hg/Mt) 139,419 149,120 134,763 146,786 171,609 150,000 -0.7 1.5 4 
Production 
(Mt) 3,300,000 3,694,400 2,719,410 3,568,010 4,430,330 3,900,000 4.4 3.4 47 
Manioc (cassava) exports (US$ thousand)  
Total 366 172 .. 466 2,417 5,164 .. 69.8 1,311 
Brazil 201 59 .. 460 2,240 4,408 .. 85.5 2,098 
Argentina 114 112 .. 5 2 480 .. 33.4 323 
Sesamum seed exports (US$ thousand)  
Total 386 1,278 2,061 5,716 7,806 4,628  5.6 64.3 1,475.0 
Japan 281 1,017 1,536 4,825 6,336 3,117 76.9 61.8 1,914.24 
Germany 0 0 12 70 178 367 .. .. .. 
Brazil 77 66 151 217 539 331 .. 34.0 .. 
Netherlands 25 190 139 139 184 308 -38.1 65.0 10.9 
.. Not available. 
a Average annual growth for sesamum seed production calculated for the period 2000-2003. 
Source : Production: Food and Agriculture Orga nization statistical databa se (FAOStat);  exports: United Nations Statistics 
Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. 
 
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Table AIV.11 
Production and exports of animal products  
 
Production 
(Metric tonnes) 
Average annual 
growth              
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%)  
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1993-1998 1998-2003 1993-2003
Full cream cow's milk, fresh 445,000 445,000 329,800 331,000 375,127 380,000 9.1 -3.1 31.9 
Beef and veal 231,000 246,000 238,620 200,000 205,000 215,000 0.5 -1.4 -4.4 
Pork 118,800 120,000 148,410 151,200 153,600 156,000 -1.3 5.6 23.0 
Natural eggs 45,780 45,780 68,389 70,800 72,800 73,350 3.4 9.9 89.3 
Hens' eggs  45,000 45,000 67,609 70,000 72,000 72,500 3.4 10.0 90.8 
Chicken meat  36,000 36,000 56,615 56,800 57,000 57,500 12.5 9.8 187.5 
 
