WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/TE/W/57 
6 July 2005 
 (05-2966) 
Committee on Trade and Environment 
Special Session Original:   English 
 
 
 
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS   
 
Submission by Switzerland  
 
Paragraph 31 (iii)  
  
 The following communication, dated 5 July 2005,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Switzerland
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I. INTRODUCTION 
1. Paragraph 31 (iii) of the Doha Ministerial D eclaration instructs Members to negotiate on the 
reduction or, as appropriate, elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to environmental goods and 
services, with a view to enhancing the mutual supportiveness of trade and environment. 
2. Switzerland would like to contribute to the ongoing efforts of the Committee on Trade and 
Environment in Special Session (CTESS) to establish an agreed list of environmental goods, with a 
view to the Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong later this year.     
3. In Switzerland’s view, Paragraph 31 (iii) of the Doha Declaration aims to facilitate increased 
trade in environmental goods.  This would r esult in immediate and tangible local and global 
sustainable development benefits.  Existing asymm etries in production capacities, trading volumes 
and tariff structures for environmental goods shoul d not hinder the achievement of this ultimate 
objective.   
4. These negotiations will in our view result in a “w in-win” situation.  On the one hand a win for 
increased trade due to a reduction or elimination of  tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs), and on the 
other hand a win for the environment, because what is  traded is more environment friendly.  While 
lower tariffs from imports of environmental goods decrease government tariff revenue in the short 
term, the sustainable development benefits inherent in such goods  constitute considerable economic 
value, which has to be taken into account.  In the longer term, the benefits associated with such goods 
will outweigh short-term losses in tariff revenue .  The use of environmental goods, including 
Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs), reduces negative externalities in the form of detrimental 
environmental and human health effects, which, at  a later stage, will have to be addressed anyway, 
usually at great economic cost, including increased public expenditure.  Lowering tariffs and NTBs on 
environmental goods will also assist in the realizati on of important energy efficiency gains.  In the 
face of rising energy prices, investments in efficiency pay off more quickly and offset some of the 
losses from foregone tariff revenues, while increasing ove rall economic and environmental efficiency.   TN/TE/W/57 
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 5. The Secretariat’s report of the workshop on envi ronmental goods (JOB(05)/21) estimates  that 
exports of environmental goods co nstituted 3.6 to 4 per cent of to tal merchandise trade in 2002, 
amounting to about USD 240 billion in products on  the OECD list of environmental goods, and 
USD 215 billion in products on the APEC list.  Th is fast-growing industry experienced a five-fold 
expansion from 1990 to 2002.  Such impressive data  reflect not only growing worldwide demand for 
environmental goods, but also significant potential gains from such trade for all Members.  The 
purpose of this submission is to contribute to the discussion so far and to boost prospects for a 
successful outcome in these important negotiations.    
II. PRACTICAL DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS   
6. Switzerland is aware of the difficulties inherent  in the establishment of a mutually agreed 
definition of environmental goods.  The definition should be sufficiently general, flexible, and 
inclusive to capture future innovations in the rapi dly growing and constantly  evolving environmental 
goods industry.  CTESS has the mandate to clarify the concept of environmental goods
1 and to 
establish a list of environmental goods, to be  forwarded to the NAMA Committee for actual 
negotiations on tariff reductions  and/or elimination.   
7. Two questions have to be resolved:  
•  Which environmental goods have to be on the list? 
 
