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Table AI.1 
Structure of exports, 2000-2006  
(Per cent and US$ million) 
Description 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total exports (US$ million) 2,601.6 2, 521.5 2,411.1 3, 062.1 3,727.7 5, 068.5 6,015.2 
  Percentage share 
Total primary products 97.7 96.4 95.6 95.7 96.7 96.3 96.3 
 Agriculture 12.7 12.0 10.0 14.4 13.4 8.7 7.6 
 Food 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.8 
 1223 Tobacco refuse 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 
 0361 Crustaceans, frozen 0. 4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 
 1222 Cigarettes containing 
tobacco 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
 0612 Other beet or cane sugar 
and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 
 0342 Fish, frozen (excluding 
fillets and minced fish) 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 4222 Palm oil and its 
fractions 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Agricultural raw materials 11.8 11.1 9.3 13.8 12.8 7.5 6.7 
 2475 Wood of non-coniferous 
species, in the rough or 
roughly squared, but not 
treated  11.2 10.3 8.2 12.3 10.9 6.0 5.1 
 2484 Wood of non-coniferous 
species, sawn or chipped 
lengthwise, etc., of a thickness exceeding 6 mm 0.5 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 
 2312 Natural rubber (other than 
latex) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 
 2481 Railway or tramway 
sleepers (cross-ties) of 
wood 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 
Mining 85.1 84.5 85.6 81.3 83.3 87.6 88.8 
 Ores and other minerals 1.7 1.5 1.8 4.1 7.1 3.6 3.1 
 2877 Manganese ores and 
concentrates  1.7 1.5 1.8 4.0 6.9 3.5 3.1 
 2822 Waste and scrap of alloy 
steel 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 
 Non-ferrous metals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Fuels 83.3 83.0 83.8 77.2 76.2 84.0 85.6 
 3330 Petroleum oils and oils 
obtained from bituminous 
minerals, crude  81.4 81.6 81.7 76.8 76.1 82.6 84.4 
Manufactures 2.2 3.6 4.4 4.0 2.9 3.7 3.7 
 Iron and steel 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 
 Chemicals 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Other semi-manufactures 1.5 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.2 2.1 
 6341 Veneer sheets and sheets 
for plywood and other 
wood sawn lengthwise, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm 0.9 1.6 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.9 
 6343 Plywood consisting solely 
of sheets of wood, each ply 
not exceeding 6 mm 
thickness 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 
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Description 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
 Machinery and transport equipment 0.4 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.5 
 Power-generating machinery 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 
 7148 Gas turbines, n.e.s. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Other non-electrical machinery 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 
 Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Office machines and 
telecommunication equipment 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 
 Other electrical machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Automotive products 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 
 7822 Special-purpose motor 
vehicles (e.g., breakdown 
lorries, crane lorries, etc.) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 
 7843 Other parts and accessories 
of the motor vehicles of 
groups 722, 781, 782 and 783 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Other transport equipment 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 1.2 
 7921 Helicopters 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.1 
 7932 Ships, boats and other 
vessels (other than pleasure 