Exports of meat of bovine animals 
(US$ thousand) 
Average Share of 
total     
(%) Average annual 
growth           
(%) Rate of 
change 
(%)  
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20031993-2003 1993-1998 1998-
2003 1993-2003
Fresh/chilled - boneless 
All destinations 23,315 11,713 40,213 56,802 45,218 32,271 23,640 .. 21.8 6.7 270.6 
Chile 22,175 11,689 34,631 44,720 32,718 0 16,941 71.7 28.4 -100.0 -100.0 
Brazil 957 24 5,336 9,456 11,862 27,143 5,380 22.8 66.5 95.2 36,162.9 
Germany 0 0 11 1,628 141 109 346 1.5 -100.0 .. -91.1 
Lebanon  0 0 0 0 0 2,355 214 0.9 .. .. .. 
Switzerland 0 0 73 0 0 0 167 0.7 -100.0 .. -100.0 
Netherlands 53 0 0 35 39 1,086 124 0.5 .. 83.2 .. 
Argentina 131 0 0 0 0 0 76 0.3 -11.7 -100.0 -100.0 
Frozen - boneless 
All destinations 14,081 9,596 14,125 18,942 16,097 25,167 19,506 .. -11.0 12.3 -0.3 
Chile 7,809 1,836 4,715 4,283 763 0 4,249 21.8 -4.0 -100.0 -100.0 
Brazil 1,928 985 2,509 3,376 3,674 1,441 3,084 15.8 4.9 -5.7 -5.1 
Spain 523 1,330 1,913 688 870 575 2,102 10.8 -33.0 1.9 -85.1 
Germany 62 1,110 1,907 1,778 1,380 1,122 1,825 9.4 -51.9 78.6 -53.0 
Israel 1,181 752  1,286 303 2,690 1,588 7.4 -8.9 17.9 43.2 
Netherlands 0 482 934 1,036 1,419 3,261 1,303 6.7 -100.0 .. 56.4 
Italy 1,003 1,461 112 189 104 343 907 4.6 21.6 -19.3 -9.3 
Russia  0 0 225 2,660 3,626 2,211 793 4.1 .. .. .. 
Saudi Arabia 0 152 247 653 213 5,876 662 3.4 .. .. .. 
Argentina 731 111 0 0 0 34 604 3.1 -16.6 -45.9 -98.1 
Iran 640 0 0 0 0 0 323 1.7 .. -100.0 .. 
Angola 0 0 44 92 223 3,087 313 1.6 .. .. .. 
Colombia 0 0 0 1,168 1,732 0 264 1.4 .. .. .. 
.. Not available. 
Source : Production: Food and Agriculture Orga nization statistical database (FAOStat) ;  exports: United Nations Statistics 
Division (UNSD) Commodity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.12 
Exports of wood products, 1993-2003 
(US$ thousand) 
HS code  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 
4409.20 Wood, non-coniferous, 
continuously shaped  19,298 21,486 30,764 33,911 32,664 30,519 
4407.23 Sleepers (cross-ties) of wood 13,875 6,738 9,993 8,731 2,581 4,888 
4407.99 Wood sawn or chipped 
lengthwise 12,063 6,895 5,954 4,785 3,159 3,614 
4412.12 Plywood 0 0 3,733 788 2,412 3,536 
4402.00 Wood charcoal  923 1,241 1,883 2,075 2,435 3,504 
4418.90 Builders' joinery and carpentry of 
wood 86 166 3,007 6,114 3,146 2,989 
4412.19 Plywood 12,256 10,708 9,214 4,773 1,824 2,703 
4409.10 Wood, continuously shaped  1,478 955 242 .. 384 1,518 
4408.90 Sheets for veneering  3,361 2,703 2,410 2,447 2,157 1,397 
4421.90 Other articles of wood 245 157 1,343 640 567 1,220 
 Total exports of wood products 68,868 58,093 73,509 67,335 54,320 58,431 
     
 
Average Share of 
total (%) Average annual growth 
(%) Rate of change          
(%) 
  1993-2003 1993-
1998 1993-
2003 1993-2003 
       
4409.20 Wood, non-coniferous, 
continuously shaped  26,871 36.8 0.7 9.6 64 
4407.23 Sleepers (cross-ties) of wood 10,299 14.1 -9.2 -18.8 -78 
4407.99 Wood sawn or chipped 
lengthwise 10,544 14.4 118.5 -21.4 1,394 
4412.12 Plywood 952 1.3 .. .. .. 
4402.00 Wood charcoal  1,297 1.8 28.1 30.6 1,212 
4418.90 Builders' joinery and carpentry of 
wood 1,508 2.1 -11.9 103.2 1,737 
4412.19 Plywood 11,542 15.8 7.0 -26.1 -69 
4409.10 Wood, continuously shaped  915 0.6 .. 0.5 .. 
4408.90 Sheets for veneering  4,992 6.8 -21.1 -16.1 -87 
4421.90 Other articles of wood 550 0.8 -10.7 37.9 184 
 Total exports of wood products 74,031 .. 1.7 -3.2 17 
.. Not available.  
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Comm odity Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database. WT/TPR/S/146 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.13 
Manufacturing sector exports, 1991-2002 
(Average for period)a 
Annual growth rate 
(%) Percentage of   
production value 
Activity NPCP b Percentage of    
sector 
(1997-2002) (1997-2002) (1997-2002) 
Production of meat 6 15.1 8.6 9.3 
Manufacture of oils 7 30.3 3.7 34.1 
Manufacture of dairy products 8 0.0 114.0 0.2 
Manufacture of grain mill and bakery 
products 9 0.5 -19.3 0.8 
Manufacture of sugar 10 2.1 19.0 9.7 
Manufacture of other food products 11 2.2 15.0 6.9 
Manufacture of beverages and tobacco products 12 2.9 7.0 2.3 
Manufacture of textiles and clothing 13 7. 3 -12.7 6.3 
Manufacture of leather and footwear 14 11.4 6.6 35.6 
Wood-processing industry 15 16.3 -11.9 34.0 
Manufacture of paper and paper 
products 16 0.6 5.4 1.5 
Oil refining 17 0.2 33.1 0.6 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18 6.4 2.5 12.7 
Manufacture of non-metallic  products 19 0.2 5.9 0.7 
Manufacture of base metals 20 2.5 -7.1 10.3 
Manufacture of machinery and 
equipment 21 1.6 -3.1 3.5 
Other manufactured products 22 0.5 -14.5 1.0 
Manufacturing sector  6-22 100.0 0.8 10.2 
 