•  Acknowledging the pace of innovation, how can it be  ensured that the list can evolve in the 
future?  
 8. One problem of a purely list-based approach is the lack of flex ibility, since future 
environmental goods, which will be on the market only in a few years time, would then also have to 
be included in the list.  Furthermore, the list mi ght today include environmental goods which might 
become obsolete in a few years if one day they cannot be regarded as being environmental friendly 
anymore. 
9. Given the CTESS mandate, Switzerland proposes that the clarification of the concept of 
environmental goods be firmly based on previous work and existing worki ng definitions by OECD, 
UNCTAD, APEC and other relevant entities.  Th e ultimate goal should not be an all-encompassing 
and universally valid definition of environmental goods, but a useful screening tool that would serve 
as a basic definitional threshold.   
10. Our analysis of existing approaches suggests th at the OECD definition for the environmental 
industry and for the identification of environmenta l goods is best suited for this purpose and could 
serve well as general reference point.
2 A comparison of the APEC and OECD lists shows that the 
APEC list was produced proceeding from the OECD de finition of what activities form part of an 
environmental industry.3 The OECD/EUROSTAT Manual defines the environmental goods and 
services industry  as consisting of “ activities which produce goods and services to measure, prevent, 
limit, minimise or correct environmental damage to wat er, air and soil, as well as problems related to 
                                                      
1 Members agreed to conduct negotiations on enviro nmental services under the Council for Trade in 
Services in Special Session.  
 2 This submission and all terms used therein neither address nor affect the definition and classification 
of environmental services in the framework of the General Agreemen t on Trade in Services (GATS). 
3 cf- WT/CTE/W/228 or TN/TE/W/33 (2003) OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment: 
Environmental Goods – A Comparison of the APEC and OECD Lists,  p. 9.  TN/TE/W/57 
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 waste, noise and eco-systems.  This includes cle aner technologies, products and services that reduce 
environmental risk and minimise pollution and resource use ”4  
11. This definition encompasses all categories proposed  so far in submissions by other Members.  
According to the “Synthesis Paper” of the Secret ariat (JOB(05)/57), Members have so far proposed 
four main categories, with respective sub-categories:  
 (1) Pollution Management , with the subcategories:  air pollution control; wastewater 
management, solid and hazardous waste ma nagement; remediation and clean up, 
noise and vibration abatement, monitoring and analysis and assessment. 
  (2) Resource Management
 with the subcategories:  water supply, renewable energy plant, 
heat and energy savings and management. 
  (3) Cleaner Technology and Products
 with the subcategories:  efficient, lower carbon- 
and pollutant-emitting fuels and technologies;  gas turbines, combined cycle power 
generation; chemical gas to liquid fuels, natural gas, fuel cell technologies.   
 
 (4) Environmentally Preferable Products (EPPs ).  These products have a high 
environmental performance and/ or low environmental impact .  This concept draws on 
work by UNCTAD5, which has defined EPPs as products “ that cause significantly 
less “environmental harm ” 6 at some stage of their “life-cycle” than alternative 
products serving the same purpose .” EPPs are therefore distinct from other pollution-
control goods and equipment because thei r environmental benefits arise in the 
production process, in direct use, or during disposal.   
 
12. Switzerland is in favour of a list of environm ental goods which contains goods that fall under 
one of these four categories.  Whereas categories 1 and 2 can be subsumed to the first  part of the 
OECD definition (i.e. “Activities which produce goods and services to measure, prevent, limit or 
correct environmental damage to water, air and soil, as well as problems related to waste, noise and 
eco-systems.”), categories 3 and 4 can be assigned to the second  part of the OECD definition 
(i.e. “Cleaner technologies, products and services which reduce environmental risk and minimise 
pollution and resource use are also considered  part of the environmental industry”). 
III. THE CASE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS (EPPS) 
13. In line with the proposals made by other Me mbers, Switzerland advocates the inclusion of 
EPPs into the larger category of Environmental Goods , on the basis of the following considerations.   
14. As is the case with environmental goods in gene ral, it is quite difficult to identify and analyze 
EPPs as a unique category.  These products are distinct from pollution-control equipment, for example, in that they are generally used for purposes other than environmental ones, usually in 
commercial and household applications.    
                                                     
