WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG185/6 
2 July 2007 
 
 (07-2796) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English 
  
 
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THAILAND AND AUSTRALIA 
 
Questions and Replies
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 27 June 2007,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegations of Thailand and Australia.   This document reproduces the follow-up questions  addressed to the Parties and the responses 
submitted.  
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  Question from the EC
 
 Coverage 
 
Regarding the reply to question 13 in document WT/REG185/5, the EC would like to raise some follow-up questions:  1. What was the volume and value of Thai exports of motor cars and air-conditioners in 
2004, 2005 and 2006?  Wh at has been the increase (in value and volume terms) since the entry 
into force of TAFTA?  What percentage of tariff lines do they represent? What percentage of total Thai exports to Australia (in value and volume terms) do they account for? 
 
  
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Thai Exports of Motor Ca rs and Air-Conditioners 
        2004 2005 2006 
HS  Description no.of 
tariff 
lines 
at 6-7 
digit % of 
total 
tariff 
lines at 
6-7 
digit value % of 
total volume % of 
total value % of 
total % 
change 
04-05 volume % of 
total % 
change 
04-05 value % of 
total % 
change 
05-06 volume % 
of 
total % 
change
05-06 
Total 
exports      2453.5   na   3153.13   28.52 na na   4382.77    na na   
HS8703 Motor Cars and 
Vehicles 21 0.38 86.52 3.53 9641 na 449.32 14.25 419.33 38994 na 304.46 769.31 17.55 71.22 67705 na 73.63 
HS8415 Air-Conditioners 6 0.11 230.21 9.38 1725148 na 201.10 6.38 -12.64 1587262 na -7.99 273.81 6.25 36.16 2109282 na 32.89 
                    
Note: 
1. Total tariff lines at 6- 7 digit equals 5,505 lines. 
2. It is difficult to identify the total volume of exports since the units of products are varied. 
3.  The unit of value of e xports is millions US dollars. 
 
  
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  Safeguards  
 
2. Regarding the application in 2005 and 2006 of safeguards on the products mentioned by 
the Parties (Question 18 of document WT/R EG185/5), could the Parties indicate what 
percentage (in value and volume terms) of tota l Australian/Thai exports does each of these 
products account for?  
 
 Please refer to the spreadsheet below.  Per centage of trade values have been provided, 
however it is not possible to calculate trade volumes .  Trade volume is measured in different units 
according to the good concerned, i.e. in litres, kilograms, cartons, etc.   
 
Thailand's imports from Australia 
  Volume: kg Value: baht 
  Total import from Australia SSG % 
  Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value 
Fresh Grape 3,136,357 207,342,131 1,050,000 69,414,686 33 33
Cheese and Curd 349,730 44,566,263 52,500 6,690,100 15 15
Other Cheese 606,065 71,006,592 378,000 44,286,490 62 62
Fresh Drill and Frozen Beef 
Product 1,297,110 170,398,427 814,800 107,038,446 63 63
       
       
Thailand's global imports        
 
  Total import from world SSG % 
  Volume Value Volume Value Volume Value 
Fresh Grape 16,817,762 991,232,856 1,050,000 69,414,686 6.24 7.00
Cheese and Curd 958,281 145,557,000 52,500 6,690,100 5.48 4.60
Other Cheese 1,788,889 266,032,757 378,000 44,286,490 21.13 16.65
Fresh Drill and Frozen Beef 
Product 1,949,237 253,544,485 814,800 107,038,446 41.80 42.22
  
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Htisc6 Unit Of 
Quantity CY2005 CY2005 %1 CY2006 CY2006 % 
    Quantity A$'000 share Quantity A$'000 share 
160414 Prepared or preserved tunas, skipjack and bonito (Sarda spp.), whole or 
in pieces (but not minced) WEIGHT – 
kilogram 31,862,283 118,759 2.07 32,812,068 130,706 1.74 
        
200820 Pineapples otherwise prepared or preserved, nes Total value nm 6,403 0.11 nm 8,056 0.11 
      200820 Pineapples otherwise prepared or preserved, nes VOLUME - 
litre 7,472,115 5,566  9,721,647 7,326  
      200820 Pineapples otherwise prepared or preserved, nes WEIGHT - 
kilogram 628,992 837  500,127 730  
 
Total imports of goods and services from Thailand  nm 5,725,712  nm 7,496,891  
 
Source: DFAT STARS database 
                                                      
1 Percentages indicate share of total Thai exports to Australia measured by value.  
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 Page 5Australia's exports to Thailand by selected product  
Ahecc6 Unit Of 
Quantity CY2005 CY2005 %2 CY2006 CY2006 % 
    Quantity A$'000 share Quantity A$'000 share 
020120 Bovine meat cuts with bone in (excl. carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh 
or chilled WEIGHT - 
kilogram 23,357 269 0.01 33,051 376 0.01
020130 Boneless bovine meat cuts, fresh or chilled WEIGHT - 
kilogram 247,761 3,231 0.07 471,999 5,805 0.12
020220 Bovine meat cuts with bone in (excl. carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen WEIGHT - 
kilogram 15,612 182 0.00 21,879 173 0.00
020230 Boneless bovine meat cuts, frozen WEIGHT - 
kilogram 891,239 4,564 0.10 1,034,816 5,732 0.12
040610 Fresh (unripened or uncured)  cheese (incl. whey cheese and curd) WEIGHT - 
kilogram 177,095 582 0.01 229,829 749 0.02
040620 Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds WEIGHT - 
kilogram 54,485 365 0.01 70,577 406 0.01
040690 Cheese, nes, not processed WEIGHT - 
kilogram 447,300 1,825 0.04 748,395 2,915 0.06
080610 Fresh grapes WEIGHT - 
kilogram 3,411,984 7,486 0.16 3,863,320 10,379 0.21
 
Total exports of goods an d services to Thailand  nm 4,769,828 100 nm 4,970,985 100 
 
 
Source:  DFAT STARS database. 
 
 
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 2 Percentages indicate share of total Australia n exports to Thailand measured by value.