Proportion destined for MERCOSUR (%)  
Activity NPCP b (1991-1996) (1997-2002) (1991-1994) (1995-1998) (1999-
2002) 
Production of meat 6 43.0 32.5 43.8 40.2 29.2 
Manufacture of oils 7 49.2 71.6 35.0 74.6 71.7 
Manufacture of dairy products 8 .. 51.7 .. 92.4 35.2 
Manufacture of grain mill and bakery 
products 9 98.7 96.1 98.0 99.9 94.2 
Manufacture of sugar 10 13.9 0.0 20.9 0.0 0.0 
Manufacture of other food products 11 31.7 39.6 35.7 34.4 36.9 
Manufacture of beverages and tobacco products 12 65.1 50.7 52.7 85.3 35.6 
Manufacture of textiles and cl othing 13 68.0 76. 6 58.3 86.1 72.6 
Manufacture of leather and footwear 14 15.3 25.4 11.7 26.1 23.1 
Wood-processing industry 15 57.2 40.5 59.7 55.1 31.7 
Manufacture of paper and paper 
products 16 84.3 90.3 81.9 90.1 89.8 
Oil refining 17 100.0 88.5 99.9 100.0 82.8 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18 42.3 50.2 37.6 50.6 50.6 
Manufacture of non-metallic pr oducts 19 99.3 96. 9 99.1 99.4 95.9 
Manufacture of base metals 20 88.0 73.3 86.0 83.8 72.1 
Manufacture of machinery and 
equipment 21 70.1 58.8 68.3 68.8 56.2 
Other manufactured products 22 30.9 30.1 34.3 38.6 18.6 
Manufacturing sector  6-22 48.5 51.2 42.8 59.8 47.0 
.. Not available. 
a Calculations based on current U.S. do llars (trade) and on Guaranies converted at the average annual rate (production). 
b National Product Classification of Paraguay. 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity 
Trade Statistics (Comtrade)  database and the "National Accounts of Paraguay 1991-2002" of the Central Bank of 
Paraguay (BCP). Paraguay WT/TPR/S/146 
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Table AIV.14 
Manufacturing sector imports a, 1991-2002  
(By type of activity, Average for period) 
Per cent of   
sector Annual growth 
rate (%) Per cent of                     
production value 
Activity NPCP b (1997-2002) (1997-2002) (1997-2002) 
Production of meat 6 0.2 -18.1 0.5 
Manufacture of oils 7 0.3 -4.2 1.7 
Manufacture of dairy products 8 0.5 -21.3 11.2 
Manufacture of grain mill and bakery 
products 9 0.8 -12.7 7.3 
Manufacture of sugar 10 0.0 91.6 0.8 
Manufacture of other food products 11 1.4 -13.8 21.2 
Manufacture of beverages and tobacco products 12 10.6 -29.0 50.4 
Manufacture of textiles and clothing 13 2. 7 -17.1 12.2 
Manufacture of leather and footwear 14 0.8 -16.1 13.2 
Wood-processing industry 15 0.3 -9.0 3.1 
Manufacture of paper and paper 
products 16 3.2 -2.8 39.2 
Oil refining 17 12.3 -2.9 166.0 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18 19.4 -5.0 191.9 
Manufacture of non-metallic products 19 1. 3 -12.4 16.0 
Manufacture of base metals 20 4.9 -18.2 100.4 
Manufacture of machinery and 
equipment 21 37.0 -17.4 434.8 
Other manufactured products 22 4.3 -13.7 46.2 
Manufacturing sector 6-22 100.0 -13.7 51.3 
 