craft, tugs, etc.) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 
 Textiles 0.0 0.0 0. 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Articles of apparel  0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 Other consumer goods 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classifica tion, SITC Rev. 3), mirror statistics for 2003 and 2004. Gabon WT/TPR/S/188 
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Table AI.2 
Structure of imports, 2000-2006 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
Description 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Total imports (US$ million) 951.7 1,001.3 804.4 770.0 964. 9 1,471.9 1,724.9 
  Percentage share 
Total primary products 23.9 26.1 19.5 20.0 29.2 24.0 22.0 
 Agriculture 18.8 18.9 16.4 16.1 24.9 19.3 17.0 
 Food 18.2 18.3 15.9 15.7 24.2 18.9 16.6 
 0123 Meat and edible offal of poultry, 
fresh, chilled or frozen  2.1 2.6 1.7 2.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 
 0423 Rice, semi-milled or wholly mi lled 1.7 1.4 0.0 0.4 2.7 1.9 1.2 
 0222 Milk and cream, concentrated or 
sweetened  1.3 1.3 1.4 1.0 1.8 1.2 1.2 
 0412 Other wheat (including spelt) and 
meslin, unmilled 0.8 1.3 1.6 0.9 1.9 1.2 1.1 
 1212 Tobacco, wholly or partly 
stemmed/stripped 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 
 0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 1.4 0.9 0.9 
 Agricultural raw materials 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 
 Mining 5.2 7.2 3.1 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.0 
 Ores and other minerals 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 
 Non-ferrous metals 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 
 Fuels 4.1 6.1 1.8 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.9 
Manufactures 75.6 73.6 80.1 79.6 69.6 74.5 77.3 
 Iron and steel 2.6 3.5 4.5 4.4 4.6 6.7 7.4 
 6791 Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, 
seamless, of iron or steel 1.2 1.5 1.9 2.5 2.1 4.4 4.8 
 6795 Tube or pipe fittings (e.g., couplings, 
elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 
 Chemicals 8.6 9.4 10.9 10.5 10.6 9.6 9.2 
 5429 Medicaments (for human or 
veterinary use), n.e.s. 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.7 
 Other semi-manufactures 8.6 9.8 9.9 9.3 10.7 9.5 9.6 
 6612 Hydraulic cements, whether or not 
coloured or in the form of clinkers  0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 
 Machinery and transport equipment 48.0 41.5 43.3 45.8 35.3 40.2 42.8 
 Power-generating machinery 1.4 1.2 0.8 1.7 1.9 2.1 1.8 
 Other non-electrical machinery 13.5 13.5 12.4 13.8 12.2 14.6 14.8 
 7239 Parts, n.e.s., of the machinery of 
group 723 and of subgroup 744.3   0.8 1.4 0.7 1.7 1.2 1.6 1.9 
 7478 Taps, cocks, valves and similar 
appliances, n.e.s.  0.7 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.7 
 7231 Bulldozers, angledozers, graders and 
levellers, self-propelled  1.5 1.0 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.1 
 7232 Mechanical shovels, excavators and 
shovel-loaders, self-propelled  1.0 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.0 
 Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 
 Office machines and telecommunications 
equipment 6.8 4.7 6.4 6.1 4.4 4.0 5.4 
 7643 Transmission apparatus for radio-
telephony, radio-telegraphy, radio-
broadcasting or television, etc. 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.9 0.7 1.2 
 Other electrical machinery 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.5 4.2 5.5 4.3 
 7731  Electrical wires and cables 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.9 
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Description 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
 Automotive products 7.8 8.3 5.2 9.0 9.2 8.7 9.7 
 7812 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
persons, n.e.s. 2.5 3.8 2.0 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.1 