 
 4 Source: The environmental goods and services industry, Manual for data collection and analysis, 
OECD/EUROSTAT 1999, p.9.    
5 UNCTAD (UNCTAD/COM/70) (1995): Environmenta lly Preferable Products (EPPs) as a Trade 
Opportunity for Developing Countries, Geneva.   
6 Less environmental harm according to the following cr iteria:  (a) use of natural resources and energy;  
(b) amount and hazardousness of waste generated by the product along its life cycle;  (c) impact on human and 
animal health;  and (d) preservation of the environment.  TN/TE/W/57 
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 15. Many EPPs are natural and biodegradable.  In addition, many are substitutes for goods with 
more adverse envi ronmental impacts.  Promotion of trade in  such natural EPPs offers attractive export 
opportunities for natural-products-based industries ut ilizing raw materials and skills that developing 
countries are relatively better endowed with.
7  For a majority of products on this list, developing 
countries have a substantial trade interest and are net exporters. 
IV. PROCESS FOR REGULAR REVIEW OF THE AGREED LIST OF 
ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS 
16. The second question cited above is how the agreed  list of environmental goods can be made 
evolving over time .  Given that the environmental goods industry in developed and developing 
countries is constantly evolving8, we see the necessity for a process of regular review and updating of 
the agreed list of environmental goods, on the basis of the OECD definition and its respective main 
categories.  We think that it is useful to take  the OECD/EUROSTAT defin ition as a reference point, 
as though it was established in the mid-nineties it is today still a relevant and valid reference point 
despite the fast evolving environmental sector.   
17. Since market volumes for environmental goods are projected to increase rapidly, a review of 
the agreed list of environmental goods should be undertaken e.g. once every two years, on the basis of 
a streamlined process.  Switzerland proposes to mandate the Committee on Trade and Environment 
(CTE) with this task, as the CTESS will become obs olete after completion of the Doha Mandate.   
V. SWITZERLAND’S INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR A LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
GOODS 
18. With a view to contributing to these ne gotiations on identifying environmental goods, 
Switzerland wishes to present its Initial Proposal for a List of Environmental Goods.   
19. It is Switzerland’s view that an environmenta l good should contribute to a globally agreed 
environmental goal.9 
20. Furthermore, and to allow more specific ity, Switzerland’s approach to identifying 
environmental goods is based on the OECD defi nition as a reference point.  Switzerland suggests 
therefore taking the OECD list as a basis, adding pr oducts proposed in the Synthesis Paper compiled 
by the Secretariat (JOB(05)/57) of 18 April 2005.  Mo st of the products contained in the OECD list as 
well as the Synthesis Paper fall in the Pollution Management and Resources Management categories 
and therefore correspond to the first part of the OECD definition.   
21. In order to ensure a balanced outcome of the negotiations under paragraph 31 (iii), 
Switzerland proposes to add environmental goods falling under the categories of Cleaner Technology 
and Products as well as Environmentally Preferable  Products (EPPs) to the list of environmental 
                                                      
7 According to the findings of the workshop (JOB(05)/21), the ratio of exports to imports of all 
environmental goods for developing countries was approximately 50 per cent (UNCTAD, year 2000 data). 
Looking at renewa ble energy and energy efficient environmenta l products, this rati o became around 100 per 
cent. For EPPs, the ratio was, with 127 per cent, even better. This means that developing countries might have a comparative advantage of renewable energies and ener gy efficient products as we ll as EPPs over pollution 
control equipments of the OECD/APEC list. 
  