 Proportion provided by MERCOSUR (%, Average for period) 
Activity NPCP b (1991-1996) (1997-2002) (1991-1994) (1995-1998) (1999-2002) 
Production of meat 6 83.7 90.9 79.1 94.5 88.4 
Manufacture of oils 7 74.4 94.3 82.2 76.4 94.3 
Manufacture of dairy products 8 83.3 93.5 77.6 95.0 92.5 
Manufacture of grai n mill and bakery 
products 9 78.1 93.3 79.9 83.3 93.9 
Manufacture of sugar 10 97.5 98.6 97.5 96.9 99.8 
Manufacture of other food products 11 42.7 74.3 35.7 68.0 71.7 
Manufacture of beverages and 
tobacco products 12 26.7 65.7 13.2 61.1 64.4 
Manufacture of textiles and cl othing 13 24.1 41. 7 20.7 34.1 44.0 
Manufacture of leather and footwear 14 18.1 16.8 15.6 18.4 18.3 
Wood-processing industry 15 36.9 61.7 30.6 52.7 64.7 
Manufacture of paper and paper 
products 16 58.0 64.8 59.3 56.8 68.0 
Oil refining 17 82.4 82.4 77.2 94.0 76.0 
Manufacture of chemicals and 
chemical products 18 54.7 63.5 52.1 62.9 62.3 
Manufacture of non-metallic pr oducts 19 71.2 73. 6 71.8 70.9 74.5 
Manufacture of base metals 20 61.1 70.3 57.8 64.5 74.8 
Manufacture of machinery and 
equipment 21 24.0 28.3 23.3 26.6 28.6 
Other manufactured products 22 9.7 11.5 9.4 11.1 11.3 
Manufacturing sector 6-22 37.7 50.5 34.9 46.5 50.9 
a Calculations based on current U.S. do llars (trade) and on Guaranies converted at the average annual rate (production). 
b National Product Classification of Paraguay. 
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations, based on data from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity 
Trade Statistics (Comtrade)  database and the "National Accounts of Paraguay 1991-2002" of the Central Bank of 
Paraguay (BCP). 
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Table AIV.15 
Manufacturing sector tariffs a 
  Tariff (2004, per cent) 
 NPCP a Average Minimum Maximum 
Production of meat 6 9.3 2.0 16.0 
Manufacture of oils 7 9.1 4.0 12.0 
Manufacture of dairy products 8 15.7 13.0 18.0 
Manufacture of grain mill and bakery products 9 12.1 6.0 18.0 
Manufacture of sugar 10 22.6 6.0 30.0 
Manufacture of other food products 11 11.8 0.0 20.0 
Manufacture of beverage s and tobacco products 12 17.9 6.0 20.0 
Manufacture of textiles and clothing 13 17.4 2.0 25.0 
Manufacture of leather and footwear 14 13.8 4.0 25.0 
Wood-processing industry 15 10.5 2.0 18.0 
Manufacture of paper and paper products 16 11.1 0.0 16.0 
Oil refining 17 1.5 0.0 16.0 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18 7.2 0.0 20.0 
Manufacture of non-metallic products 19 10.2 0.0 20.0 
Manufacture of base metals 20 10.9 0.0 20.0 
Manufacture of machinery and equipment 21 6.0 0.0 28.0 
Other manufactured products 22 15.8 0.0 20.0 
a National Product Classification of Paraguay. 
Source:  WTO Secretariat calculations , based on data provided by  the Paraguayan authorities. 
 
 
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