 7821 Motor vehicles for the transport of 
goods 1.9 2.2 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.3 2.7 
 7843 Other parts and accessories of the 
motor vehicles of groups 722, 781, 
782 and 783 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 
 Other transport equipment 14.5 9.4 14.2 11.7 3.4 5.2 6.8 
 7921 Helicopters 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.4 2.3 
 Textiles 0.8 0.8 0. 7 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.0 
 Articles of apparel  0.7 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 
 Other consumer goods 6.3 7.5 9.9 8.0 6.9 7.3 6.7 
Other 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.4 0.7 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC Rev. 3). Gabon WT/TPR/S/188 
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Table AI.3 
Destination of exports, 2000-2006 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
World  (US$ million) 2,601.6 2,521. 5 2,411.1 3,062.1 3, 727.7 5,068. 5 6,015.2 
  Percentage share 
 America 65.9 59.2 63.3 65.1 67.0 67.5 58.6 
 USA 62.6 56.3 59.3 58.8 63.1 66.4 58.4 
 Other America 3.3 2.9 4.0 6.4 3.9 1.0 0.1 
 Europe 16.0 25.0 15.0 13.5 15.0 16.2 15.2 
 EC (25) 10.1 18.9 10.9 12.8 13.7 9.8 12.1 
 France 4.5 13.9 7.6 5.7 6.0 4.6 7.1 
 Spain 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.8 1.8 2.1 1.4 
 United Kingdom 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 1.2 
 Italy 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.6 2.1 1.2 1.1 
 Netherlands 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 
 Greece 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 
 Germany 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 
 EFTA 5.6 6.0 3.9 0.5 0.8 6.2 2.9 
 Switzerland and Liechtenstein 5.5 3.8 1.7 0.0 1.0 5.4 2.6 
 Norway 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 
 Other Europe 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 
 Commonwealth of Independent States  (CIS) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.3 
 Ukraine 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.3 
 Africa 2.8 5.1 7.2 2.2 2.0 4.7 5.5 
 South Africa 0.2 2.4 2.2 0.2 0.6 1.8 2.0 
 Ghana 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 
 Senegal 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.7 
 Morocco 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 
 Congo 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 
 Nigeria 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 
 Middle East 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 
 Asia 14.9 10.4 14.3 18.7 14.4 10.8 20.4 
 China 6.7 5.1 4.5 8.5 9.6 4.0 10.6 
 Japan 0.2 0.2 1.1 4.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 
 Six East Asian traders 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.9 3.6 2.2 7.6 
 Singapore 0.0 0.1 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.8 5.3 
 Thailand 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1.1 2.1 
 Other Asia 2.8 0.7 4.4 0.6 1.0 4.5 2.2 
 India 1.2 0.5 3.7 0.6 1.0 1.9 2.1 
 Other 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classifica tion, SITC Rev. 3), mirror statistics for 2003 and 2004. WT/TPR/S/188 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.4 
Origin of imports, 2000-2006 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
World  (US$ million) 951.7 1, 001.3 745.2 770.0 964. 9 1,471.9 1,724.9 
  Percentage share 
 America 12.3 12.9 0.0 16.3 7.8 9.9 10.7 
 USA 10.9 10.5 0.0 13.7 4.6 6.5 7.3 
 Other America 1.4 2.4 0.0 2.6 3.2 3.5 3.4 
 Brazil 0.4 1.5 0.0 1.0 1.7 2.2 1.9 
 Argentina 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 
 Europe 67.5 65.5 99.9 65.1 68.9 65.9 67.4 
 EC (25) 66.7 63.8 93.3 63.3 68.2 64.7 66.8 
 France 44.2 40.3 59.6 40.0 40.8 39.3 39.9 
 Belgium 4.6 3.9 5.0 4.1 11.0 12.2 14.2 
 Netherlands 4.6 4.0 6.0 4.4 4.1 2.7 2.8 
 Spain 1.8 3.0 4.6 1.4 2.3 2.0 2.4 
 Germany 3.4 3.7 4.2 2.7 1.5 1.4 2.0 