8 According to the OECD, 50 per cent of all goods to be considered environmental in 10 or 15 years 
from now do not even exist today .   
9 In its submission (TN/TE/W/47), the EC proposed that environmental goods should contribute to the 
fulfillment of a globally agreed environmental-related goal, as e.g. set out in the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation or in a specific MEA such as e.g. the Montreal Protocol or the Basel Convention.  Switzerland 
supports this idea.  TN/TE/W/57 
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 goods.  Products in the latter category would be based  on their end-use or disposal characteristics.  
Both categories correspond to the second part of the OECD definition.   
22. We have attached a list based on these criteria to this submission.  We have included there 
solar cooking appliances and means of sustainable tr ansport such as railways, solar mobiles, bicycles, 
barges, boats as well as their related accessories.  Ma ny of the included EPPs are of particular export 
interest to developing countries.  A better reflection of what we expect is in the interest of developing 
countries in these negotiations was our main motivati on to include this category of products in our 
list. 
23. These environmental goods have all been screened  by the Swiss Agency for the Environment, 
Forests and Landscape and goods have been eliminated  from the list that, if used improperly, entail 
risks to human beings and nature in their use as well as disposal.  Goods were also eliminated if their 
production is overly damaging to the environment.   
24. For purposes of transparency, Switzerland has also included import data for 2004 for all 
goods proposed in the attached list.     
25. Switzerland reserves the right to add further ite ms to the attached list or amend these, as 
appropriate during the negotiation process.   
A. KEY  TO READING  ANNEX:   SWITZERLAND’S  INITIAL  PROPOSAL  FOR  AN 
ENVIRONMENTAL  GOODS  LIST 
 
Columns A (HS Heading or Sub-Heading), B (HS 4 Description), C (Product Description within 
HS 6), D (Ex-Out or Remarks)  
 1. Proposed environmental products are listed in Harmonized System (HS) categories at the 4 
or 6 digit level.  For some products, especially  EPPs, we propose the entire 4 digit category to be 
considered for liberalization.  In certain cases, th e entire HS 4 or HS 6 category is not exclusively 
used for an environmental purpose, and only part of the category is intended as an environmental 
good.  For those products an additio nal product description is given to help identify the environmental 
good within the HS 4 or HS 6 digit category, respectively.    
2. For those products that do not contain an a dditional product description or an “ex,” we 
propose that the entire HS 4 or HS 6 digit categor y, respectively be considered for liberalization 
because the product is an important elemen t of an environmental technology.  
Column E:  Environmental Category According to the OECD definition 
 
 
3. This column conveys the relevance of each pr oduct to the second part of the OECD definition 
as discussed above.  We have used the two main environmental categories that were listed in the 
Secretariat's compilation paper (JOB(05)/57), a nd previously proposed by other WTO Members. 
 CT/CP = Cleaner Technology and Cleaner Products  
 EPP = Environmentally Preferable Products based on end-use or disposal characteristics  
 
Column F:  Swiss Imports from the World (2004)  
 