 United Kingdom 3.1 3.4 4.0 3.6 4.1 2.4 1.9 
 Italy 3.1 3.1 4.6 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.9 
 Sweden 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.0 
 EFTA 0.4 1.3 6.2 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 
 Other Europe 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 
 Commonwealth of Independent States  (CIS) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 
 Africa 7.8 8.0 0.0 7.8 11.7 9.8 9.1 
 Cameroon 2.6 2.9 0.0 4.1 3.1 3.6 3.5 
 South Africa 1.2 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.1 1.5 1.8 
 Côte d'Ivoire 1.9 1.5 0.0 0.7 2.0 0.7 0.8 
 Morocco 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 
 Middle East 1.4 2.1 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.5 2.1 
 United Arab Emirates 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.0 1.1 
 Saudi Arabia 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.4 
 Asia 10.5 11.3 0.0 9.7 10.1 11.8 10.5 
 China 0.7 0.9 0.0 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.6 
 Japan 5.1 5.7 0.0 5.2 3.0 3.3 3.0 
 Six East Asian traders 3.1 2.9 0.0 2.5 4.0 4.7 3.1 
 Thailand 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.7 2.8 1.8 1.6 
 Singapore 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.5 2.1 0.6 
 Malaysia 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 
 Other Asia 1.6 1.8 0.0 0.9 1.5 1.9 1.7 
 India 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.8 
 Other 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 
Source : United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Commodity  Trade Statistics (Comtrade) database (Standard 
International Trade Classification, SITC Rev. 3). Gabon WT/TPR/S/188 
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Table AIII.1 
Customs duties by HS chapter, 2007 
(Per cent) 
HS 
Chapter  Description Number of 
lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million) 
 Total 5,776 18.2 0-30 9.8 964.9a 
01 Live animals 30 22.5 5-30 11.7 1.1 
02 Meat 61 16.8 5-20 6.2 48.4 
03 Fish and crustaceans  114 22.9 20-30 4.6 4.4 
04 Dairy produce and eggs 36 23.8 5-30 11.0 23.5 
05 Other products of animal origin 18 24.4 10-30 9.2 0.9 
06 Plants and flowers 13 14.6 5-30 12.7 0.0 
07 Vegetables 64 29.6 5-30 3.1 3.2 
08 Fruit and nuts 60 29.6 5-30 3.2 1.7 
09 Coffee, tea and spices 91 28.6 5-30 5.7 0.7 
10 Cereals 27 12.0 5-30 10.9 44.0 
11 Products of the milling industry 30 21.5 5-30 9.0 8.1 
12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits 52 10.1 5-30 5.4 0.6 
13 Lac; gums, resins and saps  12 10.0 10 0.0 0.6 
14 Vegetable plaiting materials 8 10.0 10 0.0 0.2 
15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils 46 25.2 10-30 8.6 16.0 
16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans 27 30.0 30 0.0 9.9 
17 Sugars and sugar confec tionery 18 21.1 10-30 10.2 1.7 
18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations 15 30.0 30 0.0 1.2 
19 Preparations of cereals 26 18.3 0-30 13.0 11.5 
20 Preparations of vegetables, fr uit or nuts  76 29.5 10-30 3.2 7.7 
21 Miscellaneous edible preparations 20 23.0 10-30 9.8 12.9 
22 Beverages 33 27.6 0-30 6.6 16.6 
23 Prepared animal fodder 27 8.9 5-30 6.6 3.5 
24 Tobacco 13 19. 2 10-30 10.4 17.6 
25 Salt; sulphur; cement  77 10.2 0-20 3.1 5.9 
26 Ores, slag and ash 41 10.0 10 0.0 0.1 
27 Mineral fuels 59 10.2 10-20 1.3 32.5 
28 Inorganic chemicals 191 9.9 0-20 1.2 3.8 
29 Organic chemicals 340 9.7 0-10 1.6 3.9 
30 Pharmaceutical products 36 0.6 0-5 1.6 39.7 
31 Fertilisers 32 5.0 5 0.0 1.5 
32 Tanning or dyeing extracts 46 12.6 5-30 7.3 6.5 
33 Essential oils 35 20.0 0-30 10.6 8.5 
34 Soap 26 24.0 5-30 8.5 13.6 
35 Albuminoidal substances 22 11.8 5-20 5.5 1.4 
36 Explosives 9 23.3 10-30 10.0 1.2 
37 Photographic goods 38 21.3 5-30 11.6 0.8 
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 77 9.2 0-20 2.7 13.6 
39 Plastics and articles thereof 130 13.4 0-30 7.7 18.8 
40 Rubber and articles thereof 88 19.0 0-30 10.8 20.0 
41 Raw hides and skins and leather 38 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
42 Articles of leather 24 27.9 10-30 5.9 2.4 
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HS 
Chapter  Description Number of 
lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million) 
43 Furskins and artificial fur 15 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
44 Wood and articles of wood 220 29.9 10-30 1.5 1.0 
45 Cork and articles of cork 7 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting 
materials; basketware and wickerwork 5 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
47 Pulp of wood 20 10.0 10 0.0 0.2 
48 Paper and paperboard 114 14.3 0-30 8.9 17.4 
49 Printed books 23 10.0 0-30 12.4 9.1 
50 Silk 10 18.0 10-30 10.3 0.0 
51 Wool and horsehair  38 15.8 10-30 9.2 0.0 
52 Cotton 133 18.3 5-30 6.5 1.3 
53 Other vegetable textile fibres 29 12.4 10-30 5.8 0.0 
54 Man-made filaments 73 14.7 10-30 6.7 0.2 
55 Man-made staple fibres 115 16.0 10-30 7.4 0.7 
56 Wadding, felt; twine, co rdage 37 16.5 10-30 9.5 1.7 
57 Carpets 23 30.0 30 0.0 0.5 
58 Special woven fabrics 41 28.8 20-30 3.3 0.2 
59 Impregnated textile fabrics 24 19.2 5-30 10.5 0.4 
60 Knitted or crocheted fa brics 44 20.0 20 0.0 0.0 
61 Articles of apparel and cl othing accessories, knitted or 
crocheted 116 30.0 30 0.0 2.3 
62 Articles of apparel and clot hing accessories, not knitted or 
crocheted 119 30.0 30 0.0 2.0 
63 Other made-up textile article s; worn clothing and worn 
textile articles 59 28.0 10-30 6.1 7.3 
64 Footwear 29 28.6 20-30 3.5 3.7 
65 Headgear 13 30.0 30 0.0 0.5 
66 Umbrellas, walking-sticks … 7 30.0 30 0.0 0.3 
67 Feathers and down  8 30.0 30 0.0 0.5 
68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement … 49 24.7 10-30 8.9 3.4 
69 Ceramic products 31 26.8 10-30 7.5 4.9 
70 Glass and glassware 63 23.6 5-30 9.5 7.1 
71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals , jewellery, coins  57 30.0 30 0.0 0.1 
72 Iron and steel 176 14.7 5-30 6.0 12.9 
73 Articles of iron or steel 133 18.5 5-30 9.0 54.6 
74 Copper and articles thereof 60 14.3 5-30 8.4 1.0 
75 Nickel and articles thereof 17 10.0 10 0.0 0.0 
76 Aluminium and articles thereof 42 17.9 10-30 9.0 11.9 
78 Lead and articles thereof 10 12.0 10-30 6.3 0.0 
79 Zinc and articles thereof 12 13.3 10-30 7.8 0.1 
80 Tin and articles thereof 8 12.5 10-30 7.1 0.0 
81 Other base metals 52 11.5 10-30 5.4 0.1 
82 Tools, implements 67 20.3 10-30 7.0 8.6 
83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal 36 26.7 10-30 7.2 9.9 
84 Machinery and mechanical appliances 541 11.9 0-30 5.1 147.8 
85 Electrical machinery and equipment 288 18.4 10-30 8.5 79.6 
86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock  38 10.0 10 0.0 5.6 
Table AIII.1 (cont'd) Gabon WT/TPR/S/188 
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HS 
Chapter  Description Number of 
lines Simple 
average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million) 
87 Motor vehicles 97 19.5 5-30 8.2 95.8 
88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and pa rts thereof 16 0.0 0 0.0 14.2 
89 Ships, boats and floating structures 27 13.0 10-30 7.2 0.6 
90 Optical instruments  167 12.0 0-30 9.2 20.3 
91 Clocks and watches and pa rts thereof 53 30.0 30 0.0 0.3 
92 Musical instruments 23 30.0 30 0.0 0.0 
93 Arms and ammunition 22 27.7 10-30 5.3 2.3 
94 Furniture 41 25.6 0-30 8.4 14.4 
95 Toys and sports requisites 44 30.0 30 0.0 1.8 
96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 51 26.7 10-30 5.9 2.0 
97 Works of art and antiques 7 30.0 30 0.0 0.2 
a The figure for total imports is higher than the sum of th e items listed since some products, representing a value of 
US$5.6 million, are not classified in the Ha rmonized System and cannot th erefore be classified in the International Standard 
Industrial Classification (ISIC). 