4. The source of import data is the Swissimpex (see under: www.swissimpex.ezv.admin.ch) and 
the data reported is based on the year 2004 and for easy  reference calculated in USD.  The import data 
is provided at the HS 4 or HS 6 digit level, respectively (according to the proposed environmental 
good) which may be broader than the actual tr ade for the proposed environmental good.  
 TN/TE/W/57 
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HS HEADING 
OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
251200ex Siliceous fossil meal s (for example, kieselguhr, 
tripolite and diatomite) and similar siliceous earths, whether or not calcined, of an apparent 
specific gravity of 1 or less.   ex-out: is iatomaceous 
earth, which is found all over the world and 
used in organic 
agriculture. EPP 
2,131,877 
2513 Pumice stone;  emery; natural corundum, natural 
garnet and other natural abrasives, whether or not 
heat-treated.     EPP 
1,750,723 
251810ex Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, 
including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely 
cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape; 
dolomite ramming mix. - Dolomite, not calcined or 
sintered. ex-out: dolomite dust 
(as an excellent soil 
amendment). EPP 
1,341,500 
391390 Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and 
modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of 
natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or 
included, in primary forms. - Other (not: - Alginic acid, 
its salts and esters).   EPP 
43,389,416 
392290 Baths, shower-baths, sinks, wash-basins, bidets, 
lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns 
and similar sanitary ware, of plastics. - Other.   EPP 
36,295,370 
392330 Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, 
of plastics;  stoppers, lids, caps and other 
closures, of plastics. - Carboys, bottles, flasks and 
similar articles.   EPP 
123,507,454 
4001 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, 
chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms 
or in plates, sheets or strip.     EPP 
6,208,546 
401150 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber. - Of a kind used on bicycles.   EPP 4,999,461 
401320 Inner tubes, of rubber. - Of a kind used on bicycles.   EPP 1,619,521 
4504 Agglomerated cork (with or without a binding 
substance) and articles of agglomerated cork.     EPP 
13,039,503 
460120ex Plaits and similar products of plaiting materials, 
whether or not assembled into strips; plaiting 
materials, plaits and similar products of plaiting - Mats, matting and screens 
of vegetable materials. ex-out: for soil 
protection purposes. EPP 
1,896,666  
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OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
materials, bound together in parallel strands or 
woven, in sheet form, whether or not being 
finished articles (for example, mats, matting, screens). 
5301 Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and 
waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock).     EPP 
359,498 
5303 Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, 
true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not 
spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock).     EPP 
31,466 
5304 Sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave, 
raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of 
these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock).     EPP 
95,463 
5306 Flax yarn.     EPP 1,690,150 
5307 Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of 
heading 53.03.     EPP 
79,437 
5309 Woven fabrics of flax.     EPP 7,987,820 
5310 Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast 
fibres of heading 53.03.     EPP 
684,105 
560710 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not 
plaited or braided and whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics. - Of jute or other textile bast 
fibres of heading 53.03.   EPP 
95,900 
560729 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not 
plaited or braided and whether or not 
impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with 
rubber or plastics. - Of sisal or other textile 
fibres of the genus Agave : -- 
Other (not: - Binder or baler 
twine).   EPP 
195,163 
5608 Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made 
up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile 
materials.     EPP 
5,576,093 
630510 Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of 
goods. - Of jute or of other textile 
bast fibres of heading 53.03.   EPP 
329,215 
650610ex Other headgear, whether or not lined or  trimmed. - Safety headgear. ex-out: bicycle 
helmets. CT/CP 
36,319,824 
691410ex Other ceramic articles.  - Of porcelain or china. ex-out: linings for EPP 822,649  
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OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
wood burning stoves 
of porcelain or china, 
stoves of porcelain and china. 
691490ex Other ceramic articles. - Other. ex-out: linings for 
wood burning stoves 
of ceramics other than 
porcelain or china, 
ceramic stoves other 
than of porcelain and china. EPP 
18,075,605 
7302 Railway or tramway track construction material 
of iron or steel, the following:  rails, check-rails 
and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, 
point rods and other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross-ties), fish-plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole 
plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and 
other material specialized for jointing or fixing 
rails.     CT/CP 
75,488,428 
7307ex Tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, 
elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
172,778,746 
7308ex Structures (excluding  prefabricated buildings of 
heading 94.06) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge-sections, lock-gates, 
towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frame-works, 
doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, shutters, balustrades, pillars 