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations on the basis of data supp lied by the Gabonese authorities; and import data from the 
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Comtrade database (HS 2002). WT/TPR/S/188 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.1 
Customs duties, by ISIC Rev.2 category, 2007 
(Per cent and US$ million) 
ISIC 
code Description Number of 
lines Simple average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million)
 Total 5,776 18.2 0-30 9.8 964.9 
1 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing 490 23.5 5-30 9.8 36.4 
11 Agriculture and hunting 318 21.9 5-30 10.8 35.5 
12 Forestry and logging 122 27.4 10-30 6.8 0.8 
121 Forestry 17 11.2 10-30 4.9 0.8 
122 Logging 105 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 
13 Fishing 50 24.4 10-30 5.8 0.1 
1301 Ocean and coastal fish ing 43 24.2 10-30 5.9 0.1 
1302 Fishing not elsewhere classified 7 25.7 20-30 5.3 0.0 
2 Mining 109 10.8 0-30 4.5 2.3 
21 Coal mining 4 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
22 Crude petroleum and natural gas production 5 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
23 Metal ore mining 27 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
2301 Iron ore mining 2 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
2302 Non-ferrous ore mining 25 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
29 Other mining 73 11.2 0-30 5.5 2.3 
2901 Mining of feldspar 35 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.8 
2902 Chemical and fertilizer mine ral mining 14 9.6 5-10 1.3 0.1 
2903 Salt mining 3 11.7 5-20 7.6 1.1 
2909 Mining and quarrying not elsewher e classified 21 14.3 0-30 9.3 0.3 
3 Manufacturing 5,176 17.9 0-30 9.6 920.6 
3 - 31 - Manufacturing (excluding food manufacturing) 4,614 17.2 0-30 9.5 720.6 
31 Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 562 23. 5 0-30 8.9 199.9 
311 Food manufacturing 454 23.9 5-30 8.4 153.1 
3111 Slaughtering, preparing and preserving meat 84 18.8 5-30 7.8 53.7 
3112 Manufacture of dairy products 31 23.4 5-30 10.6 22.6 
3113 Canning and preserving of fruits and vegetables 123 29.7 10-30 2.5 12.4 
3114 Canning, preserving and processing of fish, 
crustaces and similar foods 88 23.5 20-30 4.8 9.8 
3115 Manufacture of vegetable and animal  oils and fats 54 21.2 5-30 10.8 18.0 
3116 Grain mill products 39 21.0 5-30 10.5 29.0 
3117 Manufacture of bakery products 13 18.5 5-30 13.0 4.7 
3118 Sugar factories and refineries 8 27.5 10-30 7.1 0.0 
3119 Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar 
confectionery 14 30.0 30.0 0.0 2.9 
312 Manufacture of other food products and prepared 
animal feeds 63 18.8 0-30 11.0 17.3 
3121 Manufacture of food products not elsewhere 
classified 53 19.6 0-30 10.9 15.9 
3122 Manufacture of prepared animal feeds 10 14.5 5-30 10.9 1.4 
313 Beverage industries 35 26.0 0-30 8.1 22.0 
3131 Distilling, rectifying and ble nding spirits 12 25.8 0-30 9.0 4.6 
3132 Wine industries 13 26.2 10-30 7.7 6.8 
3133 Malt liquors and malt 4 20.0 10-30 11.5 8.7 
3134 Soft drinks and carbonated wate rs industries 6 30.0 30.0 0.0 1.9 
314 Tobacco manufactures  10 22.0 10-30 10.3 7.5 
32 Textile, wearing apparel and leat her industries 916 22.5 0-30 8.6 22.3 
321 Manufacture of textile s 712 21.2 0-30 8.6 14.5 
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code Description Number of 
lines Simple average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million)
3211 Spinning, weaving and finish ing textiles 412 17. 9 5-30 7.9 6.3 
3212 Manufacture of made-up textile goods except 
wearing apparel 62 27.6 0-30 6.9 3.4 
3213 Knitting mills 160 27.3 20-30 4.5 2.3 
3214 Manufacture of carpets and rugs 23 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.5 
3215 Cordage, rope and twine industries 14 17.1 10-30 9.9 0.5 
3219 Manufacture of textiles not elsewh ere classified 41 17.3 5-30 9.9 1.6 
322 Manufacture of wearing apparel, ex cept footwear 138 29.9 20-30 0.9 3.7 
323 Manufacture of leather and products of leather, 
leather substitutes and fur, except footwear 51 18.2 10-30 9.9 1.3 
3231 Tanneries and leather fi nishing 28 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
3232 Fur dressing and dyeing industries 7 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 
3233 Manufacture of products of leather and leather 
substitutes, except footwear 16 27.5 10-30 6.8 1.3 
324 Manufacture of footwear, except vulcanized or 
moulded rubber or plastic footwear 15 28.7 20-30 3.5 2.8 
33 Manufacture of wood and wood products, including 
furniture 140 28.6 10-30 4.7 8.1 
331 Manufacture of wood and wood products, except 
furniture 118 28.6 10-30 4.9 1.0 
3311 Sawmills, planing and other wood mills 90 30. 0 30.0 0.0 0.7 
3312 Manufacture of wooden and cane containers and 
small cane ware 8 26.3 10-30 7.4 0.1 
3319 Manufacture of wood and cork products not 
elsewhere classified 20 23.5 10-30 9.3 0.3 
332 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures, except 
primarily of metal 22 28.6 20-30 3.5 7.1 
34 Manufacture of paper a nd paper products, printing 
and publishing 157 13.8 0-30 9.6 24.2 
341 Manufacture of paper and pape r products 126 13.7 0-30 8.5 12.1 
3411 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard 79 11.7 0-30 7.0 3.7 
3412 Manufacture of containers  and boxes of paper and 
paperboard 9 12.2 10-30 6.7 3.8 
3419 Manufacture of pulp, pape r and paperboard articles 
not elsewhere classified 38 18.2 5-30 10.0 4.5 
342 Printing, publishing and allie d industries 31 14. 2 0-30 13.4 12.2 
35 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical, petroleum, 
coal, rubber and plastic products 1,136 12.1 0-30 7.5 167.8 
351 Manufacture of industrial chemicals 717 9.9 0-30 2.8 31.5 
3511 Manufacture of basic industrial chemicals 540 10.0 0-30 1.3 16.6 
3512 Manufacture of fertilizers and pesticides 42 5. 4 0-20 2.6 3.7 
3513 Manufacture of synthetic resins and plastic materials 
except glass 135 11.3 5-30 4.9 11.1 
352 Manufacture of other chemical products 261 14.2 0-30 10.7 74.0 
3521 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and lacquers 14 19.3 5-30 10.5 2.7 
3522 Manufacture of drugs and medicines 96 6.3 0-10 4.7 38.6 
3523 Manufacture of soap and cleaning preparations 31 27.1 0-30 6.9 15.9 
3529 Fabrication de chemicals n.d.a. 120 16.6 0-30 10.2 16.8 
353 Petroleum refineries 32 10.3 10-20 1.8 31.0 
354 Manufacture of miscellaneous products of petroleum 
and coal 16 13.8 10-30 8.1 2.9 
355 Manufacture of rubber products 82 22.7 0-30 10.5 20.7 
3551 Tyre and tube industries 23 16.1 0-30 10.8 11.1 
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code Description Number of 
lines Simple average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million)
3559 Manufacture of rubber products not elsewhere 
classified 59 25.3 0-30 9.4 9.6 
356 Manufacture of plastic products not elsewhere 
classified 28 20.0 0-30 10.5 7.7 
36 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products, 
except products of petroleum and coal 162 23.1 5-30 9.5 18.6 
361 Manufacture of pottery, china and earthenware 17 27.6 10-30 6.6 1.6 
362 Manufacture of glass and glass products 63 23.7 5-30 9.4 6.5 
369 Manufacture of other non-metallic mi neral products 82 21.8 5-30 9.9 10.4 
3691 Manufacture of structural clay products 17 22.9 10-30 9.9 3.3 
3692 Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster 10 12.5 5-20 6.8 3.6 
3699 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products not 
elsewhere classified 55 23.1 10-30 9.6 3.6 