and columns), of iron or steel; plates, rods, 
angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in struct ures, of iron or steel.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
510,186,028 
7312ex Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings 
and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically 
insulated.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
16,945,630 
731511ex Chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel. - Articulated link chain and 
parts thereof: - Roller chain. ex-out: bicycle chain. CT/CP 
11,559,024 
7317ex Nails, tacks, drawing pins, corrugated nails,   ex-out: railway use. CT/CP 12,719,087  
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OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
staples (other than thos e of heading 83.05) and 
similar articles, of iron or steel, whether or not 
with heads of other material, but excluding such articles with heads of copper. 
7318ex Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, 
rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including 
spring washers) and simila r articles, of iron or 
steel.   ex-out: railway use. CT/CP 
255,764,490 
732111ex Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those 
with subsidiary boilers for central heating), 
barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and 
similar non-electric domestic appliances, and parts thereof, of iron or steel. - Cooking appliances and 
plate warmers: - For gas fuel 
or for both gas and other 
fuels. ex-out: solar stoves. EPP 
11,654,842 
732190ex Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers (including those 
with subsidiary boilers for central heating), 
barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, plate warmers and similar non-electric domestic appliances, and 
parts thereof, of iron or steel. - Parts. ex-out: as applicable 
to solar stoves. EPP 
10,229,112 
820411 Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including 
torque meter wrenches but not including tap wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with 
or without handles. - Hand-operated spanners 
and wrenches: - Non-adjustable. multiple use. EPP 
14,175,272 
820412 Hand-operated spanners and wrenches (including 
torque meter wrenches but not including tap 
wrenches); interchangeable spanner sockets, with or without handles. - Hand-operated spanners 
and wrenches: - Adjustable. multiple use. EPP 
2,908,647 
830110 Padlocks and locks (key, combination or 
electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and 
frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of 
base metal. - Padlocks. multiple use. EPP 
2,996,145 
830160 Padlocks and locks (key, combination or 
electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base 
metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of 
base metal. - Parts. multiple use. EPP 
10,318,457  
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OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
830170 Padlocks and locks (key, combination or 
electrically operated), of base metal; clasps and 
frames with clasps, incorporating locks, of base metal; keys for any of the foregoing articles, of 
base metal. - Keys presented separately. multiple use. EPP 
3,812,012 
830610ex Bells, gongs and the like, non-electric, of base 
metal; statuettes and other ornaments, of base 
metal; photograph, picture or similar frames, of 
base metal; mirrors of base metal. - Bells, gongs and the like.  ex-out: bicycle bells. 3 
1,780,976 
841420 Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas 
compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling 
hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters. - Hand- or foot-operated air 
pumps. multiple use. EPP 
3,265,260 
850231 Electric generating sets and rotary converters. - Other generating sets: 
- Wind-powered.   CT/CP 
3,753,859 
850240 Electric generating sets and rotary converters. - Electric rotary converters.   CT/CP 2,072,809 
8503ex Parts suitable for use solely or principally with 
the machines of head ing 85.01 or 85.02.   ex-out: as applicable 
to 850231 and 850240. CT/CP 
124,455,214 
850680 Primary cells and primary batteries. - Other primary cells and 
primary batteries.   CT/CP 
6,468,239 
851210 Electrical lighting or signalling equipment 
(excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used 
for cycles or motor vehicles. - Lighting or visual 
signalling equipment of a kind used on
bicycles.   CT/CP 
3,067,552 
851290 Electrical lighting or signalling equipment 
(excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used 
for cycles or motor vehicles. - Parts.   CT/CP 
21,585,738 
851610ex Electric instantaneou s or storage water heaters 
and immersion heaters; electric space heating 
apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-
thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, 
hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and 
hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other 
electrothermic appliances of a kind used for 
domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, - Electric instantaneous or 
storage water heaters and immersion heaters. ex-out: domestic 
immersion heaters and water kettles. EPP 
101,977,640  
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OR 
SUBHEADING HS 4 DESCRIPTION PRODUCT 
DESCRIPTION WITHIN 
HS 6 EX-OUT OR 
REMARKS MAIN 
CATEGORIES OF 
OECD DEFINITION SWISS IMPORTS 
(2004 in USD) 
other than those of heading 85.45. 
851690ex Electric instantaneou s or storage water heaters 
and immersion heaters; electric space heating 
apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-
thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and 
hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other 
electrothermic appliances of a kind used for 
domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, 
other than those of heading 85.45. - Parts. ex-out: domestic 
immersion heaters and 
water kettles. EPP 
55,227,457 
8530ex Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control 
equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or 
airfields (other than th ose of heading 86.08).   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
43,473,168 
8535ex Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting 
electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, 
fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge 
suppressors, plugs, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 volts.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
30,598,829 
8536ex Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting 
electrical circuits, or for making connections to 
or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, 
lamp-holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not 
exceeding 1,000 volts.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
594,943,459 
8544ex Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, 
cable (including co-axial cable) and other 
insulated electric conductors, whether or not 
fitted with connectors; op tical fibre cables, made 
up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not 
assembled with electric conductors or fitted with 
connectors.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 
317,293,761 
8546ex Electrical insulators of any material.   ex-out: for railway. CT/CP 22,187,562 
8601 Rail locomotives pow ered from an external 
source of electricity or by electric accumulators.     CT/CP 
192,757,766  
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8602 Other rail locomotives; locomotive tenders.     CT/CP 100,655,918 
8603 Self-propelled railway or tramway coaches, vans 
and trucks, other than those of heading 86.04.     CT/CP 
39,327,759 
8604 Railway or tramway maintenance or service 
vehicles, whether or not self-propelled (for 
example, workshops, cranes, ballast tampers, trackliners, testing coaches and track inspection 
vehicles).     CT/CP 
26,366,391 
8605 Railway or tramway passenger coaches, not self-
propelled; luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway 
coaches, not self-propelled (excluding
those of heading 86.04).     CT/CP 
34,212,510 
8606 Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons, not 
self propelled.     CT/CP 
63,554,720 
8607 Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or 
rolling-stock.     CT/CP 
193,380,982 
8608 Railway or tramway tr ack fixtures and fittings; 
mechanical (includi ng electro-mechanical) 
signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, 
parking facilities, port installations or airfields; 
parts of the foregoing.     CT/CP 
24,718,733 
8609ex Containers (including containers for the transport 
of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport.   ex-out: railway use. CT/CP 
33,030,019 
8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more 
persons, including the driver.     CT/CP 
182,819,047 
8708ex Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of 
headings 87.01 to 87.05.   ex-out: as applicable 
to 8702. CT/CP 
751,141,793 
871200 Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery 
tricycles), not motorised.     CT/CP 
100,746,783 
871491ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Frames and forks, 
and parts thereof. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
3,972,467 
871492ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Wheel rims and 
spokes. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
1,939,223  
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871493ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Hubs, other than 
coaster braking hubs and hub 
brakes, andfree-wheel sprocket-wheels. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
3,919,192 
871494ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Brakes, including 
coaster braking hubs and hub 
brakes, and
parts thereof. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
6,722,064 
871495ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Saddles. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
2,087,282 
871496ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Pedals and crank-
gear, and parts thereof. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
4,632,318 
871499ex Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 
87.11 to 87.13. - Other: - Other. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
26,862,946 
871640ex Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not 
mechanically propelle d;  parts thereof. - Other trailers and semi-
trailers. ex-out: for bicycles. CT/CP 
8,467,768 
871690ex Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not 
mechanically propelle d;  parts thereof. - Parts. ex-out: parts of bicycle 
trailers. CT/CP 
30,508,749 
890391ex Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; 
rowing boats and canoes. - Other: - Sailboats, with or 
without auxiliary motor. ex-out: without 
auxiliary motor. CT/CP 
15,183,726 
890399ex Yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports; 
rowing boats and canoes. - Other : - Other. ex-out: without 
auxiliary motor. CT/CP 
7,066,162 
902920ex Revolution counters, production counters, 
taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; 
speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 90.14 or 90.15;
stroboscopes. - Speed indicators and 
tachometers; stroboscopes. ex-out: speed 
indicators for bicycles. CT/CP 
9,461,572 
902990 Revolution counters, production counters, 
taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than 
those of heading 90.14 or 90.15;
stroboscopes. - Parts and accessories. ex-out: as applicable 
to 908920ex CT/CP 
10,027,821  
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920999ex Parts (for exampl e, mechanisms for musical 
boxes) and accessories (for example, cards, discs 
and rolls for mechanical instruments) of musical 
instruments; metronomes, tuning forks and pitch 
pipes of all kinds. - Other: - Other. ex-out: strings made of 
sisal for percussion 
instruments. EPP 
6,408,249 
 
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