37 Basic metal industries 393 14.0 5-30 6.6 42.9 
371 Iron and steel basic industries 209 14.7 5-30 5.8 36.3 
372 Non-ferrous metal basic i ndustries 184 13.3 5-30 7.4 6.6 
38 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, machinery 
and equipment 1 496 15.9 0-30 8.9 428.6 
381 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except 
machinery and equipment 245 21.5 10-30 8.8 56.5 
3811 Manufacture of cutlery and general hardware 73 24.0 10-30 6.2 6.7 
3812 Manufacture of furniture and fixtures primarily of 
metal 8 30.0 30.0 0.0 1.2 
3813 Manufacture of structural metal products 22 13.6 10-30 5.8 17.0 
3819 Manufacture of fabricated metal products except 
machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified 142 20.9 10-30 9.7 31.7 
382 Manufacture of machinery except electrical 533 12.3 0-30 5.7 142.3 
3821 Manufacture of engines and turbines 12 11.7 10-20 3.9 7.3 
3822 Manufacture of agricultural machinery and 
equipment 37 11.4 10-30 4.8 2.6 
3823 Manufacture of metal and wood working machinery 109 10.1 10-20 1.0 14.8 
3824 Manufacture of special industrial machinery and 
equipment 144 10.1 10-30 1.7 33.0 
3825 Manufacture of office machinery 37 16.2 10-30 5.9 11.6 
3829 Machinery and equipment except electrical not 
elsewhere classified 194 14.5 0-30 7.8 73.1 
383 Manufacture of electrical machinery apparatus and 
appliances 297 18.4 0-30 9.0 82.8 
3831 Manufacture of electrical industrial machinery and 
apparatus 62 12.1 10-20 4.1 27.9 
3832 Manufacture of radio, te levision and communication 
equipment and apparatus 138 19.1 0-30 10.2 32.2 
3833 Manufacture of electrical appliances and housewares 25 28.8 20-30 3.3 1.2 
3839 Manufacture of electrical apparatus not elsewhere 
classified 72 18.9 10-30 6.8 21.5 
384 Manufacture of transport equipment 196 14.8 0-30 8.7 122.9 
3841 Ship building and repairing 34 12.9 10-30 6.8 2.1 
3842 Manufacture of railroad equipment 38 10.0 10.0 0.0 5.6 
3843 Manufacture of motor vehicles 78 19.5 10-30 7.7 96.4 
3844 Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles 17 23.2 5-30 6.8 0.7 
3845 Manufacture of aircraft 22 2.7 0-10 4.6 14.6 
3849 Manufacture of transport equipment not elsewhere 
classified 7 15.7 5-30 9.3 3.6 
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ISIC 
code Description Number of 
lines Simple average Range Standard 
deviation 2004 imports  
(US$ million)
385 Manufacture of professional and scientific 
equipment 225 16.3 0-30 11.1 24.0 
3851 Manufacture of profession al and scientific, and 
measuring and controlling equipment  103 7.5 0-30 6.1 21.5 
3852 Manufacture of photographic and optical goods 70 18.9 0-30 8.8 2.2 
3853 Manufacture of watches and clocks 52 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.3 
39 Other manufacturing industries 214 26.7 5-30 7.1 8.2 
3901 Manufacture of jewellery and re lated articles 24 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.1 
3902 Manufacture of musical instruments 24 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 
3903 Manufacture of sporting goods 26 30.0 30.0 0.0 0.5 
3909 Manufacturing industries not elsewh ere classified 140 24.9 5-30 8.2 7.5 
4 Electricity 1 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 
a The figure for total imports is higher than the sum of th e items listed since some products, representing a value of 
US$5.6 million, are not classified in the Ha rmonized System and cannot th erefore be classified in the International Standard 
Industrial Classification (ISIC). 
Source : WTO Secretariat calculations on the basis of data s upplied by the Gabonese authorities; and trade data from the 
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) Comtrade database (HS 2002). 
 
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